Leadership Victoria Yearbook 2009 Our Mission Leadership Victoria

LEADERSHIP VICTORIA IS AN INNOVATIVE, INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION DEVELOPING PEOPLE WHO EXERCISE POSITIVE AND ENDURING LEADERSHIP IN AND FOR THE REAL WORLD. Yearbook 2009 Table of Contents

Message from the Chairman 6 Message fron the Executive DIrector 8 A Letter to Hugh Williamson 10 Williamson Community Leadership Program 14 WCLP – 2009 Fellows 16 WCLP and the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority 26 Welcome to the Leadership Victoria (LV) WCLP – 2009 Guest Speakers 28 2009 Yearbook, which coincides with LV’s ExperienceBank 30 20th Anniversary. ExperienceBank — 2009 Guest Speakers 37 This publication serves to recognise individuals Praise for ExperienceBank 38 graduating from our Williamson Community SkillsBank 41 Leadership and ExperienceBank programs. Praise for SkillsBank 42 It also highlights some of the achievements Organisations supported by LV 44 made through LV’s community engagement LV Alumni 46 programs: ExperienceBank and SkillsBank. LV Council Members 2009 60 These formal programs help meet the needs LV Alumni Representitive Group of community organisations by matching skilled Convenor’s Report 2009 63 LV Alumni to specific projects, and enabling LV Staff 64 our Alumni to enhance the wellbeing and Our Sponsors 66 development of the broader community. Thank You 67 We warmly welcome the current graduates of the Williamson Community Leadership Program and the 2008 ExperienceBank programs as Alumni of LV.

5 Message from the Chairman Garry Ringwood

I am pleased to congratulate and welcome our 2009 is the 20th Anniversary of Leadership Victoria 2009 Alumni — this year’s Williamson Community and while that is significant, this year also marks the Leadership Fellows and ExperienceBank Associates. retirement of Richard Bluck, our founding Executive Already leaders in their own right, their experiences Director. Richard has been an essential part of mak- throughout the year now give them an insight and ing Leadership Victoria what it is today, and his part understanding as to how they can use their leader- in the growth of the organisation is immeasurable. ship skills for the benefit of the community. On behalf of the Council, I thank and congratulate Despite the optimistic outlook for our economy as Richard for what he has left behind for the people a whole compared to a year ago, the last 12 months of Victoria. have seen parts of our community tested in ways At the same time, we have been pleased to welcome many of us have not seen in our lifetime. The Vic- Jerril Rechter as our new Executive Director. We torian bushfires have touched all of us in their own look forward to working with Jerril to take Leader- indelible way. I have been moved to see how the long ship Victoria to the next stage of its development. journey of recovery for those most directly affected Jerril, an Alumnus of the program in 2003, will be is largely being driven by initiatives at the commu- well known to many of you. Her experience in man- nity level. aging not-for-profit organisations equips her well It is times like this that show us the power of com- for the future. munity involvement, which is the ethos of Leader- On behalf of the Council, I wish to acknowledge ship Victoria. Our Alumni give their time, resources the continued support of our partners who support and skills to make our community a better place to us financially. I would also like to acknowledge the live invaluable help provided on a voluntary basis by the For our 2009 Alumni, this is not the end of a pro- many speakers, panel members and advisers who gram. It is the beginning of the opportunity to be an give their time to make Leadership Victoria work ongoing part of the Leadership Victoria family and as effectively as it does. to continue to grow personally by helping others. 6 7

Garry Ringwood Chairman Message from the Executive Director Jerril Rechter

When Council offered me the role as LV’s Execu- Using web-based technologies and creating a col- and Alumni in the new year. 2010 will become a agree that his passion and contribution is worthy tive Director, I was inspired by the potential of both laborative site for Alumni enabled broad engagement year of critical importance to LV as we begin the of this honour and you will join me in welcoming the role and the organisation. As I suspected, the with the consultation process – the online space journey of revitalising our programs, systems and Richard as a Fellow of the Williamson Community ten months since taking the helm have proven to be acted as a “super whiteboard”. The site quickly technology in order to become the go-to organisation Leadership Program. some of the most thought-provoking and rewarding became a space where information could be shared in leadership. In concluding, I also wish to thank all of the mem- of my career. and where LV’s Alumni, wherever they happened to I would like to take this opportunity to personally bers of LV’s Council and Chairman, Garry Ringwood. Having graduated as a Williamson Fellow in 2003, it be located, could play an integral role in the strategic welcome and congratulate our new Alumni. I hope Council has been extremely encouraging of our has been enlightening to get to know LV, its Council, change process. Through a combination of online that you stay connected with LV for many years to review process and supportive of the new strategic Alumni, sponsors, staff and stakeholders from a new discussion, face-to-face meetings, and larger group come, taking advantage of the continued opportuni- direction, which will see the organisation thrive perspective. From the outset, I extend my thanks consultations, Alumni collectively took a leadership ties for professional development and for contribut- over the next 20 years. My thanks also go to Richard to Founding Executive Director Richard Bluck AM, role in guiding the future direction of the organisa- ing to the broader community. Bluck, the Alumni of LV and our longstanding spon- who generously shared his passion and unique in- tion. LV has played an important role in most of our Joining you this year is an esteemed group of Honor- sors for making my first year an engaging, stimulat- sight into the organisation he led since its inception lives and it was encouraging to see so many people ary Fellows of the Williamson Community Leader- ing and rewarding period. Extra special thanks are in 1989. I valued Richard’s sharing of not only practi- connecting or reconnecting with LV, and making ship Program. Peter Laver AM, Kevin Luscombe AM, also extended to LV’s committed staff who have un- cal knowledge but also the vital intangibles – the meaningful contributions to shape its future. Don Macfarlane, Sue Nattrass AO, Peter Sheldrake dergone a period of significant change and who have values and principles that drive the organisation, its The net result of this planning process will be a and Noel Turnbull, along with the members of The contributed enormously to LV’s future direction. rich history and relationships. focused, driven and relevant organisation that is Hugh DT Williamson Foundation — Chair Denis Upon commencing in the role, I felt it important to primed to have a major impact in the 21st Century Tricks AM, and fellow Trustees Martin Carlson consult as broadly as possible with both our Alumni – an organisation of which we will all continue to OAM and Harry Carrodus — are being honoured in and current and future stakeholders. Starting in the be immensely proud. recognition of their outstanding contribution to the organisation’s 20th anniversary also provided a time- We will operate with a new mission: to be an in- evolution of LV. We are also inducting as an Honor- ly opportunity for such consultation to take place. novative, independent, not-for-profit organisation ary Corporate Fellow Roberto Scenna on behalf of Throughout its history, LV has grown organically in developing people who exercise positive and endur- ANZ Trustees. I congratulate each of these worthy Jerril Rechter accordance with the needs of our diverse Alumni. ing leadership in and for the real world. Supporting individuals and ANZ Trustees, and thank you for Executive Director As we move forward, it is critical we continue to this mission is our new strategic plan comprising six 8 9 your ongoing support. meet your needs while also addressing the changing Critical Success Factors, each underpinned by a goal. Of course this list of Honorary Fellows would not be needs of the broader community. The strategic plan will be shared with participants complete without Richard Bluck. I am sure you will A Letter to Hugh Williamson Richard Bluck AM, Retiring Executive Director

THIS LETTER WAS WRITTEN BY RETIRING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RICHARD BLUCK, AS A WAY OF EXPRESSING HIS THANKS TO THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION AND THE ORGANISATION HE LED SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

Dear Hugh • Sharing experiences — both professional and life ‘special’ (and we were able to replicate this later 2009 has been a year of transition for LV and me. as our modus operandi across all activities — to for the LV Associates) Having handed over to my successor Jerril Rechter build trust and broaden emerging leaders’ ideas • That LV ‘walks the talk’ it espouses at the end of February I worked full-time at LV till and attitudes rather than espouse any particular • People’s experiences with LV are positive the end of April, mainly to allow a solid handover, model or ‘solution’. • That LV is an asset for Victoria then part-time to the end of June. Since then, I have • Modelling the philanthropic pro bono ethos in • That our brand values are overwhelmingly strong been ‘on call’ as a resource. Hence it is only since delivering all activities and in our expectations and positive July and August that I have had time to really think of the ‘life-after’. Fourth, that our large, diverse, multi-generational, and reflect about the past 20 years or so. • The notion of ‘community stewardship’ — es- multi-sector family is exactly that! If we reach out So after a few months of mulling things over and af- tablishing an expectation that the learnings and to deliberately embrace diverse values via ambitious ter multiple conversations with key stakeholders and networks gained should be used for the ‘common and talented people we should not be surprised if Alumni from across the years there are some reflec- good’ and not just for self-interest, this ‘service be- they don’t agree on everything! In fact, in my view, tions and comments I would like to share with you. yond self’ being philanthropy via giving time and the only thing about which our Alumni really agree Some Reflection talent. is that their LV program was a fantastic experience First, an extraordinarily large ‘thank you’ to you • Providing an active ‘community engagement’ path- and they would repeat it in a flash! and your Foundation for having the creative idea to way via SkillsBank – sustained, flexible and evolv- Fifth, in a world of rampant short-termism and ‘invest in leadership of the next generation’ by trans- ing, to complement individual’s own efforts for pedantic managerialism it is challenging to create planting the Leadership Chicago concept, and stead- continued learning via committing to positions of and sustain activities which are experiential, look fastly resourcing it over two decades. The light and responsibility in the third sector and collective pro to the future and have the patience to seek returns flexible guidance by the Foundation re intent and bono projects. Over two decades of looking across over a decade. This is the great gift and legacy of our methodology has enabled the leadership program to the US, Canada and the UK I’ve not found another philanthropic origins — a point I always emphasize evolve and adapt, as well as the additional activities, program so proactively ‘harvesting the talent’ or when talking across America and Australia about way beyond any of our original thinking but consis- stimulating the ‘return on the investment’ as does LV’s evolution. This capacity to frame our activities tent with the spirit and ethos of the Foundation’s LV. as ‘leadership broadening activities’ rather than the original brief. Third, we have created across all activities the fol- narrow and, in this context, often artificial ‘training’ Richard Bluck AM Second, all activities — the original Williamson Com- lowing attributes: approach, has been a vital point of differentiation, munity Leadership Program and the newer offerings 10 11 • An atmosphere of ‘trust’ for both participants and critical for our success over the years. Some folks have reflected some key elements, which given your speakers never quite got this aspect! They would want to professional and community life, you would be very • A ‘chemistry’ for stimulating discussion and explo- hobble us by forcing LV into some academic fram- pleased about: ration of ideas ing or training consultancy model – thankfully these • Open door recruiting across the community to give • Mutual support views never have prevailed. genuine cross sector involvement and relationship • A family ‘sense of belonging’ Sixth, your Foundation has supported a wonderful building opportunities. • That being a “Williamson Fellow” is something array of initiatives. Acknowledging my bias I venture A Letter to Hugh Williamson Richard Bluck AM, Retiring Executive Director

to suggest that LV maybe the most dynamic, albeit in attracting other funding from across the corpo- el! I’m comfortable about being uncomfortable. I’m look good whilst learning to deal with the frustra- ‘messy’, of your initiatives with over 700 alumni rate, government and statutory sectors. Similarly more wary of zealots and those who know their view tions of being able to prosecute only a fraction of setting off a multitude of positive ripples into and our annual meetings with your Trustees to discuss is the ‘answer’. I remain curious about everything. the ‘good ideas’ which came our way. across our community’s fabric every year. These progress, results and intents have been helpful in I have enjoyed the company of all the participants. Handling well the departure of a long serving, ploughback or common good ripples, large and framing our evolution. For the first decade we barely I have lasting networks of trust reaching deeply passionate founding CEO is one of those textbook small, occur through SkillsBank and outside it. My broke even, in the second we were able to build a across all three sectors and feel valued when called challenges for not-for-profit boards! I am delighted sense is that the 300–400 SkillsBank engagements good reserve. Many external observers have been for a chat or advice on matters personal or profes- that my successor is a Williamson Fellow and an each year are only the tip of the iceberg that is made impressed that so many quality activities could be sional, and I continue to learn from each encounter. experienced not-for-profit CEO with a persona and up of mutual support and common good networking conducted with such a relatively small budget whilst I am having huge ‘withdrawal’ symptoms especially experience profile different to mine. Indeed you and which occurs across the extended family. maintaining genuine user-friendly access for the not- from the WCLP — missing the energy, curiosity, the Trustees should be pleased that the final short Seventh, the ‘demonstration model’ role of LV has for-profit sector. ideas and idealism of the year groups and so far have list of three all were Williamson Fellows — after 19 generated multiple benefits way beyond our original Some Thanks not been able to turn off thinking about topics and years this should be a reasonable expectation, which thinking and an array of extra ‘bangs’ for your Foun- I have so much for which to thank you and your possible speakers as I move around Victoria. What a was fulfilled. dation’s ‘bucks’. Virtually all the sixteen programs Foundation. privilege! To have heard 120-140 speakers each year I remain passionate and committed to the WCLP across Australia have been inspired by, modelled I thank the Trustees and the original steering com- – 50% of them first-timers - hopefully some of their and LV and will be pleased to advise when asked and from, started with assistance from LV. Victoria is mittee for selecting me for this role — it has been wisdom and insights have been internalized! assist when possible. I will watch with great interest unique in having 10 community leadership pro- a wonderful life experience. The elements which The Foundation’s special study grant to mark the and affection as LV moves through its third decade. grams! Each program is a creature of its context and attracted me to the concept — leadership, people Twentieth Anniversary by enabling key staff from Similarly I retain a great affection for, and gratitude reflects its community, yet they are kindred spirits development, volunteerism and community ser- each Victorian program to attend the US Annual to, the Hugh Williamson Foundation. (mainly) and the generosity of spirit, of sharing of vice — all have been central to the evolution of the Conference in Long Beach this year was a timely Again, I thank you and the Trustees for the original ideas and experiences across the national network Williamson Community Leadership Program and and generous investment to widen experience. It idea, friendship, trust, support, guidance and healthy of programs again reflects our philanthropic ori- LV. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take an idea also enabled me to attend to receive a Preceptor quizzing over the years and for the wonderful oppor- gins. We have ‘shared’ rather than tried to ‘sell’ our (with a skinny flyer from Leadership Chicago) and Award — a peer refereed acknowledgement of the tunity to be involved in such a splendid initiative to learnings to other genuine community based not-for- marry it to the Foundation’s vision, together with a 20 years contribution and for helping start up pro- contribute to a stronger community. It has been profits. Greenfield site to start up from scratch, all has been grams across 5 nations. a rare privilege! Eighth, you would be pleased with the further exten- the most stimulating and fulfilling challenge. Keep- So thanks again for enabling all this to happen and sion of the Foundation’s investment via LV being the ing the organization afloat and evolving was a second for allowing me to be part of it. Yours sincerely inspiration and model for Fiji, New Zealand, PNG challenge! So life never has been dull — it has been Farewell and the preferred model for the McConnell Founda- 20 different years — each full of change as we kept 12 13 People say to me “you must be sad to be leaving” tion’s investment to establish 20 programs across the key features but constantly fiddled, adjusted and and in one way I am but I also am pleased and proud Canada. Our materials — magazine, yearbook, pam- experimented to evolve incrementally. with what we have achieved and the overall fantastic phlets — have regularly won awards in the large and I have learnt so much! At the start I was confident experience and learnings. How wonderful to have diverse context of the USA’s Program Association. I knew some of the ‘answers’ — now I am so much shared the journey with some incredibly talented Richard Bluck Ninth, your Foundation’s substantial funding, of full more sensitive to complexity, diversity of views, and committed people: staff, Council members, Founding Executive Director support for the first triennium, followed by initiative constant change and turbulence. I now am confused speakers, selection panels, Alumni and sponsors who LV 1989-2009 funding since then, has been vital for our success and about so many more issues but at a much higher lev- all enabled the small core staff to achieve much and Williamson Community Leadership Program

Now in its 20th year, the Williamson Community and generations. Participants are challenged Leadership Program, or WCLP, is LV’s flagship and inspired by seminars from renowned leaders, program. It was originally created by and with fund- field trips, case studies and other activities. ing from the Hugh Williamson Foundation and LV At the conclusion of the year long program, WCLP remains indebted to the Foundation for this rich participants graduate as Alumni of LV. It is an beginning. WCLP provides emerging leaders with expected part of their participation that they will the opportunity to grow their leadership skills. The engage in activities, both formerly organised by LV program provides a year of leadership-focussed ac- or independently, to contribute to the broader com- tivities to develop and connect people across sectors munity in the years ahead.

