Mark Dagworthy

Board Chair, Audit & Risk Committee Chair, Non-Executive Director

With 25+ years in global and Australian finance companies, Mark’s extensive experience in transformation, simplification, strategy development and execution is complemented by his application of these skills to finance oversight and risk management across corporate industries as well as the NFP sector. As a Chartered Accountant (CA) working across companies including Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO (in London and Hong Kong) and more recently in Australia with the National Australia Bank, Mark is considerably experienced in the field.

Mark enjoys his other Not-For-Profit roles including as a volunteer on committees governing Audit, Planning and Risk (AP&R), and Operational WHS and Premises for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, combining his passion of sailing with governance, risk and safety.

Mark became involved with Can Too when he joined a Half Marathon program and trained within our South pod. Mark says he was immediately hooked by the culture, community and values that Can Too stands for. By joining the Can Too Foundation board, Mark combines his love of outdoor activity and his drive to give back to the community for a cause close to his heart.

Antoine van Oijen, PhD

Research Committee Chair, Non-Executive Director

Antoine is a leading researcher working at the interface of medicine, physics, and chemistry to develop tools that allow us to better understand what goes wrong at the molecular level when cancer strikes. He has led research programs at Harvard Medical School, the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and the University of Wollongong. Currently, Antoine serves as the Associate Dean of Research at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health.

Antoine’s contributions extend beyond academia; he has a strong track record in biotech commercialisation and strategic leadership, evidenced by his advisory roles in world-leading genomics and proteomics companies. Antoine is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In his role on the board of Can Too, Antoine brings a wealth of experience in translating scientific discovery into real-world health impacts and a passion for supporting early-career researchers on that journey.

Ben Buckingham

Non-Executive Director

Ben has been doing Can Too programs for the last 15 years as a participant and Can Too mentor, completing marathons, half-marathons and swims. Whilst Ben is a keen runner, doing the Big Swim program was the first time that he really lived the Can Too ethos and pushed himself out of his (psychological!) comfort zone.

Ben is the founder of Primary, a software company focused on helping companies manage payments and treasury. Ben started his career as a banking and finance lawyer at Allens and worked at McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant, before joining a start up - Identitii - as their Chief Product Officer to help reduce financial crime and promote inclusion in financial services.

Ben is passionate about supporting early-stage cancer research and the impact Can Too has on reducing the need for talented researchers to leave Australia to get funding. Ben is also passionate about bringing practical problem solving to help grow Can Too's impact on the community by driving positive health outcomes.

Dominic Del Giudice

Non-Executive Director

Dominic is a senior executive with a career spanning 25 years in the management consulting and technology services sector. Dominic brings a diverse range of skills and expertise to Can Too, drawing from senior management roles in a variety of multi-national companies, including Capgemini, Accenture, IBM and LTIMindtree.

Dominic has a wealth of expertise in structuring complex business transformation programs that harness technology, developing new business, managing client relationships, and leading large teams across Australia and Asia Pacific markets.

Dominic holds a Bachelor of Business Computing from Victoria University, a Master of Information Systems and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Swinburne University of Technology’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship.

Dominic has a love of fitness and sport including football (AFL) and basketball. He is also qualified as a fitness professional and junior sports coach, with a passion for coaching young athletes and sports performance development programs.

Dr Emmy Fleuren

Non-Executive Director

Dr Emmy Fleuren is a dedicated researcher and team leader at the Children’s Cancer Institute, specialsing in sarcoma biology and therapeutics.  Her PhD focused on osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, which are prevalent types of primary bone cancer affecting adolescents and young adults.  Dr. Fleuren’s research aims to identify novel therapeutic targets in sarcoma, a group of cancers that affect connective tissues.  She is currently working on pinpointing proteins that drove sarcoma disease progression and is translating her research into clinical practice.  Dr Fleuren’s work is part of the Zero Childhood Cancer Program, which recommends treatments for children based on tumor analysis results. 

Funded by CanToo in 2020 and 2021, Emmy has established the Sarcoma Biology and Therapeutics Group at Children’s Cancer Institute in Sydney. This is Australia’s first and only research group dedicated solely to sarcomas affecting young people.

Emmy is also a CanToo-er, having participated in the CanToo ocean swim program.