The Yoga Foundation Team
The Yoga Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board and managed by a CEO.
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.
Jessica Hobson
CEO, Company Secretary
An adaptable and collaborative executive with over twenty years experience in general management, product development, marketing and publishing. Jessica spent over 20 years working in a variety of management roles at Time magazine in Hong Kong and Sydney and then at international information provider Wolters Kluwer.
Robyn Rix
Director
Robyn is the owner-operator of Pilates Works in North Sydney and President of the Pilates Association. With her first career as an actuary, she brings a useful background in financial management. She was CEO of a financial services company, which provided invaluable in-depth experience in all aspects of running a business.
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.