14 15 WCLP – 2009 Fellows

Steve Chapple Jacqui Cincotta Michael Clemenger Mark Cockayne Darren Conlin Michael Ermer Murray Fraser James Garriock Chief Executive Officer Head of Investment Control Senior Construction Manager and Chief Executive Officer Senior Station Officer Store Manager Detective Superintendent Chief Executive Officer Ararat Rural City Council Australian Unity Associate Director South East Palliative Care Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Coles Supermarkets Victoria Police Insync Surveys Hooker Cockram Projects Services Board Steve Chapple holds the position Jacqui has more than 20 years Mark Cockayne is currently the Michael has recently joined Coles Murray is a career police officer, James is C.E.O. of Insync Surveys, CEO of Ararat Rural City Council. experience in retail banking, Michael is a Senior Construction Chief Executive Officer of South Darren is a Senior Station Officer Supermarkets after more than 6 currently working at Bendigo, and a BRW Fast 100 company. Insync Steve is primarily responsible for custody and funds management. Manager with Hooker Cockram East Palliative Care, a not-for- with the Metropolitan Fire and years as Vic/Tas Regional Manager is responsible for managing the Surveys is an Australian provider the provision of 236 services to the Jacqui joined Australian Unity Projects where he is responsible profit specialist provider of com- Emergency Services Board. He for Bakers Delight, where he was delivery of all policing services in of customer, employee and board local community, providing policy Investments in April 2009 as the for the delivery of all construction munity palliative care services, has been a firefighter since leaving responsible for in excess of 200 several local government areas in surveys with offices in Melbourne, advice to Council and leading a Head of Investment Control. This projects in the Victoria Division. where he has worked for the past High school in 1985. Darren has of their franchised bakeries. Prior the Bendigo region. Prior to this Sydney and Perth. The company multidisciplinary team of 200 staff. role includes responsibility for In mid-2009 Michael was made 5 years. Mark is also a Director of wide ranging experience within to this Michael spent nine years role he worked in a range of roles works with many of Australia’s Steve holds four degrees, including oversight of the Middle Office, an Associate Director of Hooker Palliative Care Australia, a national the emergency management sec- in telecommunications in various within Victoria Police including most significant commercial, two Masters. His unique 75,000 Investment Accounting and Cockram Projects. peak body, and the Palliative Care tor, having worked in operational sales and marketing roles. investigation management, ethical government and not-for-profit word thesis on the role, function Mortgage Administration teams. Hooker Cockram Projects origi- Foundation, a not-for-profit response, organisational training, health, and general manage- organisations with the aim of and expectations of local govern- From 1999 to early 2009, Jacqui nated in 1861 and the company company established to intersect and his current position as a ment.Murray is married with 3 becoming the most successful pro- ment Chief Executive Officers was was employed by Vanguard Invest- now has offices in twelve cities with corporate and philanthropic secondee to Victoria Police as- school-aged children. His interests vider of integrated benchmarked the first of its kind published in ments Australia Ltd, as the Head across Australia, Asia and the organisations with the aim of sisting in Counter Terrorism and include AFL football, golf, garden- stakeholder surveys in the Asia Australia. of Investor Services. This role Americas with a niche market of providing funding for postgradu- Emergency Management. ing and supporting his children in Pacific region. Steve has held numerous senior included responsibility for all Cli- constructing high end controlled ate education scholarships and Darren is happily married to Helen their various sporting activities. Prior to 2003, James consulted leadership roles in a diverse range ent Service, Client Administration, environment facilities such as research in palliative care. and has two children (Joseph 8 for one of the big four accounting of sectors, including education, Back and Middle Office function pharmaceutical, research and Prior to his current role, Mark and Hannah 2). His interests out- firms. He also rode a motor- government and the community. for Australia and the Asian Pacific development laboratories, biotech has worked in various models of side of work include football and cycle around the world on a He was the youngest appointed region. and medical research facilities. oncology/palliative care service sport in general, motorcycles and three year odyssey, worked in Regional Director for Adult & Outside of business Jacqui and Michael completed his Building provision, incorporating direct spending time with his family. Europe, crewed racing yachts, and Community Education in Victoria. husband Joe enjoy house boating Degree at the University of Mel- care provision, consultant roles, spent time in a remote lagoon of Steve is national chairman of and waterskiing up at lake Eildon, bourne in 1993. He subsequently management in rural and metro- Solomon Islands as an Australian Economic Development Australia which incorporates their love of spent 15 months working for a politan areas, and within both the 16 17 Volunteer Abroad. (EDA) and has recently been ap- entertaining, cooking, reading, project management company on public and private service systems. His primary interests are around pointed to the board of Regional music and keeping fit. the Albury / Wodonga border and Mark is married to Pip, a midwife, environment and development, Development Australia (RDA) joined Hooker Cockram Projects and they have 4 fantastic children which extend from planning sus- to provide the Federal and State in 1995. Michael worked on site — Samantha, Adam, Jack and tainable cities to water economics. government with infrastructure based roles for several years, Grace. In his spare time James wrangles and planning advice. originally as a Building Coordi- His interests outside work include three children, cycles and tries to Steve is passionate about health, nator, before progressing to the cycling, gardening, movies, read- speak Spanish. family and life! role of Project Manager and then ing, music and keeping fit. Senior Project Manager where he was responsible for the delivery of several concurrent projects. Michael has gained international experience in construction during his career with Hooker Cockram Projects where he has completed postings in the People’s Republic of China, where he lived for 2 years, together with other as- signments in Puerto Rico and Michigan, USA. WCLP – 2009 Fellows

Phillip Goulding Gavin Hanlon Jonathan Harrison Damien Hodgkinson Dianne Holbery Robyn Hunter Sam Iglewski Simon Judkins Deputy General Manager Managing Director Manager Strategic Procurement/ Manager Victoria Services Manager National Medical and Ancillary Operations Manager Deputy Director Emergency Wintringham Coliban Region Water Corp Business Legal Counsel Australia Business Arts Foundation IMPACT Manager Serco Medicine Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Medibank Private Austin Health Phillip Goulding’s main focus Gavin Hanlon grew up in Country Australia Group of Companies Damien currently works as Victo- Dianne is the Manager of Services Samuel began his career in the IT in the not-for-profit organisa- NSW in a small place called Te- rian Director of the Australia Busi- at IMPACT, which provides flex- Robyn has a clinical background industry with a variety of small Simon has been in his current tion, Wintringham, is on quality mora. He has studied and worked Jonathan is an executive manager ness Arts Foundation (AbaF) — a ible, creative support options for in physiotherapy, working in the private companies. position at Austin Health for 2 improvement activities that work in Canberra, Wagga, Sydney, Wan- at Carter Holt Harvey, Australia’s national organisation promoting people who have intellectual and hospital and home based rehabili- In 2004, Samuel joined the road years. In that time, he has contrib- to assist homeless aged people. His garatta, Mildura and Bendigo. largest manufacturer of planta- private sector support for the arts psychiatric disabilities. Dianne has tation settings for ten years before safety program and is currently uted to the change in culture in work involves a commitment to Prior to starting at Coliban tion-grown timber and wood panel by providing advice, professional worked in the disability and com- moving into rehabilitation services the Operations Manager for Serco. is organisation from one that was the organisation’s goal: providing a Water he was CEO of the North products, where he is responsible development, volunteering and munity sector for over 20 years in management in private hospitals, His focus is on combining the tired and negative, to a department safe place for Melbourne’s elderly Central Catchment Management for developing and maintaining networking opportunities. varying roles and organisations. and health services management key change elements of people, that has lead the way in ED patient homeless. Authority and prior to this at relationships with Carter Holt Damien Hodgkinson has worked Dianne is energetic and driven to in private health insurance. During process and technology to enable management, staff recruitment His career includes the following Mallee Catchment Management Harvey’s major suppliers and part- with major Australian performing achieve positive lifestyle outcomes the last nine years at Medibank sustainable business improvement and support. roles: Authority. ners. Jonathan is also responsible arts organisations and cultural for all people she interacts with Private, Robyn has served in while dealing with a large remote He is involved with DHS in devel- 2007–2009 Site Manager Ron Gavin holds a Bachelors degree in for the legal and environmental festivals for the past decade. Most and supports. Di understands the various senior roles including workforce. oping policy for the Cardiac and Conn Nursing Home Science, a Masters degree in En- functions. recently he worked as General need for a healthy ‘work-life’ bal- operations management, corporate Samuel completed both a Bachelor Emergency Clinical Networks as 2006–2007 Quality Coordinator vironmental Science and Masters Jonathan was born and educated Manager of Melbourne Fringe ance and a workplace that allows strategy and planning, managing of Computing (Information Man- well as working with the College Royal Children’s Hospital of Business Administration. He in Queensland, and worked as a Festival — Victoria’s largest annual for individual needs. the preparation for privatisation agement) at Deakin and a Diploma of Emergency Medicine in review- 2004–2006 Consumer Engage- is Fellow of the Institute of Man- lawyer in private practice for more celebration of independent arts. Di has a sense of fun about her and more recently in a senior ex- of Management at Deakin. He ing the Australasian Triage Scale ment Consultant – Royal Chil- agement and a Graduate of the than 10 years, variously in Bris- He has worked in senior marketing which explains her easy going ecutive role responsible for health then completed a Master of Busi- and the ED Medical Workforce. dren’s Hospital Institute of Company Directors. bane, Hong Kong and Melbourne, and development roles with Bell nature. She is able to remain objec- services purchasing arrangements ness Administration (Technology As well as these interests, he is 2000–2008 ACHS – Quality Gavin Hanlon became the Manag- before moving to Carter Holt Shakespeare, Melbourne Interna- tive and draws on her values when to optimise the value to members. Management) at Latrobe. Samuel, excited about the possibilities of Surveyor ing Director of Coliban Water in Harvey in 2006. tional Comedy Festival, Playbox decision making. Robyn holds a Bachelor of Applied despite being born in New South working with homeless youth and 1999–2004 Divisional Direc- July 2008. Jonathan and his wife Charlotte Theatre and Company B Belvoir. Dianne is the mother of 2 teenage Science (Physiotherapy) and an Wales, has a passion for AFL and the Aboriginal community. tor Surgery – Royal Children’s Coliban Water is one of Victoria’s are the proud parents of two Damien managed the sponsor- children who take up a sizeable MBA, is married to Jason and a his beloved Collingwood. He Hospital largest regional urban water young girls, Mia and Liza, who are ship and community involvement 18 19 amount of her time. Di also enjoys mother of four children. Her in- also has a keen interest in many 1997–1999 Employees Relations – corporations, and provides water being raised as active members program for financial services socializing; walking and watching terests outside of work include her other sports including American Women’s and Children’s Health and wastewater services to rural of their street, suburb and school group Norwich Union Australia, her children play rigorous sport. family, tennis, camping and hiking, Baseball. Care Network and urban customers in 49 towns communities. consulted for Queensland Theatre reading and film. 1987–1999 Various Nursing Roles across an area of 16,550km in cen- Company and Victorian arts and – Royal Children’s Hospital, in- tral and northern Victoria. disability organisation Arts Access. cluding Unit Manager – Victorian Prior to joining AbaF, Damien Burns Unit was the Chair of Polyglot Puppet 1984–1987 Nurse Training – Royal Theatre — a company recognised Children’s Hospital nationally and internationally for Schooling – Parade College Bun- creating original theatrical adven- doora – Malouf Trophy winner tures for and with children. WCLP – 2009 Fellows

Wade Keenan Galina Kraeva Stan Krpan Elizabeth Langdon Geraldine Leslie Tim Lightfoot Kylie Mayo Jennifer Moloney General Manager Partner Director, Legal Services & Investi- Director, Corporate Development General Manager of People Consultant Medical Specialist Associate Director, Government Vocational Learning Manager Visy New Zealand PricewaterhouseCoopers gations Division Department of Premier and and Safety St Vincent’s Health Advisory Services Bendigo Secondary College WorkSafe Victoria Cabinet SP AusNet KPMG Wade is the General Manager in Galina specialises in providing In 2001 he co-founded and chaired Jennifer received recognition in Packaging & Recycling (Plastics, assurance and advisory services Stan is the Director of Work- Elizabeth Langdon became Direc- Geraldine is currently the General RASHN (Refugee and Asylum Kylie has an extensive health the National Awards for Quality Corrugated, Can, Paper, Displays, to clients in the Financial Ser- Safe Victoria’s, Legal Services tor, Corporate Development in Manager of People and Safety for Seeker Health Network) providing service delivery and management Schooling in 2005 for a program and Recycle) for New Zealand vices sector, in particular those in & Investigations Division. The May 2009, having joined the De- SP AusNet, commencing in No- pro bono services to hundreds of background. After finishing her that increased the level of en- business at Visy, where he has Banking & Capital Markets and Division conducts investiga- partment in 2005. Elizabeth leads vember 2009. SP AusNet is one of asylum seekers. He successfully Bachelor of Nursing, she then gagement in learning for senior worked for 13 years. Investment Management. She has tions and prosecutions under DPC’s corporate services including Australia’s largest publicly-listed advocated for change in Victorian went on to complete a Post Gradu- students. She has since managed Wade has held previous roles in extensive experience in AIFRS Victoria’s OHS laws and is the finance, people and culture, plan- energy delivery businesses manag- Government policy regarding ac- ate Diploma in Health Administra- the coordination of the Victorian Organisational Development, implementation as well as in the legal service provider to WorkSafe ning and reporting, and fleet and ing a $6.3 billion electricity and cess to health services for asylum tion and Masters Health Service Certificate of Applied Learn- Operations Excellence, Operations audit of internal controls. on operational and regulatory chauffeur services. gas network, servicing more than seekers (a national first subse- Management. She has built upon ing (VCAL) program at Bendigo Management, IT Management. Galina was admitted into the issues. Prior to taking on this role, Elizabeth has previously worked one million customers in south quently mimicked in other states). this experience and is a confident Senior Secondary College. This His interests include family, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner- he was Manager, Legal Services at the United Nations in Geneva east Australia. Geraldine’s role He works with the Foundation for and competent policy developer includes Vocational Education & cycling, travel, food and mentoring ship in 2006 and has played a vital and responsible for managing and New York, the Sydney Organ- encompasses accountability for the Survivors of Torture and chairs and evaluator. Training (VET) and networking youth. role on many engagements since WorkSafe’s OHS prosecutions ising Committee for the Olympic all aspects of HR, Safety, Internal the Refugee Health Network Some of her key skills include for community building. then, including Computershare, practice. He is also an experienced Games, Harvard University and Communications, Public Affairs which co-ordinates service deliv- project management, business Jennifer has also made significant Legg Mason Asset Management, prosecutor having been instructing Melbourne University Private. and Government Relations. ery and develops policy advice to case development, proposal contributions to the development Hastings Funds Management, solicitor in some of Victoria’s most Elizabeth has a Bachelor of Arts Geraldine has over 23 years the Victorian Government. He is a development, government process of Victorian junior curriculum and Goldman Sachs JBWere, Caterpil- significant prosecutions. Stan’s from the University of Mel- experience in the HR field, having founding member of the Detention knowledge, group facilitation and assessment frameworks, and the lar Financial Australia Limited and role has also included involvement bourne, a Masters-level Diplome worked in Senior HR Leadership Health Advisory Group which consultation. Victorian Certificate of Education AustralianSuper. in significant OHS law reform de l’Institut d’Etudes Politques roles in other large organisations, advises the Department of Immi- Kylie has been a key figure in the (VCE) Biology Study Design. She Prior clients have included Rio initiatives including the OHS Act Grenoble France, and completed including BlueScope Steel and gration on health care delivery in health care industry, as well as is a published author, for a range Tinto Finance Limited, Ford Su- (Vic) 2004 and the national har- the Executive Fellows Program South Eastern Sydney Area Health Australia’s detention centres. many other associated groups of media, covering Chemistry, perannuation, BlackRock Invest- monisation of OHS Laws. Prior to of the Australia New Zealand Service prior to taking up her cur- within Australia. Biology, Applied Learning and ment Management and Uniting joining WorkSafe, Stan worked in School of Government in 2007. A 20 21 rent position. Leadership. She has presented Church in Australia. Galina has a variety of private and community fluent French speaker, Elizabeth Geraldine and her husband Frank professional development to col- over 12 years of working experi- legal practices predominantly in has worked in English and French relocated from Wollongong to leagues for these areas. Jennifer ence with PricewaterhouseCoo- criminal law. throughout her career and is Victoria in 2006 and have fully has contributed to the implemen- pers in Vladivostok, Moscow and Stan is married with 3 daughters. passionate about political science, embraced Melbourne as their tation of the Bendigo Education Melbourne offices. He enjoys running, cooking — international relations, emerging home city. Their interests during Plan through being a member Galina is married to Alexei and especially home-grown produce contemporary Australian art and leisure time include family and of the Curriculum Development has two young children, Ella and — and travel. spending time with her extended friends (mostly located in NSW, Team. Anton. Her interests outside of family. but frequent visitors), getting out In 2007 Jennifer was bestowed work include her family, reading, and about in Melbourne and sur- with Fellowship to the Australian cooking and entertaining. rounds, their dogs, travel, movies College of Educators. These career and live music and a passionate developments build on a broad support for the Collingwood experience from teaching in five Football Club. rural Victorian schools. Jennifer is married to Brendan with two children Lauren and Claire. With the girls moving on to higher education, Jennifer is interested in becoming more involved in building opportunities for people and communities to realise their potential. WCLP – 2009 Fellows

Michelle O’Sullivan Jennifer Porter Tim Rawling Nicholas Reece Elizabeth Riley David Roche Tim Rolfe Angela Rutter Senior Manager for Employee Corporate Lawyer 3D Modelling Manager State Secretary General Manager Assistant Director IMES Head Manager, The Climate Relations and Change Australia Post GeoScience Victoria Australian Labor Party Fawkner Crematorium and Department of Justice MV Studios Project Australian Conservation Implementation Memorial Park Foundation Transport Accident Commission Jennifer has worked at Australia Tim is a geologist with experience Mr Nicholas Reece was elected in David is currently the Assistant Di- Tim Rolfe is the Head of MV Post since 2004 in the Legal Ser- in geothermal energy, geological September 2009 as Secretary and Liz Riley is currently the General rector, IMES in the Department of Studios — Museum Victoria’s Angela is Manager of The Climate Michelle is currently the Senior vices Group and has also worked carbon storage, global tectonics Campaign Director of the Austra- Manager at Fawkner Crematorium Justice. He has worked in the State design, development and produc- Project at the Australian Conserva- Manager for Employee Relations as an Operations Manager at the and exploration. He currently lian Labor Party (ALP), Victorian and Memorial Park (FCMP) where Government since 2003 as a legal tion department of 50 staff — and tion Foundation (ACF). The Cli- and Change Implementation at Dandenong Letters Centre. Her manages the three dimensional Branch. she has worked for 2 years. policy officer, Manager and Acting Chair of the Exhibition Planning mate Project is The Hon Al Gore’s the Transport Accident Commis- practice areas are employment computer modelling and simula- In this role Nick is responsible for Prior to joining FCMP, Elizabeth Director. He currently manages Group which sets the framework global climate change leadership sion (TAC). Michelle has held a law, industrial relations and equal tion programs for GeoScience campaign preparation and execu- worked in a variety of acute and significant outsourced contracts and schedule for all exhibition program. ACF is an environmental number or roles within the TAC opportunity law. Victoria. tion, party administration, policy community health settings includ- on behalf of the State to do with projects for Melbourne Museum, NGO committed to inspiring people over her career and played an in- Prior to this role, Jennifer worked Tim has worked in the mineral and platform development and ing The Royal Victorian Eye and the road safety camera program. Scienceworks and the Immigra- to achieve a healthy environment strumental role in their relocation in private practice for 7 years with and energy exploration industries setting the strategic direction of Ear Hospital, Dental Health Ser- Prior to joining Government David tion Museum. The projects under for all Australians. to Geelong. Phillips Fox, Andersen Legal and as a computer programmer, and as the ALP in Victoria. In 2010, there vices Victoria, Peter MacCallum worked for 10 years as a practising Tim’s guidance have won over 20 Prior to joining ACF, Angela Michelle has worked in commu- Nabarro Nathanson in London. an academic, at the University of is scheduled to be two major elec- Cancer Centre and ISIS Primary solicitor with Philips Fox and awards including 6 prestigious worked in the advertising industry nity health and has a keen interest Jennifer and her partner Craig Melbourne. He has a PhD in struc- tions held in Victoria with a State Care in management and leader- Maurice Blackburn, mainly spe- international awards. as Business Director on household in the role community has to play have one son, Harry born 2008. tural geology, which he completed and Federal poll. ship roles. Liz is actively involved cialising in class actions. Prior to joining the museum Tim names such as Masterfoods, Sara in terms of health management Sometimes she gets to exercise. at Monash University and the Prior to his election Nick worked as in a number of sporting associa- David is married to Leonie, with worked in the private sector pro- Lee, L’Oreal and Kleenex. This and engagement. Michelle also has University of Arizona. His current Head of Policy and Strategy in the tions within her local community. two children Sebastien and ducing events, commercials and included eight years working in a sound back ground in industrial research and personal scientific Office of the Premier John Brumby Liz is married to Graeme and has 2 Camille. David is passionate about corporate productions for compa- London with leading agencies relations from both the manage- interests centre on climate change in the Victorian Government. children, Thomas and Anna. martial arts, staying healthy, nies such as BMW Australia, Air Ogilvy & Mather and BBDO where ment and union perspectives. and new energy alternatives, in Victoria is the second largest State socialising with family and friends New Zealand and Nike. He also she directed European and world- Michelle has a Masters in Innova- particular geothermal energy. in Australia with a population of 5 and keeping up with political won an Australian Writers Guild wide client accounts. tion and Services Management Tim is passionate about develop- million, a $275 billion economy and issues. AWGIE Award in 2003 and wrote Angela has a Bachelor of Business from RMIT which provides a ing public awareness of climate a $40 billion State Budget. Earlier the television script ‘The Confi- (Marketing), Certificate in Direct framework from which to explore change and dispelling the myths roles in Government included 22 23 dent Man’ starring Bryan Brown Marketing and Permaculture how organisations function and around the science and the emerg- Director of Economic Policy for that sold to over 90 countries. Design Certificate. She was Execu- manage change. ing suite of technology solutions. former Premier Steve Bracks and Whilst at RMIT University, Tim tive Producer of the documentary Over the years Michelle has been Adviser to former Treasurer, John was involved in the first ever ‘Telling the Truth’ and Producer for keenly involved in telephone Brumby. During the successful student-run public television magazine ‘Peninsula Illustrated’. counselling and running the train- 2007 ALP federal election cam- broadcast in Australia that laid the Angela is a Member of Rare Breeds ing for new telephone counsellors paign, Nick worked in Kevin Rudd’s foundation for the successful com- Trust of Australia, Bush Heritage, with a not-for-profit organisation. Policy Unit based at Campaign munity television station Channel Wildlife Victoria and Save-a-Dog. Headquarters. 31. Tim has been involved in a She is deeply interested in people’s Nick has a background in law, range of other community connection to environment, why finance and journalism having activities and lives with his partner people do what they do and trans- previously worked as solicitor with Eliza Hope and two daughters formative ideas. Angela is an avid national law firm Maurice Black- Miette and Josephine. reader, occasional runner, garden burn and as a journalist with the designer and long term partner of Australian Financial Review. Simon. He is a Director of the national street paper, The Big Issue, which is one of Australia’s leading social enterprises providing creative solu- tions to the issue of homelessness. WCLP – 2009 Fellows

