OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Migraine Australia is run by our board. All our board members are volunteers who live with migraine.
Chloe Cifelli - Chairperson of the Board
Chloe Cifelli is a passionate advocate for equitable healthcare and a respected leader in experience design and service transformation. She has lived with migraine since childhood, enduring years of unanswered questions, countless treatments, and a healthcare system that often failed to provide support. Through persistence, self-advocacy, and sheer determination, Chloe eventually found treatments that improved her quality of life. These lessons she now uses to help others navigate similar challenges.
Professionally, Chloe works at Accenture Song, where she helps government and health organisations redesign services to better meet the needs of real people. With expertise in system reform and human-centred design, she brings a sharp strategic lens to improving health services and patient experience.
On the Migraine Australia board, Chloe will focus on driving initiatives that promote earlier diagnosis, equitable access to care, and stronger recognition of migraine as a serious, complex neurological condition. Her lived experience, combined with her systems knowledge and design leadership, makes her a powerful voice for meaningful change.
Karen Woodhart - Secretary of the Board, Chair of Advisory Committee
Karen brings a wealth of experience and a deep passion for community service to our board. With a background spanning multiple interests and professional roles, she is a dedicated advocate for those in need.
A lifelong horse lover and an avid quilter and craft enthusiast, Karen finds joy in creative pursuits. She shares her life with her husband and their two adult daughters, cherishing family connections.
Karen’s journey with migraine has been a defining part of her story. While completing her commerce degree, she faced a resurgence of hormonal migraine, a challenge that led her to discover Migraine Australia. She credits the organization with saving both her sanity and her life, as it provided the understanding and support she needed during a difficult time.
For the past seven years, Karen has been employed in the not-for-profit sector at Cottage by the Sea Queenscliff, where she helps run life-changing camps for disadvantaged children across Victoria. She describes this work as her true calling and pours her heart into making a difference in young lives.
Beyond her professional and advocacy roles, Karen is also a volunteer firefighter with the CFA, demonstrating her unwavering commitment to serving her community.
Her diverse experiences and compassionate spirit make her an invaluable asset to our board.
Jan Behrendorff - Treasurer
Jan began volunteering for Migraine Australia in 2020 as an Ambassador for the Fraser Coast Migraine Warriors Support Group and was part of the '151 faces of Migraine' campaign.
Jan's background is in managing small businesses, client services, and many years volunteering in executive roles for community committees.
Migraine with aura/hemiplegic migraine became chronic for Jan in 2002. Botox and now CGRP's have helped but migraine continues to have significant impact. Jan's mission is to improve migraine awareness and understanding so that we can be diagnosed earlier, get targeted treatments and have access to new medications without delay while supporting each individual's journey.
Gardening, sewing, travel and yoga are Jan's other interests although time with her family, friends and especially her grandchildren is her greatest pleasure.
Alex Delaney - Director
Alex is one of the longest serving volunteers at Migraine Australia and has been instrumental in the success of the Men with Migraine group and the organisation generally. He joined the board in 2024.
He has a background in student leadership and has taken on several committee positions for community groups over time. He is currently studying a Diploma of Community Services, aspiring to work in the Disability Sector.
Alex is motivated by his lived experience driving him to seek to improve the lives of all people living with Migraine. After an increase in attacks in high school, a virus he contracted in his first year of University which caused his migraine to rapidly spiral to experiencing debilitating attacks just about every day. He is still significantly impacted, but is now doing better, being managed under a specialist neurologist.
He has a particular interest in raising awareness of under recognised groups in the Migraine Community that don’t fit the stereotypical presentation. During the pandemic, he started as a volunteer as Geelong Ambassador and worked with a small group of other Men with the ongoing support of Migraine Australia to build a support group called Men with Migraine. He has continued on as a volunteer in the support team and is currently an admin of the national Migraine Australia Chat Group.
In his spare time, he enjoys hobbies including Rovers (Adult) Scouts, singing in a choir and long walks with his family’s 2 dogs. He has also recently taken an interest in landscape photography.