In 2020 the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), in partnership with the Australian Scholarships Foundation awarded 130 full scholarships to enable directors, executives and emerging directors of NFP organisations with a turnover of less than $2m to attend the AICD’s Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors program.

Australian Institute of Company Directors – Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors Scholarships 2020/2021 award recipients:

  • Aaron Boyd, CEO, Unity Grammar
  • Adam Watson, Chair of the Board, Defence Teaming Centre
  • Aiden Jabur, President, Enactus Griffith University
  • Alice Mahar, Founder and Executive Director, The Corner Store Network
  • Allan Cormack, Non-executive Director and Treasurer, Melbourne City Local Learning and Employment Network (City LLEN)
  • Alma Fulurija, Non-Executive Director on the Board, SHINE Inspire Achieve Belong Inc.
  • Alyssa Weirman, Non-Executive Director, The National ADHD Forum (NAF)
  • Amanda Frasca, Member of the Board, Northern Community Legal Service Inc.
  • Amanda Whiteland, Chief Executive Officer, Margaret River Wine Association Inc.
  • Ameera Ismail, Non-Executive Director, Islamic Museum of Australia
  • Amelia Pickering, CEO,Prison Network
  • Amelia Thorpe, Member of the Board, Shelter NSW
  • Amy Dawes, CEO & Co-Founder, Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA)
  • Amy Priestly, National Manager of Program Development, Life Education Australia
  • Angela Ingram, President, Mental Health Community Coalition ACT
  • Anita Westera, Board Director and Trustee, Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
  • Ashleigh Beauchamp, Director, Cystic Fibrosis Queensland
  • Ayla Curtis, Non-executive director, Green Cross Australia
  • Ben Bjarnesen, Founder and President, LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation
  • Bernadette Smyth, Company Secretary and Business Planning and Advisory Services Manager, TROG Cancer Research (Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Limited)
  • Blake Connell, CEO and Executive Director, Out for Australia
  • Brianna Kerr, Director and Head of Impact, Kua Coffee Limited
  • Cameron Scott, Director, Volunteering Tasmania
  • Carol Croce, Member, Greyhound Connenctions, Inc.
  • Caroline Hicks, Board Member, “BETTER (Building East Timor Through Education/Resources)”
  • Caryl Hertz, Non-executive director, ACNEM Australasian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine
  • Celine Steinfeld, Director, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
  • Claire Connolly-Hay, Board member, Ronald McDonald House Charities (SA)
  • Claire Hockin, Board Member, Young Men’s Christian Association of the Northern Territory Ltd
  • Clare Burns, Non-executive director, Rosies Friends on the Street
  • Clare Camilleri, Board Director, UnitingCare Kippax
  • Corene Crossin, Non-executive Director, Women’s Health Queensland
  • Dan Trevanion, Company Secretary, ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership (AASYP)
  • Darcy Nidd, Member of Board of Management – Representative for Youth, Policy and Governance, Propel Youth Arts WA
  • Darren Webb, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Be Inspired Foundation
  • David Carbines, Non Executive Director, Green Collect
  • David Hine, President, Brothers Rugby Club
  • David Kay, Non-Executive Director / Board member, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia
  • David Nguyen, Board Member and Secretary, Brand X Productions Incorporated
  • David Vincent, Non-Executive Director, Project Displaced
  • Deborah Hersh, Chairperson, Australian Aphasia Association Ltd
  • Denne Dempsey, Marketing Director on the Board, Seaside Scavenge
  • Dianne Farrell, Director, Cottages 4 Country Care
  • Edmund Delves, Non-executive Director, Ag Institute Australia
  • Elizabeth Morris, Board Member, Assisi Aid Projects
  • Elizabeth Prescott, Chief Executive Officer, Peel Youth Services Inc
  • Emily Beric, Executive Director, The Australian Aphasia Association Ltd
  • Emma Greenhalgh, Manager Strategic Projects, Queensland Shelter Incorporated (Q Shelter)
  • Felipe Grez, Director of Volunteering and Participation, Judo NSW
  • Frederick Brien, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Tokens for Humanity
  • Gareth Hart, Creative Director and CEO, Dandenong Ranges Community Cultural Centre
  • Gemma Purves, Company Secretary, Eastside Radio, 2RES 89.7FM
  • Gemma Turvey, Board Member, Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers’ House Ltd
  • Georgina Willcock, Chairperson and Non-Executive Director, Youth Law Australia
  • Gerard Champion, Director and Company (Board) Secretary,  Gynaecological Foundation Ltd
  • Gina d’Albora, Non-Executive Director, Verge Collaborative
  • Gina Zheng, Company Secretary, MIEACT
  • Ginny Stevens, Board Member, Active Farmers Limited
  • Grace Logvyn, Company Secretary, Milk Crate Theatre
  • Hamza Vayani, Board Member, World Wellness Group