Michael Scott Luke Stambolis Eugenie Stragalinos Louisa Trombin Ian Walker Deborah Walsh General Manager, Secretariat Project Manager Manager Strategic Projects and People & Values Manager Healthy Parks Director Executive Director and Shareholder Relations Contexx Corporate Responsibility The Body Shop Australia Parks Victoria Indigenous Leadership Network Tabcorp AXA Victoria Luke is currently a Project Man- Louisa Trombin is currently Ian Walker currently works with Michael works within the Corpo- ager at construction firm Contexx. Eugenie graduated with a Bach- People & Values Manager for The Parks Victoria and has two decades Deborah is a Gungarri woman rate and Legal division of Tabcorp, Having worked on many large elor of Commerce in 1994 and has Body Shop Australia, where she of experience working in conserva- who has an extensive background where he has developed and ex- scale construction projects, Luke since completed a post graduation has worked for the past 14 years. tion and park management. working in policy and service panded his role since commencing has just lead the successful Project qualification; Certified Practising Louisa is part of the executive Having worked across Victoria delivery and draws experience at Tabcorp in September 2002. Management and delivery of the Accountant (CPA), and has over 15 management team and is respon- and in the Pilbara region of from her many years of working Michael has over twelve years of $350m South Wharf development years experience in the financial sible for organisational develop- Western Australia Ian has diverse in both the Commonwealth and experience as a corporate com- precinct in Melbourne. Prior to services industry. ment, people strategy and corpo- experience in working with differ- State Government sectors and the munications professional, in the South Wharf, Luke spent time Eugenie began her career with rate social responsibility, including ent people and communities. Ian Indigenous community of Victoria. fields of Company Secretary and abroad working on the huge West- AXA, previously National Mutual production of the company’s social has lead a number of conservation Before being appointed Execu- Investor Relations, gained through field London development (White Funds Management, in 1994 and performance report. Her work initiatives including Warlu Way – a tive Director of the Indigenous working at Tabcorp, Ofgem (the City) whilst working for Multiplex has held a number of roles both predominantly involves driving tourism initiative to support Ab- Leadership Network Victoria, she UK energy regulator) and Ashton Constructions. Other notable operational and strategic. Her ex- people and values initiatives original people in caring for coun- was the manager of Centrelink’s Mining. projects Luke has lead include the perience includes financial report- across the business, to ensure staff try. He is involved in a management Indigenous Services Unit for Area In his career, Michael has restoration of the Russell St Police ing, client services, relationship are engaged and responsive to the planning framework for Victorian North Central Victoria. produced award winning annual headquarters in to high quality management, wealth management organisation’s business strategy Parks using web 2.0 technology Deborah has worked extensively reports, managed due diligence/ apartments. product operations and strategic and philosophy. and Habitat 141 — a landscape scale in Victoria’s Indigenous Com- verification/investor communica- Married to Eve, they are expecting planning. Louisa graduated with a Degree in conservation initiative. munity, mentoring Indigenous tions during company takeovers, a child in late 2009. He enjoys Her current role as Manager Education from Deakin University A feature of Ian’s career to date has young people, delivering training advised Boards on corporate playing squash, dog walking, is a Strategic Projects and Corporate (Rusden) and then completed a been the development of successful to Indigenous and non-Indigenous governance matters, managed keen fly fisherman and attempts Responsibility covers all aspects Grad Cert in Organisational De- partnership models with govern- people, supporting social and shareholder meetings, developed golf every so often. Luke and Eve of strategic planning activities velopment and Training through ment partners, NGO’s, the private cultural events and involved in websites, coordinated probity and also love to renovate and take great for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Southern Cross University. 24 25 sector and Aboriginal communities. many organisations, including as licence submissions to Govern- pride in their achievements in including managing and producing Louisa has been a committee This has included progressing joint co-chairperson on Reconciliation ments and regulators, and been home renovation. the strategic plan, the produc- member of various commu- management aspirations of Tradi- Victoria’s board. Tabcorp’s Acting Company tion of Board deliverables and the nity organisations; including The tional Owners across Victoria. As Executive Director of ILNV, Secretary. annual Board Strategy conference. Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Married with two children, Ian en- Deborah is responsible for the Michael is Chairman of Tabcorp’s Eugenie’s role also includes lead- STEP Group training company, (an joys time away camping and going coordination of key planning tasks head office OHS Committee, ing strategic projects and research employment initiative for disad- to the beach with his family. and plays a vital role in establish- Member of the Legislation aimed at solving key strategic vantaged youth) and is currently ing a collaborative voice to build Review Committee for Chartered issues. In addition, Eugenie is also a committee member of Service positive relationships that assist Secretaries Australia, and Member responsible for managing corpo- Skills Victoria (a retail industry the ILNV in realizing its vision for of Tabcorp’s Committee for the rate responsibility initiatives for advisory committee to the the future. Her overriding goal is Corporate employees’ rewards and the Australian and New Zealand Victorian government). to have contributed in some way recognition program. businesses. Louisa’s interests outside work to improving access and equity Michael is married, has three Eugenie’s interest in the area of include travel, skiing, entertaining, for Indigenous Australians. young children, and enjoys the community involvement has been wine and great restaurants. outdoors, sports and being a Dad. present for many years as she has been an active volunteer with many community organisations. WCLP and the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority

In early 2009, bushfires swept across Victoria devas- leaders with expertise in a vast range of fields — tating 78 communities and 400,000 hectares of land. from the law to construction, to town planning and A total of 173 people lost their lives. The devastation risk management. resulted in 2,029 homes destroyed along with hun- Christine Nixon, Chair of the VBRRA, sought the dreds of businesses, 5 schools and kindergartens, 3 assistance of LV’s Alumni as part of the recovery sporting clubs and numerous other buildings. process. A partnership has been formed that will see On 10 February 2009, the Commonwealth and Victo- LV work closely with the VBRRA to provide special- rian Governments established the Victorian Bushfire ist leadership skills and expertise to the recovery Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (VBRRA) process. to oversee and coordinate the largest recovery and The 2009 WCLP participants were moved by the op- rebuilding program Victoria has ever faced. portunity to support Christine Nixon and her team The Authority is working with communities, busi- at this crucial time of need in our State. The WCLP nesses, charities, local councils and other govern- group spent time analysing the challenges emerg- ment departments to help rebuild communities ing from the recovery and reconstruction effort and affected by the bushfires. developed a series of initiatives that they will pursue Each affected community has different needs and in 2010. the priority is to help regions, towns and individuals The individual journeys undertaken by the 2009 to rebuild and recover in a way that is safe, timely, WCLP participants have resulted in deep learning efficient, cost effective and respectful of those differ- that each will carry with them to their workplaces, ent needs. This major operation requires input from and into their broader community life.

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Text on Bushfire Recovery process taken from www.wewillrebuild.vic.gov.au WCLP – 2009 Guest Speakers

Valerie Callister Prof Rob Moodie Mustafa Najib Justin Mohamed Regional Manager, Department of Chair, Nossal Institute for Global Settlement Worker, SCAAB Director, Academy of Sport & Human Services Health, University of Melbourne Education Enza Calabro Angus Hume Leonie Young Principal, Noble Park English Jackie Bingham Community Relationships Man- CEO, Beyondblue: the National Language School Research Officer, Yorta Yorta ager Gippsland, Department of Depression Initiative Nation Aboriginal Corporation Primary Industry Cecilia Clarke Bernie Geary Acting Regional Manager, Founda- Mike Tynan Andy Tegart Child Safety Commissioner, Office tion House CEO, The Aboriginal Community Director, Deanmac Emergency of the Child Safety Commissioner Strategic Planning & Policy Unit Services Pty Ltd; Secretary, Josef Szwarc Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund Prof Ingrid Winship Research and Policy Manager, Cr Kevin Ryan Chair in Adult Clinical Genetics, Foundation House Deputy Mayor, City of Greater Heather Farley University of Melbourne; Execu- Shepparton Coordinator Community Recovery, tive Director Research, Melbourne Nasirah Cavaney LV AND THE 2009 WILLIAMSON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Community Liveability, Latrobe Health Victorian Representative, Islam Phil Pearce City Council Australia Inc CEO, City of Greater Shepparton PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WISH TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE Assoc Prof Nicholas Tonti- Allan Bawden Filippini David McAllister John Corboy THE FOLLOWING GUEST SPEAKERS WHO CONTRIBUTED SO RICHLY CEO, Bass Coast Shire Council Dean, Teaching, Learning and Artistic Director, The Australian Corboy Fresh Fruit, former SPC Research, and Head of Bioethics, Ballet Chairman and business activist Stephen Cannon John Paul II Institute for Marriage TO THE PROGRAM. President, Watershed Victoria and Family; Consultant Ethicist Valerie Wilder Christine Nixon APM Executive Director, The Australian Chair, Victorian Bushfire Recon- Jessica Harrison Andrew Moon Ballet struction & Recovery Authority Representative, Watershed Executive, Programming, Produc- Victoria tion and Collections (WCLP ’97) Michael Perusco Ken Latta CEO, Sacred Heart Mission Chief Executive and Chief Officer, Anna Kilborn Paul Briggs OAM Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Professor David de Kretser AC Philip Endersbee Sue Nattrass AO Jeremy Baskin Project Officer, Environmental Co-Chair, Indigenous Leadership Prof Margaret Gardner Services Board (MFB) Governor of Victoria Managing Director, Wilderness the Yarts Consulting; former Art Director, Cambridge Programme Scientist, Department Sustainabil- Network Victoria Vice Chancellor, RMIT Professor de Kretser & Mrs de Wear (WCLP ’92) Director Melbourne International for Sustainability Leadership ity and the Environment John Ridley Kretser Festival of the Arts and Adelaide Australia Simon Overland Mark Reeves Principal, Clifton Consulting Jed Macartney OAM Festival John Murphy Chief Commissioner, Victoria Principal Alpine School Services Pty Ltd The Hon Peter Batchelor MP Commercial Director, AVTEQ Pty Prof John Langford CEO, Visy Group Police Minister for Community Develop- Ltd (WCLP ‘05) Darien Sticklen Director UniWater, University Trudy Thomson Prof John Daley ment; Minister for Energy and Director/Owner, Arts Events Man- of Melbourne Hass Dellal OAM Jeremy Rapke QC Principal St Helena’s Secondary CEO, Grattan Institute Resources; Manager, Govern- Tony Keenan agement Australasia (WCLP ’01) Executive Director, Australian Victorian Director of Public College (WCLP 01) ment Business in the Legislative CEO, Hanover Services Ben Furmage Multicultural Foundation (WCLP Prosecutions The Hon Judith Troeth Assembly Natalie O’Brien General Manager, Strategic Plan- ’93) Pauline Rice Senator for Victoria, Liberal Party Cath Smith CEO, Melbourne Food & Wine ning, Melbourne Water Andrew Crisp Acting Principal, Fitzroy High of Australia Prof Peter Sheldrake CEO, Victorian Council of Social Festival (WCLP ’08) Ian Hamm Acting Assistant Commissioner, School Professor of Business Entrepre- Services Steve Tong Executive Director, Aboriginal Victoria Police Serge Thomann neurship, RMIT Brendan McClements Municipal Recovery Manager, Affairs Victoria, Department of Tom O’Connor Councillor City of Port Phillip; Dr Patrick Greene CEO, Victorian Major Events Latrobe City Council Planning and Community Devel- Paul Ross CEO, Oaktree Foundation Former President, Unchain St Peter Brown Chief Executive Officer, Museum Company opment Inspector, Region 1, Licensing and Kilda Inc former Executive Director, Fifteen Victoria Richard Teychenne Public Order, Victoria Police Alischa Ross Foundation (WCLP ’04) Peter Hertan Manager Partnerships & Perfor- Padmini Sebastian CEO, Youth Empowerment Prof Noel Turnbull Helen Silver Executive Director, Sport & Recre- mance, Office of Land and Fire, Director, Immigration Museum The Hon John Brumby MP Against HIV/AIDS (YEAH) former Principal of Turnbull, Fox, Annie Volkering Secretary, Department of Premier ation Victoria (WCLP ’94) Department of Sustainability and Premier of Victoria Philips; Adjunct Prof in Communi- General Manager Sustainable and Cabinet the Environment (GCLP) Angel Calderon Kane Bowden cations, RMIT University Infrastructure, Parks Victoria Sir Gustav Nossal AC OBE FRS Principal Advisor, Policy and Paul Ramadge CEO, Lighthouse Foundation (WCLP ’06) Jim Betts Brad McLean, Manager Western David O’Brien Research, RMIT University Editor-in-Chief, The Age Jill Hollingworth Secretary, Department of Trans- Treatment Plant, Melbourne Operations Officer, Boolarra CFA Stella Avramopoulos Director, Tango Public Relations George Brouwer port Water Dr Nouria Salehi OAM Lindsay Gaze CEO, Kildonan Uniting Care (WCLP ’97) Ombudsman, Victoria Ray Stewart Afghan Australian Volunteers Associate Member, Basketball John Rogan Peter Harris Chairman, Boolarra Folk Festival Association Hall of Fame, Sport Australia Hall Michael Chisholm Ross McCann Executive Director, Commercial, Secretary, Department of Sustain- 28 29 of Fame Operations Manager, Rumbalara Managing Director, Qenos VicRoads (WCLP ’91) ability and Environment Di Billingsley Stephen Armstrong Football & Netball Club Secretary, Boolarra CFA Executive Producer, Malthouse Simon McKeon Jeremy Duffield Brian Welch Dr Graeme Pearman Theatre Executive Chairman Melbourne Tui Crumpen Managing Director Vanguard In- Executive Director, Master Build- Director, Graeme Pearman Steve Rieniets Office, Macquarie Group Limited Manager GV Partnerships, Acad- vestments Asia Pacific; Chairman ers Association Victoria Consulting; former Chief of Atmo- Plant Manager, Loy Yang B Power The Hon Greg Hunt MP emy of Sport & Education Vanguard Investments Australia spheric Research, CSIRO Station (WCLP ’96) Federal Member for Flinders; Judge Jennifer Coate Pru Sanderson Shadow Minister for Climate State Coroner Chris Turner Wayne Kayler-Thomson CEO, VicUrban (WCLP ‘95) Charles Berger Laurie Jeremiah Change & Water Academy of Sport and Education CEO, Victorian Employers’ Cham- Director of Strategic Ideas, Austra- Manager Recovery, Gippsland, Merle Mitchell AM ber Of Commerce and Industry Gary Gaffney lian Conservation Foundation Department of Sustainability and Brendan Murphy Former Member and President Josh Wanganeen Executive Director, Industry In- the Environment (GCLP ’06) CEO, Austin Health Victorian Council of Social Service Rumbalara Football & Netball Club Prof George Cairns vestment, Regional Development Caroline Bayliss and Australian Council of Social Deputy Head, Research and In- Victoria Director, Global Sustainabil- Max Stuart Shelly Park Service Peth Atkinson novation, School of Management, ity at RMIT University; Deputy DSE CE, Southern Health Executive Manager, Health RMIT Rob Adams Director, United Nations Global Jinny McGrath Services, Rumbalara Aboriginal Director, Design and Urban Envi- Compact Cities Programme Andy Gillham Prof Helena Teede Programs Manager, SCAAB Co-operative Chris Blake ronment, City of Melbourne Parks Victoria Director, Diabetes Southern (WCLP ’03) Executive General Manager Health; Director, Jean Hailes Foun- Felicia Dean People & Community, National dation (WCLP ’08) CEO, Rumbalara Aboriginal Australia Bank Co-operative ExperienceBank

Mrs Marlene Adams Mr Peter Adams Michael Barr Steve Briner NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, EXPERIENCEBANK IS LV’S COMMUNITY Area Manager, Metro Principal Manager, Risk & Logistics Manager of Financial Planning, Dennis Family Homes Pascoe Valley North Primary St Leonard’s College Victoria and Queensland LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR MATURE PROFESSIONALS KEEN TO USE School Bankwest/CBA Skills Offered: Development, Skills Offered: Educational man- THEIR SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT. training, mentoring Skills Offered: Leadership and agement, logistics, risk manage- Skills Offered: Mentoring, high Areas of Service: Not-for-profit change management, personal ment, event planning/organisation achievement team building, organisations, community build- skills Areas of Service: Community management skills, negotiation ing, welfare Areas of Service: Arts, entertain- service, social welfare, youth and skills, change management, career Community Engagement: Board ment, education, social welfare education planning Member, Women’s Housing; Community Engagement: Member Community Engagement: Various Areas of Service: Extensive Mentor, Road Trauma Association; of the Teaching Service for over philanthropic organisations experience across the banking and Each year, participants in the ExperienceBank pro- Teacher Representative, School 15 years; educator for the Museum financial services sector, various Council; Board Member, VCTA of Victoria; musician for the NFP committees gram are guided through two phases. The first phase Victorian Arts Council Community Engagement: Vice- involves attendance at seminars and the develop- president and Club Captain, Elwood Lifesaving Club ment of case studies to explore issues faced by the not-for-profit sector, and the broader community. Participants then undertake a placement in a not-for- profit organisation. ExperienceBank participants graduate as associates of LV and join our extended family of alumni. They then go on to contribute to the broader community through placements arranged by LV and indepen- dently.

