Co-Chair and Independent Director

Jennifer is a Group Principal with For Purpose Advisory, working exclusively with not-for-profit and purpose driven businesses.

Jennifer has substantial experience working with the non-profit sector and has extensive experience in intellectual property and tech law.

In addition to her law degree, Jennifer has completed an honours degree in political science and has over 10 years' experience working as a non-executive director of various not-for-profits in Australia.

Co-Chair and Independent Director

With over a decade of experience running mass-market, online peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives for leading NFPs in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada, Brett is the Managing Director of Ezy Raise, a fundraising platform built to help charitable organisations grow their fundraising events.

Brett co-founded the Dry July Foundation in 2008. Since then he has expanded the initiative to 4 countries, encouraged over 500,000 people to go dry and raised over $100m for people affected by cancer.

Director and SRUS Representative

William (Bill) Greer also serves as president of SMART Recovery USA. He has forty years of leadership and communications experience in the nonprofit sector, having served as an executive for the Food Marketing Institute, representing the global supermarket industry, and SmithBucklin, North America’s largest nonprofit association management firm. He has facilitated SMART meetings for people recovering from addiction, for family members and friends, and for inmates in correctional facilities (the InsideOut® program). He has played a leadership role in SMART branding and communications initiatives. Bill earned an MSJ from the U.S. Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Director and UKSR Representative

Alan was educated at a state school in the West of Scotland and then at University College, Oxford, where he obtained a double First in PPE and at Harvard University, where he was a Kennedy Memorial Scholar.

Alan was called to the Bar, First in his year, in 1993 and took Silk, at his first attempt, in 2009.

Alan has a varied and busy practice, ranging across many aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration (in such fields as civil fraud, energy, sanctions, telecommunications and sports law) as well as public, regulatory and competition law.

In addition to his work in England and Wales, Alan has appeared as leading Counsel in Gibraltar, the BVI and before both the Cayman Island and Eastern Caribbean Courts of Appeal.

Alan was a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel until his appointment as Queen’s Counsel (1999 – 2009) and has acted for and against a vast array of different government departments and public authorities, including the Charity Commission.

Director and SRIE Representative

Darren is the Chairperson of SMART Recovery Ireland CLG. He is an accredited counsellor with Addiction Counsellors of Ireland (ACI), holds an Hons degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Masters in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Darren currently works within the addiction services and has vast experience within the area of Addiction Recovery. He is an active board member of several community and voluntary organisations.

Due to his own experiences Darren was one of the first to train as a peer facilitator and started the country’s first peer led meeting in Carrick on Shannon in 2014. As one of the founding directors of SMART Recovery Ireland CLG, Darren believes the potential for SMART Recovery in Ireland and worldwide had phenomenal potential and is looking forward to being part of its growth.

Director and SRUS Representative

Brett is a mental health professional who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the State of New York. She received her BA from Carleton College and her Master of Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work, City University of New York. She practiced for ten years as a psychotherapist in New York City (NYC) specialising in mental health and addiction treatment for older adults in psychiatric in-patient units and out-patient clinics.

Brett has been actively involved in SMART Recovery in the United States since 2001 and was a founding member of the NYC Chapter. She served as a board member of SMART Recovery USA (SRUS) from 2009 to 2021 , including as Vice President from 2004. After relocating to London, Brett served as a SMART Recovery UK trustee from 2014 to 2020. Today Brett is a Board Member Emeritus of SRUS.

Director and UKSR Representative

Shiv is a Peer Trustee on the Board of Trustees for UK Smart Recovery. He first encountered SMART Recovery meetings in his hometown of Hounslow. He went on to become a Peer Meeting Facilitator and a volunteer in his local drug and alcohol service, which led to his employment as an Engagement and Recovery Worker.

In his spare time Shiv helps out at the Outside Edge Theatre Company, which works with and for people with substance misuse issues.

Director and SRAU Representative

Tania is the Director of Avertis Consulting, providing management consulting to the health and human service sectors. Tania has over 30 years’ experience working in health and mental health across three Australian states in clinical, training, management and senior executive positions. Her most recent roles were Deputy Commissioner for the Mental Health Commission of NSW and Director of Clinical Services and Programs for the Mental Health Branch, NSW Ministry of Health.

Tania originally trained as an Occupational Therapist and has a master’s degree in Health Services Management (Planning). She is passionate about influencing strategy, policy and practice to help people impacted by health issues and social disadvantage to achieve their goals and live the lives they hope for. She enjoys bushwalking, ceramics and cooking for family and friends.

Independent Director

Employed as a qualified chartered accountant with the firm, KPMG, for 12 years, Tony formed his own accountancy practice in 1974, which he grew to employ 60 staff members. He joined Computershare Ltd and took a major interest in the company in 1980, becoming its finance controller through 1989, then executive finance director. He took the company public on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1994, then internationally in 1997.

Tony has previously served on the Boards of SMART Recovery USA and SMART Recovery Australia.

Interim CEO, SMART Recovery International

Angela brings over 25 years of experience spanning professional services, enterprise, and innovation, media, banking, government, and the not-for-profit sectors. She has held senior roles in both Australia and the UK, including as Global Program Leader for EY’s flagship Entrepreneur Of The Year awards. She has more than 15 years of experience leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams to transform legacy programs and reach thousands of people.

Angela has served as a judge for the Hult Prize Impact Summit, mentors Year 8 students through The Orbispace Initiative, and is a TAFE NSW State Medal winner for Business/Marketing.

Executive Director, UK SMART Recovery

Charlie left University with a Ph.D. in Human Toxicology in 2002 from the University of Liverpool. She studied the effects of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy on the placenta and baby. During this time she gained knowledge of addiction and the pathological effects of addictive substances. Since then she has led and managed large portfolios of clinical research in the public sector mainly in paediatrics. Working closely with children and their families for over 20 years has given her a deep appreciation of how complex and fragile life can be. In her most recent position working across health, education and social care Charlie led a programme of health innovations for vulnerable and isolated people living in the community with complex needs

Executive Director, SMART Recovery USA

Pete Rubinas believes that SMART Recovery should be available in every community and to individuals from all walks of life. He was a SMART participant, facilitator, and volunteer leader before taking on his current role as Executive Director. While he has a lived experience with addictive behaviors, he’s careful not to universalize his experience to others. That’s easier to do at an organization like SMART where individual autonomy and choice are prioritized over pathologization and paternalism.

Pete has studied how power is held in organizations and in society. He’s interested in helping SMART be a voice of empowerment for all who struggle with addictive behaviors. Ultimately, he believes that creating communities of empowerment that are friendly to those who struggle will not just benefit those folks, but everyone.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Pete took some coursework toward a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling before putting that journey on hold to take his current position. He has worked hard to build a balanced life that includes time for his family, birding, native pollinator gardening, and running. He continues to facilitate local SMART Recovery and SMART Family & Friends meetings in Chapel Hill, NC on a volunteer basis. His mantra is “You are enough.”