Joshua Penn
Director
(appointed August 2023)
Mr Joshua Penn is co-chair of the Gold Gala Committee. Under his leadership the past four years Gold Gala has grown significantly, each year setting Australian and global records for gala events. The 2023 Gold Gala raised an astounding $19.2 million, doubling the previous year’s result, and smashing records for an Australian gala and a global children’s hospital foundation gala. As a result of the Gold Gala success, the $15 million Kookaburra Centre at Westmead is fully funded. The 2024 event raised $33.4million and the 2025 edition celebrated a total of $84.3million.
Mr Penn is a dedicated and passionate fundraiser for SCHF. He has brought new donors to the Gold Gala and is actively working with Management on plans to expand Gold to create a series of events that foster meaningful, ongoing touch points with donors.
He is co-chair of the Gold Gala with his mother Linda Penn.