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Brian Cook William Dubsky Athina Georgiou Anthea Hancocks Director, Premium Former Director Director, Allied Health Chief Marketing Officer Worksafe Haywood Financial Management Southern Health Herbert Geer Lawyers

Skills Offered: Business planning, Skills Offered: Financial plan- Skills Offered: Operational and Skills Offered: Business to busi- regulating, change development, ning, marketing, manufacturing, strategic control, training, coach- ness marketing, strategic market- team and project management consulting ing, mentoring ing, communications, business Areas of Service: Workers com- Areas of Service: Community Areas of Service: Health, educa- development, governance, training pensation, health, welfare, social Community Involvement: Member tion, social services and education services St Vincent de Paul, Ashburton Community Engagement: Mentor Areas of Service: Community, arts, Community Engagement: Cub Chapter; Member St Michael’s to NFP Manager, Action on Dis- environment Scout leader, Bayside District; Catholic Parish Finance Commit- ability within Ethnic Communities Community Engagement: Board School Council Member; member tee; volunteer to Ashwood Hous- (ADEC) Member and Chair, Trust for of numerous sporting communi- ing Commission flats; Member, Nature (fundraising and communi- ties Melbourne Singers (community cations committee); Chair, Earth- concerts); Member MOGS (local watch Australia; communications men’s group); Member Probus, committee, Earthwatch Australia; Camberwell marketing mentor, HRSS ExperienceBank

David Park Kate Perkins Henry Reynolds Hasmukh Shah Edward Pollard Helen Adams Zena Burgess Margaret Cooper Partner Assistant Principal Global Leader Risk Management Former Lead Analyst and Former Vice President, Human Executive Officer CEO Counsellor and consultant Parkyoung Department of Education and GHD Consultant Resources Western Region Disability Network Royal Australian College of Early Childhood Development NAB and ANZ Banks BHP Billiton General Practitioners Skills Offered: Social work, com- Skills Offered: Public relations, Skills Offered: Risk management, Skills Offered: Stakeholder munity development, mentoring, strategic communications plan- Skills Offered: Educational business strategy, business plan- Skills Offered: Consultancy and Skills Offered: Human Resources programs, process review, change Skills Offered: Marketing, human personal development ning leadership, problem-solving, staff ning and development, manage- change, project management, risk management consulting, executive management, culture change resources, supervision, project Areas of Service: Not-for-profit Areas of Service: Public relations, development, strategic planning, ment, mentoring management coaching, leadership development programs management organisations, community, health, communications planning, media teaching and learning, mentoring Areas of Service: Various Areas of Service: Information Areas of Service: Indigenous Areas of Service: Health, educa- Areas of Service: Education, com- welfare relations, government relations, Areas of Service: Arts & Sport Community Engagement: Very technology, community, com- groups, disadvantaged children tion, social welfare/disability munity development Community Engagement: Mem- presentation skills Community Engagement: Involved Special Kids; Hanover munications Community Engagement: Com- sector Community Engagement: Board ber, Abbotsford Convent Coalition; Community Engagement: Commu- in arts organisations for children Community Engagement: Member, mittee of Management, Gordon- Community Engagement: Com- Member, CFA manager, Collingwood Children’s nications planning, SHARC group; and arts education; advisory panel Probus Club, volunteer, AMES; Care mittee Member, Interchange Farm presentations on social media, for Artist in Schools Program, volunteer, DoCare Victoria and Broadmeadows Beyond Blue, ECMS and other Arts Victoria; ArtPlay, leadership Disability Services; Departmental NFPs; media training and counsel of adventure camps for youth; Officer, Intellectual Disability to CEO, Greenfleet; event manage- advocate for “Kids Hope Aus” (a Review Panel ment strategy and implementation, World Vision mentoring program); EJ Whitten Foundation manager, Victorian State Primary Schools Diving Team

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Robert Smith Colin Vickery Ian Pausacker Bill Smith James Cyngler OAM Keren Dattner Aurel Dessewffy Lindsay Fitzclarence Director Artistic Director Former Property Manager Lawyer Mediator and skills trainer Director Principal/Owner Former Associate Professor Robert B Smith Corp Vickery’s Imageworks Art and National Trust of Australia Self-employed Jim Cyngler Consulting Nicholas Dattner and Co Pty Ltd Altariel Group of Education Photography (Victoria) Monash University Skills Offered: Project manage- Skills Offered: Commercial legal Skills Offered: Conflict manage- Skills Offered: Training, mentor- Skills Offered: Financial, Risk As- ment, marketing, new business Skills Offered: Publicity, event Skills offered: Mentoring, strategic skills, governance, management ment consultant, facilitator, ing, collaborating events sessment and Management Skills Offered: Narrative counsel- development organisation, media branding planning, board membership Areas of Service: Arts, youth, dis- arbitrator, barrister, builder Areas of Service: Community, Areas of Service: Business and ling, group dynamics, interperson- Areas of Service: Business, com- Areas of Service: Entertainment, Areas of service: Community- ability services Areas of Service: Law, construc- health, social welfare, environ- personal coaching, mentoring, al communication, junior sports munity arts, film & television, media based organisations (any field), Community Engagement: St tion, property and commercial ment business strategy coaching Community Engagement: Chair- Community Engagement: Member conservation and environment Martins Youth Arts Centre; Able areas Community Engagement: Mel- Community Involvement: Mem- Areas of Service: Education, sports man, Allandale Foundation Appeals Committee, Variety Community Engagement: Various Australia Services; LEAP Founda- Community Engagement: Me- bourne Stone Heritage Building ber, Rural Financial Counselling Community Engagement: Various (not-for-profit Prescribed Private consultancy roles tion; Indigo magazine diation Chair, IAMA Vic Chapter Conservator, HR Service, Southern Wimmera roles within the sports sector Fund which supports the educa- Committee & Western District Reference tion of disadvantaged children in Committee; Member, Anam Cara Victoria); currently working on de- House; Reference Committee, velopmental programs, Cambodia Colac Hospice; volunteer fire- We Care (US organisation) fighter, CFA ExperienceBank

Rodney Harris Roger Hayward Grant Lambert Vincent Lewis Rajesh Patel Jennifer Reilly Gail Rooney John Senior Chief Executive Officer Former School Principal Managing Director Manager, Innovation and Business Value and Change Administration Manager Former Human Resources Manager Strategic Partnerships Motor Neurone Disease The Optimizers Pty Ltd Emerging Markets Management Lead Aon Risk Services Manager Parks Victoria Association of Victoria Skills Offered: Board, strategic Big Sky Credit Union IBM Australia Post planning, leadership development Skills Offered: Strategic planning, Skills Offered: Risk management, Skills Offered: Strategic planning, Skills Offered: Mentoring and Areas of Service: Education preparation and review of busi- Skills Offered: Finance and Skills Offered: Strategy and or- budgeting, financial reporting, Skills Offered: Human Resources, corporate and business planning, support, strategic opportunity, Community Involvement: Board ness plans, financial and general treasury, mentoring, banking and ganisational change, organisation compliance, human resource is- industrial relations conference management, work- management, governance Member, Prahran Mission management financial planning, business con- structure, business consultancy, sues, organising and implementing Areas of Service: Arts, health, shop facilitation Areas of Service: Community Areas of Service: Public and sultancy, community, sport management Areas of Service: Manufacturing, social welfare Areas of Service: Public sector services, disability private sector Areas of Service: Banking and Areas of Service: Business, tech- service industries Community Involvement: Community Engagement: Board Community Engagement: Chair- Community Engagement: finance, community, sport nology, communications Community Engagement: Secre- Secretary, Board of the Geelong Member, Catchments Australia man, International Alliance of Lecturer, Monash University; Community Engagement: Com- Community Engagement: tary, Melbourne Flames Dragon Art Gallery; Board Member, Foundation; National Confer- ALS/MND Associations; board Consultant, major Australian and mittee of Management, Link Com- Lecturer, Swinburne University; Boat Club; Member, Committee of General Practitioners Association ence Convenor, Parks and Leisure roles at ACROD Vic, Palliative international firms munity Transport consultant for many organisations Advice, Aon Charity Foundation of Geelong Australia Care Victoria, the National Asso- (including energy and utilities, ciation for Loss and Grief Inc, and financial services, consumer prod- MND Australia ucts, telecommunications, building products and agribusiness)

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John Macdonald Deborah Mierisch Dr Judith Mitchell Denis O’Hara W/Prof Andrew Smith Merilyn Spratling Glenn Staunton Trevor Stevenson Director Principal Former Principal Director and Principal Head of School of Dentistry, Direc- Refugee Health Nurse Consultant Organisational Associate Professor Scot Holland Group Milgate Primary School Kingswood College Fey Pty Ltd tor, Winthrop Professor and Coordinator Psychologist RMIT University Oral Health Centre of Western Eastern Access Community Health Measured Development Skills Offered: High performance Skills Offered: Mentoring, leader- Skills Offered: Board leader- Skills Offered: Strategy and plan- Australia (OHCWA) Skills Offered: Research and team management, development ship, counselling, people manage- ship and management, NGO ning, IT management, organisa- Skills Offered: Education and Skills Offered: Governance, investigation, organisational man- and motivation of staff Initia- ment, management processes, governance, policy development tional improvement, mentoring Skills Offered: Health manage- training research, program evalu- strategic planning, management, agement, management tion, innovative and sustainable organisational planning, education and analysis, project planning, Areas of Service: Youth and human ment, research, teaching, mentor- ation competency-based behavioural as- Areas of Service: Health and medi- community development projects, and training development, coordination and development ing Areas of Service: Health, educa- sessment, organisational develop- cal services, science, technology financial management, risk man- Areas of Service: Education, youth evaluation, organisational change, Community Engagement: Trea- Areas of Service: Health, commu- tion, community services, develop- ment services, coaching, mediation and innovation agement, financial control development, community services strategic planning, staff develop- surer, Caulfield Park Tennis; advi- nity development, environment, ment Areas of Service: Education, wel- Community Engagement: Associ- Areas of Service: Community, local Community Involvement: Trainer ment and training, research sor, Karma Currency Foundation; culture change programs, social Community Engagement: Indig- fare, health, SMEs ate Professor of Plant Biotechnol- government, community services and counselor, Crossway; board Areas of Service: Education Hume Global Learning Village welfare enous Leadership Network Community Engagement: Com- ogy and Head of Research for Community Engagement: Hume Member, Lifeline Community Involvement: Former Committee; membership consul- Community Engagement: Head munity Member, Port Melbourne Biosciences Global Learning Village Commit- Board Member and Chair, Oxfam tant, YEAH of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hub Steering Commit- tee; former Board Member, Eco- Australia Austin Hospital; educational sup- tee; Committee Member, City of nomic Development Association of port for developing countries Port Phillip Friends of Suai; Chair, Victoria; Member, Inner Eastern Cabrini Human Research Ethics Local Learning & Employment Committee Network ExperienceBank ExperienceBank — 2009 Guest Speakers

LV AND THE 2009 EXPERIENCEBANK PARTICIPANTS WISH TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING GUEST SPEAKERS WHO CONTRIBUTED SO RICHLY TO THE PROGRAM.

Dr Janet Mahoney Beth Child George Osborne Tom Kneebone Former Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Circus Board Director Manager, Learning Community Participation Assistant, State Grain Foods, CRC (EB ‘07) Department, City of Hume Netball and Hockey Centre James Montgomerey Mr Trevor Stevenson Director, Community Sport and Cam Walker Kylie McNamara Associate Professor, School of Recreation, Department of Plan- Campaign Coordinator, Friends of Sacred Heart Mission John Unkles David Waterson Jim Weber Linda Wilson Applied Sciences ning and Community Develop- the Earth National Business Development General Manager, Development Group Marketing and Corporate Deakin University RMIT University, Bundoora ment Sandy Khazam Manager & Strategy Relations Manager (EB ‘08) Maureen O’Keefe Exhibition Curator and acting Op- The Guild Group NEMMCO Scope (Vic) Ltd Skills Offered: Community Adrian Panozzo Manager, Multicultural Hub, City erations Manager, Jewish Museum services consultancy, strategic Maria Katsonis CEO, RecLink of Melbourne Skills Offered: Marketing, Skills Offered: Strategic advice, IT, Skills Offered: Marketing and planning, organising Executive Director, Public Policy Sarah Reeves sponsorship, fundraising, event project management fundraising focus Areas of Service: Disability and and Organisation Reviews, State Kym O’Donoghue Hugh Davies Learning and Development planning, business and economic Areas of Service: Strategy develop- Areas of Service: Metro Melbourne education, youth leadership, com- Services Authority (WCLP ‘95) Manager, Eastern Recreation and Managing Director, MacFarlan Advisor, World Vision development, board development ment and advice Community Engagement: Market- munity development Leisure Services Lane participation Community Engagement: NRCH ing and Corporate Relations Man- Community Engagement: Director, Lindsay Fitzclarence Gilbert Kamanga Areas of Service: Business, human ager, Scope (Vic) Ltd; consultancy EW Tippin Board; committee of Former Associate Dean of Educa- Dr Helen Light AM Heather Wellington Manager Africa Team, World services, finance role, Indigo Magazine management, Grit Media; Member, tion, Faculty of Education, Monash Director and Curator, Jewish Consultant, DLA Phillips Fox Vision Community Engagement: Com- Hume Leadership consultancy University, Gippsland (EB ‘08) Museum (WCLP ‘94) mittee Member, Camberwell group Georgina Van Stekelenburg Hockey Club; Board Member, An- Paul Higgins Sally Elford Noel Turnbull Partnership Manager, World glicare Victoria; Member, Deakin Core Consultant, Emergent Fundraising & Dev Manager, Growth Solutions Group Vision University Faculty of Accounting Futures (WCLP ‘97) Sacred Heart Mission and Finance Programs Advisory Barbara Van Ernst Paul Ronalds Committee David Morawetz Matt Hills Barbara van Ernst Pty Ltd (EB ‘06) Deputy CEO and Director of Founder and Director, the Staffer, Lentil As Anything Strategy, World Vision Morawetz Social Justice Fund Julie Parke Neil Blake Beacon Foundation Maria Mercurio Maggie Maguire Coordinator, Port Phillip Eco CEO, RSPCA CEO, Abbotsford Convent Centre Cath Smith Foundation (WCLP ‘97) CEO, VCOSS Penny Aquino Maria Tsopanis Volunteer Resources Manager, Ashley Rosshandler Community and Social Enterprise Colin Vickery RSPCA CEO, Karma Currency Manager, AMES Colin Vickery Photographic and Digital Art (EB ‘08) Dr Derek Kosbab Karenza Louis-Smith Noel Blencowe General Manager, Broadmeadows CEO, TaskForce Team Leader, CERES David Park Employment Project, Workforce parkyoung (EB ‘07) Plus Christa Momot Raymond Chara Executive Officer, Reichstein Chef, CERES café Celia Gerreyn Dr Alistair Inglis Foundation Bridge Project, YMCA (WCLP ‘05) Head of Campus, Sunbury Cam- Peter Brown pus, Victoria University Jason Eades Former Executive Director, Fifteen Lindsay Fitzclarence CEO, Koorie Heritage Trust Foundation Former Associate Dean of Educa- Pat Townsend 36 37 tion, Faculty of Education, Monash President, Hume University Deb Walshe Jenny Grayling University, Gippsland (EB 2008) of the Third Age (Hume U3A) Director, Indigenous Leadership General Manager, Organisational Network Services and Company Secretary, Paul Higgins Haileluel Gebre-Selassi The Brotherhood of St Laurence Core Consultant, Emergent African Think Tank Georgina Landau Marie Howard Prof Henryk Majewski Angela Milne Craig Hassed Futures (WCLP ‘97) Director Chief Executive Officer Head of School of Medical Company Secretary Senior Lecturer, Monash Ken Thompson MoveUbyTLC Early Childhood Management Sciences World Vision Australia University Department of General Chairman, Hume Global Learning Vicki Couzens Services RMIT University Practice Village Committee The Koorie Heritage Trust Skills offered: Project manage- Skills Offered: Corporate ment, cultural diversity programs, Skills Offered: Culture change pro- Skills Offered: Business develop- Governance, board and meeting Maud Clark AM Frank McGuire Merilyn Spratling facilitation, coaching, mentoring grams, leadership development, ment, organisational change, practices Artistic Director, Somebody’s Strategist, Hume Global Learning Former Practice Nurse, Victorian Areas of service: Aged care coaching, mentoring strategic planning Areas of Service: Open to any Daughter Theatre Village Committee (WCLP ‘98) Aboriginal Health Service (EB ‘08) Community Engagement: Board Areas of Service: Community, Areas of Service: Education, health Community Engagement: Mem- Member of Elder Rights Advocacy health, social welfare Community Engagement: Aus- ber, Banyule Housing Support Community Engagement: Com- tralasian society of Clinical and Group Inc; Pastoral Council and mittee position, Australian Mul- Experimental Pharmacologists Education Board, St Martin of tiple Births Association; Victorian and Toxicologists; various roles Tours Parish Cytology Service Board over many years including past president Lakeside Secondary College Praise for ExperienceBank

FOLLOWING ARE TESTIMONIALS FROM SOME OF THE “ExperienceBank was an amazing experience for “We found that the Experience Bank Program’s TaskForce, and me personally. Getting hooked up input to our research topic was very valuable. The ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTED BY EXPERIENCEBANK GRADUATES. with a coach who helped me look at my leadership team understood the project needs well and re- style and skills in the workplace really helped sup- mained objective during the project. While they port me in my first role as a CEO of a not-for-profit. had empathy for many of the issues involved, they Gayle was willing to give her time and her amazing weren’t immersed in the detail or surrounding “Hume City Council was supported through 2009 “Our inclusion in the LV ExperienceBank Program knowledge to me over 12 months and this really sup- politics. The team delivered a high quality report on by the ExperienceBank Team from LV. The team — has been an invaluable experience for La Mama. ported me in growing some of my skills and becom- time, at a great price, and were very professional to charged with the task of reviewing Youth Leadership The ExperienceBank team offered new insight ing a well-rounded leader! work with.” in Hume — consisted of Keren Dattner, John Mac- into issues facing our not-for-profit organisation Taking part in SkillsBank, as a not-for-profit or- donald, Denis O’Hara, Glenn Staunton and Linda and made recommendations that have helped us to gaisation, was a fantastic experience. I was able to Graeme Kelly Wilson. They conducted wide-ranging consultations develop practical solutions to these issues. Through work with a project team of 8 professionals, all with Chief Executive Officer throughout the Hume Community over an extended the ExperienceBank Program, La Mama has forged completely different areas of expertise. They helped Vicdeaf period of time, always working closely with the Proj- ongoing relationships with leaders and has access TaskForce develop a best practice evaluation frame- ect Sponsors at Hume City Council. to networks that will assist us to implement these work that allows us to demonstrate the work that In September they delivered a comprehensive recommendations in the future.” we are delivering to the people who fund us. This “LEAP Foundation and the Indigo Magazine team report, based on strong research, and delivered a project outcome was highlighted at our last quality were supported by LV in late 2008 via the Experi- range of well-considered recommendations. This Pippa Bainbridge accreditation as an example of leading practice.” enceBank program and team. It was certainly a great report will form the basis of action for 2010 on Youth Company Manager learning experience, with the transferrable knowl- Leadership in Hume City, by Hume City Council La Mama Theatre Karenza Louis-Smith edge, guidance and experience of the Experience- and the Hume Global Learning Village. As one of the CEO Bank team and the invaluable insight to the com- Project Sponsors I very much appreciated their time, TaskForce – breaking the cycle of addiction and munity sector. The ExperienceBank team provided their close liaison, the professional manner by which unemployment business and professional expertise and knowledge they conducted themselves and most importantly which enabled our team to consider our strategic for Hume — their useful report! I would thoroughly and future direction. “ commend ExperienceBank team support for a simi- lar project.” Natalina Morelli & Freya Holland Indigo Magazine George Osborne 38 39 Manager Learning Community Department Hume City Council SkillsBank

SKILLSBANK PROVIDES LV ALUMNI WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS ON A PRO BONO (FREE) BASIS.

