Our Team
At Pathly, we are proud of our diversity and shared passion to help others. Our management team, staff and volunteers come from all walks of life and are located on 4 continents, representing a dozen nationalities and various faiths. This diversity of thought helps us better understand the needs of the communities we serve.
Management Team
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Chris Anthony
President & Cofounder
Chris is an experienced leader well versed in setting up and leading global teams for top high tech companies in Australia, Europe and Asia.
Chris Anthony is the Co-Founder of the global non-profit Pathly (formerly Teachers on Wheels). His mission in life is to improve the quality of life for people in low socio-economic areas through skills development. Chris works for a Fortune 500 multinational company in Sydney, Australia. He is the global champion for Inclusion & Diversity initiatives. An avid advocate for STEM and Vocational Education. Chris began his STEM mentoring journey in 2001 sponsoring work experience opportunities for graduates from Western Sydney College. STEM mentoring has now become an annual event with hundreds of students from schools and colleges taking part.
In 2008, Chris partnered with industry experts and lecturers to introduce Cybersecurity as a national ICT qualification. Chris is also involved with a number of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, including visiting refugee camps in Australia to understand their plight and to support their children and families through counseling activities.
Chris earned his associate degree in Engineering from Western Sydney Institute and a Masters in Information Technology and MBA from Charles Sturt University. Chris wants to pursue his social entrepreneurial skills to develop quality course content to address the needs of the jobs of the future.
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Denis Jacobi
Vice President & Cofounder
Denis has extensive experience in leading global teams for Fortune 500 technology companies in Silicon Valley. Denis has lived and worked in Europe, the USA and Australia.
Denis grew up in Germany where he graduated from university and worked for a technology startup before moving to the USA to work in Silicon Valley. He has extensive experience in leading global teams for Fortune 500 technology companies. Denis has lived and worked in Europe, the USA and Australia. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Denis’ social engagement began in his early career working for the social services arm of the Red Cross. He is passionate about helping others and developing technology solutions to fulfill his entrepreneurial curiosity both in the corporate and philanthropy setting. Denis has mentored students and supported teachers in Australia in technology-related topics and continues to inspire others through his technical knowledge.
Through his extensive travel for work and leisure, as well as having lived and worked in many countries and cultures, Denis is a strong advocate of inclusion and diversity and equal opportunity. He believes that quality education is the foundation to an equitable society and instrumental to build prosperous lives.
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Scott Hillard
Board Member
General Business Management and extensive success internationally.
Category experience includes Education (EdTech, Higher Education, Vocational/ VET, K-12 Schools & Tutoring), Professional Services & Management Consulting, 3PL, Consumer Electronics, Precision Manufacturing, SaaS, FMCG & Liquor, Publishing and Medical Device manufacturing.
Deep international education experience, particularly in Asia/APAC, the Americas, and the Middle East.
record of multi-channel execution (actually doing it, not just talking about it), category disruption, new channel development, cultural transformation, and delivering exponential growth.
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David Le
Board Member
David Le has enjoyed working at the forefront of digital disruptions across the energy, mining and construction, telecommunications, banking and financial services sectors domestically in Australia and internationally in the UK.
David's is an active partner in the Australian FinTech ecosystem with founders to incubate ideas into successful ventures. David has been a co-founder and director of a digital mortgage brokering business.
Based in Melbourne, David has been to over seventy unique destinations around the world, holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (Honors), and has two beautiful children Jubilee and Hamilton with his wife Cecilia.
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Anusha Santhiapillai
Board Member
Anusha has worked in risk management for several years, mainly in Canada and now Australia. She moved back to Australia two years ago. She has extensive experience in financial services in both the US and Canada.
Anusha grew up in Melbourne before moving to the US and Canada to complete her postgraduate studies in Statistics and Finance. She has taught extensively at the University of Toronto as part of her postgraduate studies. This resulted in her interest in education for young people.
She has also served on several non-profit boards that have provided early learning centres for infant, toddler, pre-school, and kindergarten-age children and affordable housing in Toronto.
She has lived in several countries, perpetuating her desire to travel in her free time.
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Mathew Koshy
Treasurer
TBA
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George Zajko
Advisor to the Board
Originally trained as a physicist, George has been the Head Teacher of Information Technology in Technical Colleges NSW for 10 years, and a technical teacher for 29 years, currently leading a team of expert IT teachers in IT curriculum development, resourcing and delivery in the context of a strong industry consultation and liaison.
George is currently a senior instructor in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, with 15 years experience in training students and other instructors in the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) curriculum, as well as Voice over IP, Wireless Networking, and Network Security. He is member of the Australian Institute of Physics and retains his interest in technology as an active licensed unrestricted amateur radio operator and experimenter. George has lectured at the Bachelor and Master level since 2003 in universities in Sydney.
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Cathy Jackson
Advisor to the Board
Cathy was a senior head teacher at South Western Sydney TAFE. As a STEM advocate and veteran, she is committed to promoting multicultural equity and women's empowerment in education. She believes that all students should have access to quality STEM education, regardless of their background or identity. By providing students with competency-based education, everyone has the opportunity to succeed in STEM fields. Additionally, she believes that all students should feel represented in their classrooms and curriculum. As a STEM advocate, she continues to fight for multicultural equity and women's empowerment in education. Together, she wants to ensure that all students have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Tania Gomez
Advisor to the Board
Tania works with two key demographics currently: Training providers and NDIS providers, offering a range of consultancy services that draws upon her broad experience in the Education sector and in dealing with state and federal governments.
Tania is also an NDIS Commission auditor conducting audits as an independent contractor for several Approved Quality Auditors.
From compliance and governance to marketing and business development, Tania has a strong grasp of key business requirements and helps her clients achieve results. Fitting perfectly within Tania’s mantra, “Together We Achieve More!”
A true networker and a people person, Tania has a strong network of amazing people to draw on to assist her in her work and although works for herself, never works by herself. Adopting a collaborative approach wherever possible.
Tania has had the privilege of sharing her journey as a speaker at various VET and Education focused events such as the VELG Training’s National Conference, Canvas Con and 21st Century Digital Mindset conferences.
As an active learner herself, Tania has been awarded several qualifications; including a Master of Education (Leadership), Bachelor of Early Childhood, Graduate Certificate in Management (Learning), Graduate Certificate of Disability Practice, and Diploma of Quality Auditing. Tania is continually learning in an attempt to stay current and continue to add value to her clients.