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Contents

A Reflection on the Year that was, from the Chair and Executive Director 6

An Alumni Welcome to LV’s New Graduates 9

Mark Scott, Managing Director of the ABC: “…On Leadership” 10

LV’s Inaugural Leader in Residence, Christine Kotur 12

Williamson Community Leadership Program 16

ExperienceBank Leadership Program 30

Case Studies 51

LV Guest Speakers 56

Organisations Supported by LV 60

LV Council 62

LV Team 64

Our Partners 66

Thank You 67

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well as hundreds of community-based organisations. now offers greater opportunities for Alumni to contribute One of the many ways our Alumni contribute is through to a more strategic range of initiatives with significant joining not-for-profit Boards. We believe that governance organisations who work with us in partnership. A Reflection on of not-for-profit organisations is a key leadership issue and An important step in the evolution of LV has been the our Board Orientation Series (BOS) provides an innovative rejuvenation of our brand. This year we worked hard to orientation to this critical aspect of community leadership. identify the four key messages that best articulate the various the Year that was, In 2010 we have been very pleased to introduce a new elements of our work. These key messages combine to addition to our suite of leadership development programs. articulate our organisational narrative and provide a clear LV’s Igniting Leadership program is a five-day intensive understanding of the breadth and depth of our work. program aimed at those stepping into their first leadership from the Chair and role. Inspire Leaders The introduction of “Ignite” means LV now offers programs Drive Change for exceptional leaders throughout their career. Those Create Networks Executive Director with a passion and talent for leadership can learn and Future Makers evolve with LV from their first leadership role, progressing through WCLP and EBLP as they grow to become senior, These messages and a refreshed brand design are reflected in accomplished leaders. LV materials, including our new website which will continue 2010 saw the introduction of further new initiatives. We to grow in functionality in the coming years. welcomed our first Leader in Residence, Christine (Chris) Our next step is the creation of a set of values that will guide Kotur. Chris, a ’94 WCLP graduate with an impressive LV’s work and decision-making processes. We look forward It is our great pleasure to welcome the newest members of emerging issues and opportunities of importance for our background as policy analyst, chief executive officer and to consulting with our Alumni on the development of our Leadership Victoria’s (LV) now 1000-plus-strong Alumni. community. university pro-vice-chancellor, has worked across public, values in 2011. You are graduating in LV’s twenty-first year, a year which in Throughout our history, our leadership programs, private and community sectors. Chris is a fitting appointment Mindful of the disparate locations in which our Alumni live many ways represents a coming of age for the much-admired Williamson Community Leadership Program (WCLP) to this role and we thank her for volunteering her time and and work, we have begun to introduce initiatives to engage organisation of which you are now a part. and ExperienceBank Leadership Program (EBLP), have look forward to continuing to work with her in 2011. with Alumni online. In March we hosted our first online After a period of consultation, deep reflection and planning, developed and supported some of our nation’s finest leaders. In her first month as LV’s Leader in Residence, Chris hosted picnic to allow Alumni to interact with our 2010 WCLP we can celebrate our important and unique position in the The Alumni of these programs lend their support to our inaugural Foresight Forum. A discussion with six participants. We also introduced an LV Alumni-exclusive leadership landscape of the future. countless community based initiatives, both in partnership eminent leaders, the Forum explored the key issues that will social networking site, LVconnect. Our 2010 Oration address The LV of 2010 and beyond is an innovative, independent with LV and independently. Projects supported by LV are require exceptional leadership over the next decade, and how and Presentation Dinner were both broadcast via Twitter to not-for-profit organisation that seeks to drive enduring, driven by collaboration with a range of strategic partners, LV might best prepare our leaders to navigate these issues. allow participation regardless of location. positive change. We achieve this by developing first-class such as the Government of Timor Leste, the African Think This year saw a renewed focus on the way we engage with Our efforts to reshape the direction of LV received strong leaders and then mobilising these leaders in support of the Tank, the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction Authority as the community and the projects we undertake. LV Projects validation this year. We were enormously privileged to

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A Reflection on the Year that Was, from the Chair and Executive Director An Alumni Welcome to LV’s New Graduates receive three-year funding for capacity building via a with us and assist in shaping leaders across all levels and all Congratulations to the graduating participants of the who have found your calling and your cause, embrace it Strategic Impact Project grant from the Truby and Florence sectors to build a stronger and more resilient community for Williamson Community Leadership and ExperienceBank without reservation. Williams Charitable Trust at ANZ Trustees. Over the coming everyone is to be commended. Leadership programs. For those of you who haven’t yet established how to three years LV will implement our new vision and model for To our new Alumni graduating from WCLP 2010 and EBLP You have had a profound experience over the last twelve embrace your newfound beliefs or how to turn your leadership that utilises our unique reach across sectors. 2009, again we welcome you. While your formal engagement months, and while it may not yet be apparent just what an perspective into purpose, stay aware and stay active: This is a fitting opportunity to thank the dedicated team with LV has concluded, the real work and the real effect this year has had on you, your belief system and the the meaning of this year will reveal itself to you. Read at LV responsible for implementing such change. The opportunities now begin. Our broader community has before choices you make, in time you will gain further clarity. LVprojects when it comes to your inbox each month, and extraordinary output of the dedicated staff and expert it many complex and interwoven challenges that demand Graduation is not the end of your LV experience; it is consider whether any of the needs match your ability to guidance of the Council continues to be a great asset to the exceptional leadership. The insights and networks you have purely the beginning. At the start of this journey you made assist. And remember, you are not alone in this journey. LV organisation. We extend our thanks to LV’s Council and our gained throughout your time with LV stand you in good stead a commitment to yourself, LV and the community. Your has 1000-strong Alumni ready to enlist you and be enlisted staff for their tireless efforts throughout the year. to collaborate and unite to make an enduring, positive impact time with LV was a year of information gathering, sharing of by you. We also extend our thanks to our existing Alumni for their in your lifetime. We look forward to this partnership for experiences and starting to make a difference through your It’s only when you understand the problem that you become passion and support throughout this period of transition at many years to come. first project. It is now time to grow your contribution and empowered to choose to be part of the solution. Your eyes LV. Our traditional list of all Alumni will be featured in a new make a difference through the rest of your life. have been opened, now it’s time to change what you see. publication for LV, an Annual Report to correspond with our Our experience as Alumni suggests that you need to We welcome you to the LV Alumni and look forward to reporting year in 2011. maintain the momentum, passion, energy and commitment working with you to make a difference in our community. We particularly thank our partners. These partners provide with which you approached your program. For those of you LV with continued support. Their willingness to engage

Garry Ringwood Jerril Rechter Eugenie Stragalinos (WCLP ’09) James Garriock (WCLP ’09) Chair Executive Director

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“We immediately shut down our Brisbane headquarters and began the extraordinary task of relocating over 200 staff to nine different sites across Brisbane, whilst continuing to deliver to Mark Scott, audiences on radio, television and online” Managing Director of the ABC: “…On Leadership”

Each year LV hosts an Oration address, “…On Leadership”, He describes this belief as a key element in successful delivered by one of the Asia Pacific region’s finest leaders. leadership: “Without the right team, without clarity of In 2010 we were honoured that Mark Scott, Managing common purpose, you will get nowhere. As a leader, you are Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, joined dependent on those you lead.” the distinguished list of leaders to deliver this address. Like so many leaders, Mark shared that he often waits for The 250 guests in attendance at Melbourne’s Plaza the “imposter police” to arrive. He also touched on the Ballroom were joined by others following on Twitter as difficulties felt by ABC staff when a breast cancer cluster Mark shared the extraordinary vision and humility with was found at the ABC Brisbane studios, an outcome that which he leads our national broadcaster. saw Scott close the studio the following day. Mark credited the ABC’s exceptional staff with being the LV is proud to have hosted Oration addresses from the driving force behind the broadcaster’s success. He revealed following notable leaders: The Hon. Michael Kirby AC it was staff who delivered $100 million of savings required CMG; Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO KSTJ QC; to fund the new ABC24 News Channel and who drive the Imelda Roche AO; Edward de Bono; Patrick Dodson; Hugh creation of exceptional content. Mackay; Dr José Ramos-Horta; Noel Pearson; Michael The sustained commitment and innovation of ABC staff Chaney AO; Michelle Grattan AO; Graeme Samuel AO; has seen Mark develop great belief in those around him. Terry Moran AO; Glyn Davis AC; Paul Kelly.

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A key new initiative of LV’s in 2010 was the welcoming of our inaugural Leader in Residence, Christine (Chris) Kotur. The concept of a Leader in Residence was adopted from the Arts sector, which regularly hosts Artists in Residence, leaders in their field who practice their craft to inspire others and to broaden the body of knowledge and expertise. The role of LV’s Leader in Residence is broadly to help identify the priorities that will require exceptional leadership over the next decade, and how LV might best prepare our leaders to navigate these.