Williamson Community Leadership Program Fel- SkillsBank was developed in 1995 by a number lows and ExperienceBank Associates offer volun- of WCLP Alumni who saw that there were many tary support and advice to NFP organisations with possible avenues for transferring skills and knowl- limited resources. edge without involving fees. More than 60% of our Alumni are carefully matched to the needs of each Alumni are actively engaged in community activities not-for-profit and many take on multiple requests either through SkillsBank or in their own personal throughout the year, which gives them a close and lives. often lasting connection to the community sector. In 2009, there have been 490 Alumni involved in The range of skills offered by Alumni include: voluntary SkillsBank placements, assisting more • leading and managing organisations and people than 130 NFP organisations (see the list of organisa- • governance and Board development tions below). • change management As previously mentioned, in 2009, a significant • strategic and business planning partnership was launched with the Victorian Bush- • organisational review and development fire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, • training and project development at the invitation of Christine Nixon APM, head of • marketing the Authority. • specific skills related to chosen professions, for Through SkillsBank, our Alumni are assisting indi- instance law, urban planning or film-making. viduals and families who have been affected by the The types of requests that SkillsBank receives are devastating Victorian bushfires of February 2009. diverse but typically fall into the following areas: By acting as Building Support Advisors, our Alumni • board members are guiding affected individuals and families in the • mentoring the CEO or executive staff of a NFP process of rebuilding their homes. We will also be as- 40 41 organisation sisting communities to re-establish important forms • speakers or presenters on leadership topics of community support such as newly-constructed • facilitators for strategic or business planning sporting and recreation facilities and other activities sessions as the partnership evolves. • project teams to assist an organisation work through a range of issues or challenges Praise for SkillsBank

“LV is a wonderful support organisation that is pro- “The assistance SkillsBank has provided us and the Like many small and medium-sized charities, the “Through the fantastic partnership and support of active in its endeavours to provide assistance when groups we work with, such as the Mildura Aborigi- Fight Cancer Foundation (formerly the Bone Mar- LV’s SkillsBank, each participant in the vicsport pro- requested. The Camcare Board of Governance has nal Corporation, has been fantastic. row Donor Institute) faced a dilemma in how to gram is working with their mentor to further expand greatly benefited from its partnership with LV in Staff are friendly, organised and really know their implement an effective succession plan for its their professional, business and leadership skills. recruiting new Board Members over the past couple members well, and are very helpful in finding the volunteer Board of Directors. A key strategy was These mentors also act as a sounding board of years. right person for the project.” devised to form a ‘junior Board’, to be known as the for suggestions and ideas. As an outcome, we have a highly functional, experi- Development Board. The question was where to The relationship established between vicsport and enced, professionally diverse and committed Board Christa Momot recruit a team of young professionals with the level LV has enhanced the sustainability of the program comprised of members whose values align with Executive Officer of motivation needed to guide the organisation into and strengthened the commitment and support Camcare’s social justice ethos, and who are passion- Reichstein Foundation the future. This is where LV, through the SkillsBank provided to each participant to help reach their goal ate about ensuring the organisation is well placed program, came into play — providing a number of of becoming the next generation of senior managers to serve its community. Furthermore, the success of highly skilled men and women who have turned the and CEOs.” this partnership is apparent with six of our current idea of a Development Board into reality. Board Members identified through LV’s SkillsBank “The Development Board is integral to the devel- Amber Bleechmore and two holding executive positions as Vice-Presi- opment of the Fight Cancer Foundation’s strategic Women in Sport Project Officer dent and Treasurer. direction and has been heavily involved in review Vicsport Early in 2009 Camcare also called on LV to help with and development of our corporate governance the process of recruiting a new Chief Executive Of- framework” said Managing Director, Eric Wright. ficer. LV took up the challenge of identifying Skills- “We are very excited about the high level of energy Bank members who could provide human resources and enthusiasm the Development Board has brought expertise as part of the recruitment process. As a to the organisation, and we are very thankful to LV result, our CEO recruitment process and subsequent for the assistance provided to us” he said. decision-making was strengthened from having an external expert provide input into this very impor- Eric M Wright tant appointment for Camcare. Managing Director Thanks to LV, not-for-profit community organisa- Bone Marrow Donor Institute & tions like Camcare are able to seek assistance in re- Fight Cancer Foundation sponding to the ever-increasing need for recruitment of suitably qualified and accountable professional 42 43 volunteers to take leadership roles in the community sector.”

Judith Voce President CamCare Organisations Supported by LV

IN 2009, THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS RECEIVED PRACTICAL SUPPORT FROM LV ALUMNI THROUGH OUR EXPERIENCEBANK AND SKILLSBANK PROGRAMS.

Abbotsford Convent Community Information Victoria Koorie Heritage Trust Uniting Care Community Options Australian Council for Children & Youth Organisa- Community Taskforce La Mama Theatre Uniting Care Moreland Hall tions Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Leader Newspaper Uniting Care Sunshine Mission Action on Disability in Ethnic Communities Cricket Victoria LEAP Foundation VATMI Industries African Think Tank Crime Stoppers Victoria LeadershipPlus Very Special Kids Alpha Autism Diamond Valley Learning Centre Limbs 4 Life VicDeaf Alternative Technology Association Disability Attendant Support Services LINK Community Transport VicSport - Women in Sport Alzheimers Australia Disability Professionals Victoria Melbourne Community Foundation Victoria Blue Light Council Andrew Fildes Foundation Donkey Wheel Foundation Menzies Inc Victorian Actors Benevolent Trust Annecto Early Childhood Intervention Australia Mercy Health & Aged Care Victorian Mental Health Carers Network AQA Victoria Early Childhood Management Services Metropolitan Fire Brigade Victorian Principals Association Araluen Centre Evolve @Typo Station Mildura Aboriginal Corporation Victorian Public Health Research & Education Ardoch Youth Foundation Extended Families Australia Netball Victoria Council Arthritis Victoria Fight Cancer Foundation (formerly Bone Marrow Non-Visual Access Association Victorian Tapestry Workshop Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Donor Institute) North Richmond Community Health Centre Victorian Women’s Housing Association Centres Football Federation Victoria Office of the Public Advocate Volleyball Victoria Australian Drug Foundation Foundation for Developing Cambodian Communities One in Five Waterkeepers Australia Australian Embassy for Timor Leste Fund Friends of Boroondara Kew Cemetery Parks Victoria Waterwatch Australian Football League Victoria Girl Guides Victoria Prahran Mission Western Chances Australian Multicultural Foundation Good Shepherd Youth Family Services Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust Western Headspace Australian Poetry Centre Graduate House, University of Melbourne Regional Arts Victoria Western Region Disability Network Australian Technology Association Gymnastics Victoria Reichstein Foundation Westside Circus Autism Victoria Health Issues Centre Road Trauma Support Services Wheelchair Sport Victoria BalletLab Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria Royal Victorian Bowls Association Williamstown Festival Basketball Victoria HeartKids SCRAYP Women’s Golf Victoria Bayside General Practice Network Hobsons Bay Disability Advisory Committee Skyline Education Foundation Women’s Housing Ltd Beacon Foundation Huntingtons Victoria Spirit of Australia Foundation Women’s Information Referral Exchange Bid4Freedom Hume Global Learning Village Springvale Community Aid & Advice Bureau Working Women’s Health Brotherhood of St Laurence IMPACT Support Services 44 45 Stepfamilies Association of Victoria World Vision Australia Burke & Beyond Indigenous Leadership Network Victoria Students Partnership Worldwide Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS (YEAH) CamCare Karma Currency Taskforce Community Agency YMCA Victoria Carer’s Victoria Kids under Cover The Bridge Project Youth Law Committee for Geelong Kildonan UnitingCare Torch Theatre Company YWCA Communication Rights Australia Kitchen Garden Foundation Try Youth & Community Services LV Alumni

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL LV ALUMNI FROM THROUGHOUT OUR TWENTY YEAR HISTORY.

David Abbey (WCLP ’96) Adrian Appo (WCLP ’99) Susan Bannatyne (WCLP ’96) John Berger (WCLP ’08) Kathy Bowlen (WCLP ’93) Graham Bull (EB ’07) Carl Carthy (WCLP ’96) Ian Christie (WCLP ’00) Managing Director Executive Officer Partner Senior Organiser Executive Chief Executive Officer General Manager, Regional Riordan Legal Pty Ltd Gambina PricewaterhouseCoopers Transport Workers Union Vic/Tas Lisa Bowman (WCLP ’07) Graham Bull & Associates Pty Ltd Greening Australia Management Branch Director Parks Victoria Darryl Abotomey (WCLP ’96) Andrew Arblaster (EB ’06) Marlo Baragwanath (EB ’08) PLUM Communication Peter Bull (WCLP ’01) Jonathan Cartmell (WCLP ’99) Chief Financial Officer General Manager General Counsel Major Colin Berris (WCLP ’92) Project Leader, Regional Senior Regional Manager, Human Jacqui Cincotta (WCLP ’09) Repco Group Enviroflex Pty Ltd Victorian WorkCover Authority Community Relations Officer Dr Roslyn Boyd (WCLP ’05) Boundaries Project Resources Head Investment Control Salvation Army Scientific Director, Queensland Victoria Police Federal Express International Australian Unity Peter Abraam (WCLP ’99) Scott Arbuthnot (WCLP ’98) Diane Barbeler (EB ’07) Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Executive Director, Strategic General Manager, Traffic Camera Director Trevor Bew (WCLP ’07) Research Centre Zena Burgess (EB ’08) Wayne Casey (WCLP ’92) Lena Cirillo (WCLP ’07) Planning Services The Coach House Leadership University of Queensland Deputy CEO Vic/Tas State Manager Royal Group Serco Asia Pacific Centre Pty Ltd Paul Bird (WCLP ’06) Royal Australian College of Lynne Cazaly (WCLP ’02) Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sales Director Seamus Bradley (WCLP ’08) General Practitioners Director/Owner Australia Helen Adams (EB ’08) Dominic Arcaro (WCLP ‘08) Harry Barber (WCLP ’95) Mission Australia Associate Editor, The Sunday Age Cazaly Communications Executive Officer General Manager, Urban Revitali- Chief Executive Officer The Age Rupert Burns (WCLP ’06) (CAZCOM) Cr David Clark (WCLP ’92) Annecto – the people network sation Bicycle Victoria Elizabeth Bishop (WCLP ’02) Deputy District Registrar Project Manager VicUrban Chief Executive Officer Norah Breekveldt (WCLP ’96) Federal Court Registry (VIC) Douglas Chalmers (WCLP ’94) UMEC landcare Network Marlene Adams (EB ’08) Stephen Barber (WCLP ’04) St John of God Accord Director Area Manager Metro North Corrinne Armour (EB ’01) Divisional Superintendent, Or- Breekthrough Strategies Pty Ltd Hugh Burrill (WCLP ’91) Fiona Chambers (WCLP ’98) Deborah Clark (WCLP ’01) Dennis Family Homes Principal and Leadership Coach ganisational Services Julie Bisinella (WCLP ’07) Corporate Vice-President Owner/Director Executive Officer Extraordinary Future Level 5 Head of Corporate Responsibility Peter Brindley (WCLP ’07) Hospira Fernleigh Farms Pty Ltd (Bullarto) Epworth HealthCare/Group Peter Adams (EB ’08) Australia and New Zealand Bank- General Manager, RACV Home Medical Services Principal Chris Arnold (WCLP ’91) Michele Bardy (WCLP ’99) ing Group Limited Services Cathy Burton (WCLP ’94) Dr Kathryn Champness (WCLP Pascoe Vale North Primary School Director Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Marketing Manager ’03) Ross Clark (WCLP ’93) Chris Arnott (WCLP ’08) Resolution Services Pty Ltd Deb Blaber (WCLP ’98) (RACV) Limited Tattersalls, Nigeria Director Jim Alexiades (WCLP ’98) Managing Director Director HiDALE Investments Pty Ltd Dr Stella Clark (WCLP ’97) Deputy Principal, Head of Campus Alluvium Consulting Pty Ltd Kathleen Barker (WCLP ’00) Effective Management Solutions Stephen Briner (EB ’08) Sam Butcher (WCLP ’06) Chief Executive Officer Caulfield Grammar School P/L Victorian Area Manager Director Jonathan Chapman (WCLP ’92) The Bio21 Cluster Steve Arthurson (WCLP ‘00) Ernest Barr (WCLP ’07) Bank West Financial Advice Drascombe CEO David Ali (WCLP ’99) Chairman Peter Blackney (WCLP ’94) Lord Somers Camp & Power Clare Claydon (WCLP ’96) Ag Director Business Development Scott Ashby (WCLP ’01) Patties Foods Ltd Executive General Manager Martin Brook (WCLP ’91) Peter Caillard (WCLP ’01) House Department of Human Services Chief Executive Transfield Services (Australia) Chief Executive Officer Solicitor John Cleary (WCLP ’90) Department of Water, Land and Michael Barr (WCLP ’08) Pty Ltd Brookfarm Gourmet Macadamia Peter H Caillard, Solicitors Kris Chapman (WCLP ’02) Chief Executive Officer Peter Alkemade (EB ’06) Biodiversity Conservation General Manager, Risk & Logistics Products General Manager Client Services Blue Chip Consulting Group Senior Contract Administrator St Leonard’s College Jeremy Blackshaw (WCLP ’00) Karen Cain (WCLP ’03) Independence Australia Australian Synchrotron Carolyn Atkins (WCLP ’06) Partner Chris Brooking (WCLP ’02) Assistant Regional Manager Abi Cleland (WCLP ’04) Deputy Director Janine Barrand (WCLP ’99) Minter Ellison General Manager Department of Education and Scott Chapman (WCLP ’94) Career Bank Dr Bruce Allender (EB ’06) Victorian Council of Social Service Director Early Childhood Development ANZ Banking Group Limited The Arts Centre John Bligh (WCLP ’91) Peter Brown (WCLP ’04) Steve Chapple (WCLP ’09) Susan Allender (EB ’06) Garry Audley (WCLP ’01) State Manager Polly Caldow (WCLP ’00) Chief Executive Officer Michael Clemenger (WCLP ’09) General Manager General Manager Rhonda Barro (WCLP ’99) Helen Bnads (WCLP ’02) Save the Children Ararat Rural City Council Senior Construction Manager Adult Multicultural Education CitiPower & Powercor Executive Director Social, Emotional Well Being John Callahan (EB ’06) and Associate Director Services Barro Group Pty Ltd Counsellor Mark Brownley (WCLP ’06) Business Support Director Robyn Charlwood (WCLP ’92) Hooker Cockram Projects Ltd Troy Austin (EB ’07) Link-Up (Qld) Aboriginal Corpora- Jetstar Peninsula Health Consultant John Allin (WCLP ’92) RAJAC Executive Officer Tony Bartlett (WCLP ’99) tion 46 47 ANZ Trustees Mark Cockayne (WCLP ’09) Director Department of Justice General Manager Lachlan Bruce (WCLP ’03) Susannah Calvert-Jones (WCLP Chief Executive Officer John Allin and Associates Media Department of Agriculture, Fish- Andrew Boag (WCLP ’08) Deputy Chief Executive ’98) Brett Cheatley (WCLP ’03) South East Palliative Care and Communications Bunty Avieson (WCLP ’99) eries and Forestry Executive Manager Service Department of Trade and Eco- Director Community, Tourism Author Support nomic Development Kathryn Cantwell (WCLP ’01) & Communications Alison Coe (WCLP ’06) Bruce Anderson (WCLP ’94) Laurie Bebbington (WCLP ’02) Transport Accident Commission Director Parks Victoria Chief Executive Officer Managing Director Kevin Bailey (WCLP ’99) Peter Bryant (WCLP ’05) Life After Leadership Australasian College for Leigh Hect Harrison Executive Chairman Ronn Bechler (WCLP ’06) Peter Bobeff (EB ’06) General Manager AMI Services Robert Chee (WCLP ’95) Emergency Medicine The Money Managers Ltd Managing Director CitiPower & Powercor Australia Joanna Carden (WCLP ’07) Managing Partner Jim Anderson (WCLP ’90) Capital Advice Pty Ltd Murray Bordignon (WCLP ’93) Victorian Auditor-General’s Office RC Ryvinson Associates Steven-Meyer Cohen (WCLP Greg Baker (WCLP ’94) Director Robert Bryce (EB ’06) ’02) Jake Andrew (WCLP ’08) General Manager Strategic Ric Benjamin (WCLP ’00) Standard & Poor’s Alan Carlisle (WCLP ’93) Kate Cherry (WCLP ’04) General Manager, Managed Product Strategy Manager Planning Consultant Melinda Buckland (WCLP ’03) Artistic Director Services SEEK Limited Asciano Southern Cross Computer Systems Michael Borowick (WCLP ’07) Group Manager Community Helen Carr (WCLP ’92) Black Swan State Theatre Southern Cross Computer Pty Ltd Victorian Assistant Secretary & Relations Director Company Systems Pty Ltd Russell Annear (EB ’07) Lynette Bamford (EB ’07) National Executive Member BHP Billiton Limited HCConsulting (Aus) Pty Ltd Chairman Former Senior Coordinator Michael Beres (WCLP ’97) Australian Workers’ Union Showcase Jewellers Australia Department of Education and Business Director Early Childhood Development Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand LV Alumni

