Leanne Healey commenced as Interim CEO of Occupational Therapy Australia in August 2026, bringing more than 39 years’ experience as an occupational therapist, alongside extensive experience in organisational leadership, growth and transformation. Leanne founded Everyday Independence in 1997 and, as CEO and Director, grew the organisation from its beginnings into one of Australia’s major allied health providers, with more than 500 team members, including over 250 occupational therapists. Throughout her career, Leanne has remained deeply connected to occupational therapy and the contribution the profession can make to individuals, communities and the systems in which occupational therapists work. In 2018, Leanne was named Occupational Therapist of the Year at the Australian Allied Health Awards. In 2020, she received the Medium & Large Business Award at the Telstra Victorian Business Women’s Awards. Leanne has a longstanding connection with Occupational Therapy Australia, having served on the OTA Board for six years, most recently as Director and Vice President, Finance. This has given her a strong understanding of the organisation, its responsibilities to members and the opportunities and challenges facing the profession. As Interim CEO, Leanne brings together her experience as an occupational therapist, business leader and OTA Director. Her focus is on ensuring OTA creates meaningful value for individual members while harnessing the collective strength of the profession to influence change, and supporting OTA’s continued sustainability and readiness for the future.

Alex Reynolds is an accomplished executive and people leader with over 15 years of experience in management and executive leadership positions. With a background in operations, education and membership across both private and not-for-profit sectors. Alex’s most recent role was leading business transformation at the Australian HR Institute. During her professional career, Alex has driven change and transformation through a focus on organisational growth, this encompasses technology solutions and evolution, change management, process improvement and cultural shift to deliver agile and customer-centric organisations. With a proven track record of effective relationship building and communication to build individual, team and organisational capability Alex has also successfully fostered cultures of high performance and meaningful engagement. Alex is passionate about health and wellbeing, prioritising her daily run, sporadic attempts to practice yoga and ensuring her two active girls make it to their sporting, and many social, activities.

Michelle is a passionate and focused occupational therapist with extensive experience within clinical and professional leadership roles, working for over 15 years within the public mental health sector in South Australia. Michelle has a Master of Occupational Therapy from the University of South Australia. Michelle has been working for OTA since 2021 in several positions including Lead Mental Health Advisor and Manager, Professional Practice. As Chief Occupational Therapist, Michelle is the lead professional and clinical expert at OTA, leading a team responsible for the provision of professional practice. This includes professional standards, scope and endorsement programs, as well as being responsible for the learning and development program. Outside of work, Michelle is a mother of three children and enjoys playing netball, listening to podcasts and spending time with family.

Cynthia joined Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) in 2018 as an Accountant and has since progressed into the strategic leadership role of Chief Financial Officer. With over six years of dedicated service to the association, she now leads the finance, risk management, and people functions of the organisation.