Andrea Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
For Andrea Alexander, CCRF has never been simply a job.
Andrea joined the Foundation in 1996 after working at Princess Margaret Hospital and has spent the past 30 years helping guide CCRF through enormous change in childhood cancer research, fundraising and the not-for-profit landscape.
As Chief Executive Officer, Andrea oversees the Foundation’s operations, research funding, fundraising and community engagement, while maintaining the long-standing relationships with researchers, families, donors and supporters that have been central to CCRF throughout its history.
Her three decades with the Foundation have also made Andrea an important custodian of its history. She has worked alongside generations of researchers, Board members, volunteers and families, carrying relationships and knowledge that stretch across much of CCRF’s story.
Yet the motivation behind those 30 years remains remarkably simple.
“We’ve all got the same interest. We want kids to have better lives.”
For Andrea, hope is found in the moments that show the work matters: another breakthrough, another birthday, a family feeling supported, or a researcher sharing promising progress.
Read about Andrea’s 30 years with CCRF →
Michele Dalton
Head of Development
Michele Dalton joined CCRF as Head of Development in August 2026, but her connection with the Foundation began more than a decade earlier.
As Creative Director of Absolute Edge Media, Michele first began working with CCRF in 2014, developing a deep understanding of the organisation, its history and the people who have shaped it. Over the years, she has helped tell CCRF’s story across annual reports, publications, campaigns, events and communications.
Today, Michele leads CCRF’s development work across fundraising, partnerships, marketing and communications, with a focus on building stronger, more sustainable ways for people and organisations to support the Foundation’s work.
Her background spans communications, creative strategy, digital media, fundraising and community engagement, bringing together storytelling and strategy to help people understand not only what CCRF does, but why it matters.
For Michele, development is ultimately about connection: bringing the right people around a purpose they believe in and giving them meaningful ways to become part of what comes next.
Noleen Ryan
Adolescent & Young Adult Survivorship Advocate
Noleen Ryan is CCRF’s Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Advocate, working alongside young people as they navigate life after cancer.
With deep experience supporting young people and families through complex health, disability and community systems, Noleen brings a compassionate, practical and highly individual approach to survivorship support.
Through CCRF’s AYA Survivorship Program, Noleen provides advocacy, navigation and guidance for young people aged 15–25. She helps them make sense of the challenges that can follow cancer treatment, navigate healthcare and other services, explore study or work, build confidence and self-advocacy skills, and identify what matters to them as they plan for the future.
At the heart of Noleen’s approach is a belief that young people should feel genuinely seen, heard and supported. Rather than assuming what someone needs, she listens, explores what matters most to them and works alongside them to find the right next steps.
Learn about the AYA Survivorship Program →