Carolyne Cohn (EB ’07) Prof Ross Coppel (WCLP ’93) Sue Dahn (WCLP ’94) Tony De Fazio (WCLP ’93) Assoc Prof Dr David Douglas Julie Elliott (WCLP ’00) Judy Finn (WCLP ’00) Helen Garbutt (EB ’07) Director Director, Victorian Bioinformatics Partner Manager Civic Services (WCLP ’90) National Manager Business Advice Program Director, Pubic Health Former Director Webdug Consortium Pitcher Partners City of Whitehorse Director of Rehabilitation Westpac Banking Corporation beyondblue: the national depres- Hertz Australia Pty Ltd Monash University Ipswich Hospital sion initiative Brian Cole (WCLP ’93) Gerard Dalbosco (WCLP ’01) Cate Dealehr (WCLP ’98) Bruce Ellis (WCLP ’93) Rohan Garnett (WCLP ’06) Vicki Corbett (WCLP ’95) Managing Partner Principal Fionna Douglas (WCLP ’97) Chartered Accountant Dr Lindsay Fitzclarence (EB ’08) Senior Vice-President, The Lorraine Coleman (WCLP ’96) Ernst & Young Compucost, The Australian Legal Communications Adviser Lithgow & Associates, Chartered Americas David Corduff (EB ’07) Costing Group World Bank Accountants Peter FitzGerald (WCLP ’91) Qantas Airways Limited Greg Collette (WCLP ’90) Sales Manager Pamela Dalgliesh (WCLP ’00) Managing Director ABARIS Printing Pty Ltd Clinical Education Manager Rohan Dean (WCLP ’04) Noreen Dowd (WCLP ’05) Katherine Ellis (WCP ’07) Matthew Flugge (WCLP ’01) James Garriock (WCLP ’09) Wordware Pty Ltd Australasia Group Strategic Sourcing Manager Partner, Performance Improve- CEO Dr David Cornelius (EB ’06) Dentsply PaperlinX Merchanting Australia ment James Ellwood (WCLP ’07) John Forster (WCLP ’97) Insync Surveys Pty Ltd Janet Compton (WCLP ’99) Proprietor PricewaterhouseCoopers SMS Management & Technology Chief Executive Officer General Manager David Cornelius Consulting Kate Dalton (WCLP ’06) Elizabeth Delahunty (WCLP ’95) Noah’s Ark Inc Suzanne Gately (EB ’07) Eastern Health Sales Manager Cynthia Dowell (WCLP ’05) Bruce Emmerson (WCLP ’92) Manager, Libraries Michael Corry (EB ’07) IBM Australia Limited Hass Dellal OAM (WCLP ’93) Director, Surgery & Specialist Area Manager Retail Ian Forsyth (WCLP ’96) Hobsons Bay City Council Darren Conlin (WCLP ’09) General Manager, Finance and Executive Director Services Commonwealth Bank of Australia Deputy Chief Executive Officer 2007 Senior Station Officer Administration Kerry Daly (WCLP ’90) Australian Multicultural Founda- St. Vincent’s Health WorkSafe Victoria Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Australian Institute of Manage- Branch Manager tion Philip Endersbee (WCLP ’92) Athina Georgiou (EB ’08) Service Board ment IPA Personnel Pty Ltd Michael Dowling (WCLP ’95) Managing Director Margot Foster (WCLP ’93) Director, Allied Health Richard Dent (WCLP ’04) Director Wilderness Wear Foster’s Lawyers Site Management Southern Health John Conn (WCLP ’91) Geoff Cosgriff (WCLP ’90) Sheila Daly (WCLP ’03) Chief Executive Officer Dowling Corporate Consulting Volunteer Director Associate Operations Director E W Tipping Foundation Pty Ltd Greg Enticott (WCLP ’91) Morry Fraid (WCLP ’94) Celia Gerreyn (WCLP ’05) Infocos Epworth Healthcare Conciliation Officer Joint Managing Director Director Pippa Connolly (WCLP ’01) Aurel Dessewffy (EB ’08) Jamie Downs (WCLP ’08) Accident Compensation Concilia- Spotlight Pty Ltd Brotherhood of St Laurence Principal Laz Cotsios (WCLP ’99) Richard Dammery (WCLP ’07) Principal/Owner Retail Consultant tion Service Arup Partner Altariel Group Pty Ltd Jennifer Fraser (WCLP ’01) Stephen Gianni (WCLP ’98) Andrew Cox (WCLP ’04) Minter Ellison Lawyers Ray Dowse (WCLP ’92) Michael Ermer (WCLP ’09) Acting Group Director Irrigation, Fiona Conroy (WCLP ’03) Director Ashley Dickinson (EB ’07) Store Manager Allocation & Trading Michelle Gibbings (WCLP ’08) Partner MBL Consultants Pty Ltd Keren Dattner (EB ’08) Commander in Charge, Operations Kimberley Dripps (WCLP ’05) Coles Supermarkets Dept of Sustainability and Envi- Head of the Office of the Group Nicon Rural Services Director/Company Secretary/ Co-ord Department Executive Director, Biodiversity & ronment Chief Risk Officer Christopher Cromack (WCLP Financial Director/Manufacturing Victoria Police Ecosystem Services Jane Evans (EB ’07) National Australia Bank Limited Paul Conroy (WCLP ’08) ’97) Director Department of Sustainability and Principal Julia Fraser (WCLP ’94) Chief Legal Officer and Company Nicholas Dattner & Co Pty Ltd Paul Ditchburn (WCLP ’97) Environment Dragongale Director, Leadership and Public Dr Carl Gibson (WCLP ’96) Secretary Ann Crook (WCLP ’91) Project Manager Programs Director, Risk Management Foster’s Group Limited Maternal & Child Health Manager Dr Allan Davey (WCLP ’98) Victoria Police Prof Calum Drummond (WCLP Jon Evans (WCLP ’01) Asialink Latrobe University Bayside City Council Project Director, Sports Industry ’98) Tellimed The Hon Senator Stephen Con- Department of Innovation, Indus- Angelia Dixon (WCLP ’07) Chief Murray Fraser (WCLP ’09) Dr Elizabeth Gibson (WCLP ’95) roy (WCLP ’95) Phil Crowe (WCLP ’91) try & Regional Development General Manager CSIRO Materials Science and Scott Falconer (WCLP ’07) Detective Superintendent National Coordinator Victorian Senator Community & Cultural Services Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Engineering Operations Manager Victoria Police Royal Australian Chemical Australian Federal Parliament Manager Vicki Davidson (EB ’07) Department of Primary Industries Institute Port Stephens Council NSW Director Geoffrey Dober (EB ’07) William Dubsky (EB ’08) Vicki Fraser (WCLP ’91) Kathy Constan (WCLP ’96) Quest Consulting Australia President Treasurer Donald Farrands (WCLP ’95) Director Leonard Gill (EB ’07) Principal Maree Cuddihy (WCLP ’96) GordonCare for Children Ashburton Conference of the St Barrister Personal Empowerment Independent Chairman Hercules Constan Lawyers General Manager, Acute Services Samantha Davies (WCLP ’06) 48 49 Vincent de Paul Society Babcock and Brown Power Northern Health Geoffrey Donovan (EB ’07) Janet Farrow (WCLP ’03) Christopher Freeland (WCLP Brian Cook (EB ’08) Sarah Davies (WCLP ’04) Principal June Dugina (WCLP ’95) ’03) Charles Gillies (WCLP ’04) Director, Premium Peter Cudlipp (WCLP ’99) Chief Executive Officer Harwood Andrews Lawyers Director Strategic Development Nic Fausett (WCLP ’08) Partner and Chief Operating Managing Partner WorkSafe Victoria Director Melbourne Community Founda- City of Boroondarra Manager, High Tech Crime Officer Jolimont Capital Pty Ltd Right Idea/Growth Solutions tion Assoc Prof Sharon Donovan Office of Police Integrity, Victoria Gilbert + Tobin Hamish Cook (WCLP ’01) Group (EB ’07) James Dunn (WCLP ’98) Chris Gillman (WCLP ’90) General Manager Ben Davis (WCLP ’04) Executive Director Dunn Media Pty Ltd William Fazio (WCLP ’92) Sally Freeman (WCLP ’03) Chief Executive Officer Alliance Catering Helen Cusack (WCLP ’00) Branch Organiser/Vice-President The Alfred Partner Partner Griffith Hack Technical Manager, Fresh Produce Australian Workers’ Union Emmett Dunne (WCLP ’06) Herbert Geer & Rundle KPMG Margaret Cooper (EB ’08) DCs Petrina Dorrington (WCLP ’07) Superintendant Michael Givoni (WCLP ’96) Proprietor Coles Ltd Rhonda Day (EB ’06) Consultant Victoria Police Matthew Feutrill (WCLP ’05) Mary-Anne Gallagher (WCLP Group General Manager Margaret Cooper Counselling & Customer Advocate General Manager ’04) Spotless Group Limited Consulting Services Jane Cutler (WCLP ’96) ANZ Banking Group Limited Clare Douglas (WCLP ’06) Tony Dunstan (WCLP ’04) YMCA Victoria Director, Organisational Develop- Vice-President General Manager, Box Hill General Manager ment and Policy Dave Glazebrook (WCLP ’98) Deidre Copeland (WCLP ’98) Woodside Energy Ltd Henry De Aizpurua (WCLP ’06) Hospital Olex New Zealand Ltd Simon Field (WCLP ’94) Monash University Chief Executive Officer General Manager, Global Custom- Associate Director, Head of Busi- Eastern Health Managing Director IMPACT Support Services er Service Operations Excellence James Cyngler OAM (EB ’08) ness Development Trevor Eddy (EB ’07) Commercial Olive Research Jim Gallaugher (WCLP ’91) Shell International Petroleum CEO Howard Florey Institute Director Company Limited Consulting Gallaugher & Associates Pty Ltd LV Alumni

Vinita Godinho (WCLP ’08) Tim Greenall (WCLP ’02) Gavin Hanlon (WCLP ‘09) Joan Hegedus (WCLP ‘99) Damien Hodgkinson (WCLP ‘09) Robyn Hunter (WCLP ‘09) Ben Jowett (WCLP ‘04) Mary Kelleher (EB ‘06) Senior Manager Enablement Special Counsel Managing Director Manager Victoria National Medical and Ancillary Country Head Manager, International Teaching Initiatives Madgwicks Coliban Region Water Corporation Mark Heintz (WCLP ‘99) Australia Business Arts Founda- Manager Bayer CropScience Australia Fellowship Program ANZ Banking Group Limited Intergrated Machinery tion Medibank Private Department of Education and Paul Gretton-Watson (WCLP Justin Hanney (WCLP ‘02) Ross Joyce (WCLP ‘94) Early Childhood Development Nicholas Gold (WCLP ’02) ’98) Chief Executive Ronda Held (WCLP ‘04) Dianne Holbery (WCLP ‘09) Tracy Huntleigh-Smith (WCLP Principal Robbins and Gold Pty Limited Accounts Director Department of Innovation, Indus- Human Services Consultant Services Manager ‘02) Mainstream Consulting Shane Kelly (WCLP ‘99) ResolutionsRTK try and Regional Development IMPACT Support Services Inc. Strategy and Planning Managing Director Prof Les Goldschlager (WCLP Dr Peter Hertan (WCLP ‘94) University of Otago David Judd (WCLP ‘93) Chief Adviser Edge Investment ’94) Terry Grimwade (EB ’07) Gayle Hardie (WCLP ‘96) Executive Director, Sport & Recre- Jill Hollingworth (WCLP ‘07) Managing Director Research Director General Manager Co-Founder ation Victoria Director Alan Hustwick (WCLP ‘92) Hooker Cockram Projects Limited Riversdale Distributors Pty Ltd Vencorp Global Leadership Foundation Department for Planning & Com- Tango Public Relations General Manager Global Sourcing Tony Kelly (WCLP ‘93) munity Development Rio Tinto Procurement Dr Simon Judkins (WCLP ‘09) Managing Director Debbie Goodin (WCLP ’97) Jane Grover (WCLP ’04) Nicholas Harford (WCLP ‘03) Gordon Hollonds (EB ‘06) Deputy Director of Emergency Yarra Valley Water Director Operations General Manger, Security Services Principal Melissa Heyhoe (WCLP ‘07) Customer Strategy Manager Sam Iglewski (WCLP ‘09) Medicine Coffey International Limited Crown Melbourne Limited Equilibrium OMG Group Manager, Investor Rela- SP AusNet Operations Manager Austin Health Graeme Kelly (EB ‘06) tions and Performance Reporting Serco Chief Executive Officer Rob Goudswaard (WCLP ’99) Jack Haber (WCLP ’01) Matt Harrington (WCLP ‘08) AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited Allan Holmes (WCLP ‘90) Sue Kapourelakos (WCLP ‘02) Vicdeaf Chief Risk Officer Institutional Managing Director Finance Manager, Strategy & Com- Chief Executive Dr Irene Irvine (WCLP ‘91) Manager ANZ Banking Group Limited Erison Pty Ltd mercial Development Peter Heywood Department for Environment & I Irvine & Associates Department of Human Services Barbara Kelly (WCLP ‘90) Tabcorp Holdings Limited General Manager Supermarket Heritage (SA) A/Associate Director Phillip Goulding (WCLP ’09) Judy Hacker (WCLP ’02) Support Demara Jackson (WCLP ‘06) Dr Peter Karamoskos (WCLP Eastern Health Deputy General Manager Director Rodney Harris (EB ‘08) Woolworths Limited Graeme Horsburgh (WCLP ‘93) General Manager Crown Services ‘06) Wintringham Maxim Marketing Solutions Chief Executive Crown Melbourne Limited Nuclear Radiologist Dr Melinda Kemp (WCLP ‘93) Motor Neurone Disease Associa- Dr Marienne Hibbert (WCLP Marie Howard Capital Health Psychiatrist Jenny Graham (WCLP ’99) Janine Haddow (WCLP ’94) tion ‘94) Chief Executive Officer Christopher Jaeger (EB ‘07) Monash University Executive Director, Natural Project Manager Early Childhood Management Managing Director, International Mark Karlovic (WCLP ‘99) Andrew Grant (WCLP ’99) Resources Jonathan Harrison (WCLP ‘09) Melbourne Health/Bio 21 Services (ECMS) (WCLP ’08) Business Helen Kennedy (WCLP ‘98) Chief Executive Officer Department of Sustainability and Manager Strategic Procurement Broadcast Australia Pty Ltd Maria Katsonis (WCLP ‘95) VACCHO CO2 Group Limited Environment & Business Helena Higginbottom (EB ‘07) Wendy Hubbard (WCLP ‘00) Principal Adviser, Public Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Victorian Client Relationship Executive Director, Sub-acute & Gary Jamieson (WCLP ‘95) Administration Gary Kent (WCLP ‘95) Peter Grant (WCLP ’90) Dr Ian Haines (EB ’07) Manager Community Chief Allied Health Assistant Commissioner Region Department of Premier and Chief Financial Officer Organisational Development Principal Oncologist, Adjunct Dr Christopher Hartley (EB ‘07) HESTA Super Fund Officer 1 Central Cabinet Healthscope Limited Consultant Senior Lecturer Independent Consultant Ballarat Health Services Victoria Police Worley Parsons Melbourne Oncology Group Dr Paul Higgins (WCLP ‘07) Julie Katz (WCLP ‘99) and Monash University at Cabrini Philip Hawker (WCLP ‘03) Emergent Futures Shaun Hughes (WCLP ‘05) Bill Jarrad (WCLP ‘90) Managing Director Philip Kerr (EB ‘07) Richard Grant (WCLP ’99) Health Director/Agronomist Chief Financial Officer & Chief Managing Director The Planning Group (Vic) Pty Ltd Former Head of Technology ERP Superintendent Western Ag Supplies Russell Higgins (WCLP ‘00) Operating Officer Mindwerx International Pty Ltd Australia and New Zealand Bank- Victoria Police Chris Halpin (EB ’06) Orica Limited Elders Rural Services Australia Prof Thomas Kay (WCLP ‘96) ing Group Geoff Hayes (WCLP ‘93) Ken Jarvis OAM(WCLP ‘93) Director of Medical Research Wayne Grant (WCLP ’92) Grant Hamilton (WCLP ’01) ANZAC IMS BAE Systems Lisa Hinrichsen (WCLP ‘02) Sean Hughes (WCLP ‘06) Chief Executive Officer St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Jill Keyte (WCLP ‘96) Principal Investment Officer Executive Officer Partner Senior Executive Leader, Corpo- Aerolite Quarries Pty Ltd Research Managing Director South West Primary Care Alex Haynes (WCLP ‘05) KPMG rate Governance, Deterrence High As A Keyte Pty Ltd & Star- Karen Gray (WCLP ’97) Partnership Director ASIC Graham Jephcott (WCLP ‘96) Marilyn Kearney (EB ‘06) light Cinema Senior Consultant Polish Consulting Dang Ho Dinh (WCLP ‘04) 50 51 Senior Vice-President Director, Corporate Planning & Success Works Trevor Hancock (WCLP ’90) John Huigen (WCLP ‘98) IMAX Corporate Theatres Finance Dr Chris Kimber (WCLP ‘07) Trinity Antiques Malcolm Haynes (WCLP ‘92) Luke Hockley (WCLP ‘07) Chief Executive Officer Monash City Council Head of Paediatric Surgery & Simon Gray (WCLP ’97) General Manager, Business Director Desert Knowledge Australia Suzanne Jessup (WCLP ‘00) Paediatric Urology Managing Director Anthea Hancocks (EB ’08) Services Midnightsky General Manager Irene Keating (WCLP ‘96) Southern Health Contexx Pty Ltd Chief Marketing Officer Melbourne Water Corporation Sue Hunt (WCLP ‘95) Mahlab Recruitment (Vic) Pty Ltd Principal Herbert Geer Lawyers Jane Hodder (WCLP ‘04) Chief Executive Officer Irene Keating & Associates Mark Kindness (WCLP ‘05) Julie Green (WCLP ’01) David Haynes (EB ‘07) Partner CarriageWorks Lorna Johnson (WCLP ‘03) Executive Officer Alliance Project Services Manager Mark Hand (WCLP ‘03) Principal Freehills Ann Maree Keenan (WCLP ‘08) The Body Shop Australia Transfield Services Australia Ltd General Manager, Regional Com- Wheatstone Bridge Trevor Hunt (WCLP ‘98) Jaap Jonkman (WCLP ‘05) Executive Director Ambulatory & mercial Banking Michael Hodge (WCLP ‘08) Trevor Hunt Consulting State GM NSW / ACT Nursing Debbie King (WCLP ‘07) Nicholas Green OAM (WCLP Australia and New Zealand Bank- Dr Roger Hayward (EB ‘08) Racing Manager National Australia Bank Austin Health Managing Director ’04) ing Group Limited Principal Pakenham Racing Club Prof Peter Hunter (WCLP ‘06) SuccessWorks Group Manager, Acquisitions and St Leonard’s College Director Subacute & Medical Arden Joseph (WCLP ‘99) Wade Keenan (WCLP ‘09) Development Muffy Hand (WCLP ‘96) Bayside Health Executive Regional Director, General Manager Jenny King (WCLP ‘05) Victorian Major Events Corpora- Director Robert Head (EB ‘07) Metropolitan Melbourne and Visy New Zealand Chief Financial Officer tion Muffy Hand & Associates Organisational Change Manager Gippsland Mercy Health EPA Department for Victorian Com- Deborah Keir (WCLP ‘00) munities LV Alumni

