National winners of AICD NFP scholarships

_{Scholarship recipient organisations (L to R, clockwise): Tasmanian Bike Collective, New England Conservatorium of Music, Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA)}.

In 2022 the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), in partnership with the Australian Scholarships Foundation awarded 200 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.

The diverse list of 200 recipients includes directors, executives, and emerging directors of not-for-profit and charitable organisations with an annual income of less than $2 million and represents every state in Australia.

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These scholarships will support these board members to build their skills and help provide quality governance to the charitable and not-for-profit organisations they serve. This program contributes greatly to our overall mission to elevate the capability of leaders in the sector.

We would like to congratulate recipients from across Australia.

Australian Institute of Company Directors – Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors Scholarships 2021/2022 award recipients

Australian Capital Territory

• Penny Burns, General Manager, Men’s Link Inc
• Fiona Preston, Board Member, QL2 Dance Inc.
• Angus Stevenson, Non-executor director, Future Farmers Network
• Carla Albrighton, Governance and Operations Manager, Volunteering Australia
• Naomi Oxenham, Board Member, Roundabout Canberra
• Andrew Giumelli President-Elect Rotary Club of Hall Inc.
• Lou Farrer Senior Research Fellow/Psychologist Perinatal Wellbeing Centre
• Amanda Kate Wescombe Board Director and Risk Committee Member ACT EDEN MONARO CANCER SUPPORT GROUP also known as “Rise Above – Capital Region Cancer Relief”
• Renee Dixson Chair, Co-founder Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN)
• Jemima Turner Non-Executive Director Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT)
• Murray Buchanan Board Chairperson United Nations Youth Australia Ltd
• Isabelle Franklin Non-executive director of the AYAC Board Australian Youth Affairs Coalition
• Claire Hudson-McAuley Director (non-executive) ACMHN The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses

New South Wales

• Nicholas Edwards Chairman KYUP! Project Limited
• Rola Hijwel Non-Executive Director Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre
• Tony Kesby Member of the Advisory Board and Member of the Board Finance and Governance Committee RESULTS Australia
• Davanh Inthachanh Board Member Detour House Inc
• Rachel Johnston Director and Company Secretary (observer currently, appointment next board meeting on 31/5/22) The Project Rockit Foundation Ltd
• Alexandra Potter Director YWCA Hunter Region Inc.
• Sophie Williams Business Director/Co-CEO New England Conservatorium of Music
• Suzanne Holohan General Manager, Company Secretary ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
• Jonathan Rodwell Chief Operating Officer and Director (COO) Dignity Freedom Network
• James Forbes CEO Jane Goodall Institute Australia
• Mohil Asija Board Member Mandala Community Counselling Service
• Tegan Sheil Board Member Women’s Centre for Health & Wellbeing (Albury-Wodonga) Inc.
• Chloe Wighton Director National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy
• Shaun Cumming Non-Executive Director at Narang Bir-rong Aboriginal Corporation Narang Birrong Aboriginal Corporation
• Terina Bruhn Assistant Secretary AFP Legacy
• Julie Tilley Director of Marketing Jannawi Family Centre
• Tanya Ali Managing Director FBi Radio
• Angelique Wan CEO, Co-founder, Executive Director Consent Labs
• Julie Grove Psychologist Association of Contextual Behavioural Science Australia and New Zealand (ANZ ACBS) Jo Hewitt Board Member HotHouse Theatre Ltd
• Cameron Simpson Deputy Executive Director Elouera Surf Life Saving Club
• Natalie Zelinsky Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary Stay Kind
• Leanne Babic Chief Executive Officer Easy Care Gardening Incorporated
• Alecia Wood Board Director Youth Food Movement Australia
• Sally Hetherington OAM CEO Human And Hope Association Inc.
• Vy Pham Board Member UN Women Australia
• Helen Merrick Board Director and Volunteer Biyani House Revesby Women’s Shelter
• Anthony Cohen Founder and Chair Project Displaced
• Shannon Kliendienst Head of Strategic Communications & Marketing Parents Beyond Breakup
• Matthew Taylor Vice Chair Path2Change
• Eshna Khadka Board Director Women of Colour Australia (WoCA)
• Andrea Spencer-Cooke (Henwood) Vice President Programs United Nations Association of Australia (N.S.W. Division) Inc.
• Anna Dawson Board Director WayAhead – Mental Health Association
• Queen Dunbar Board Director Australian War Widows NSW (AWWNSW)
• Hugh Dixson Non Executive Director and Board Member Gondwana Choirs
• Hollie Cheung Secretary, Director Go Circular
• Melanie Latter Director Vets Beyond Borders
• Chadwick Wong General Counsel (acting) Grata Fund
• Joshua Fathers Treasurer (Volunteer board member) Postvention Australia Incorporated
• Francesca Pinzone Chief Operating Officer Umbo
• Isaac Wade Deputy Chair, AMSA Board The Australian Medical Students’ Association Limited
• Pavica Kupcak Director & Board member – also Public Officer Nest Incorporated
• Som-Ling Leung, aspiring to join an NFP board
• Biljana Dimovski Board Director Crohn’s & Colitis
• Sean Murray Director Childhood Dementia Initiative
• Kathryn Pettigrove Member of Board of Directors Australian Aphasia Association
• Aurore Pont Management Committee Member Australian Animal Protection Society (AAPS)
• David Pointon Co-Founder The Men’s Table Ltd
• Christopher Bradbury Director and Board Secretary Fertility Matters Foundation
• Anne Weinert Committee Member, Shoalhaven Education Fund Shoalhaven Education Fund
• Naomi Brooker Non-Executive Director The Essentials Collective
• Mark Heiss Director Redfern Jarjum College Ltd
• Ursula Hogben Pro-bono Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary Australian Parents for Climate Action Ltd
• Greg Binskin Board Member for Governance, Mentor, Sponsorship advisor Frame Running Wollongong INC