Chris Kotur, a ’94 Alumni of WCLP, was appointed LV’s This is a particularly important time for LV and for all of us first Leader in Residence for her extensive contribution to committed to building leadership practices that improve leadership across the sectors. people’s lives, build confident and hopeful communities and After completing WCLP in 1994, Chris became Chair of LV’s create positive futures for all Australians. SkillsBank and since that time she has continued her active Never has there been more interest in or opportunities involvement with the organisation. for thoughtful leadership development or more divergent For over 20 years Chris worked in senior executive roles views about the best ways leaders can and should influence including as policy analyst, chief executive officer and our lives. At the same time, some of our most complex university pro-vice-chancellor. She has undertaken problems, pressing issues and major concerns are now such leadership and management development at Harvard that no single sector, organisation or corporation has all the University and has gained a wealth of knowledge, skills necessary resources or all the capabilities needed to initiate and understanding of leadership by working across public, and sustain the changes we need. private and community sectors. Increasingly the most successful, sustainable outcomes Chris now works as an independent consultant, presenter emerge when insightful, strategic leaders see ways to improve and facilitator specialising in strategy and working with circumstances for people and then act to build partnerships organisations, boards and communities experiencing major designed to bring about positive change. Strategic leadership change. can put all this important, new effort together, working Chris’s first task as Leader in Residence was to host LV’s collaboratively across boundaries to create stronger, more Foresight Forum, an event modelled on LV’s Leadership Lab. sustainable futures. The Forum took the form of a conversation between Chris, Over the years LV has made outstanding contributions six eminent leaders and LV staff. Kate Burns, YMCA Youth to numerous people, organisations and communities Parliament; Mary Crooks, Victorian Women’s Trust; Peter around Australia. An active alumni of over 1000 leaders Ellyard, Preferred Futures Group; Prof essor Andrea Hull, from all sectors is committed and willing to activate their Cultural Change; John Thwaites, Climate Group; and Janice extraordinary networks to act strategically to improve lives. LV’s Inaugural van Reyk, Citywide helped Chris shape priorities for LV and LV offers exceptional leadership development and practice. leadership in Australia. Honouring LV’s founder, the group I hope over the next year you’ll join me during my time as explored the question “What would Hugh Williamson do?” Leader in Residence to further develop and expand the Leader in Residence, LV is grateful to Chris for volunteering her time to serve influence of good ideas about the roles and opportunities for as our first Leader in Residence, a role she will continue outstanding leadership in Australia.” throughout 2011. Chris shares the following message on reflection of her role: Christine Kotur “It is a privilege to be the inaugural Leadership Victoria Leader in Residence.

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2010 WCLP FELLOWS

Williamson Community Campbell Andrews Christine Barca Dr. Andrew Block

Senior Executive Manager – Services for Separated Families Infectious Diseases & General Physician, KPMG Corporate Finance GordonCare for Children Clinical Dean Leadership Southern Health Care Network and Cam joined KPMG in 2006 as Executive Christine Barca is a qualified Social Monash University in mergers and acquisitions after over Worker and Family Therapist with three years with the Macquarie Bank’s over twenty-five years experience in Andrew Block is an Infectious Diseases Program commercial lending department. He has an counselling, family work and human & General Physician with qualifications MBA from Melbourne Business School and service management. As a registered in research, education and leadership. He spent 2005 at Cornell University’s Johnson Clinical Family Therapist, Christine currently works at Dandenong Hospital Business School. brings expertise and extensive knowledge (Southern Health Care Network) in Now in its 21st year, the Williamson Community Leadership Program (WCLP) Over the last four years, Cam has been in the area of family relationships and a number of roles: Senior Consultant an active member of the Liberal Party parenting issues. Christine has worked in Physician, Clinical Dean and Co-Chair, offers one of Australia’s most sought-after leadership development experiences. of Victoria, including a role as Council the area of disability, child protection, grief, Personal & Professional Development Delegate and as Membership and community health and in post-separation (Monash University), Deputy Head of WCLP provides a unique year of leadership-focused activities designed to develop Development Officer for the Melbourne family law. Roles have included individual, General Medicine, Head of Refugee Health Ports Federal Electorate Council. group and therapeutic work, community Services and Co-leader of the Refugee and connect emerging leaders across sectors and generations. The program Cam’s interests include politics, golf, development, team leadership, executive Health Research Consortium. running and fitness. and program management. Christine has His main professional interests centre on covers an outstanding selection of critical issues facing today’s leaders that are particular expertise in working with teams a coordinated approach to refugee health and in 2008 won the SACS Consulting encompassing health delivery, capacity brought to life by seminars from renowned leaders, field trips, case studies and Inaugural Leadership Prize. Christine’s building and research for policy advocacy. strength is in her ability to support others He is currently leading programs to other activities, culminating in an end-of-year retreat. to creatively problem solve by encouraging establish funded places in undergraduate them to develop and show their strengths medicine for refugees and lower SES and realise their self-potential. communities to build capacity for refugee Christine is married to Michael, a health within communities. communications project manager, and Andrew is married to Amy and has two has two young girls, Cassie, thirteen, and children Cassie, six, and Tom, four. Andrew Danielle, nine, and two small Pomeranian is a keen guitarist and music producer with dogs, Monte and Carlo. his own studio and CDs.

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Paul Beale Elly Bloom Andrew Crow Danielle Curry Shelley Cussen Paul Decis

Director Former Director, Customer Relations Manager, Rehabilitation and Hospital Head of ATM Banking Group Manager Human Resources Project Manager Electrolight The Arts Centre Home Services ANZ Bank SP AusNet Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Department of Health Recovery Authority Paul is the founding director of Electrolight, Elly Bloom is the former Director, Over the last twelve years, Danielle has Shelley Cussen is currently SP AusNet’s one of the world’s most prominent lighting Customer Relations at the Arts Centre In his current role as Manager of worked in a range of marketing and sales Group Manager Human Resources. Her Paul Decis grew up in the Western design consultancies. Paul believes in the within the Marketing and Visitor Rehabilitation and Hospital at Home roles in the financial services and utility role is to deliver the HR strategy and Suburbs of Melbourne. He was an active transformational impact of light and its Experience portfolio with responsibilities Services at the Department of Health, industries. At ANZ, she was formerly the framework, designing these to align with member of the West Footscray Football potential to influence lives in a positive for the organisation’s primary customer Andrew has responsibility for Victoria’s Head of Acquisition in Consumer Finance, business strategy and enhance business Club and worked as a volunteer youth way. To this end Paul has set up a niche touch-points including both the front of rehabilitation beds, Subacute Ambulatory responsible for acquisition targets across, performance. Underpinning much of this leader at the Footscray YMCA. He has design consultancy that works with the best house operations and ticketing services. Care Services (SACS), Hospital In The above and below the line marketing work is a key focus on improving rigour and studied and worked in both Melbourne architects on the most significant projects Prior to joining the Arts Centre, Elly Home (HITH), Post Acute Care (PAC), channels, and the Head of Telesales where linkages in leading-edge people practices. and Ballarat and prior to the Victorian in Australia and beyond. worked at the Australian Centre for the Family Choice Program and the Victorian she drove significant revenue productivity, In the past three years the team has won Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Moving Image (ACMI) in the role of Respiratory Support Service (VRSS). customer experience and engagement five national awards for different HR Authority was the Group Facilities Marketing and Communications Director Andrew is a physiotherapist with a improvements. Currently Head of ATM initiatives they have implemented. Manager at Epworth Healthcare. Paul has and sat on the organisation’s Executive. background in health services management Banking, Danielle is responsible for the Shelley has also completed a Masters held senior positions in a diverse range Additionally, Elly has held roles with a and health policy. His career has included P and L, operations, marketing, sales in Industrial and Employee Relations, of sectors including local government, variety of organisations across a number working across multiple sectors in the and fundraising for the ATM Australian as well as gaining first class Honours private sector, construction, healthcare of sectors including architecture, major provision of health care in a variety of network. in Management with her specialty in and state government. He was appointed projects, and publishing. clinical and management roles, a good Organisational Culture. Her initial degree youngest Area Manager for Citywide Elly graduated with a Bachelor of Planning proportion at the interface between was a Bachelor of Business Administration. Service Solutions. His most recent role and Design and Bachelor of Architecture hospital and the home. He has a strong Shelley has been involved in a number of was as Project Manager for the Victorian from the University of Melbourne and focus on accountability and improving community activities in the past, including Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery subsequently completed an MBA from the client experiences. His desire to allow volunteer work around mentoring and Authority where he was responsible for the Melbourne Business School and NYU Stern people to leave hospital sooner led him to sporting groups. Outside work Shelley delivery of all construction projects for the School of Business. establish the first emergency department enjoys spending time with her partner Marysville Triangle. During 1999-2006 Paul Interested in a number of community physiotherapy service in Australia and Stuart and their daughter Tully. She commenced a domestic building business building areas, Elly has been a member of a range of other innovative services. His also enjoys playing tennis, netball and while completing a Bachelor of Education both the Experimental Media Arts Board previous role was the Senior Executive basketball. and Postgraduate qualifications in Business and the Jewish Museum of Australia where Office of Ambulatory Services at Eastern Leadership and Project Management. she is currently the Vice-President. Her Health. interests outside of work include family, reading, and indulging in the amazing arts scene of Melbourne in all its forms.

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Jean-Yves Didier Haileluel Gebre-selassie Andrea Goddard Jo Harris Dr. Nicole Highet Rose Hiscock