Mary-Ellen King (WCLP ‘96) Cynthia Lahiff (WCLP ‘03) David Lawrence (WCLP ‘07) Dr Tim Lightfoot (WCLP ‘09) Jed Macartney OAM(WCLP ‘05) Joe Manton (WCLP ‘90) Patrick McCafferty (WCLP ‘05) Fiona McKinnon (WCLP ‘03) Manager Service Operations and General Manager Business Business Projects Program Consultant Medical Specialist National Manager Operations Director General Manager, Strategy & Com- Director, Sub Acute Services Development Services Manager St Vincent’s Health Gemco Rail Pty Ltd Access Audits Australia munications and Site Manager Calvary Silver Circle VicTrack Access Medibank Private Yarra Valley Water Barwon Health Craig Lindley (EB ‘07) Malcolm Macdonald (WCLP ‘96) Jim Markovski (WCLP ‘07) Harry Kinread (WCLP ‘96) Ron Lake PSM (WCLP ‘07) Damien Lee (WCLP ‘07) Manager IT Operations Principal Operations Manager Ray McCann (WCLP ‘93) Neil McLaren (WCLP ‘91) Chief Financial Officer Regional Director Loddon Mallee Barrister-at-Law Yarra Valley Water Aurecon Open Family Australia General Manager Industrial Principal Lochard Limited Region The Victorian Bar Leighton Contractors Pty Limited McLaren & Associates Department of Education and Anton Linschoten (WCLP ‘04) John Macdonald (EB ‘08) Philip Marrinon (WCLP ‘94) Rabbi Aviva Kipen MA (WCLP Early Childhood Development May Lee (WCLP ‘04) Partner Home Loan Manager Neil McCarthy (WCLP ‘99) Lynne McLennan (WCLP ‘00) ‘98) Director Research & Development PricewaterhouseCoopers Peter MacLeod (WCLP ‘92) Commonwealth Bank of Australia General Manager Parks Chief Executive Officer Aviva Kipen & Associates Pty Ltd Grantley Lambert (EB ‘08) Aus/NZ and Cheese Technology Managing Director Of Amalgam- Parks Victoria UFS Dispensaries Managing Director Asia Pacific Susan Livingstone (WCLP ‘92) ated Casket Company David Marshall (EB ‘07) Richard Kneebone (EB ‘07) The Optimizers Pty Ltd Kraft Foods Limited HR Consultant Amalgamated Casket Company Former President Graeme McClimont (WCLP ‘95) Fiona McLeod SC(WCLP ‘03) Consultant and Director HDA Medical Group Pty Ltd Invensys PLC Divisional Commander Tasmania Barrister Therapeutic Guidelines Limited Georgina Landau (EB ‘08) Damien Lee (WCLP ‘06) Salvation Army Victorian Bar Treasurer Strategy and Performance Control Robert Lockett (WCLP ‘02) Marion MacLeod (WCLP ‘96) Ken Marshman (WCLP ‘90) Betti Knott (WCLP ‘91) Women’s Planning Network Siemens Ltd Managing Director Chair and Head of Investment Peter McCormick (WCLP ‘94) Elizabeth McMillan (WCLP ‘92) Southeastern Regional Director Alan Logan (WCLP ‘00) Core Management Solutions Outcomes Managing Director International Development American Friends Service Com- Jo Lane (WCLP ‘93) Melissa Lee (WCLP ‘08) General Manager JANA Investment Advisers Pty Ltd Peter McCormick & Associates Consultant mittee Director Director Strategy & Governance ANZ Financial Planning James Macneil (WCLP ‘06) Pty Ltd Bobus Pty Ltd Department of Sustainability and General Manager, Management Angela Martyn (WCLP ‘01) John McMorrow (EB ‘06) Karl Kny (WCLP ‘93) Environment Desmond Logan (EB ‘07) Services Director Sean McCreery (WCLP ‘08) Partner Managing Director Australasia Mark Lang (WCLP ‘95) IT Services Manager Beca Pty Ltd Personal Financial Services Executive General Manager Gam- Leadership Management Australia Hancock Natural Resource Group State Manager The Hon John Lenders MP Crown Melbourne Limited ing Machines (LMA) Australia ANZ Banking Group Limited (WCLP ‘97) Michael Madden (WCLP ‘02) Vicky Mason (WCLP ‘99) Crown Melbourne Limited Treasurer of Victoria John Loke (WCLP ‘01) Commercial Manager Assistant Director Ross McPherson (WCLP ‘95) Alla Kolganova (WCLP ‘07) Elizabeth Langdon (WCLP ‘09) Department of Treasury and Chief Financial Officer Fonterra Brands, Western Department of Health Bernadette McDonald (WCLP Executive Chairman Principal & Head of Equities Director of Corporate Finance Walton Construction Pty Ltd Australia ‘07) McPherson Media Group Vanguard Investments Australia Development Julia Mason (WCLP ‘06) Diector Health Reform & Innova- Department of Premier and Jane Lennon (WCLP ‘91) Sandra Lordanic (WCLP ‘02) Ros Magee (WCLP ‘07) Group Manager, Corporate tion Findlay McRae (WCLP ‘06) Dr Srechko Kontelj OAM Cabinet Heritage Consultant Senior Manager Corporate Managing Director Strategy Department of Human Services Director, Legal Services (WCLP ‘94) Jane Lennon & Associates Services Pentago Spowers International Sensis Pty Ltd Victoria Police Lyn Lanham (EB ‘07) Confederation of Australian Greg McDougall AM (WCLP ‘94) Erika Korosi (WCLP ‘08) General Manager, Client Services Geraldine Leslie (WCLP ‘09) Motor Sport Peter Magee (WCLP ‘05) Paul Mathewson (WCLP ‘06) Member Consulting Staff Phil Meggs (WCLP ‘03) Global Practice Manager Energy and Operations General Manager People and Telstra Corporation Ltd Executive Officer Jacobs Australia & Water Hanover Welfare Services Safety John Lossifidis (WCLP ‘07) Big Brothers Big Sisters Ricci Meldrum (WCLP ‘01) BHP Billiton Limited SP Ausnet Regional Head, Corporates and Maggie Maguire (WCLP ‘07) Melbourne Philip McGill (EB ‘07) Group Account Director Bruce Lanyon (EB ‘07) Institutions Chief Executive Officer Director Clemenger BBDO Christine Kotur (WCLP ‘94) First Vice-President Gabrielle Levine (WCLP ‘96) Standard Chartered Bank Abbotsford Convent Foundation Jilane Matinga (WCLP ‘00) APICT Senior Research Associate Citi Smith Barney Manager Senior Medical Staff Unit Cesar Melhem (WCLP ‘02) University of Melbourne Bruce Levy (WCLP ‘94) Dr Mark Lubliner (WCLP ‘04) Dr Jan Mahoney (EB ‘07) Bayside Health Jinny McGrath (WCLP ‘03) Victorian Branch Secretary Daniel Larkey (WCLP ‘01) Chief Operating Officer Director Manager Australian Workers Union Galina Kraeva (WCLP ‘09) Director Medibank Private Shane Lucas (WCLP ‘07) Grampians Wimmera Mallee Tania Matthews (WCLP ‘99) Dandenong Community Advisory Partner Gyrn & Larkey Chief of Staff 52 53 Water Corporation Manager Bureau Patrizia Mercuri (WCLP ‘99) PriceWaterhouseCoopers Dr Sharon Lewin (WCLP ‘00) Office of the Minister for Industry, Australia Post Partner Ken Latchford (WCLP ‘04) Professor/Director of Infectious Trade and Industrial Relations Prof Henryk Majewski (EB ‘08) Nigel McGuckian (WCLP ‘95) Lander & Rogers Stan Krpan (WCLP ‘09) Chief Financial Officer Diseases Foundation Head Brad Matthews (WCLP ‘00) RM Consulting Group Director, Legal Services & Nylex Limited Alfred Hospital Maria Lui (WCLP ‘05) RMIT University Managing Director Richard Meredith (EB ‘06) Investigations Partner Rescom Mortgage Corporation Glenn McGuinness (WCLP ‘08) Director WorkSafe Victoria Sam Lau (WCLP ‘07) Vincent Lewis (EB ‘08) KPMG Dr Jennifer Majoor (WCLP ‘01) Posse Australia Pty Ltd Richard Meredith Consulting General Manager Manager Innovation Consultant Psychiatrist Kylie Mayo (WCLP ‘09) Glen Kruger (WCLP ‘01) Cardcorp Asia Limited Big Sky Credit Union Ltd Wendy Lundgaard (WCLP ‘03) Eastern Health Associate Director, Government Frank McGuire (WCLP ‘98) Samantha Merrigan (WCLP ‘08) Director Director Advisory Services Managing Director Manager, Risk Management Aries Technology Pty Ltd Kerith Laurie-Rhodes (WCLP Jim Liaskos (WCLP ‘91) Win-Win Workplace Strategies Swee Mak Mak (WCLP ‘08) KPMG Perth Global Learning Village Transurban Limited ‘95) Managing Partner Deputy Chief (Industry) Greg Lacey (WCLP ‘07) Consultant United Bonded Fabrics Michael Luscombe (WCLP ‘92) CSIRO Donald McAllister (EB ‘06) Katherine McKeand (WCLP ‘08) Voula Messimeri-Kianidis Principal, Tyabb Primary School, Satcon Pty Ltd Chief Executive Officer Executive Manager (WCLP ‘95) Department of Education and D Graham Lieschke (WCLP ‘98) Woolworths Limited Anne Malloch (EB ‘07) Lex McArthur (WCLP ‘94) ICLEI, Local Governments for Executive Director Early Childhood Development Dr Anna Lavelle (WCLP ‘95) Laboratory Head Team Leader Investment Principal Sustainability, Oceania Australian Greek Welfare Society Chief Executive Officer Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of City of Melbourne Jolimont Capital Pty Ltd AusBiotech Ltd Medical Research LV Alumni

Andrew Middleton (WCLP ‘00) Georgina Moodie (WCLP ‘03) Phong Nguyen (WCLP ‘96) Maureen O’Keefe (WCLP ’97) David Park (EB ‘08) Keith Perkin (WCLP ’92) James Poole (WCLP ’92) Anthony Rafaniello (WCLP ’03) National Operations Manager Director General Manager Partner Chief Executive Managing Director Project Director Design & Deborah Mierisch (EB ‘08) Coles Group Limited Springvale Indo-Chinese Mutual Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of parkyoung Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia ExxonMobil Asia pacific Development Principal Assist Assoc Medical Research Crown Melbourne Limited Milgate Primary School Andrew Moon (WCLP ‘07) Karen Passey (WCLP ’01) Kate Perkins (EB ‘08) Bruce Poon (WCLP ’02) Executive Antoinette Nido (WCLP ‘07) Paul O’Keefe (WCLP ’04) Chief Executive Officer Assistant Principal Chief Executive Officer Greg Ralph (WCLP ’97) John Mifsud (WCLP ‘07) The Arts Centre Partner Chief Executive SIDS & Kids Victoria Department of Education and Hubco Principal Manager, Network Engineering Mulqueeny Group Bluescope Steel Early Childhood Development The Hiser Group CitiPower & Powercor Australia Denis Moriarty (WCLP ‘92) Rajesh Patel (EB ‘08) Dr Ian Porter (WCLP ’02) Chief Operating Officer Vicki Nolen (WCLP ‘02) Doug O’Loughlin (WCLP ’96) Business Value & Change Manage- John Perrott (WCLP ’00) Statewide Leader, Plant Pathology Kevin Ramsdale (WCLP ’06) Lesley Milburn (EB ‘07) Our Community Pty Ltd Principal Detective Superintendent, ment Lead General Manager Program Manager Head of Marketing & Brand Manager, Information Technology Assistant Director IBM National Foods Department of Primary Industries Strategy and Corporate Information Darryl Morris (EB ‘07) Paul Noonan (WCLP ‘98) Victoria Police BUPA Australia Group City of Boroondara Business Development Manager Partner David Paterson (WCLP ’05) Lyndsay Perry (WCLP ’91) Jennifer Porter (WCLP ’09) Fujitsu Australia Herbert Geer Neil O’Loughlin (WCLP ’90) Director of Engagement Regional Director Asia Corporate Lawyer Tim Rawling (WCLP ’09) Gillian Miles (WCLP ‘00) World Vision Witwood Food Products (Asia) Australia Post 3D Modelling Manager Deputy Secretary Philip Morrison (WCLP ‘94) The Hon Wade Noonan MP David Olsson (WCLP ’02) Co Ltd Geoscience Victoria Department of Planning and Com- (WCLP ‘05) Mallesons Stephen Jacques Mark Patterson (WCLP ’08) Steven Porter (WCLP ’01) munity Development Valerie Mosley (EB ‘07) Member for Williamstown Manager Social Development Steven Persson (WCLP ’97) General Manager, Operations Jerril Rechter (WCLP ’03) Real Estate Investor Parliament of Victoria Chris O’Neill (WCLP ’00) City of Greater Dandenong CEO Westernport Water Executive Director Angela Milne (EB ‘08) Mosley & Associates Superintendent Big Issue Australia & Melbourne Leadership Victoria Company Secretary Lee Norman (WCLP ‘08) Victoria Police Shane Patton (WCLP ’07) Homeless World Cup Rosie Potaznik (EB ‘06) World Vision Australia James Muller (WCLP ‘07) National HR Manager Superintendent of Police Board Member, Marketing Com- Jennifer Reece (EB ‘07) National Account and Project BECA Pty Ltd Gerard O’Neill (WCLP ’98) Victoria Police Matt Pfahlert (WCLP ’02) mittee Chair Former CEO Karen Milward (WCLP ‘05) Manager Deputy Chief Executive Consultant Camcare Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Co-Chairperson Alliance Catering Libby Norton (WCLP ‘95) Parks Victoria Andrew Paul (WCLP ’98) Mach II Consulting Indigenous Leadership Network Managing Director General Manager Kerry Pratt (EB ‘07) Nicholas Reece (WCLP ’09) Victoria Cristina Munoz (WCLP ‘08) Beaucorp Pty Ltd Torrey Orton (EB ‘06) Clarence City Council Campbell Pfeiffer (WCLP ’07) Faculty of Engineering State Secretary Project Manager Director Operations Manager, Facilities and Monash University Australian Labor Party Kelly Minogue (WCLP ‘07) St Hilliers Contracting Natalie O’Brien (WCLP ‘08) SINACCORD Australia Ian Pausacker (EB ‘08) Venues Employee Relations and Staff Chief Executive Officer Former Property Manager The Arts Centre Stuart Price (WCLP ’05) Anne Reeve (WCLP ’03) Development Manager Gabrielle Nagle (WCLP ‘04) Melbourne Food and Wine Larry Osborne (WCLP ’91) National Trust of Australia Gas Marketing Manager Managing Director Eastern Health CEO Health Services Consultant (Victoria) Cathy Pianta (WCLP ’99) BHP Billiton Limited The Blue Group Glastonbury Child and Family Maria O’Connor (WCLP ‘92) Principal Linda Mira-Bateman (WCLP Services Executive Chairman Julie O’Shea (WCLP ’94) Michael Paynter (WCLP ’95) Bennalla College Merrin Prictor (WCLP ’05) Jill Reichstein (WCLP ‘91) ‘94) Ticketmaster Consultant Quality Manager Chair Partner Sue Neales (WCLP ‘94) Michelle O’Sullivan (WCLP ’09) Peregrine Industrial Jane Pickworth (WCLP ’04) Goulburn Valley Health Lance Reichstein Foundation Eastern Hill Enterprises Chief Reporter Steven Odgers (WCLP ‘04) Senior Manager Employee Rela- General Manager The Mercury Newspaper Vice President, tions and Change Implementation Tony Peake (WCLP ’98) Northpark Private Hospital Michael Prior (WCLP ’91) Kimberley Reid (WCLP ‘05) Judith Mitchell (EB ‘08) ANZ SRCB Partnership Transport Accident Commission Managing Partner Melbourne Photographer Head of OTSS People Capital Rod Newnham (WCLP ‘04) ANZ PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia Stephen Pierce (WCLP ’03) Australia and New Zealand Bank- Tim Mitchell-Adams (WCLP Regional Manager West Grant Padula (EB ‘06) David Proud (EB ‘06) ing Group Limited ‘08) Parks Victoria Alison O’Flynn (WCLP ‘06) Services Contract Manager Peter Pearce (EB ‘06) Dr Henry Pinskier (WCLP ’00) Managing Partner Regional Sales Manager Head of Sustainability Crown Melbourne Limited Director Company Director Puntimai Associates Jennifer Reilly (EB ‘08) AXA Australia Martin Newnham (WCLP ‘06) Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand 54 55 Asia Pacific Training Institute P/L Health Care United, Premier Administration Manager, Corpo- Chief Financial Officer Carol Pagnon (WCLP ’02) Bionics Nicholas Pullen (WCLP ’90) rate Insurances Services Marcelle Mogg (WCLP ‘04) Riordan Grain Services Cecily O’Callaghan (EB ‘07) Chief Risk Officer Andrea Pearman (WCLP ’05) Partner Aon Risk Services Australia Director of Mission Assistant Director WorkSafe Victoria Head of Community Engagement Timothy Piper (WCLP ’00) TressCox Lawyers Limited St Vincents Health Adjunct Prof Penelope News- Department of Innovation, Indus- & Sponsorship Director, Victoria ome (EB ‘07) try, Science and Research Kate Palmer (WCLP ’05) National Australia Bank Limited Australian Industry Group Robert Purcell (WCLP ’07) Dale Renner (WCLP ‘06) Jennifer Moloney (WCLP ‘09) Chief Nursing Officer CEO Commander Operation Senior Consultant VCAL & Competency Based Eastern Health Denis O’Hara (EB ‘08) Netball Victoria Jim Pekin (WCLP ’93) Andrew Pitchford (WCLP ’92) Coordination Growth Solutions Group Learning Coordinator Director and Principal General Manager, Plant Industry Senior Development Manager Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Bendigo Senior Secondary College Viv Nguyen (WCLP ‘02) Fey Pty Ltd Tony Pammer (WCLP ’97) Policy & Investment Cbus Property Pty Ltd Services Board Irene Renzenbrink (WCLP ‘92) Credit Executive, Portfolio As- Chief Executive Officer Department of Primary Industries Principal John Montgomery (WCLP ‘91) surance Dr Stephen O’Kane (WCLP ‘96) Outdoor Education Group & Fisheries, QLD Michelle Plane (WCLP ’00) Colin Radford (WCLP ’06) Griefworks International Events New South Wales Australia and New Zealand Bank- Secretary Regional Director Australasia Lead Partner, Government ing Group Limited Department of Parliamentary Dr Sianna Panagiotopoulos Bernadette Peoples (WCLP ’91) Nazareth Care Services Victoria and Chief Com- Katrina Reynen (WCLP ‘04) Jill Moodie (WCLP ‘05) Services (WCLP ’07) PeoplesOne Pty Ltd munications & External Relations Assistant General Manager Sustainability & Communications Andrew Nguyen (WCLP ‘07) Manager, Office for Research Edward Pollard (EB ‘08) Officer Department of Education and Manager Executive Manager, Delivery Matthew O’Keefe (WCLP ’08) Austin Health Pauline Pereira (WCLP ’95) Board Member Deloitte Early Childhood Development Target Australia Operations, Victoria Partner Gordon Homes for Boys & Girls Australia Post KPMG Inc LV Alumni

