Lorraine Keane Chief Executive Officer
Lorraine leads Circle Green’s strategic direction, operations, and partnerships to advance access to justice across Western Australia. She brings extensive senior leadership experience across the community, health, and creative sectors. Prior to joining Circle Green, Lorraine served as Chief Executive Officer of Holyoake, where she led the organisation through a period of transition and growth after previously holding the role of Chief Financial Officer. That grounding in both financial management and executive leadership gives her a practical, whole-of-organisation perspective.
Lorraine is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). She currently serves as Chairperson of Community Arts Network (CAN) and Treasurer of IPAA WA, reflecting an ongoing commitment to sector leadership beyond her executive role.
Alice Pennycott Principal Lawyer – Tenancy
With nearly a decade of experience in residential tenancy law, Alice is a passionate advocate for renters and people experiencing housing insecurity. Alice leads a dedicated team of lawyers, tenant advocates, support staff, and volunteers, overseeing the delivery of high quality and comprehensive legal assistance services for tenants across Western Australia.
Alice is deeply committed to housing justice, working to challenge inequality and achieve meaningful policy change by centring the voices and experiences of renters. Alice is actively involved in the community and participates in several key networks and campaigns, including the Make Renting Fair alliance, the WA Tenancy Network, and the National Association of Renter Organisations (NARO).
Varny G Poinern Principal Lawyer – Workplace
Varny is a civil lawyer who has led high functioning and highly regarded multi-disciplinary legal services such as Legal Aid WA’s award-winning Health Justice Partnership and Elder Rights WA. She has more than 16 years of legal experience in a range of civil law areas of practice including personal injury litigation (focusing on child abuse cases), criminal injuries compensation, migration law, Guardianship and Administration and elder rights. She developed a keen interest in employment law after being seconded to the Employment Law Centre in 2011.
Varny leads Circle Green’s dynamic Workplace stream, that encompasses various teams such as Discrete Legal Services, Casework, Workplace Respect Project, Law Reform and Community Legal Education as well as the Working Women’s Centre (WA) in partnership with Women’s Legal Service WA.
