The Yoga Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board
Dr. Michael de Manincor
Founding Director
Founding Director of The Yoga Foundation, counselling psychologist, and one of the most highly respected yoga teachers in Australia, Dr. Michael de Manincor, bridges eastern and western modalities of mindbody health.
Derek Leddie
Founding Director
Derek, a Founding Director of The Yoga Foundation, is an entrepreneur fascinated and highly experienced with transformational development of the whole self.
Christy Forest
Director, Chair
Christy Forest is CEO and Executive Director of LiveHire. Christy holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Christy has a deep passion for innovation and talent, leading initiatives for skill transformation, the Future of Work and worker transition in Australia. She is a certified yoga instructor who is passionate about employees’ well-being and sense of purpose in the workplace.
Tatiana Trevisan
Director
Tatiana has over 14 years of work experience with sustainability and social impact in several sectors of society: government, the private sector and non-profit organizations. Integrating her passion for yoga and social impact, Tatiana is currently a PhD candidate focused on understanding how to raise consciousness in business leaders.
Meet the Team
Sabina Lompartova
General Manager
I'm Sabina. Before stepping into the General Manager role, I spent four years teaching trauma-aware yoga in our programs - which is where I learned what this work actually does, and why it's so hard to put in a report. My background is in HR and events, and I use all of it now to keep this place running.