Julie Lean

Board Member at YWCA Canberra

Julie Lean was appointed to the board in October 2019.

She is a senior finance and governance professional with significant experience in professional practice. Her passion especially lies in the not-for-profit sector, having spent a combined 20 years in senior finance and governance roles within the sector. She is wholeheartedly committed to instituting best practice finance, risk, and governance operations while actively promoting and encouraging all forms of diversity.

Julie is currently the National Finance Manager of the Planning Institute of Australia. Before this role, Julie was Company Secretary and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the Law Council of Australia, and in leadership roles at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. During her time at these organizations, she implemented significant improvements to finance, administration, and corporate governance operations, policies, and procedures.