Discover Altura: About Our Organisation

Yvie is the Chief Executive Officer Altura Learning and Altura Learning Academy and is a graduate of the Australian Institute Company Directors – GAICD and has qualifications in health management, marketing, finance and public relations and more than 25 years’ experience across the health and aged care sectors. Prior to joining Aged Care Channel (now Altura Learning), Yvie was Healthcare Director Australia at Sodexo. She gained extensive experience in identifying and realising market opportunities and implementing continuous innovation to meet changing market needs together with developing strong commercial relationships through solid partnerships. Yvie’s expertise, professionalism and personal values have resulted in a competitive advantage in all the markets she has operated.

James holds over 18 years’ leadership experience in the Commercial Education sector.

With a degree in HR, a Masters of Organisational Resilience, and qualifications in Corporate Governance and Education & Training, James is passionate about lifelong learning and always looking for his next development challenge.

Angela Williams is an internationally-trained multidisciplinary marketing expert and educator who has worked in the US, Europe and Australia.

With a strong background in entrepreneurial endeavours, she’s worked across traditional and digital marketing, communications, business strategy and operations.

Dr Atwa has completed a Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of NSW, PhD in Molecular Bone Physiology from the University of Sydney, and Bachelor of Teaching (secondary education) at Charles Sturt University. Dr Atwa has held lecturer positions at the University of Sydney, the University of NSW and the School of Nursing at the Australian Catholic University.

Dr Atwa has co-authored several publications and attained several awards from both internal and external institutions. In 2023 she was appointed as an Adjunct Fellow at the School of Education at the University of Western Sydney.

Dr Atwa uses market research, action research and statistical analysis to create and develop products to solve clients’ problems and generate revenue.

Heather is the Head of Sales APAC and manages the friendly, caring APAC sales team. She has worked within the Social Care sector for over 16 years. Heather and her team have a passion for providing the best possible tailor made solutions for their members.

Tim helps new Customers to implement Altura’s rich content while keeping the technical issues at bay. He has 20 years of experience in the IT industry and he is a Certified ITIL V3 Expert. Away from work Tim spends his time exploring Sydney’s many ethnic restaurants.

Helen is the Manager of Clinical Education and Learning Design. She is a Registered Nurse, with over 25 years experience working in the public and private sectors of the acute care setting, and the aged care setting.

Prior to joining the Altura Learning team, Helen also worked as a University Lecturer educating Undergraduate Registered Nurses for 15 years. Helen and her global team are passionate about creating high quality courses to improve the quality of care for care recipients and resources to assist educators when educating staff.

Stephanie is the Manager of Clinical Education and Learning Design, overseeing our global education team. She is a Registered Nurse, with over 15 years’ experience working in the aged care sector. Stephanie is passionate about equipping educators with the right tools and resources to train their staff to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.