Following almost thirty years as a volunteer, including nineteen years as a Director, Carol was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation in July 2016. Carol’s professional experience spans the corporate sector, principally in banking and finance and incorporating seven years in the City of London, and the government sector, in senior business management roles with three State government statutory bodies. Carol is focused on long term delivery of premium youth development outcomes in Western Australia.

Stephen Moss is the Project Management Representative for Project SEA1788Ph0 – Young Endeavour Replacement. Appointed in 2023, he is based on-site in Port Macquarie at the Birdon Pty Ltd Shipyard, overseeing the construction of the new 52m barquentine, Young Endeavour II.
Previously he enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished career in the Royal Australian Navy. He has a strong seamanship background and during his naval career qualified as a mooring and salvage officer, marine accident investigator and naval harbour pilot. Following his appointment to Fleet Headquarters as the Fleet Seamanship Officer, he was appointed Executive Officer and later, Commanding Officer of the amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla. In 2002 he was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross for his contribution to the Australian Defence Force’s Amphibious and Afloat Support capabilities.
After leaving the Navy, he was appointed to the role of Executive Director, Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, a position he held from 2004 until 2022. A short time after his appointment, Stephen was elected to the committee of the Australian Sail Training Association, now Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand (TANZ). Here he served in several roles before being elected President in 2012, a position he held until 2022.
Now serving as the Vice President of TANZ, he is also the Australian and New Zealand’s International Representative to STI and an executive committee member of Sail Training International’s Tall Ship Council.
He is a keen recreational sailor and can be regularly seen on Sydney Harbour in the Sydney Thirty Six, Peregrine.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law.

Murray has been involved with sail training since 2000 and is a Sail Training International Trustee. As a sail trainer and high school science teacher he seeks to connect teachers and students with sail training, and is currently researching the impact sail training has on teacher pedagogy. While working as Voyage Coordinator for the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme he developed the ‘Generic Youth Development Program’ and assisted with the development of the ‘Self-Assessment Tool Kit’ for Sail Training International. Murray is a previous winner of the Sail Training International Volunteer of the Year award, and regularly presents at International Sail Training and Tall Ships conferences. He is currently developing a range of sail training support material including a facilitators’ guide and teacher training guide, with curriculum links and resources.

Jon retired as the General Manager of Sydney Heritage Fleet in 2012 and has since been an active volunteer in the tall ships community, including organising Tall Ship Festivals and events in Australia and New Zealand. Jon has been sailing since he was 11 years old. He first went to sea professionally as a 15 year old deck hand on coasters in the North Sea, before undertaking a marine engineering apprenticeship with the New Zealand Shipping Co. Subsequently, he studied industrial engineering and undertook an MBA in voluntary sector strategic management. Jon sailed James Craig as a deck hand and worked as a riveter on the restoration of the John Oxley, Australia’s last coastal steam ship. Jon has considerable experience as Chief Executive of voluntary organisations in Australia and the UK, and has consulted widely in Australia and the US. He is currently the Chair of the TANZ Foundation.

Jennifer Reilly is the Executive Director of the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme. She has twenty years experience in communication strategy and corporate affairs. Jennifer has sailed STS Young Endeavour both in Australia and in Europe, participating in the Sail Training International Tall Ships Races. She was elected to the Australian Sail Training Association, now Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand (TANZ), Committee in 2013 and served in several roles before being elected President. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is also a Director of the TANZ Foundation.

Sarah is the builder, Master, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Trustee of the youth development sail training brigantine Windeward Bound. Sarah holds a Masters ticket in square sail, is a former board member and Treasurer of the Sydney Maritime Museum (Sydney Heritage Fleet), and has been involved in sail, steam and other motive power for over 45 years. Prior to Windeward Bound, Sarah was a member of the Royal Australian Navy, and then Senior Vice President of the Tasmanian wilderness based youth development project, PROJECT HAHN. Both Sarah and the Windeward Bound Trust were founding members of Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand, and have embraced the ideals of Tall Ships Australia and New Zealand since its inception.

As a founder member and long serving volunteer for the Queensland Sail Training Association and the tall ship South Passage, Robyn has devoted a great deal of time, energy and hard work to delivering personal development opportunities to Australian youth. A highly experienced and respected sailor, Robyn is a relieving master for South Passage, and has been involved in the office and on deck for over twenty years, providing development opportunities for hundreds of people. In 2013 Robyn was awarded Sail Training International Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her ongoing dedication to sail training. In 2014 Robyn received a Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to youth.

Rear Admiral Rothesay ‘Ross’ Cathcart Swan was born at Orange, NSW on 1 June 1926 and entered the RAN College as a cadet midshipman in January 1940. Following a distinguished Naval career spanning more than forty years, Rear Admiral Swan retired from the RAN in 1983 and the following year became the Director Tall Ships – Australia (Bicentennial Authority). He has also been deeply involved in the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme since its inception.