  • Hayley Jarick, CEO and Secretary, Net Balance Foundation
  • Helen Van Gessel, Member and Vice Chair of the Board, Pivot Support Services
  • Irena Baric, Deputy Chair, Western Edge Youth Arts (WEYA)
  • Jacinta Harford, Director, Women in Aid and Development Association
  • Jack Dalrymple, CEO, Global Voices
  • Jack Growden, Founder and Chairman, LiteHaus International Inc
  • Jackson Harnwell, Non-Executive Member, The Trustee for the Opera Scholars Australia Trust
  • James Riggall, Non-executive director, Enterprize Tasmania LTD
  • Jason Lee, Observer and advisor to the Board of Directors, Axx Global 
  • Jessica Gibson, Non-executive Director, Queensland Alliance of Mental Health
  • Jessica Irving, Non-Executive Director, Educating the Future Australia Limited
  • Jill Benson, Non- executive Director, Rocketship Pacific Limited (Rocketship)
  • Jocelyn Neumueller, Board Director, Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)
  • Jonathan Lord, Chairman, Landcare Tasmania Incorporated
  • Julien Blais, Secretary, Street Law Centre (WA) Inc.
  • Justyna Jochym, CEO, Festivals Adelaide
  • Kara Winderlich ,  Board member, Mulleraterong Centre Incorporated
  • Kasia Kondas, Co-Chair of Board, Flying Arts Alliance Inc.
  • Kerrie-Anne King, Board Member (Treasurer), Freeze Frame Opera Inc
  • Kim-Jane Turudia, Director of Health Services, SoundFair Pty. Limited
  • Kristine Colliver, Non-executive Director, The Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia
  • Leslie Annear, Non-Executive Director, Founder, Clarity Content
  • Lindsay Stanford, Non-Executive Director, Bara Barang Corporation (BBC)
  • Lindsey Fidler, Social Researcher, Social Action and Research Centre             
  • Lisa Fraser, Treasurer and Member of Education Committee, General Practice Medical Education Incorporated
  • Madelaine Fisher, Company Secretary, Meenangu Wajarri Aboriginal Corporation and Wajarri Enterprises Limited (WEL).
  • Marian Pettit, Board support, Puuya Foundation
  • Mark Abela, Non-executive board member, Water for a Village
  • Mark Harwood, Chief Executive Officer, YGAP (youth generation against poverty LTD)
  • Matthew Malone, Secretary of the Board, Men’s Information Support Association (MISA)
  • Melissa Abu-Gazaleh, Managing Director, Top Blokes Foundation; Board Member, NSW Australia Day Council
  • Michelle Jones, Board, Stroke SA
  • Miki Brotzler, President, Richard Wagner Society Inc (VIC)
  • Millicent Darby,  General Committee Member, Arts Nexus Inc.
  • Nell Harvey, President and General Manager, The Coolum Women’s Shed Inc
  • Nicola Ashford, Board Secretary, Women’s Legal Service of WA (formerly Women’s Law Centre of WA)
  • Olivia Giglia, Director of Operations and Company Secretary, Melba Opera Trust
  • Paul Groundwater, Board member, Learning Creative Skills.
  • Peggy Huang, Co-Chair, Central and Eastern Sydney Allied Health Network (CESAHN)
  • Phebe Baker, Founder and Board Member, Noosa Chances
  • Priscilla Brice-Weller, Managing Director and Non-Executive Director, All Together Now
  • Rachel Schaffer, Director and Company Secretary, From the Ground Up Ltd t/a Playground Ideas
  • Renee Wilson, Director of the board, Veteran Community Business Chamber; Australian War Widows NSW
  • Ross Wait, Board Director, Zahra Foundation Australia
  • Ryan Menner, Eidos Community Liaison Officer, Eidos Institute
  • Ryan Stevens, Director and Treasurer, ACT Region Crime Stoppers
  • Saba Diqer, Board Member, The Les Twentyman Foundation
  • Sally Mather, Board Member, The Push
  • Sam Gibson, General Manager, Tennis NT Incorporated
  • Sam Isaacs, Director, Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association (ASCCA)
  • Sam Offord, President, Koorana Gymnastics Club
  • Samantha Cooper, Member, Community Legal Centres Queensland
  • Sanaya Khisty, Non-executive director, Climate for Change Inc.
  • Sara Timms, Board Member, Switchboard Victoria
  • Sarah Joyce, Non-Executive Director, Uni Hub Spencer Gulf
  • Scott Brown, General Board Member, Stepping Stone Clubhouse
  • Sharnell Avery, Volunteer Coordinator, YOGAZEIT Ltd.
  • Shenal Basnayake, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA)
  • Shlomo Nathanson, Director, C Care Inc
  • Stephanie McHugh, Board Member, Women’s Liberation Halfway House Inc
  • Stewart Jackson , Chair of the Board, UN Youth Australia
  • Sue Barker, Chair, Board of Management, Gippsland Women’s Health Inc
  • Tamryn Herridge, Board Observer, GOGO Foundation.
  • Timothy Martin,  Director (Treasurer), The Water Well Project
  • Tom Oliver, The Chair (Advisory Council), Spectrum Space Inc.
  • Vanessa Barratt, Director, Highe+r Ground Raptor Centre
  • Vicki Petrakis, Board Member, Bankstown Women’s Health Centre
  • Wendy Brown, Non Executive Director, Prevention United
  • Youna Kim, General Manager – Innovation and Development, Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS)
  • Zeynep Basarin, General Manager, Outside The Locker Room

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