Our Board

Daniel King

Daniel King

Board Chair
Daniel is a senior marketing leader with over 20 years of digital, communications and marketing experience with large complex organisations. As a digital leader, innovator and award winner, Daniel's clients have included the Australian Federal Government, State Government, and leading global and Australian organisations in the Health, Banking and Insurance, Utilities, Automotive, Education, and FMCG sectors. Daniel has a passion for the health sector and over 15 years of experience partnering government and industry to reach and engage with national, state, and local communities to tackle diverse general and specialist healthcare related issues and conditions. Daniel (GAICD) has 12 years board governance experience with organisations focuses on improving health and safety outcomes, that have built digital platforms and online utilities to serve, support, educate and engage Australian audiences.
Marita Lincoln

Marita Lincoln

Company Secretary
Marita is a lawyer with 20 years’ experience in the information technology, outsourcing, technology transformation and intellectual property areas. Marita has spent most of her career with Herbert Smith Freehills. Marita has advised clients on a broad range of projects, including complex systems acquisition and integration projects, the acquisition of cloud computing services, large scale outsourcing projects and agreements relating to the licensing, acquisition and assignment of all forms of intellectual property rights. Marita has worked with leading Australian and global companies across a range of sectors, including telecommunications, mining, retail and consumer goods in business critical transactions. Marita’s clients have included Telstra, NBN Co, Orica, Wesfarmers and Coles. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and has a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.
Lisa D’Amico

Lisa D’Amico

Board Director
Lisa D’Amico [GAICD] is a people-centred leader and Non-Executive Director, with over 20 years’ experience growing, scaling, and re-energising much loved Australian and iconic global brands. She is a connector of people, organiser of ideas and has been committed to creating memorable customer and employee experiences that deliver to the mind and senses over her career. Her journey has taken her from some of the world’s leading creative agencies DDB, Y&R & BBDO advising clients such as Telstra, Federal, State and Local Government, Origin, Ford, Mitsubishi and Devondale, to Leadership roles for celebrated brands, including Aesop & LVMH owned Cloudy Bay & Cape Mentelle. Lisa brings marketing strategy, innovation, and transformation to her Governance roles and is known for her ability to harness thought diversity, keep ahead of the zeitgeist and transform ideas into sound business strategies. She is often called in to solve problems that involve mediating and aligning stakeholders, inspiring and motivating teams around clearly defined problems and generally bringing order to chaos in an energising and simple way.
Peter Dean

Peter Dean

Board Director
Peter Dean is currently a strategic advisor to public and private sector organisations across Australia and the Asia Pacific. He works directly with executives and boards to align strategic vision with market capability formulating sourcing strategies, procurements, operating models as well as employing third-party services. His clients have included Victoria Police as well all the Victorian Courts and VCAT. Peter is currently on the board of a Private Equity owned boutique Australian IT advisory firm and previously held senior technology leadership positions in the banking, finance, and insurance sectors. He also volunteers at a community based NFP providing emerging relief to individuals and families. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Master of Business Administration.
Damien Manuel

Damien Manuel

Board Director
Damien Manuel is currently the General Manager, Regulatory at Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) and an Adjunct Professor at Deakin University. Damien has extensive experience in cyber security and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Victorian Ombudsman and sits on several other boards.
Commander Paul Millett

Paul Millett

Commander APM
Commander Paul Millett is a highly regarded and well-respected police officer within the Victoria who, throughout his more than 38 year career at Victoria Police, has demonstrated a deep commitment to the safety of the community of Victoria. Commander Millett has had a very broad and varied career encompassing general duties policing, criminal investigation, taskforce policing, covert operations, licencing, and project management. Commander Millett has been awarded the Victoria Police Service Medal, National Police Service Medal, National Medal and several other commendations during his 38 years of service. In January 2021, Commander Millett was awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM). Commander Millett has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management and a graduate Diploma in Applied Leadership.
Stella Smith - CEO Crime Stoppers Victoria

Stella Smith

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Stella Smith is the Chief Executive of Crime Stoppers Victoria and a Deputy Chair of Crime Stoppers Australia. She is an AICD graduate who also serves as Deputy Chair of VicHealth and is a member of that organisation’s Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. Stella has previously held senior executive roles with Melbourne Victory Football Club and ‘Life. Be in it’ Australia. She has also held board positions with Blue Light Victoria, and Women’s Health East. She is passionate about promoting gender equality and social inclusion and was an inaugural ‘Change Our Game’ Ambassador through the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation. Stella has broad experience in community, government and stakeholder engagement, advertising, and health promotion. Her experience spans commercial and the not-for-profit sectors. Stella joined Crime Stoppers Victoria as Chief Executive in 2019 and has grown the organisation, such as establishing online reporting. She continues to focus Crime Stoppers on increasing community safety and crime prevention initiatives.
Crime Stoppers Victoria acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Crime Stoppers Victoria (ABN 15 006 945 151) is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient. Donations of $2 or more to Crime Stoppers Victoria are tax deductible in Australia.
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