Chief Financial Officer Project Manager General Manager Development Leadership and Talent Development Deputy CEO Executive Director Arts Development Vanguard Investments African Think Tank Clontarf Foundation Manager beyondblue The Australia Council for the Arts National Australia Bank Jean-Yves Didier has twenty years of In his role with the Victorian government Andrea has been the General Manager Nicole Highet is the Deputy CEO of Rose has worked in the arts sector experience in the financial services as a Policy Adviser, Community Development of the Clontarf Foundation Jo Harris is an Organisational Development beyondblue: the national depression for more than sixteen years in roles industry including wealth management, life Engagement Officer and consultant, since 2005. During this period she has been Manager with expertise in leadership, initiative. Since its inception, Nicole that span commercial, marketing and insurance and health insurance. Jean-Yves Haileluel Gebre-Selassie developed and responsible for managing the growth of the talent and organisational development. has been responsible for beyondblue’s communications. In her current role at joined Vanguard Investments in 2008 as managed several contracts and projects Foundation from four programs and 200 Jo is the Leadership and Talent community awareness activities the Australia Council, she is responsible chief financial officer for Asia Pacific with such as the stakeholder communication students to 37 programs and almost 2500 Development Manager at NAB where including the development of beyondblue for building national and international responsibilities for strategy and corporate strategies part of the Refugee Brokerage students. she manages NAB’s leadership and talent marketing and advertising campaigns, opportunities to deliver more arts to more development. Program. Prior to her current role, Andrea enjoyed development curriculum for Australian and the establishment of key programs audiences. Jean-Yves joined AXA (then National Prior to government Haileluel worked as a range of roles across public and private regional business. Jo has worked in a to address depression across the lifespan. Prior to joining the Australia Council, Mutual) in Melbourne in 1995 to work on postgraduate education adviser at Deakin sectors including management of remote variety of corporations in organisational Nicole has also led the development and Rose worked for Museum Victoria as the demutualisation and ASX listing of University and as a Settlement Officer for health services, community development, development roles including in professional implementation of Australia’s $85 million Head of Marketing, Communications the former National Mutual Group. Over the Migrant Resource Centre in Footscray. quality systems auditing and evaluation, services, financial services, marketing/ National Postnatal Depression Initiative. and Commercial Operations across the the years, he held several senior finance As a cofounder of the African Think Tank, and organisational development and advertising and retail. Nicole’s diverse background in clinical Museum’s five venues. leadership roles within the Australian and Haileluel has initiated and managed a consulting. Jo holds qualifications in psychology, and organisational psychology together Until 2010 Rose was the Chair of Back Asia-Pacific operations of AXA, including number of grassroots community capacity Andrea graduated with a Diploma of education, human resources, with her experience in marketing and to Back Theatre. Based in Geelong with corporate finance, treasury, head of finance building projects including the successful Applied Science and a Bachelor of Nursing, psychotherapy, English literature and advertising has enabled her to make an ensemble of actors perceived to have for the Australian distribution & product African Leadership Development Program and then went on to a Graduate Diploma language and accreditations in Myer Briggs, a unique contribution to the success an intellectual disability, Back to Back division, and Chief Financial Officer of in 2010. in Health Services Management, Lead DISC, SHL psychometric tools, executive of beyondblue which is now known by Theatre is one of Australia’s most acclaimed Bharti AXA Life in India. He was also a In 2009 Haileluel was awarded the Auditor, Graduate Certificate Adolescent coaching and instructional design. over 87% of the community. Nicole is contemporary theatre companies. director of AXA Financial Planning. prestigious Winston Churchill Fellowship Health and Welfare, and Master of Public Jo is married to Michael Clemenger, a passionate about improving the quality After growing up in France, Jean-Yves now and published his extensive research Health. 2009 WCLP alumni, and they are the of life of people affected by mental illness calls Australia home. He is an enthusiastic project after travelling to New Zealand, Andrea is happiest when she believes that proud parents of a spoilt British Blue and, in recognition of her achievements supporter of three Melbourne-grown USA, Canada, UK, Germany and Israel. In her efforts are contributing to a more just and are about to welcome their first child in the field, Nicole won the 2010 Victorian organisations, the Victorian Opera, 2004 he was also awarded Victoria’s Award and inclusive society. in October 2010. Jo’s personal interests Telstra Business Women’s Award for the BalletLab and the Australian Ballet, and is for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs for include psychotherapy, writing poetry, community and government sector. passionate about Melbourne. his Meritorious Service in the Community singing, fun runs and spending time with by the former Victorian Premier, The Hon those she loves. Steve Bracks. Jo’s voluntary commitments have included being a Lifeline crisis counsellor and a respite carer.

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Marnie Ireland Sean Jameson Andrew Johnston Tracy Linford Sol Lukatsky Tony Matthews

Chief Operating Officer Manager HR Consultancy and Employee Head of State Operations Group Police Superintendent Head of Lending Services Manager Professional Development Bush Heritage Australia Relations World Vision Australia Victoria Police Advantedge Financial Services Local Government Professionals Inc WorkSafe Victoria (LGPro) Marnie joined Bush Heritage Australia in Andrew has been head of state operations Superintendent Tracy Linford has been Sol Lukatsky has over fifteen years June 2010 as Chief Operating Officer. This Sean Jameson has worked in various for World Vision Australia since 2007. His a member of the Victoria Police Force for experience in senior roles covering sales, Working for a peak body organisation, role combines her strong strategic planning HR roles for WorkSafe Victoria over the role involves overseeing the day-to-day twenty six years. She has a Bachelor of marketing, and operations with blue Tony Matthews currently manages skills with delivering on-ground actions past six years. He currently leads a team operation of World Vision’s retail sales Business Management and an Executive chip organisations including Tabcorp, professional development, with overall in a conservation organisation renowned that delivers operational and strategic division including six remote state offices Masters in Public Administration. Her RMIT University, Challenger Financial responsibility for the development for their robust scientific basis, strong HR consultancy and employee relations and a national, mobile sales force. policing career has involved an array Services and NAB. Sol is visiting lecturer and delivery of a broad range of high Indigenous partnerships and pragmatism. services through developed business Prior to his role at World Vision, Andrew of roles including general duties, crime in the MBA and Masters programs at quality professional development These are all attributes highly consistent partnerships. Sean is a member of WorkSafe occupied a number of positions at AXA, analyst, detective, law instructor, project RMIT University in online and strategic activities, programs and events across with Marnie’s own personal values and Victoria’s Joint Senior Leadership Team RACV and Nelson City Council in New manager, Intelligence Unit Manager, Crime marketing in Melbourne and across the Victorian local government sector. passionate interests. and is a coach in the leadership-coaching Zealand. Squad Manager, Detective Training School Asia. Additional experience involved the He has worked for LGPro for the past five Marnie joined Bush Heritage Australia program. Andrew is a member of the board of Manager, and currently, Superintendent establishment, successful development, and years. Tony designed and manages the as the organisation was developing Prior to working with WorkSafe Victoria, Peninsular Access, Support and Training, in Charge of Western Region Division 2. In sale of a marketing consultancy with clients Local Government Executive Leadership their next five-year strategic plan. She Sean was employed by Allens Arthur an adult disability support agency, and loves 2009 she won an Outstanding Leadership including Vodafone, NEC, RMIT University, Program, the Local Government Emerging has been instrumental in steering the Robinson, Baker’s Delight and Telstra. spending time with his wife and three sons, Award from the Australasian Council for Multimedia Victoria, Link and Le Meridien Leaders Program and Ignite – A learning organisation from a non-profit mindset to Sean studied HR in Business at Swinburne playing guitar and running. Women and Policing. The award was in Hotels. Pathway, for those who are transitioning a conservation enterprise with big plans University, and has been recognised in recognition of driving significant cultural Sol’s recent roles within Challenger from being part of the team to leading the to achieve significant gains in securing a leadership programs through his career change at the Detective Training School. and NAB involved restructuring large team. Responsibilities include budgeting suite of Australia’s unique plants, animals, including work with Hay Group, Mission Division 2 comprises of five local operational teams, strategy development, and financial management; consultation ecosystems and landscapes in collaboration Australia and Telstra. government areas – Warrnambool, Moyne, turnarounds and capacity increases. with key stakeholders including advisory with others, particularly Indigenous people. Sean arrived from the UK in 1993 and is an Corangamite, Glenelg and Southern groups and committees representing senior This has applied all elements of Marnie’s active community member in the City of Grampians Shires. There are 24 police executives and officials; project and events formal education – her current PhD by Port Phillip on planning issues. Sean has stations located within the Division. Tracy’s management; training needs analysis; and research (evaluating sustainable freight also been a volunteer counsellor for the Gay role is to ensure effective policing services program development and delivery. logistics to support remote economic and Lesbian Switchboard and is a member are delivered across the area. Prior to joining local government, Tony participation); her MBA focused on of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights was employed with the multinational incorporating triple bottom line principles Lobby. organisation Dun & Bradstreet for eleven into business planning and operations; and years, finishing his tenure there in the her environmental engineering degree. position of Acting Director, Organisational Development. Tony has most recently graduated with a Master of Management from Monash University and is a member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development.

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Simon McDonald Robin Miles Ken Munro Michael O’Leary Anne Petracca David Prideaux