Carolyn Reynolds (WCLP ‘06) Murray Robinson (WCLP ‘06) Bo Rutecki (WCLP ‘97) John Senior (EB ‘08) Lesley Smith (WCLP ‘97) Glenn Staunton (EB ‘08) Paul Swain AFSM (WCLP ‘03) Ken Thornton (EB ‘06) Partner Acting Director Youth Justice Community Relations and Manager, Strategic Partnerships Director, Strategic Planning and Psychologist Assistant Chief Fire Officer Director Planning Partnerships Minter Ellison Custodial Services Foundation Manager Parks Victoria Business Analysis Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Department of Transport Department of Human Services Kilvington Girls’ Grammar Curtin University Jenny Steinicke (WCLP ‘97) Services Board Henry Reynolds (EB ‘08) Hasmukh Shah (EB ‘08) Director, Corporate Resources Genevieve Timmons (WCLP ‘90) Global Leader Risk Management David Roche (WCLP ‘09) Angela Rutter (WCLP ‘09) Former Lead Analyst Linda Smith (WCLP ‘95) Royal Botanic Gardens Jane Sydenham-Clarke (WCLP Philanthropic Executive GHD Assistant Director IMES Manager, The Climate Project Telstra Corporation Ltd Editor ‘94) Portland House Foundation Department of Justice Australian Conservation Pacific Magazines David Stelling (WCLP ‘03) Manager Josephine Ridge (WCLP ‘99) Foundation Sandra Shaw (WCLP ‘08) Group IT Manager Fed Square Pty Ltd Anne Tinney (WCLP ‘08) General Manager Susan Roff (WCLP ‘01) CEO Robert Smith (EB ‘08) PaperlinX Merchanting ANZA Senior Legal Policy Officer Sydney Festival Executive Director Lesley Ryall (WCLP ‘94) Newsboys Foundation Director Dr David Sykes (WCLP ‘04) Victorian Bushfire Royal Arts Project Australia Director Robert B Smith Corp Ltd Jennifer Stephenson (WCLP Principal Officer Commission Christopher Rieniets (WCLP The Good Work Group Ita Shearman (WCLP ‘06) ‘05) Office of the Disability Services ‘03) John Rogan (WCLP ‘91) Trading Director William Smith (EB ‘08) Director, Asia Pacific Medical Commissioner Bruce Tobin (WCLP ‘07) Director Executive Director, Commercial Steve Ryan (WCLP ‘98) Tesco Former Regional Consel Europe Affairs Business Operations Group General Manager Corpo- Energy Consulting & Management VicRoads & Africa Bristol-Myers Squibb Chin Tan (WCLP ‘98) rate Affairs Services Jenny Ryssenbeek (WCLP ‘93) Justin Sheed (WCLP ‘93) BHP Billiton Limited Pharmaceuticals Principal Tabcorp Holdings Ltd Dr Matthew Rogozinski (WCLP Executive Officer Braxton Lawyers Steve Rieniets (WCLP ‘96) ‘93) Victorian Association of Perform- Suzanna Sheed (WCLP ‘00) Anne Somerville (WCLP ‘00) Andrew Stevenson (WCLP ‘08) Jane Tongs (WCLP ‘93) Plant Manager Partner ing Arts Centre (VAPAC) Australian Lawyer Project Manager Alliance Construction Manager Jeni Taplin (EB ‘06) Chairman Loy Yang B Power Station The Boston Consulting Group Inc Suzanna Sheed & Associates National Health Workforce Baulderstone Former Principal Netwealth Investments Ltd Dr Nicholas Samaras (WCLP Taskforce Department of Education and Elizabeth Riley (WCLP ‘09) Julie Rolfe (WCLP ‘01) ‘03) Dr Beth Shelton (WCLP ‘91) Dean Stevenson (WCLP ‘08) Early Childhood Development Damian Toohey (WCLP ‘04) General Manager Psychologist Simon Soon (EB ‘06) Superintendent, Project Director General Manager Business Plan- Fawkner Crematorium and Tim Rolfe (WCLP ‘09) Michael Sammells (WCLP ‘01) Monashlink Community Health Group ICT Manager Brief Integration Project Prof Helena Teede (WCLP ‘08) ning & Corporate Affairs Memorial Park Head MV Studios Chief Financial Officer Service AJ Lucas Group Limited Victorian Police Director Diabetes Qenos Pty Ltd Museum Victoria Medibank Private Southern Health Maria Robbins (WCLP ‘02) David Shewring (WCLP ‘02) Peter Southwell (WCLP ‘98) Graham Stevenson (WCLP ‘06) Patrizia Torelli (WCLP ‘08) Director Gail Rooney (EB ‘08) Katherine Sampson (WCLP ‘96) Partner General Manager Principal Rachel Teese (WCLP ‘03) Managing Director Robbins Group Pty Ltd Former Human Resources Managing Director Ernst & Young Probuild Constructions Department of Education and General Manager, Marketing Spheres of Influence International Manager Mahlab Recruitment (VIC) P/L Early Childhood Development Services Renee Roberts (WCLP ‘04) Australia Post Dr Craig Sinclair (WCLP ‘05) Prof German Spangenberg Kmart Australia Denis Torrens (WCLP ‘91) General Manager Credit Kate Sanders (WCLP ‘98) Director, Cancer Prevention (WCLP ‘01) Trevor Stevenson (EB ‘08) Frameworks, Credit Risk Robert Rosen (EB ‘07) 1951–2000 Centre Executive Director RMIT University Suzanne Teese (EB ‘07) Jenny Trethewey (WCLP ‘98) National Australia Bank Manager, Capital Works Cancer Council Victoria Department of Primary Industries Experience Bank Program Social Policy Consultant City of Melbourne Pru Sanderson (WCLP ‘95) Rob Stewart (WCLP ‘94) Manager Tonya Roberts (WCLP ‘03) Chief Executive Officer Dr Christine Sindt (WCLP ‘91) David Speirs (WCLP ‘96) Director Leadership Victoria Victoria Triggs (WCLP ‘95) Anthea Ross (WCLP ‘07) VicUrban Executive Director Chief Financial Officer Various Companies Director Mark Robertson (WCLP ‘08) Senior Project Manager Australian Asbestos Register Beacon Lighting Geoffrey Thomas (EB ‘07) Leading Lady Consultancy Principal BECA Pty Ltd Darren Scammell (WCLP ‘03) Darien Sticklen (WCLP ‘01) Former Chief Executive Officer St Paul’s Anglican Grammar Partner Dr Andrew Sizeland (WCLP ‘02) Merilyn Spratling (EB ‘08) Director/Owner Jardine Distribution Inc Louisa Trombin (WCLP ‘09) School Sandy Ross (WCLP ‘00) KPMG Surgeon Practice Nurse/Relieving Arts Events Management People & Values Manager Research Fellow Victorian Aboriginal Health Australasia Gordon Thomas (WCLP ‘97) The Body Shop Australia Neil Robertson (WCLP ‘03) University of Melbourne Alan Schwartz (WCLP ‘95) Mary Slater (EB ‘07) Service General Manager Director Performance Specialist 56 57 Mark Stone (WCLP ‘93) PaperlinX Merchanting Lisa Trood (WCLP ‘92) Department of Justice Tony Ross (WCLP ‘93) Kevin Scott (WCLP ‘02) State Services Commission Lyndie Spurr (WCLP ‘04) Chief Executive Manager Community Relations Manager Assistant Commissioner Senior Manager Complex and Parks Victoria Dr Walter Thomas (WCLP ‘01) ExxonMobil Australia Allan Robinson (WCLP ‘04) Deira International School Victoria Police Prof Andrew Smith (EB ‘08) Community Care Senior Research Fellow Exxon Mobil Corporation Group Manager, Letters Winthrop Professor of Dentistry, Nillumbuik Community Health Eugenie Stragalinos (WCLP ‘09) Baker Heart Research Institute Australia Post John Rowan (EB ‘07) Michael Scott (WCLP ‘09) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Service Strategic Projects Manager Yvonne Turner (EB ‘07) Manager, Company Fleet General Manager Secretariat and Head of School of Dentistry and AXA Trudy Thomson (WCLP ‘01) Principal Bill Robinson (EB ‘06) Toyota Motor Corporation Shareholder Relations Director Air Commodore Margaret Staib Principal Turner & Associates Australia Limited Tabcorp Oral Health Centre of WA (WCLP ‘99) Patricia Stragalinos (WCLP ‘01) Department of Education and Jeff Robinson (WCLP ‘05) Director Planning & Logistics Executive Coach Early Childhood Development John Unkles (EB ‘08) Principal, Building Services Jock Rowland (EB ‘07) Neil Scott (WCLP ‘04) Dr David Smith (WCLP ‘90) Air Force PS Coaching P/L National Business Development Aurecon General Manager Vice-President Mergers Acquisi- Managing Director & President Steve Thorne (WCLP ‘02) Manager Eye Surgery Associates Pty Ltd tions & Divestments for Energy Rio Tinto / Simfer SA Luke Stambolis (WCLP ‘09) Jenny Strangward (WCLP ‘99) Design Urban Pty Ltd Guild Insurance Limited Michael Robinson (EB ‘06) BHP Billiton Limited Project Manager Principal Executive Manager, Strategy Ben Rumble (WCLP ‘05) Greg Smith (WCLP ‘00) Contexx Connell Wagner Pty Ltd Deyrick Upton (WCLP ‘02) Uniting Aged Care (Victoria & Plant Manager Wendy Sengotta (WCLP ‘00) Managing Director, Director Tasmania) Ford Motor Company of Australia Alan Studley (WCLP ‘93) breadsolutions Limited Chief Executive Officer Point Nepean Community Trust LV Alumni

Marike van Breugel (WCLP ‘97) Kay Vrieze (WCLP ‘95) Dr Heather Wellington (WCLP Rebecca Windsor (WCLP ‘05) Director Executive Manager ‘94) Really Useful Company Arun Thai Natural Narre Community Learning Consultant Centre Phillips Fox Lawyers Ivan Wingreen (WCLP ‘93) Prof Barbara van Ernst AM(EB Partner ‘06) Michael Wait (WCLP ‘91) Assoc Prof Geoffrey Wescott Ernst & Young Director Chief Health Officer (WCLP ‘92) Barbara van Ernst Pty Ltd City of Darebin Associate Professor of Environ- Ian Wood (WCLP ‘97) ment Vice-President James van Smeerdijk (WCLP Peter Waite (WCLP ‘05) Deakin University BHP Billiton Limited ‘02) Director Assets and Facilities Partner Glen Eira City Council Simon Westcott (WCLP ‘99) John Woodland (WCLP ‘05) PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia Manager Water Supply Operations David Waldren (WCLP ‘94) Kim White (WCLP ‘00) Melbourne Water Paul van Veenendaal (WCLP ‘92) General Manager, The Brewery Principal and Director Managing Director Project Platinum Black Consulting Mark Woodland (WCLP ‘05) Customer Service Benchmarking Grocon and TeamWorks Development Australia Australia The Hon Mary Wooldridge MLA Mary Waldron (WCLP ‘99) (WCLP ‘03) Janice Van Reyk (WCLP ‘95) Managing Partner, Networks Nell White (WCLP ‘94) Member for Doncaster Senior Manager, Environment PricewaterhouseCoopers Producer Victorian Parliament Manidis Roberts Consuello Pty Ltd Ian Walker (WCLP ‘09) Shane Wright (WCLP ‘98) Owen Vanzuyden (EB ‘07) Director Healthy Parks and Judy Whiteman (WCLP ‘92) Director, Capacity Development Deputy General Manager Parks Executive Coach & Mentor, Facili- Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Christine Varker (WCLP ’00) Parks Victoria tator, Consultant Services Board Assistant Principal Department of Education and Deborah Walsh (WCLP ‘09) Mark Whitmore (WCLP ‘07) David Yallouz (WCLP ‘07) Early Childhood Development Executive Director General Manager Products Group General Manager, Restaurant & Indigenous Leadership Network Intelematics Australia Pty Ltd Catering Operations Peter Vaughan (WCLP ‘91) Victoria Crown Melbourne Limited Chief Executive Officer Lynden Wilkie (WCLP ‘93) Business SA Helen Walsh (WCLP ‘05) General Manager Marketing & Russell Yardley (WCLP ‘95) Principal Sales Algonquin Investments Pty Ltd Ronen Vexler ((WCLP ‘06)) Dawes Road (Kyabram) Primary Spotless Partner School John Yeoman (WCLP ‘01) PricewaterhouseCoopers Rick Wilkinson (WCLP ‘92) Partner David Waterson (EB ‘08) President, Queensland and GLNG PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia Colin Vickery (EB ‘08) Executive General Manager Santos Limited TV Writer, Herald Sun and Artistic Information Management and Barbara Young (WCLP ‘95) Director, Vickery’s Imageworks Technology David Williams (WCLP ‘91) Financial Advisor Art & Photography Australian Energy Market Managing Director Hoff Financial Planning Services Colin Vickery Photographic & Operator Flash Manufacturing Digital Art Peter Young (WCLP ‘92) Kathryn Watt (WCLP ‘05) Ingrid Williams (WCLP ‘02) General Manager 58 59 Matthew Vincent (WCLP ‘06) General Counsel & Company Chief Executive Database Consultants Australia Senior Manager Secretary TLC Aged Care Pty Ltd Environment Protection Authority Vanguard Investments Australia Paul Williams (WCLP ‘04) Tatiana Zachariak (WCLP ‘98) Catherine Vinot (WCLP ‘08) Margaret Way (WCLP ‘93) National Manager Licensee Brands Manager Technical Director Director, Clinical Governance AXA Australia Department of Human Service Veolia Water Australia Alfred Health Scott Williams (WCLP ‘01) Andrew Zammit (WCLP ‘05) Annie Volkering (WCLP ‘06) Ellen Webb (WCLP ‘98) Director Commander General Manager Sustainable Finance Manager SED Consulting Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Infrastructure Cancer Council of Victoria Services Board Parks Victoria Janenne Willis (WCLP ‘06) James Weber (EB ‘08) Director Matt Zema (WCLP ‘98) Stefan Volkov (WCLP ‘90) Group Manager and Corporate Undercurrent Group Managing Director & CEO Director Relations Manager Australian Energy Market Wynum Dairy Scope Kathy Wilmot (WCLP ‘90) Operator Ltd Adaptive Rowing Coach

Dr Linda Wilson (EB ‘08) Senior Lecturer Deakin University LV Council Members 2009

Garry Ringwood, Chairman John Allen Richard Bluck AM, Founding Executive Director Stella Clark Geoff Cosgriff Graham Evans AO

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Jill Hollingworth Jed Macartney OAM Jerril Rechter, Executive Director Stuart Simson Jane Tongs LV Alumni Representative Group Convenor’s Report 2009

The LV Alumni Representative Group (ARG) seeks you very much for launching the program in the to enable, vitalise and connect Alumni by contribut- first place and also for making such a great match – ing positively to the success of LV’s work through the you’ve done brilliantly well!” organisation of events, support of strategic direction “It’s going really well. We have agreed on a pretty and the implementation of new initiatives to foster comprehensive set of things we want to achieve. We leadership. have set up regular sessions to discuss and explore; 2009 has been another year of considerable activ- we keep a regular diary of what we discuss and ity for the ARG. Chiefly, the ARG has supported the homework for our next session, etc. – to keep our- broader organisational strategic consultation and selves honest! I suspect our relationship will keep planning process, and we have piloted a peer-to-peer growing beyond the standard timeline.” mentoring process. As Convenor of the ARG, it is With the pilot period now concluded, the mentor- my pleasure to present the following report of our ing program will be reviewed and analysed and a full activities. report submitted to Council. I would like to thank Membership of the ARG Mary-Anne Gallagher and Margaret Wyrill for their The ARG is currently made up of the following excellent work on this program. members: Jed Macartney (WCLP ‘05), Bruce Lanyon Financial Position (EB ‘07), Victoria Triggs (WCLP ‘95), Mary-Anne Alumni funds have formed a critical contribution to Gallagher (WCLP ‘04), Kathryn Watt (WCLP ‘05), LV’s operations in 2009. Sianna Panagiotopolous (WCLP ‘07), Rhonda Day The contribution of the ARG on behalf of Alumni (EB ‘07) and Sandy Shaw (WCLP ‘08). has assisted with expenses including the printing In December 2008, the following team was elected of a special 20th Anniversary publication ($15,000); as the executive of the ARG: Jed Macartney (Conve- organisational administration costs ($15,000); sup- nor), Bruce Lanyon (Treasurer) and Kathryn Watt port of not-for-profit groups participating in LV (Deputy Convenor). programs: the Williamson Community Leadership We said farewell to Grant Hamilton (WCLP ‘01) in Program, the Board Orientation Series and the Fi- December 2008 and Greg Lacey (WCLP ‘07) in June nance Master Class ($9,500). 2009, and I thank them both for their outstanding During 2009, the Alumni Group also funded the contributions to the Group. peer-to-peer mentoring program for Alumni mem- We also farewelled Corrine Pearce who had been the bers to share their skills and experiences. This pro- LV representative on the group for many years, and I gram will be evaluated in December 2009 with the thank her for her contributions to the group. We all results being presented to Council in early 2010. wish her well in her new endeavours. Future Activities Peer-to-peer mentoring program In 2010, the ARG will continue to represent the One of the objectives of the ARG’s Forward Plan Alumni in support of the new LV strategic plan and 2007–2010 was to identify new ways for Alumni ensure that the opportunities for Alumni to contrib- 62 63 to connect with each other. In 2009, the peer-to- ute to the future of LV are many, varied and challeng- peer mentoring program was piloted as a means ing. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to of achieving this. Fifteen pairs of WCLP and EB discuss any aspect of the group’s activities. Alumni were matched to form mentoring relation- ships as part of a six-month pilot program, which has Jed Macartney OAM received overwhelmingly positive feedback: ARG Convenor “My mentoring relationship has been fantastic. It’s been very, very useful in a few different ways. Thank LV Staff

Belinda Collins Susan Jones Rod Nockles Kim O’Byrne Jerril Rechter Suzanne Teese

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Astra Vitols Rosemary White Margaret Wyrill Our Sponsors Thank You

Foundation Partner

Hugh Williamson Foundation LEADERSHIP VICTORIA WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR WORK IN 2009. Major Partners

SkillsBank Advisory Team 2010 WCLP Selection Panel Rod Anderson

Stella Clark (Convenor) Stella Clark Bambra Press (WCLP ‘97) Chief Executive Officer, The Bio21 Cluster, (WCLP ‘97) Bikini Georgie Blake (WCLP ‘03) Sarah Davies Norah Breekveldt Government Partners Ian Christie (WCLP ‘00) Chief Executive Officer, Mel- bourne Community Foundation, Brotherhood of St Laurence Karl Kny (WCLP ‘93) (WCLP ‘04) Department of the Premier and Cabinet Tom Cho (WCLP ‘90) Department of Justice Ken Marshman Rev Ann Drummond Former Executive Director, YWCA Guy Lavoipierre Photography Department of Primary Industries John Rogan (WCLP ‘91) Department of Sustainability and the Environment Peter Gordon Carla Gottgens Photography Paul Mathewson (WCLP ‘06) Chairman and Senior Partner, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Slater & Gordon National Practice Inge Lederer Jinny McGrath (WCLP ‘03) Group Leader, Asbestos Professor Peter Sheldrake, RMIT Melissa Heyhoe (WCLP ‘07) The Right Reverend, Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE RMIT Interns: Partners Don McAllister (EB ‘06) Former Governor General of Aus- Tom McIlroy tralia; Australian Anglican Bishop John Michael Bric Jeff Robinson (WCLP ‘05) Gerry Johnston Leadership Victoria is supported by The Hugh Williamson Foundation Departing LV staff: Chris Arnott (WCLP ‘08) Former CEO, Kodak and the Schiavon Trust which is managed by ANZ Trustees Corrine Pearce Jill Smith Peter Laver AM Fiona White Former Leadership Victoria Council Member; ex BHP Execu- SACS Consulting tive; Vice President Academy of Technological Sciences and Victorian Bushfire Reconstruc- Engineering tion and Recovery Authority

Jan Mahoney Jacinda Woodhead Director, Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation; Director Parks Victoria; Member Victorian Catchment Management Council (EB ‘07)

Jill Reichstein Chairman, Lance Reichstein Foun- dation (WCLP ‘91) 66 67 Janice van Reyk Lead Consultant, Rochester Part- ners (WCLP ‘95)

John Warburton Director, Australian Wealth Man- agement Limited & Vision Super; Non Executive Director, Select Managed Funds Ltd

Lynne Wannan AM Director, Office for the Communi- ty Sector, Department of Planning 2009 Program Supporters and Community Development

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