Our Team
Sally Prowse is a passionate Finance broker who specialises in helping women get back on track with their finances and investment aspirations particularly after a divorce. Sally provides finance solutions that involve using other people’s money – (the banks) to help build a property portfolio that will ultimately give clients passive income. Sally has been a finance broker for over 14 years. Sandcastle Finance was established in 2014. Sally has 3 children and loves enjoying all the outdoors has to offer .
Camilla Bowhill is mortgage broker with long experience in Private banking with both SEB and Dresdner bank. Camilla has a passion of helping clients to ensure every part of lending is leading them to a better financial situation. Being credited with close to 50 lenders she can assure she will offer her clients the best options for their situation. She was the founder of Nordic Fusion (Scandinavian design stores) retail and wholesale operations. After 13 enjoyable years she sold the business.
She really loves mortgage broking as she loves helping people finding the best solution and saving them money, which she does that by negotiating with the lenders and thorough research.
Michelle Russell is a Mortgage Broker, originally from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She specialises in first home buyers, refinancing and taking that next step in acquiring an investment property.
With over 20 years in Strata Management and running her own successful agency, Michelle made the move to beautiful Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in the past couple of years to focus on family and a change in career.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Law and Demography. She also has a Strata Management and Real Estate Licence and a Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management.
Michelle is the go-to for mortgages being obtained for Body Corporate and Strata properties.
Shelley Robertson has been with Sandcastle Finance since 2022. Prior to this Shelley owned and operated Arikaya homewares after leaving the corporate world in 2012. Shelley is passionate about people, home interiors and all things property. As the client relationship manager, Shelley is dedicated to building and maintaining strong relationships with our clients. With Shelley’s exceptional organisational/people skills, Shelley will go above and beyond to ensure that our clients loan experience goes as smoothly as possible.
In her spare time Shelley loves to help friends and family style their homes to either enjoy or to sell. Shelley was also instrumental in styling our recent Office fit out.
Leni Singh has been with Sandcastle Finance since 2017. As the office manager, Leni skilfully manages administrative duties and client relations. She is responsible for all office procedures, and uses her organisational skills to ensure smooth operations in a busy work environment.
In her spare time, Leni enjoys spending time at the beach with her husband and two kids.
Ruth Cox has been working in the property construction industry as a Business Analyst / Facilities Manager / Workplace Manager for the last 12 years including projects in London, Dubai and Singapore.
My husband and I returned from Singapore 4 years ago with 2 small children, so I decided to set up a my own business, and have been working on increasing operational efficiency for small to medium size businesses on the Northern Beaches.
Vaness Bacalso I’m a mortgage broking assistant at Sandcastle finance with Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking Holder. I had over a year of experience as a Human Resource Personnel and was able to build a relationship with the employees and hire the right people for the right job. I believe in honing my skills and learning new things every day. I’m very passionate in everything that I do and I love to be creative. I’m into films and travelling. Happy to be of service at Sandcastle Finance.
Hi, I’m Vanessa Dorguime, a recent addition to the team. As a newcomer, I'm humbled by the opportunity to learn and grow alongside such experienced colleagues. I approach my role with a sense of humility, eager to absorb knowledge and contribute wherever I can. I'm grateful for the chance to be part of this organisation and am committed to working hard to prove myself as a valuable team member.