Senior Associate, Corporate and Regional Director, South West Victoria Development Director Acting Assistant Director, IMT and Finance National Manager Prison General Manager Commercial VicRoads VicUrban Department of Premier and Cabinet The Body Shop Corrections Victoria Middletons Robin Miles was born and grew up in the Ken initially became interested in Michael O’Leary is currently the Acting Anne Petracca is currently the National David Prideaux is a prison General Manager Simon commenced his working career as a UK and has lived in Australia for the last community leadership in the 80s when he Assistant Director of IMT and Finance Manager with The Body Shop Australia within Corrections Victoria, Department Policy Adviser in the Economic and Policy five years. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer worked for the Urban Foundation in South within the Department of Premier and where she has worked for the past nine of Justice. David has recently returned to Branch of the Tasmanian Department of having graduated with a Masters in Civil Africa. There his skills were employed Cabinet. He has been with the Department years. Possessing an extensive background managing the operations of Barwon Prison, Primary Industries and Fisheries. Engineering. He has ten years of experience in building rural clinics and schools in for two years. Michael leads the strategic in management and sales, Anne leads the At Victoria’s maximum-security prison. David During his legal career, Simon has in the visionary leadership of teams and the townships and shantytowns. Ken budget management, and information Home and On Line channels. has spent the majority of the past few developed extensive experience in the successful delivery of infrastructure completed his bachelor and master degrees management and technology functions for Prior to joining The Body Shop, Anne held years as Director of Prisons and Statewide intellectual property and technology projects, and has excelled in developing in architecture in the early 90s. the Department. varying business development roles within Services that has involved system-wide law. Simon has advised various relationships with stakeholders. He migrated to Australia in 2002 along with Prior to this Michael lead the School Australian retail companies, as well as support for prisons. government, semi-government and Robin has had a diverse and exciting career, his wife Frances. They have now settled Financial Management and Support Team owning her own businesses. David has been a member of several local private organisations on research and including undertaking development work as true Meburnians with two boys Miles, within the Department of Education and Anne has been a volunteer within many sporting organisations, and has also technology commercialisation, including in Africa and working on projects such as seven, and Julian, two-and–a-half. Early Childhood Development. organisations over the years. Her most been involved in school committees and in relation to state and commonwealth the £210M section of the Channel Tunnel Ken is a committee member of “The Michael graduated with a Bachelor of rewarding was spent with the South Pacific fundraising activities. At present, David funding arrangements. He has been Rail Link Project in the UK. He brings Friends of Boisdale Street”, who meet to Commerce from Deakin University and Office of Commonwealth Youth and the is assisting with the development of seconded to the University of Melbourne unique learnings from these experiences to discuss how to preserve the character of the then completed a Graduate Diploma of United Nations. She currently volunteers junior footballers as a skills coach at the Research Office, two divisions of CSIRO improve the way VicRoads does business. local park opposite Wattle Park. The aim is Industrial Relations Law at the University her time with Conservation Volunteers Rupertswood Football Club. and a technology start-up commercialising Robin and his wife relocated to Geelong in to ensure that the leafy, green environment of Melbourne. He is a Professional Member Australia. David is married to Joanne and has two technology licensed from CSIRO to major the South Western Region to be a part of the is sustainably maintained and managed by of the ASCPA. Anne is married to Dean and is the proud children, Georgia, who is completing Year pharmaceutical companies. community with their two dogs and seven- the community. Michael is a life member of the East step-mother of three children, Jessica, 12 and will commence Legal and Arts next Simon also has substantial experience month old baby boy, William James Miles. Ken joined VicUrban in 2008 as Geelong Football and Netball Club and is Brenton and Nathan. year, and Caleb, who is completing Year 10. in Information Technology, including in Development Director where he is currently the Vice-President and Treasurer. When not working Anne enjoys being His interests outside of work include family, negotiating Government Information responsible for the employment-based His interests include keeping fit, reading, among family and friends, and getting sports, adventure touring and remote area Technology Contracts (GITCs), projects in the business along with large- travelling and eating good food. Michael outdoors when she can, in the garden, travel. e-commerce, privacy and data scale master planned communities. lives with his partner Cherie and has two snow skiing, or relaxing at a winery in the management, major system integration, children, Ashleigh, eight, and Liam, six. countryside. outsourcing and business process outsourcing.

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Warren Roach Chris Rose Leonore Ryan James Selth Scott Sheppard Simon Smith

National Commercial & Purchasing Regional Manager East Executive Manager – Intellectual Property Senior Sustainability Consultant Chief Executive Director, Biodiversity Policy and Programs Manager Parks Victoria & Licensing (Energy) Arup UnitingCare Community Options Department of Sustainability and Visy Paper Pty Ltd Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Employment Chris Rose is currently the Regional Research Organisation (CSIRO) James Selth is a senior sustainability Scott took up the role of Chief Executive Warren joined Visy in 2004 as an Manager for Eastern Victoria at Parks consultant based in Arup’s Melbourne office of UnitingCare Community Options Simon Smith currently works as the Internal Audit Manager and is currently Victoria. Chris has worked with Parks Leonore Ryan is currently the Executive where he has worked for four years. He in December 2009. He has worked in a Director of Biodiversity Policy and the National Commercial Manager for Victoria for approximately twelve years in Manager – Intellectual Property & works with clients to implement projects in number of roles in the disability sector Programs within the Victorian Department the group’s Pulp and Paper Division. a variety of corporate and regional roles. Licensing (Energy) at the CSIRO, where she the areas of sustainability, carbon, energy in rural and metropolitan areas and has of Sustainability and Environment. In this role, Warren is responsible for Chris’s key accountabilities at present has worked for the last four years. Leonore and environment and has a particular been CEO in three community sector This role requires the administration the negotiation and management of include managing 200 people, and a budget manages the provision of intellectual passion for embedding sustainable organisations. His disability work has of key biodiversity legislation, delivery major supply contracts, procurement of approximately $40million, delivering property advice and management, and behaviours in private sector organisations. been in the areas of accommodation, of conservation programs relating activities and supplier relationships services across a wide range of outputs the commercialisation of technology in Prior to Arup, James worked for four years respite, recreation and family support, to threatened species management, across operations. Prior to joining Visy, including environmental management, the energy field. Prior to joining CSIRO, with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, adult education, training and supported environmental bio-security and wildlife Warren spent thirteen years working provision of recreation and tourism Leonore worked for organisations such as and then for three years managing the employment. He’s also experienced in management. for Mobil Oil Australia/ExxonMobil in services, community protection, and risk Monash Commercial, Monash University implementation of AusAID projects in the development of policy, information Over the past twenty years, Simon has a variety of positions including controls management. and the Sustainable Energy Authority South East Asia. technology systems, community and worked in a range of different positions risk management, internal audit, systems Prior to his current role, Chris gained years Victoria (now Sustainability Victoria) James originally graduated with a Bachelor business partnerships, as well as successful across Victorian government, including development, accounting and performance of experience with the Tasmanian Parks where her roles included technology of Economics and then a Master of Arts network development. the Department of Primary Industries, analyst roles. and Wildlife Service, undertaking such transfer, business development, industry from Monash University. Scott is passionate about social justice and Regional Development Victoria, Office of Warren has been an active member in roles as Fire Management Officer, District engagement, project management, Outside work James is kept busy with his support for people who are disadvantaged Science Innovation and Technology and numerous local sporting clubs both as and Regional Manager, and Business production management and business young family in Clifton Hill. He is married and marginalised within society. He Department of Human Services. These a player and senior coach, as well as a Manager for the Tasmanian Service. analysis. to Danielle and has two children, Thomas, believes in strong leadership, policy reform, different roles have allowed Simon to member of various committees over the Chris is passionate about life in regional Leonore holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) six, and Lucy, three. He also cycles and loves and community-delivered solutions develop effective networks across the past twenty years. He is a Life Member and and rural Victoria, having lived in Bright in Chemistry from the University of Sydney, watching Collingwood! and support for individuals living and Victorian Government and identify the current Senior President of the Sunshine prior to his current role in Bairnsdale. Chris a Master of Business Administration from participating in an inclusive civil society. effective linkages between agencies. Druids Cricket Club. is an active part of the community with his Melbourne Business School, and spent He is married to Karen and they have five During his youth, Simon was very Warren is married to Maria, a primary wife Helen, and three children, who attend two-and-a-half years in postgraduate children: Jake (deceased), who would be focused on athletics, which culminated school teacher, and they have two sons, Gippsland Grammar School and Paynesville studies at the University of New South twenty and who is the inspiration for Scott’s in his volunteering as an athletics coach Darcy and Blake. Primary School. Chris loves food, wine, Wales in Chemical Engineering (Membrane career; Jed, who is undertaking VCE; Caleb concentrating on sprinting. He is currently exercise and music in his nonexistent spare Technology). She is a graduate member who is in Year 7; Angus, who is in Year 6; and a member of his children’s local primary time. of the Australian Institute of Company Nicola, who is in Year 3. Outside his family, school, participating in the numerous Directors (GAICD). Scott enjoys keeping fit, four-wheel driving, sub-committees and working groups. camping and playing tennis. Simon and his partner Brigit are constantly distracted by their two boys, Ryley and Jordan. His current interests include bike riding, politics and reading trashy detective novels.

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Helga Svendsen Ashley Turner Franca Venetico Penny Wilson

Facilitator Manager, Intellectual Property General Manager, Product Chief Executive Officer Sustainability Victoria Prana Biotechnology Ltd Medibank Private Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre

Helga is a Facilitator at Sustainability Ashley is a registered Patent and Franca Venetico is currently leading a As Chief Executive Officer, Penny leads the Victoria. She has been at SV since March Trademark Attorney, with qualifications fabulous and diverse team of product and Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, 2009. Her role is to develop strategic in biotechnology and intellectual property policy professionals for Medibank Private. which works on behalf of the Victorian opportunities such as the establishment of (IP) law. With strong administration, Prior to joining Medibank, Franca worked public to promote responsible approaches the Climate Communities Grants program. organisation and interpersonal skills, for six years at NAB in various marketing to gambling. Prior to Sustainability Victoria, Helga his core competencies are that of IP/ and product development roles for retail Most recently a Deputy Director in the was Assistant Secretary of the Australian legal management and project/business and business banking. Department of Innovation, Industry Services Union, where she led campaigns to development. Ashley has worked Franca achieved her main qualifications and Regional Development, Penny has advance the rights of workers in the private internationally in technology transfer in the UK and then focused her early a broad background in governance, and community sector. and commercialisation, with positions career in lobbying and marketing for the communications and public policy. She has She holds a Corporate Legal Practising in various university systems, a top tier co-generation (energy efficiency) sector held senior roles including in a peak body Certificate and is a member of the attorney firm, a self-run IP consultancy in the UK and Europe. Franca became a and lobby group and ran her own business. Australian Institute of Professional and in senior management of a premier permanent resident of Australia in 2000, While running her consultancy, Penny led Facilitators. She is also a teacher of dancing. Australian biotech company. applying for her visa following a combined numerous projects for private, public and Helga is active in a variety of organisations Ashley is married with two children and work trip and holiday to Australia. non-profit organisations. including the Victorian National Parks has interests in cycling, car restoration and Two years later, she met her partner, Scott, Penny’s research interests are around peak Association and the Labor Environment sculpture. and she has two wonderful step children, bodies, policy impacts of organisational Action Network. She cycles to work and is Jack and Harrison, who are both starting relationships and legal responses to social a member of Bicycle Victoria and convenor out in very different careers, one as an policy issues. of her workplace Bicycle Users Group. Her electrician and the other studying film and An active community volunteer over many other interests include bushwalking (she screenwriting. years, Penny currently enjoys helping her has completed Oxfam Trailwalker and the children’s primary school with committee Kokoda track) and travel (most recently to matters. She is particularly proud of East Timor). being a former tap dancing teacher, but is still waiting for the right opportunity on Broadway.

