Meet the Team
Meet the Team
GET TO KNOW US
Our team have the knowledge, experience and dedication to provide you with a plan, then implement it, and support the ongoing management of it, leaving you free to enjoy your life and take the worry out of your financial future.
HAYDEN ROSS
Director and Principal Financial Planner
Hayden is the Director and senior financial adviser of Pathway Financial Planners. Hayden has an in-depth understanding of his clients and thrives on helping them live their best life and enjoy worry free finances.
Hayden has been helping families achieve their financial goals and create remarkable retirements for over 17 years. He works with clients to simplify the complex and is great at explaining all the options in clear, easy-to-understand language, without all the jargon!
When Hayden is not busy helping clients with their wealth goals, you can catch him going for runs, watching sport (particularly the Brisbane Broncos and Phoenix Suns) and enjoying time with his wife, Tara and two kids.
Hayden has been helping families achieve their financial goals and create remarkable retirements for over 17 years. He works with clients to simplify the complex and is great at explaining all the options in clear, easy-to-understand language, without all the jargon!
When Hayden is not busy helping clients with their wealth goals, you can catch him going for runs, watching sport (particularly the Brisbane Broncos and Phoenix Suns) and enjoying time with his wife, Tara and two kids.
DIANNE COOPER
Practice Manager
Di is the Practice Manager at Pathway Financial Planners where she oversees the operations and ensures the seamless and efficient delivery of our client’s experience. She has a broad range of experience in financial planning management, having worked with teams in Australia and internationally.
Di deeply understands the intricacies of the financial planning profession and how to work to ensure that plans are fulfilled, and the best possible outcomes achieved. With a strong background in management and personal service, she provides operational leadership and management support to the team, to ensure that our clients have the confidence that their financial future is being taken care of.
Di is an enthusiastic traveller, often finding interesting places that are a bit off the beaten track or spending time at the beautiful beaches of northern NSW.
Di deeply understands the intricacies of the financial planning profession and how to work to ensure that plans are fulfilled, and the best possible outcomes achieved. With a strong background in management and personal service, she provides operational leadership and management support to the team, to ensure that our clients have the confidence that their financial future is being taken care of.
Di is an enthusiastic traveller, often finding interesting places that are a bit off the beaten track or spending time at the beautiful beaches of northern NSW.
SABRINA GRIMSHAW
Advice Consultant
Sabrina’s passion for financial planning developed at young age, having two parents working in advisory roles. After working in financial planning for 6 years, Sabrina joined the Pacesetter team in July 2020 as a client services officer.
Sabrina drives the engine room of Pathway Financial Planners to help construct your financial plan, including the technical strategies and research to construct effective and complex strategies. She also assists in preparing and implementing the strategies for clients. Sabrina’s main motivation working in her role is to have a meaningful and positive impact on our clients. She is currently working towards completing a Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice and hopes one day to become an adviser herself.
Being a keen gardener, you’ll find Sabrina spending her spare time in her garden as well as tackling a few DIY projects around the house or going for walks on the beach.
Sabrina drives the engine room of Pathway Financial Planners to help construct your financial plan, including the technical strategies and research to construct effective and complex strategies. She also assists in preparing and implementing the strategies for clients. Sabrina’s main motivation working in her role is to have a meaningful and positive impact on our clients. She is currently working towards completing a Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice and hopes one day to become an adviser herself.
Being a keen gardener, you’ll find Sabrina spending her spare time in her garden as well as tackling a few DIY projects around the house or going for walks on the beach.
CARMEN WALLWORK
Client Service Officer
Introducing Carmen, our compassionate and skilled Client Service Officer who effortlessly transitioned from Aged Care to the dynamic world of financial planning. Her enthusiasm for cultivating meaningful connections and authentic commitment to guiding clients through their financial paths make her an indispensable asset to our team.
In her downtime, she loves immersing herself in nature through bushwalking, tending to her garden, and creating lasting memories with her family and friends. As a sports enthusiast, she's always eager to show support for her favourite teams, especially the Brisbane Broncos NRL team.
As Carmen assists clients through their financial planning process, her genuine warmth and positivity radiates, making every interaction with her a delightful and uplifting experience.
In her downtime, she loves immersing herself in nature through bushwalking, tending to her garden, and creating lasting memories with her family and friends. As a sports enthusiast, she's always eager to show support for her favourite teams, especially the Brisbane Broncos NRL team.
As Carmen assists clients through their financial planning process, her genuine warmth and positivity radiates, making every interaction with her a delightful and uplifting experience.
JAY
Client Services Administrator
Jay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration majoring in Financial management and has worked in the accounting industry for 3 years before joining the Pathway team as a Client Services Administrator in 2022.
Jay enjoys being a part of a team that is committed to assisting clients in achieving their financial goals. Thriving within a team environment, Jay works closely with all team members in providing exceptional service to our clients.
Outside of work, you will find Jay spending quality time with his friends and family. An adventure seeker, Jay loves to travel and explore new and exciting places.
Jay enjoys being a part of a team that is committed to assisting clients in achieving their financial goals. Thriving within a team environment, Jay works closely with all team members in providing exceptional service to our clients.
Outside of work, you will find Jay spending quality time with his friends and family. An adventure seeker, Jay loves to travel and explore new and exciting places.
PENNY
4 Legged CEO
Meet our office dog, Penny, the four-legged CEO of our team! This furry bundle of joy is the most paw-some addition to our workforce. With her wagging tail and endless energy, Penny has a special talent of brightening up everyone’s day.
She has made it her mission to make friends with as many people as possible and word on the street is that she is a very good girl.
When she's not busy snoozing under someone’s desk, she can be found making her rounds to all the desks, checking in on her human colleagues and ensuring everyone is on task. And let's not forget about her impeccable taste in treats - she knows all the best places to find the most delicious doggy delicacies, and how to melt our hearts to get them!
In short, Penny is more than just a pet - she's a valuable member of our team who never fails to bring a smile to our faces.
She has made it her mission to make friends with as many people as possible and word on the street is that she is a very good girl.
When she's not busy snoozing under someone’s desk, she can be found making her rounds to all the desks, checking in on her human colleagues and ensuring everyone is on task. And let's not forget about her impeccable taste in treats - she knows all the best places to find the most delicious doggy delicacies, and how to melt our hearts to get them!
In short, Penny is more than just a pet - she's a valuable member of our team who never fails to bring a smile to our faces.