Northern Territory

• William Newell Board Chairperson Victims of Crime Northern Territory
• Stephanie Hawkins Deputy Chair and member Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Foundation Limited
• Simone Cameron Director of Regions and Projects NT Farmers Association
• Sarah Loewy Secretary and Management Committee Member Katherine Women’s Legal Service
• Rebekah Lasky Deputy CEO Ngarrimili Ltd
• Jessica McLeod Governance Committee (non-executive board member) Dawn House Inc

Queensland

• Sean Gomes Committee Member AMPARO Advocacy Inc
• Jasneek Chawla Director/Board Member Education Chair Australasian Sleep Association
• Cally Ward Director Down Syndrome Queensland
• Bec Coutis Chief Operations Officer Wheels of Wellness LTD
• Erin Lang CEO Reconciliation Queensland Incorporated
• Emma Rees Corporate Communications Manager SPELD QLD
• Jessica Kahl Managing Director and Founder Dream Big Australia
• Kerrie Catchpoole Senior Project Officer Responsible Wood
• Sangeetha Badya Director and Company Secretary Just Us Theatre Ensemble
• Brigid Price Board Member Dawson Catchment Coordinating Association Inc
• Sarah Chapman Co-Chair Women in STEMM Australia
• Nina Sands President, The Sanctuary Store Incorporated
• Holstein Wong Centre-Based Support Volunteer 3rd Space Brisbane
• Emma Iwinska CEO Women’s Health and Equality Queensland
• Luke Ward Treasurer Oceania Pacific Health Association
• Caitlin Vayro Vice President Hope Assistance Local Tradies
• Gordon Barratt Chief Executive Connect Community Plus Kids
• Erin Evans Chair Health Consumers Queensland
• Alice Walker, aspiring to join an NFP board
• Merindah Donnelly Co CEO Executive Producer BlakDance
• Michael Fielding Co-founder and Chief Compliance Officer The VacSeen Project Inc
• Amy Martin Non-Executive Director on the Board (QLD/NT) Australian Institute of Training and Development
• Dai Gwynne-Jones Non-executive Director, Hands on Projects Pty Ltd
• Vicki Meyer Board Director Pets in the Park Inc