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2010 sees the graduation of two EBLP groups, both of which undertook the program in 2009. Below, graduates are introduced with their program group.

ExperienceBank Mark Atkinson Gary Ayre Dallas Beeston

Director Partner Principal Leadership LMC&S Pty Ltd NEM Ltd Savvy Accounting Services Skills Offered: Consulting/business Skills Offered: Experienced Board Member Areas of Service: Accounts, finances, advisory, finance, leadership, mentoring (including listed company) management Areas of Service: Banking (commercial Areas of Service: Environmental, Community Engagement: The Women’s Program & international), consulting, business community support Circus Dallas; The Broadmeadows Netball advisory Community Engagement: Mentoring for Association Committee; Divisional Community Engagement: Mentoring; Vic Sports. Also involved in establishing a Councillor on the CPA Australia Victorian VBRRA housing recovery project; Rotary; regional microfinance entity in conjunction Divisional Council; member of CPA EBLP is the leadership program for accomplished leaders who have held School Parent’s Association. with ANZ, IFC/World Bank and other Australia Public Practice Convention service providers. Involvement at this early Taskforce; and a number of discussion leadership roles for a considerable portion of their career. stage is in facilitation, obtaining approval of groups. relevant key entities and providing initial Examining vital matters of leadership and longevity, EBLP consists of two phases. structure around project and expectations. An initial seminar phase explores issues of leadership longevity and sustainability through interactive seminars delivered by esteemed leaders. These already-accomplished participants then embark on their next accomplishment: a placement to further broaden their leadership capabilities and put their new knowledge to work. Mission TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership Ein BLand Pfor the2009.1 real world.

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Peteris Darzins Mike Dawson-Smith Eleanor Floyd Anna Georgalis Andrew Haydon Sharon Hutchinson

Professor Manager Human Resources National Industrial Coordinator Manager, Initiative Design and Evaluation Moved to New Zealand late 2009 Human Resources Manager Director of Geriatric Medicine City of Melbourne National Tertiary Education Industry Department of Innovation, Industry & Darebin City Council Monash University Union Regional Development Skills Offered: Mentoring, management Eastern Health Skills Offered: HR, general management Department of Sustainability and development, project management, Skills Offered: Professional development, skills Environment Skills Offered: Strategic planning, organisational development employee relations Skills Offered: Geriatrician, epidemiologist, Areas of Service: Involved in assisting the evaluation and review of programs, Areas of Service: Management, Areas of Service: Human resources, teacher start-up of an Indigenous organisation Skills Offered: Negotiating, advocacy, strategy and policy development, change organisational development business development Areas of Service: Medicine, research, health Community Engagement: Consultant to the training, general administration management, organisational performance care evaluation and management Board of HICSA (Healesville Indigenous Areas of Service: Human relations, metrics Community Engagement: Member of the Community Services Association); community organisations, education Areas of Service: Human services, justice, Primary Care and Public Health Advisory Victorian State Councillor for Australian environment, economic development, Committee of the Royal Victorian Eye Human Resources Institute; Treasurer of cultural development and Ear Hospital; member of the Geriatric the Montgomery Club at Scotch College Community Engagement: Board member of Medicine Education and Training (School Hockey Club); Program Committee Multicultural Arts Victoria. Committee of the Australian and New Member for IPAA (Institute of Public Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Administration Australia – Victorian and the Royal Australasian College of Branch). Physicians; member of the Medico-Legal Expert Advisory Group of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; member of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Special Interest Group of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; member of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Guardianship and Administration Act Review Reference Mission Committee. TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership EBLP 2009.1 in and for the real world.

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Naeem Jan Kerrie Jordan Doug Kent Geraldine Kerlin Eminio Mattesich Christine McCarthy

Corporate Services Manager Chief Financial Officer CEO Management Consultant Retired Senior Executive and Senior Legal Hilton Manufacturing City of Darebin St Vincent De Paul Aged Care and Counsel, Dipute Management Division and Community Services Skills offered: General management, Skills Offered: Human resources, advocacy, Adjudicator Skills Offered: Project management, Skills Offered: Finance business planning, marketing, financial, administrative Worksafe and Financial Ombudsman strategic planning, marketing, management Community Engagement: In 2006–07, as Skills Offered: Strategic management, communications, fundraising Areas of Service: Financial, social, business Services and administration, quality assurance, a board member of Women’s Housing Ltd, business management, fundraising, project Areas of Service: Arts, government, not-for- practices, training and development Board experience Kerrie overhauled the financial reporting management, media relations profit sector Skills Offered: Business development, Areas of Service: Not-for-profit processes to deliver accurate and timely Areas of Service: Project management, marketing, management stratergies, Community Engagement: Mentor, African reports. Kerrie is currently Treasurer of the change management, business coaching Think Tank; committee member Charity Melbourne Cricket Club Tennis Section, a management Areas of Service: Government, business Australia. position she has held for a number of years. development, law

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Elizabeth McDowall Rob Michael Jon Michail Vivien Millane Kim Neuhold Barbara Oleczek

Manager, Policy Executive Director CEO Compliance Manager Director Project Director, Highrise Estate Victorian Workcover Authority Military & Law Enforcement Technologies Image Group International Trinity Grammar School Neuhold Pty Ltd Redevelopment Department of Human Services Skills Offered: Mentor, policy management Rob commenced Military & Law Skills Offered: Coach, mentor, confidante Skills Offered: Governance, legal, advocacy, Skills Offered: Operational management, Areas of Service: Governance, management Enforcement Technologies in 1991, initially Areas of Service: Personal brand board skills, education and training, business development, mentoring, Skills Offered: Corporate finance, capital Community Engagement: Committee importing Defence-related surveillance kits management including business, politics, analysis and strategy organisation and job design, executive and investment strategic asset planning member; Chorister, St Francis Choir. from the US. Rob’s company now supplies entertainment, academia and sport Areas of Service: Governance, education, staff remuneration and management, capital works and the Australian Defence Force and state Community Engagement: The African disability, family, child and community Community Engagement: Mentor, African property management, business planning, and federal law enforcement agencies with Think Tank, Advisor; Australian Football support Think Tank; Director, Kind Cuts for Kids. governance and risk management, electro-optical kits from the US, UK & League Coaches Association (AFLCA) Community Engagement: 2009 mentor; feasibility studies, master planning, Canada. board member; Whitelion, Leadership November 2009 elected to the Board of investment proposals and evaluations Areas of Service: Defence, government, Council Executive Member Life Education, Camcare; 1994–present Director, Key Areas of Service: Arts, science and business Chairman’s Circle Executive Member. Economics (small private company); 2004– technology, women’s organisations, Community Engagement: an avid 2008 Principal, Preshil, the Margaret Lyttle community development environmentalist; actively involved with Memorial School; 2007 Founding member Community Engagement: Currently a Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and other of VOICES (a body of educationalists member of Planning and Infrastructure like organisations. advocating for Children); 1994–96 Board Committee at Australian Property Council; member of Preshil; 1980s Vice-President past member of Women’s Legal Services. of the Down Syndrome Association; 1980–1983 member of the Committee for the Education of Infants and Children Association (EPIC).

Mission TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership EBLP 2009.1 in and for the real world.

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Peter Rennick Ruth Rentschler Christine Robertson Fiona Robertson Elizabeth Rouse Louise Thomson

Regional Program Manager Professor Deputy Director Senior Change Manager Lecturer Consultant Parks Victoria Deakin University RMIT University National Australia Bank ACU Global People

Skills Offered: Natural resource planning Skills Offered: Human resource Skills Offered: Organisational and Skills Offered: Professional and business Skills Offered: Leadership, understanding Skills Offered: Facilitation, master of and management management and development, workforce development, business services, human resources, management, of community sector governance ceremonies, leadership training, writing Areas of Service: National and urban parks governance, creative thinking development, strategic leadership, change marketing Areas of service: Education, disability, and editing, strategic planning, speaker/ Areas of Service: Arts, nonprofits management, professional mentoring and Areas of Service: Professional and business community sector, not-for-profits, state and presentation coaching Community Engagement: Presenter coaching services, human resources, management, local government Areas of Service: Finance, health, at conferences on Leadership Victoria Areas of Service: Community services, marketing Community Engagement: African Think environmental, services, accounting, sport, programs and partnerships with business health, education, state and local Community Engagement: The Oaktree Tank; Community Consultation, Leader food and nonprofits; Deputy Chair of the Board, government Foundation; World Vision. Newspapers; Board of Management ECMS; Community Engagement: Mentor program Multicultural Arts Victoria; sub-committee Community Engagement: Mentor; Women School Advisory Board, St Monica’s Primary for one year – a fabulous relationship board member, Duldig Studio. in Sports program; Victorian Bushfire School. that has seen Mentee achieve goals and Recovery. developed new skills that she was seeking. Likewise, the Mentor also established some long forgotten leadership tricks of the trade! Heavily involved in local community over the past three years, and experience on three NFP Boards and countless committees over the past 20 years.

Mission TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership EBLP 2009.1 in and for the real world.

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Mary Waterhouse Margaret Webb David Affleck Michael Ballock Cheryl Beale

Manager IT Services Retired – former Principal Toorak College Program Manager Director Development & Amenity Senior Training Consultant Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE Mt. Eliza National Australia Bank Darebin City Council Skills Offered: Training, education and Skills Offered: IT and web management Skills Offered: Mentoring, strategic Skills Offered: Project Management, Skills Offered: Strategic planning and skills-based competencies, occupational and facilitation, systems development, planning, life coaching, teaching, mediating, business development management health and safety, project management, communications and service delivery. board membership, organisation and Areas of Service: IT, finance, business holistic health, social inclusion Areas of Service: IT, governance, administration Areas of Service: Community member, management, communications, accounts, Areas of Service: Education, adolescents, Bridge project training, education. sport, outdoor education Community Engagement: Bridge Project; Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services, respite carer; Member Latrobe University Human Ethics Committee.

