The Pinnacle Foundation
Lorraine Hall has extensive experience in legal counsel and governance, currently serving as a Member and Chair of the New South Wales Committee at The Pinnacle Foundation since June 2022. Hall has been involved with the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation since June 2013, holding roles including Vice President, President, and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee, and is a Member of the Investment Committee. Additional roles include being a Member of the Nominations Committee for Sydney World Pride from September 2020 to April 2023, and holding various legal positions at The Law Society of New South Wales, CSC Australia Pty Limited, Australian Government Solicitor, Herbert Smith Freehills, and Allens Linklaters. Lorraine Hall completed a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws with Honours from The Australian National University and a Company Directors Course from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, alongside an Associate Musician of Australia diploma in Piano.
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The Pinnacle Foundation
The Pinnacle Foundation is Australia's LGBTQIA+ education charity. Our flagship program provides educational scholarships, mentoring and opportunities for young LGBTQIA+ Australians to realise their full potential. Our vision is for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA+ role models. The Foundation awards multi-year scholarships nationally to students aged between 18 and 26 for fulltime study at public higher education institutions in Australia to achieve educational or vocational qualifications in any profession, trade or the arts. Every Pinnacle scholar is carefully matched with a mentor who will typically share the same academic and professional interests, gender identity and sexual orientation. The mentor acts as a role model. They will have walked the scholar’s path – and provide the encouragement, counsel and inspiration to support the scholar’s rounded development and the successful completion of their studies. Many of the young LGBTQIA+ people that Pinnacle supports have grown up in environments where they have been rejected because of who they are and how they identify. Many have experienced bullying, discrimination and abuse. We know that gaining an education can significantly change life for the better. Education increases our options, enriching and empowering us – it helps us to expand our life choices. Additionally, we ally with The University of Sydney Business School to deliver the LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship: https://www.sydney.edu.au/business/study/executive-education/lgbtqia-executive-fellowship.html. The Fellowship, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, develops senior and executive leadership capabilities within the LGBTQIA+ community.