Ms Pleash was appointed to the National Seniors Australia Board in March 2023. 

Ms Pleash is an experienced executive and non-executive director with wide-ranging experience in stakeholder relations, government relations, media, and advocacy. 

Ms Pleash has worked in private industry and government, including 6.5 years as Chief of Staff for an Independent Federal Member of Parliament.

She currently has her own consulting business and holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business. 

She is only the 207th Australian to swim the English Channel solo.