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Sue Bradshaw Jonathan Brusey James Davey Marie Davis Mike Flower Leneen Forde

Health Strategy Projects Manager Business Implementation Manager ICT Business Development Manager Leadership Coach CEO Partner Medibank Private ANZ Bank Alphawest Services P/L Marie Davis Consulting Cridlands MB Lawyers Cornwall Stodart Lawyers

Skills Offered: Project management, Skills Offered: Governance, leadership, Skills offered: Business development, Skills Offered: Mentoring and leadership Skills Offered: Strategic planning, Skills Offered: Legal organisational development, strategic business transformation, performance experience in process and governance, coaching for all levels – CEO, Chairman, mentoring, business managment Ares of Service: Commercial litigation, development improvement, strategic planning, mentoring Board members, executive staff to team Areas of Service: Finance, busines education law, media law, governance Areas of Service: Health, community facilitation Areas of Service: Business development, leaders and middle managers management Community Engagement: Director of the services, business management. Areas of Service: Financial services, experience in process and governance, Areas of Service: Experienced coach in Trading Circle, a not-for–profit, fair-trade education, not-for-profit mentoring not-for-profits, multinationals, legal and organisation assisting women to trade Community Engagement: African Think Community Engagement: African Think consulting groups, education and all other out of poverty; member, University of Tank; Church Mission. Tank (2010); rural health mentoring. sectors Melbourne legislative and trust committee. Community Engagement: Lead mentor for African Think Tank community leadership program; mentor on this program, African Think Tank; Board member, Workers Education Association (WEA), SA.

Mission TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership EBLP 2009.2 in and for the real world.

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Anne Franzi-Ford Dr Anthony Grigg Sandy Guest Annette Humplik Rosie Johnston Carmen Keshishian

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Consultant Program Manager Prosthodontist Marketing and Event Management Project Manager Department of Primary Industries Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne Consultant and Industry Trainer Keshco Pty Ltd Skills Offered: Organisational, volunteer Skills Offered: Organisational governance, The Advisors management, networking strategic planning, quality assurance, policy Skills Offered: Mediation, coaching, Skills Offered: Health services, research, Skills Offered: Project and program Areas of Service: Community, disability development and review, institutional learning and development, organisational promotion and education, small business Skills Offered: Marketing, event management, business management, sector and organisational review, design and development, communication, business development, leadership management, business development contract management, procurement Community Engagement: La Mama; restructuring, change management, excellence Areas of Service: Clinical consultant public Areas of Service: Marketing, event management, strategic planning, business AuSLMAT (The Australia Sri Lanka leadership development, mentoring Areas of Service: Teaching – Secondary and private, education, health promotion management, business development analysis, negotiation, facilitation, risk Medical Aid Team), sourcing donated Areas of Service: Education, visual and Schools and TAFE (Canada and Australia), Community Engagement: Hume Global management goods to go with medical team to Sri Lanka; performing arts human resources – organisational Learning Village. Areas of Service: IT, health, public sector, Justice of the Peace; Independent Person, Community Engagement: Board member, development, public sector utilities, retail Justice Department; Independent Third Chamber Music Australia; member, Musica Community Engagement: Mentor, African Community Engagement: Limbs 4 Life, Person, Office of the Public Advocate; Viva (Victoria) Management Committee. Think Tank Leadership Program; board project manager; LV Alumni Reference Graduate Selection Interview Panel, School member, Adult Centre for Disabled Adults Group (ARG), member. of Medicine at Melbourne and Deakin (20 years); school council member (10 Universities. years). Having just moved to Melbourne, Sandy is looking to establish herself in some community activities.

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Louise Kloot Robyn Lardner James Loong Louise McIntyre Terry Miles Anthony Miller

Consultant Marketing Co-ordinator Senior Analyst National Key Account Manager Pinnacle Business Performance Solutions Director Nordinga Pty Ltd Dimboola Guardian Pharmacy Contractor Innovation & Business Skills Australia Jacquard Projects Propeties Ltd Skills Offered: Leadership coach, Skills Offered: Finance, accounting, risk Skills Offered: Corporate governance, event Skills Offered: Business planning, financial Community Engagement: Mentor, African mentor, project management, business Skills Offered: Strategic planning, management, strategic management, management, management, accreditation planning, mentoring, business turnaround Think Tank Leadership Community restructuring, facilitation, training finance, board governance, knowledge of corporate governance for health services Areas of Service: Not-for-profit, financial Program 2010. Areas of Service: Project management, commercial and not-for-profit sectors Community Engagement: Independent Community Engagement: Board member, literacy defence, aerospace, healthcare Areas of Serivce: Disability, social housing director, Whitehorse Community Health Leadership Wimmera; member, Rotary Community Engagement: African Think Community Engagment: Director, Unity Service; Independent director, Divisional Club of Horsham East; committee Tank mentor project (Skillsbank). Care Housing Ass; Scope Victoria Ltd. Counsellor (Victoria), CPA Australia. member for the Horsham Town Hall Redevelopment.

Mission TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership EBLP 2009.2 in and for the real world.

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Dr Peter Mountford Dr Margi Olson Alan Quinton Naresh Raja Gwen Schwarz Michael Van de Wiel

CEO Business Analyst Assistant Chief Office Emergency Finance Director Director – Planning and Corporate Affairs Managing Director Neopec Pty Ltd World Vision Australia Management Somaia Group Building Commission Quo Vadis Management Consulting Metropolitan Fire Brigade Areas of Service: New opportunities and Skills Offered: Organisational change Skills Offered: Finance, strategic planning, Skills Offered: Mentor, marketing, Skills Offered: Emergency procedures, enhanced strategy consulting, business process analysis, Skills Offered: Mentoring, leadership mentoring corporate and business planning mentoring, project management Skills Offered: Innovation research, writing, editing Areas of Service: Youth, CALD communities Areas of Service: Finance, accounting Areas of Service: Governance, project Areas of Service: Professional and business Community Involvement: Current project Community Engagment: World Vision Community Engagement: African Community Engagement: Mentor, African management, management, strategic services, management, IT is a new not-for-profit: Stewards of Australia; Oxfam Australia. mentoring program; Whitelion Think Tank. planning Community Engagement: Member and Innovation for Social Equity. Chair, Emergency Planning Committee.

Mission TO BE An innovative, independent, not-for-profit organisation developing people who exercise positive and enduring leadership EBLP 2009.2 in and for the real world.

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A critical element of both LV’s WCLP and EBLP is the completion of a team-based community project. Each participant in these programs joins a cross-disciplinary project team and contributes their time and their talent to the challenges of some of the finest not-for-profit organisations across the state. For the organisations, it means pro bono access to a team of talented leaders from government, business and not-for-profit sectors all focused on the needs of the Peter Watkinson Kerry Wood organisation. Executive Director Director – Retail Strategy Department of Sustainability and BP Australia For participants, a period of collaboration with Environment Skills Offered: Management, strategy leaders from diverse backgrounds delivers a deeper Skills Offered: Government project devlopment, portfolio management, management, governance, planning, mentoring, risk management understanding of self and broadens leadership expertise. administration, public administration Areas of Service: Management, strategy Areas of Service: Government project devlopment, portfolio management, risk Here we profile three of the projects undertaken by 2010 management, governance, public sector management management, planning graduates.

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Williamson Community Leadership Program ExperienceBank Leadership Program

WCLP Joins Forces EBLP Teams Up with Infoxchange with Limbs 4 Life

Infoxchange is a not-for-profit community organisation based Andrew Mahar, Executive Director of Infoxchange. CEO Melissa Noonan and programs manager Jacinta Dyson quickly established a number of directives, which they worked in Melbourne. Born out of an idea to create a database for bed The project aimed to create a strategic framework and ensure established Limbs 4 Life, an organisation providing amputees on individually, using the strengths of each participant, and as a vacancies for people in need, Infoxchange has grown to become S2S evolves with the changing face of the health sector in with information and peer support, in 2005. group. an organisation with a mission to create social equality and Australia and continues to coordinate services for people in need. After an accident, Melissa had her right leg amputated above The ExperienceBank participants elected a project leader, Mike empowerment through access to information technology. Executive Director of Infoxchange, Andrew Mahar, said making the knee. During her rehabilitation she saw a need for an Flower, to be a conduit between the team and the organisation. In 2010 a group of WCLP participants worked with Infoxchange time to reflect on the service and where it was headed was a organisation that could provide up-to-date information and This allowed the team to establish three sub-groups to tackle to determine the future of their Service to Service (S2S) significant part of the process. “Actually having the time to sit a network of peers to support new and existing amputees different areas of the organisation. initiative, a number of applications that allow efficient and down and have a conversation with a group of people who have a to improve social inclusion, return to work and retain their While the project had its challenges, difficulties gaining adequate secure interaction between services in the health and welfare wealth of knowledge in the sector was really beneficial,” he said. independence. information about the organisation and the prohibitive nature of sector such as electronic referral and respite care coordination. Andrew Block, one of the WCLP participants involved in the With three permanent staff including Melissa and Jacinta, tackling small projects with a large group were quickly overcome. The group conducted a SWOT analysis and looked carefully at project, said the service was important to the health and welfare Limbs 4 Life is, in Melissa Noonan’s words, “staff poor”. The team successfully developed a marketing and how S2S can be kept relevant in light of government eHealth sector as it allowed health reform at the community level, not The organisation has a strong network of volunteers but no communications strategy, identified and implemented initiatives. They then drafted a number of recommendations for just in hospitals. permanent business support to assist with strategic planning to partnership and networking strategies, and looked at funding move Limbs 4 Life into the future. opportunities on a state, federal and local level. In 2009, a group of LV’s EBLP participants worked with Limbs 4 Many of the participants have established a real connection to Life to lift the public profile of the organisation by developing a both Melissa and Jacinta and to the organisation itself, resulting marketing and communications strategy. in a continued association with Limbs 4 Life, the extension of Through a number of meetings with Melissa and Jacinta the initial projects and the development of new ones, particularly in group also identified other pressing issues, such as developing acquiring funding for the organisation. sustainable funding for the organisation, which needed to be Melissa Noonan said it is always rewarding to get feedback addressed in order for Limbs 4 Life to expand nationally and from outside the organisation. “It’s terrific to get outside ideas, implement their marketing and communications strategy. opinions and feedback. It gives the organisation a fresh injection Initially, the group approached the project without a clear of energy as well as realising areas in which we may be failing,” idea of the issues within the organisation that needed to be she said. addressed. After meeting with the Board of Limbs 4 Life they

