Following the amalgamation of Moreton Bay Boys' College and Moreton Bay College on 1 July 2011, a new board was appointed for both Colleges. While each school has its own board, the membership is identical of the two boards.

Ms Samantha O'Brien

Chair of the Board

LLB (QUT)

Samantha is a partner at international law firm, DLA Piper. She is a member of the firm’s International Board and leads the insurance sector in Australia. Samantha is a highly respected adviser to local and international clients in the financial services sector, assisting them to navigate the Australian regulatory landscape. Samantha is passionate about the education of generation next, a keen world traveller and a Matildas fan.

Mr Stuart Copeland

Deputy Chair of the Board and Member of the Finance Committee

GAICD

Stuart Copeland joined the Colleges Board in October 2020. He is a member of the Finance Committee.

Stuart is an experienced Non-Executive Director having served on the Board of a Queensland Government Owned Corporation and as Chief Executive Officer in the not for profit sector. 

He has experience in senior Commercial and Corporate Affairs roles in the energy, infrastructure construction, agriculture and university sectors, and is currently a senior manager in an ASX listed integrated energy company. 

Stuart is a former Member of Parliament in the Queensland Legislative Assembly whose portfolio responsibilities included Education, Training, Youth, The Arts, Families, Disabilities, Health, and Justice and Attorney General; and he served extensively on various Parliamentary Committees including the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee and Public Works Committee. 

Mrs Kirsty Elliott

Board Member, Member of the Risk and Governance Committee

BModernAsianStudies; MEcon

Kirsty Elliott has over 25 years professional experience in State agencies with a focus on economic development, project management and governance. She is passionate about education and the potential of schools to equip students for life. Kirsty has two adult sons and has spent many years facilitating junior sport and volunteering with a local cycling club.

Mr Nigel Fairbairn

Board Member and Chair of the Risk and Governance Committee

B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin., M.Ed., M.Ed. (Pol), Grad Cert Inst. Lead., FAIMM MAICD MACE

Independent school teacher between 1981 - 2019, including Principal of four schools in Queensland and New Zealand between 1995 and 2019. 

Extensive Board experience including Member, Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) Education Committee between 1997 and 2019, Member, Uniting Church Education Commission since 2020, Board member and Deputy Chair Grace College, University of Queensland since 2020, and formerly Board Member since 2017 and Chair since 2020, Prospect Community Services. 

In addition Nigel is an Educational Consultant to anzuk executive. Nigel is married with three children and six grandsons. He worships at Tingalpa Uniting Church.

Mr Reg Gulley

Board Member, Company Secretary and Chair of the Finance Committee

BComm, FCPA, GAICD, GDipSecurities

Reg brings over 25 years’ experience both domestically and internationally in the financial management of complex environments including education and early learning.

Reg is a former Queensland Member of Parliament serving on the Finance and Administration Committee and Select Ethics Committees. Reg’s passion for community service continues and currently serves on the board of a mental health charity focussing on victims of Trauma and Abuse including survivors of Domestic Violence.

Reg was blessed by an upbringing within the Uniting Church and seeks to contribute to the Moreton Bay Colleges with values modelled to him of compassion, integrity and a desire to see church bodies serve their communities in fullness.

Mr Rob Ritchie

Board Member and Member of the Property and Infrastructure Committee

B.IT, MBA

Rob is an accomplished senior business leader with over 25 years of experience in Industrial operations and projects. He specialises in establishing reliable and productive project systems for some of the world’s largest industrial construction projects, with extensive experience in the energy, oil and gas and mining sectors.

Mrs Trisha Squires

Board Member

BA, DipYouthWork, MIntDev, ExecCertPL (Harvard)

Trisha Squires is a distinguished Australian sports executive and youth advocate whose contribution to community development was recognised when she was named Young Australian of the Year in 2006.

Trisha made history as the first woman appointed to lead an AFL State organisation, serving as CEO of AFL Tasmania. In 2020, she was appointed Head of AFL Queensland, where participation grew by 78%, increasing from 51,238 participants in 2019 to more than 91,000 participants in 2025. During this period, participation among women and girls increased by 117%, and Queensland became the second-largest AFL participation market in Australia.

Today, as Head of AFLW Operations based in Brisbane, Trisha leads the national operational delivery of the AFLW competition, overseeing competition management, club engagement, venue and match operations, stakeholder management, and strategic growth initiatives.

Ms Elizabeth Morgan Brett OLY

Board Member

OLY, EMBA

Liz is currently the CEO of AIG, the Aboriginal Investment Group where she passionately dedicates herself to drive change and to make a difference to Indigenous Australians. Liz attended the University of Technology in Sydney, earning an Executive Master of Business Administration.

She has previously served as the Chief Executive of ActivateUTS and as a Non Executive Director for UniSport Australia.

Liz is a proud MBC Old Girl and was awarded the MBC Medal in the field of Sport and Physical Education in 2023. She excelled early in a number of sports, eventually leading to her selection in the Australian Women’s Volleyball team for the 2000 Olympics.

Mr David Masters

Board Member

BEng (Robotics & Mechatronics), MEng, GradDip (Business Management), FAICD, FGIA, Certified Chair

David is a full-time portfolio non-executive director with almost 2 decades experience on several boards nationally and in various industries ranging from education, aged care, health services, superannuation, ECEC, property development, building services and not-for-profit organisations.

In the boardroom David specialises in strategic leadership, innovation, risk management and organisational sustainability (Environmental, Social and Governance). David is passionate about serving the Queensland community and is a member of several volunteer service-based organisations.