Directors and Founders

Hannah’s Foundation is made up of three directors and Our Patron is Retired Commissioner of Police, Bob Atkinson APM.

Andrew Plint – Founding Director

•1988 – 1989  Queensland Police Service (QPS) – Academy – Pre Service Training
•1989 – 1991 QPS – Metro North Region – Constable – General Duties, Traffic Duties
•1991 – 1997 QPS – Senior Constable Brisbane City Watchhouse – Metro North Regional Breath Analysis Section (Officer in Charge)
•1997 – 2002 QPS – Senior Constable – General Duties, Morningside Police Station, Coorparoo Police Station, South Brisbane District Intelligence Office, Sudden Infant Death Liaison Officer
•2002 – 2010 QPS – Sergeant – Queensland Police Communications Centre – Call Taker, 000 Specialist and Communications Coordinator, Duty Officer
•2008 – 2010 Hannah’s Foundation – Founding Director and Chief Executive Officer responsible for preparation of submissions, media campaigns, peer to peer support and the day to day running of the Foundation
•Andrew is married to Katherine and they have five children Hannah (deceased) and Harry now aged 6 and three adult children.

Adam Reid – Director 2008 to current

Adam joined the New South Wales Force in 1995 and qualified in 1997 as a Commercial Diver level 2.

He served in the NSW Police Dive Squad from 1997 until 2000.  Adam worked the Sydney Olympics in Security clearances and joined the Qld Police Service in October 2000.

January 2001 Adam joined the Qld Police Dive Squad and from 2005 when promoted to the rank of Sergeant became the Office in Charge of Qld Police Dive Squad until 2009 where he transferred to the Qld Police Dog Squad unit.  Adam has had two Police dogs Milo and OJ.

Adam has vast experience in Body retrievals and is a consultant to the Foundation in Diving Accidents and Open Water ways and participated in the Positive Choices Program educational video which is lectured to High School Students around Queensland.   Adam is married to Jill, also a serving Qld Police Officer and has two children.

Snr Sgt Peter Flori (Director 2011 to current)

Retired member of the QLD Police Service

 

Katherine Plint – Fulltime Volunteer (2008 – November 2016) & C0Founder | Coronial Research Officer (2008 to Current):

Previous background – Dept of Defence (enlisted reservist), civilian contractor to the Australia Federal Police and QPS, Drug and Alcohol counsellor, worked in Administration and Education before commencing her own businesses in 2001.   Diagnosed with PTSD and OCD in 1999 she is a supporter and advocate for greater services within the mental health sectors within the Police services and Defence forces, with a distinct passion for the children of veterans of war.   Kat is the daughter of a Vietnam veteran who served in the forces for over 21 years.

In Hannah’s Foundation Katherine is responsible for the Daily administration, Accounts and Audit preparations, Government reporting of donations and expenditures, Coordinates volunteers and fundraising days, Coronial Inquest research and Advocate (has currently appeared at 29 inquests over four States), Author reports for Governments on Water Safety and Submissions, Senior Peer Support Officer and National Family Services Coordinator and is the Author of the Positive Choices Program and lectures to teenagers and local High schools,  Kat is also working on her book which we hope to have published in 2015.  All of the above is without remuneration.

Since the Foundation commenced Katherine has received awards and nominations for her contribution to Education and Drowning Prevention:

  • Nominee Australian of the Year 2014
  • Nominee Australian of the Year 2013
  • Recipient:  Qld Child Protection Week Volunteer of the Year 2012
  • Nominee Telstra Business Women’s Awards 2012
  • Nominee for the Emergency Services Medal 2012
  • Nominee Telstra Business Women’s Awards 2011
  • Nominee for Australian of the Year 2011
  • Nominee Telstra Business Women’s Awards 2010
  • Recipient City of Ipswich Medallion – Australia Day 2009
  • Nominee for Pride of Australia 2008

Completed the Pool Safety Inspectors Course August 2011 QLD

 

Former Directors & Executives:
Michelle Dodds – Director (2010 – 2013, now retired from Hannahs Foundation)

•Sworn in 1992.  General duties, Juvenile Aid Bureau,  Traffic, Communications experience – Cairns District 1992 to 2008.  Shared Officer in Charge duties with another Sergeant – Cairns Inquiries/Coronial Investigations Unit 2003 to 2008.
•Investigated in excess of 200 sudden deaths including Steve Irwin in 2006.
•Conducted Coronial Inquests in relation to mental health client deaths (which resulted in changing of Mental Health procedures between QPS and QHEALTH), Inquests swimming pool death (which resulted in change of legislation to pool fencing), diving deaths and other water related deaths
•Cairns district/Mareeba District – 1992 to 2008
•Redcliffe District – 2008-2009
•Human Resources – 2009-present
•Attained rank of Sergeant in 1998 at Cairns and rank of Senior Sergeant 2009.

Director of Hannah’s Foundation since 2010.  Michelle is married to Phil and they have one son Riley.