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ExperienceBank Leadership Program

EBLP Connects with Taskforce

TaskForce is a specialist centre that provides counselling and EBLP mentor Anna Georgalis (EBLP ’09), the manager other means of support for youth, adults and families in need of Initiative Design and Evaluation at the Department of across Melbourne. The people who benefit from the services Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD), had of Taskforce have experienced significant disadvantage or a wanted to take part in a community project for some time but crisis in their lives. Complex issues such as chronic addiction, was unsure how to go about it. That is, until she came across unemployment, and homelessness are some of the key barriers Leadership Victoria and, subsequently, Taskforce. facing Taskforce clients. Many have fallen through the cracks and What emerged, Anna says, was that Taskforce “needed assistance all too often have been placed in the “too hard” basket, which is with obtaining grants from government and philanthropic where Taskforce, in operation since 1973, steps in to help. organisations. We suggested that we could help them better After extensive discussion on what the EBLP group could bring communicate what they were doing”. With over 25 years in to Taskforce, it was decided that an evaluation framework would public affairs, Anna was well placed to devise a strategy for be set-up. The group developed strategic evaluation activities Taskforce that effectively communicated their value and to guide Taskforce’s future research functions, as well as act as significance as an organisation. support for future funding profiles, and promotional material. The experience not only taught Anna how much “talent and Since the implementation of this evaluation framework, commitment” exists within the NFP sector; it also acted as a Taskforce now has a range of valuable data collection tools at valuable insight she was able to apply to her own work. “I learned their disposal, as well as the near completion of an electronic that NFP groups like Taskforce work with very tight budgets and collection tool where this data will be inputted. The not-for- time constraints and that you have to be very efficient. I’ve been profit has also secured funding for a part-time research assistant able to transfer that to my own way of working by always aiming who will oversee the new framework and help it develop, and all for maximised efficiency with what resources I have.” Taskforce staff have been trained on how to utilise the new data Since her involvement with EBLP, other organisations have collection strategies. approached Anna for help with similar objectives. “It’s a perfect Taskforce valued the EBLP group’s willingness to push the example of how the little things that you can do can be very envelope and take on leadership roles for the duration of the rewarding. It teaches you to think about how we can do things project, which the organisation describes as “an immensely differently. EBLP is a crucial way for people to find pathways and positive experience”. In fact, in a recent review with the Quality develop,” she says. Improvement Counsel, in which Taskforce described their involvement with Leadership Victoria, the organisation was cited as an example of leading best practice and innovation.

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LV, and participants from our Igniting Leadership, WCLP, EBLP and BOS programs, wish to thank and acknowledge the following guest speakers who contribute so richly to our programs. LV Guest Speakers

Professor Carol Adams Paul Bird (WCLP ’06) Greg Fisher ProfEssor David Hill Andrew Mahar James Murphy Rebecca Scott Acting Dean and Chair State Director, Victoria Danielle Curry General Manager Director Founding Executive Director Founder/Manager CEO Faculty of Law and Management Mission Australia Head of ATM Banking FCCC Cancer Council of Victoria Infoxchange Kere Kere Streat Latrobe University Sustainability ANZ Bank Founder, Given the Taskforce Richard Bluck Chance Bernadette Fitzgerald Sue Hill Karen Mahlab Tony Nicholson Peter Seamer Director, Leadership Horizons; John Daley Producer Manager CEO Executive Director, BSL; CEO Professor Rob Adams Founding Executive Director, CEO Arts & Learning Marysville Village Pro Bono Australia Member, Australian Social Growth Areas Authority Director Leadership Victoria Grattan Institute Inclusion Board Design and Urban Environment Kathryn Foster Superintendent Paul Andrew Marty Professor Peter Sheldrake City of Melbourne MichAEl Brennen Bonnie Dalton SACS Consulting Hollowood Managing Director Garry Oliver Professor of Business Programming Manager Producer Senior Investigations Officer SACS Consulting Chairperson Entrepreneurship, Graduate Caroline Aebersold Footscray Community Arts Centre St Jerome’s Laneway Denise Goldfinch Task Force Phoenix, Crime FCCC Board School of Business The Songroom Manager Department Vicki Mason RMIT Jarrod Briffa Mark Daniels Youth Links, Noble Park Victoria Police Assistant Director Meaghan O’Shannessy Stephanie Simson Albert Aliander Kinfolk Café Learning and Development Health Development Unit Dairy Farmer Program Coordinator Team Leader Social Traders Tim Goodwin Brad Ingram (Prevention & Population Health Charcoal Lane IHSS, SCAAB Paul Briggs OA Lawyer Outlook Environmental Branch) Shelly Park Director Felicia Dean Department of Health CE Judge Meryl Sexton Alan Attwood Indigenous Network of Victoria; CEO Peter Gordon Shaun Isbister Southern Health County Court of Victoria Editor founding Chairman of the Rumbalara Aboriginal Principal Graduate Teacher Fiona Maxwell The Big Issue First Nations Australian Credit Co-operative Gordon Legal Teach for Australia, Mill Park Executive Director Kirsten Pilatti Michael Short Union; founding president of the Secondary College Next Wave Festival Communications and Marketing Editor Angela Bailey Rumbalara Football Netball Club ProfEssor David de Dr Patrick Greene Manager The Zone Artist Kretser A.C. CEO Andrew Jackomos Frank McGuire Breast Cancer Network Australia The Age Viki Briggs Governor of Victoria Museums Victoria Director Managing Director Ruth Bain Anna Skarbek ED Manager Koori Justice Unit Hume Global Learning Village Melodie Potts Chair Centre for Excellence in Mario de Pasquale Ray Hair ClimateWorks Australia CEO Lucy Guerin Inc Indigenous Tobacco Control CEO Roger Jones Simon McKeon Chair Teach for Australia University of Melbourne Footscray Community Arts Centre PLAN Australia Professorial Research Fellow Executive Chairman Cath Smith Paoloa Balla Centre for Strategic Economic Melbourne Office Sally Quinn CEO Artist Kate Burns Elisa de Wit Meg Hale Studies Macquarie Bank Limited Victorian Council of Social Green Collect Program Director Partner Project Curator Victoria University Services Jennifer Barry Grace Mc Quilton YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament Norton Rose Group Participating Artists Terry Rawnsley Director and CEO Aza Katar Founder John Smithies Associate Director Footscray Community Arts Centre Dr Matthew Butlin Dr Mei Ling Doery Anna Hall Representative of the Muslim The Social Studio Cultural Development Network SGS Economics & Planning Chair Board Member Executive Director community Chuck Berger Dean Merlino Marcus Spiller Victorian Competition and Vic Health Springvale Community Aid & Katrina Reynen Legal Advisor Efficiency Commission Advice Kon Karapanagiotidis The University of Melbourne Director Assistant General Manager Australian Conservation Peri Dix Founder & Coordinator SGS Economics & Planning Pty Innovation & Next Practice Foundation Peter Cobb Ian Hamm Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Justin Mohamed Ltd Principal Division Department of Sustainability & Executive Director Chair Marysville Primary School Department of Education and Jim Betts Environment Aboriginal Affairs Victoria Jeff Khan National Aboriginal Community Jessie Taylor Early Childhood Development Secretary Jason Eades Department of Planning and Artistic Director Controlled Health Organisation; Associate of Judge Mordy Luke Cornelius Department of Transport CEO Community Development Next Wave Festival Director of the Academy of Sport, Dan Romanis Bromberg Assistant Commissioner Health and Education (ASHE) Federal Court of Australia; Koorie Heritage Trust CEO Noel Blencowe Victoria Police Todd Harper Kirsten Larsen Secretary, the Victorian Council Royal District Nursing Services Governance Team Juliana Engberg CEO Policy Research Professor Rob Moodie for Civil Liberties Jason Clarke CERES Artistic Director VicHealth Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab Chair Catherine Scarth Founder University of Melbourne Nossal Institute for Global Health Nathan Thompson ACCA General Manager Community & Cherry Birch Minds at Work Masato Higgs Ambassador Policy Director Peter Evans Communications Manager Maggie Maguire Brendan Murphy beyondblue AMES Birch Consulting Group Monique Conheady Director Fifteen Foundation Abbotsford Convent CEO CEO Dead Man’s Cell Phone Austin Health Mark Scott Flexicar Managing Director ABC

