Board of Directors

At 23, Jack Anderson is reshaping Australia’s education system. As a seven-time author, Harvard Masters student, Frank Knox Fellow, and co-founder of Elucidate Education, he has provided over 100,000 students with equitable access to textbooks, online content, and educational videos. Leading 60 volunteers across WA and Victoria, Jack has published five Year 12 textbooks supporting thousands of students. With a strong background in Mechanical Engineering, he received First Class Honours from the University of Western Australia and now serves as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard’s School of Engineering.

Sam is a finance and strategy professional committed to promoting positive masculinity and mental health awareness. With eight years of experience in strategy consulting and finance, he has worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Pioneer Credit, specializing in capital management and budgeting. His consulting roles at PwC Australia and Blackdot Consulting shaped his strategic leadership skills. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Sam is passionate about Man Up, drawing from his experiences as a first-generation Australian navigating identity and masculinity. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, golfing, going to the gym, and spending time with his wife.

Dr. Dewammina Gammanpila is a psychiatry registrar at South Metropolitan Health Services, with aspirations to specialize in psychiatry. He began his career as an intern and resident at Fiona Stanley Hospital, working in areas like acute medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, nephrology, and psychiatry. Now at Rockingham General Hospital, he gains experience in psychiatric liaison, inpatient units, and community clinics, while contributing to service improvement and clinical education. A 2021 graduate of the University of Western Australia, Dewammina has a passion for men's mental health. In his free time, he enjoys family, friends, gym, and reading.

Maddie Graham is a psychology student with a minor in public health and the founder of Clinic Communications and Health That Educates. Originally from Perth, Maddie is passionate about simplifying health promotion and advocacy for organisations. She helps create compelling, human-centred messages that inspire action and improve health literacy. Outside of work, Maddie enjoys going to the gym, volunteering at a local radio station, and finding innovative ways to advance her mission of making health promotion clear, accessible, and impactful. Maddie is committed to transforming how health services connect with communities for lasting change.

Gareth Shanthikumar co-founded MAN UP in 2019, inspired by his own mental health journey. He seeks to redefine "man up" to mean living authentically, embracing vulnerability, and standing up for what's right. Passionate about guiding young men toward healthy masculinity, Gareth aims to create a safer world for all. As a personal trainer and founder of EmPowered, a mindset coaching business, he helps individuals enhance their physical and emotional well-being. Gareth believes that by healing oneself, one can more effectively help others, embodying authenticity and inspiring people to live as their best selves.

Haseeb is in his final year of the Doctor of Medicine at UWA and co-founded MAN UP, a nonprofit that redefines masculinity through workshops for high school boys on masculine culture, mental health, and relationships. During his undergraduate studies, he was heavily involved in the Dr YES program, serving as Project Coordinator in 2019. Haseeb has been a Mitsui Educational Foundation scholar and volunteered with organizations like United Nations Youth Australia and Artists Against Poverty. He co-chairs the WA Ministerial Youth Advisory Council and serves as Chair of the Medical Student Council of WA, with a passion for eye care and rural health.

Daniel Law is the President of Man Up WA, becoming the youngest to hold the position in the organisation’s history. Before the presidency, he led Man Up’s rural operations, coordinating workshops across Western Australia to deliver preventative mental health education to young men in regional and remote communities.

Alongside his work with Man Up, Daniel is completing a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Curtin University, with aspirations to combine technical expertise and strategic leadership in the engineering sector.

He enjoys blending problem-solving with people-focused leadership and is passionate about creating spaces where young men feel supported, understood, and empowered to live authentically.