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Speakers 2010

Alumni Guest Speakers

Ken Thomson Adrian Appo (WCLP ’99) Helen Kennedy (WCLP ’98) Pru Sanderson (WCLP ’95) Chairman Executive Officer Manager CEO Hume Global Learning Village Ganbina Family Counselling Service VicUrban Committee Victorian Aboriginal Health Corrine Armour (WCLP ’01) Service Co-Operative Darren Scammel (WCLP ’03) Ann Tonks Leadership and Mind Coach Partner General Manager Extraordinary Futures Debbie King (WCLP ’97) Minter Ellison Lawyers Melbourne Theatre Company Managing Director Harry Barber (WCLP ’95) Success Works Mark Stone (WCLP ’93) Niki Vincent CEO CEO CE Bicycle Victoria Chris Kotur (WCLP ’94) Tourism Victoria Leaders Institute of SA Consultant Paul Bird (WCLP ’06) Genevieve Timmons (WCLP ’90) Cam Walker Victorian State Director Wendy Lundgaard (WCLP ‘03) Philanthropic Executive Friends of the Earth Mission Australia Director Portland House Foundation Win-Win Workplace Strategies Heather Wellington Jeremy Blackshaw (WCLP ’00) Pty Ltd Barbara van Ernst (EB ’06) Consultant Partner Director Minter Ellison Lawyers Fiona McLeod (WCLP ’03) Barbara Ernst Pty Ltd Kelsey Wilson Senior Counsel Program Coordinator Seamus Bradley (WCLP ’08) Victorian Bar David Waldren (WCLP ’94) The Ecumenical Migration Associate Editor General Manager Centre The Age Frank McGuire (WCLP ’98) The Brewery Project Managing Director Grocon Leonie Young Sarah Davies (WCLP ’06) Global Learning Village CEO CEO Kathryn Watt (WCLP ’05) beyondblue Melbourne Community Paul Noonan (WCLP ’98) General Counsel and Company Foundation Partner Secretary Nikki Zerella Herbert Geer Vanguard Investments Producer James Garriock (WCLP ’09) Arts and Access Chief Executive Officer Matt O’Keefe (WCLP ’08) Janenne Willis (WCLP ’06) Insync Surveys Pty Ltd Partner Board Member KPMG Nicholas Gold (WCLP ’02) Hon Mary Wooldridge MP Human Resources Manager Peter Pearce (EB ’06) (WCLP ’03) Melbourne Museum Director Member for Doncaster Asia Pacific Training Institute Shadow Minister for Mental Andrew Grant (WCLP ’99) Health, Drug Abuse, Community CEO Henry Reynolds (EB ’08) Services, Employment and Climate CO2 Group Limited Global Leader Risk Management Change GHD Tim Greenall (WCLP ’02) Special Counsel Tonya Roberts (WCLP ’03) Madgwicks Lawyers ABC Radio

Anne Hartican (EB ’10) Renee Roberts (WCLP ’04) Bespoke Results General Manager – Credit Frameworks, Credit Risk Paul Higgins (WCLP ’97) National Australia Bank Emergent Futures Angela Rutter (WCLP ’09) Manager, The Climate Project Australian Conservation Foundation

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In 2010, the following community organisations received practical support from current participants and LV Alumni through LV Projects. Organisations Supported by LV

Active Girls Breakfast Gowrie Victoria Redesdale Cultural Tourism Event AFL Coaches Association Great Connections Regional Achievement and Community African Think Tank Green Magpies Awards Alpha Autism Inc Group Study Exchange Team Leader Reichstein Foundation Ardoch Foundation Healesville Indigenous Health Community Richmond Rotary Arts Foundation Centre Road Trauma Support Services Asylum Seekers Resource Centre Hume Global Learning Village Royal Australian College of Physicians Australian Institute of International Affairs Industry Capability Network of Victoria Rylands of Hawthorn Australian Volunteer Coastguard (ICNV) Savewater Alliance Australian Tapestry Workshop Infoxchange Scope Victoria beyondblue Inner Eastern Palliative Care Scout Australia BlazeAid Innovation for Social Equity Project Skyline Foundation Boroondara Eisteddfod Karma Currency Social Traders – Crunch Program Box Hill Secondary College Koori Heritage Trust Spirit of Australia Bridge Project YMCA La Mama Project St Francis Choir Broadmeadows Netball Association Leader Newspapers Stonnington Arts Group Brotherhood of St Laurence Leadership Plus Students Partnerships Worldwide Bush Heritage Light House Foundation Taskforce Camberwell Business Club Limbs 4 Life The Hub Melbourne Camcare LINK Community Transport Inc Third Sector Women Leadership Care 4 Congo Local Government Professionals Travellers Aid Australia CERES Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Uniting Care Housing Victoria Chamber Music Australia Melbourne Forum Vanish Inc City of Yarra Melbourne University VBRRA Rental Accommodation Coaching Program Melbourne Workers Theatre VCOSS Communication Rights Australia, Life Migrant Centre for Women’s Health PACE Vic Deaf Education – Ambassador Mildura Aboriginal Corporation Vic Golf CPA Australia Moris Rasik Vic Law Commission Cricket Victoria Multicultural Arts Centre Vic Sport Dandenong Community Advisory Bureau Multicultural Arts Vic Vic Sport Professional Development Early Childhood Management Services National Disability Services Vic Sports Women East Timor Small Business Development New Leaders Arts Network Victorian Bushfires Reconstruction and Fund New Traditions Foundation Recovery Authority Elderly Rights Advocacy Organisation OakTree Foundation Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance Energy Innovation Corporation Odyssey House Website Package Development Environment Victoria One in Five Whitehorse Community Health EW Tipping Foundation Outworks Program – Scope Whitelion Juvenile Justice Extended Families Oxfam Australia Windemere Child and Family Services Eye and Ear Hospital Oxfam SkillShare Women’s Circus LV Fitted For Work Oz Child Women’s Golf Tournament Flat Earth Innovative Concepts Peers Inspiring Peers Women’s Health West Football Federation of Victoria People and Park Foundation Yarra Youth Leadership Network Foundation for Cambodian Development Polio Australia ZoeBelle Ganbina Aboriginal Corporation Port Phillip Prison GordonCare Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria PEOPLE

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LV Council John Allen DR Matthew Butlin Jill Calder DR Stella Clark

Principal, John Allen & Associates Chair, Victorian Competition and Efficiency Director, Tango Public Relations Chief Executive Officer, Bio21 Cluster Commission

Geoff Cosgriff Jed Macartney OAM Jerril Rechter Garry Ringwood Stuart Simson Jane Tongs

Executive Director, Infocos General Manager, Central and Eastern Executive Director, Leadership Victoria Executive Director, Executive Interim Managing Director, Simson Media Chair, Netwealth Investments Ltd Region, Gemco Rail Management

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This year we farewelled

Kim O’Byrne Suzanne Teese Astra Vitols

Not Pictured Tom Cho

LV Team Simone Carrodus Belinda Collins Manny Maung AND Jamie Cooke

Josie Daw Monica ter Huurne Susan Jones Jerril Rechter Sunita Varlamos Rosemary White

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OUR Partners THANK YOU

LV gratefully acknowledges the support of the following valued partners. EBLP 2010 Selection Panel WCLP 2011 Selection Panel Participants in LV’s LV’s Leader in Residence Foresight Forum Chris Kotur Foundation Partner Mike Dawson-Smith (EBLP ’09) Chris Arnott (WCLP ’08) Human Resources Manager Managing Director Kate Burns 2010 Oration: “…On Leadership” City of Melbourne Alluvium Consulting Pty Ltd YMCA Youth Parliament Mark Scott, Managing Director, ABC Hugh Williamson Foundation Richard Dent (WCLP ’04) Dr Stella Clark (WCLP ’97) Mary Crooks MC: James Dunn (WCLP ’98), Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Victorian Women’s Trust Dunn Media EW Tipping Foundation The Bio21 Cluster Peter Ellyard LV Salon Event Sharon Hutchinson (EBLP ’07) Richard Dammery (WCLP ’07) Preferred Futures Group Professor Rob Moodie Major Partners Manager Organisation Partner Martyn Coutts Development & Acting Risk Minter Ellison Lawyers Prof Andrea Hull Manager Cultural Change LV Presentation Dinner Darebin City Council Ann Drummond Terry Moran AO Former Executive Director John Thwaites Secretary, the Department of Jan Mahoney (EBLP ’07) YWCA Climate Group Prime Minister and Cabinet Director MC: Kathy Bowlen (WCLP ’93) Grampians Wimmera Mallee Gaye Hamilton Janice van Reyk (WCLP ’95) Darien Sticklen (WCLP ’01), Water Corporation Consultant, Director Senior Manager – Environment Artists Services Western Bulldogs, People & Manidis Roberts Denis O’Hara (EB ’08) Parks Foundation, the Victorian RMIT Interns: Government Partners Director & Principal Government’s State Sports Jamie Cooke Fey Pty Ltd Centres Trust, and Victoria’s Rebecca Kamm Department of Premier and Cabinet Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Manny Maung Department of Justice Mark Patterson (WCLP ’08) Trust Department of Sustainability and the Environment Manager, Community Programs Plus Rev Peter Hollingworth Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Sustainability Victoria Former Governor General of Rod Anderson Gail Rooney (EB ’08) Australia Bikini Former Human Resources Australian Anglican Bishop Corrinne Armour Manager Callan+Associates Partners Australia Post Dr Gerry Johnston Brotherhood of St Laurence Norah Breekveldt Louisa Trombin (WCLP ’09) Carla Gottgens Photography Peter Laver Leadership Victoria is supported by The Truby and Florence Williams People & Values Manager Lynne Cazaly Trust, and the Schiavon Trust which are managed by ANZ Trustees The Body Shop Australia Vice-President Greg Collette Australian Academy of Adrian Gibby Technological Sciences and Elizabeth Gomm Engineering Guy Lavoipierre Photography Tom McIlroy Jim Liaskos (WCLP ’91) Inge Lederer Managing Partner SACS Consulting callan United Bonded Fabrics Professor Peter Sheldrake, RMIT Louise Thompson Jan Mahoney (EB ’07) Jacinda Woodhead Director Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corp

Genevieve Timmons (WCLP ’90) Philanthropic Executive Portland House Foundation

Janice van Reyk (WCLP ’95) Senior Manager – Environment Manidis Roberts

John Warburton Director Australian Wealth Management Limited

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