South Australia

• Leanne March General manager and Manager of GP Shared Care Programs GP Partners Australia Limited
• Patrick Sim President Australian Chiropractic College
• Nick Hays Deputy Chair Dancehouse Inc
• Elena Muller Independent Board Member Burnside Retirement Services Incorporated
• Luke De Simoni Company Secretary Koorana Gymnastics Club Inc
• Theresa Brown CEO Play it On Ltd
• Brigid Koenig CEO SAMMY D FOUNDATION
• Janet Edwards National Secretary (WAVE) Women Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE)
• Tanya Weiler, aspiring to join an NFP board
• Karena Slaninka CEO Mercury CX
• Michelle Courts Director / Vice Chair Deafness Forum of Australia
• Tereza Sysouphat Treasurer of Board and Chair of Governance Committee Cirkidz Incorporated
• Md Zaidul Alam Board director and National Data Lead GovHack Australia Limited
• Natasha Malani Chair Zahra Foundation Australia
• Natalie Sommerville South Australian Director & President Australian Women in Agriculture
• Robert Farrier Board Director National Asthma Council Australia
• Abbie Taylor Manager Philanthropy and Executive Office Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation

Tasmania

• Will Smith Executive Officer JCP Youth Ltd
• Emily Ware Board Director Presbyterian Care Tasmania
• Lila Landowski Director Australian Society for Medical Research
• Miranda Hann Founder Rainbow Medical Centre
• Stuart Paine State President and Chair of the Board Surf Life Saving Tasmania
• Jarred Ranson Non-executive Director Northern Young Professionals Network Inc.
• Rochelle Galloway aspiring to join an NFP board
• Tim Hynes Board Director and Chairperson Tasmanian Bike Collective
• Mark Huber Board Director (immediate past Vice-President) Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service
• Elizabeth Lord Independent board member Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association
• Ben Hughes Co-Founder The Men’s Table Ltd
• Sally-Ann Herweynen Manager Jireh House Association Incorporated
• Leani Viljoen Board Member Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation

Victoria

• Lee Crockford Non-executive Director Spur Projects Ltd
• Lina Matsatsa Founder and CEO Sunshine Kids Musha Vana
• Patrick O’Reilly Co-Director & Micro-Grants Lead Climates
• Keeley Goldrick Board Member – Grants Impact for Women
• Hannah Tait CEO Australia for Dolphins Ltd
• Kiryu Yap Non-executive director, LiverWELL
• Dr Anita Goh Vice President Science and Technology Australia
• Tamsin Rossiter Executive Officer Adult and Community Education Victoria
• Steffi Chang Non-Executive Director Its Not A Compliment
• Jacqui Loustau Executive Director Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN)
• Siddharth Verma Executive Director BrainSTEM Ltd.
• Olivia Killeen General Secretary Debaters’ Association of Victoria
• Lucy Thomas Director Pride Cup
• Catherine Devine President Association For Children With A Disability (ACD)
• Lucas Ferrier, The Salvation Army aspiring to join an NFP board
• Shelley Wills Partnerships & NFP Director / Mentor / Consultant Ngarrimili + Dhadjowa Foundation + Pay the Rent
• Mark Langhorn Non-executive board member Leadership Victoria
• Kristie Drucza CEO and Founder Includovate
• Thenu Herath Chief Executive Officer The Oaktree Foundation
• Sarah Ramantanis Co-Chair Australian Youth Affairs Coalition
• Scott Trevithick Company Secretary Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors
• Jessica Watt Director Greater Shepparton Connected Community Ltd
• May-Ling Low Director and Company Secretary (voluntary) City in the Community
• Jasmine Davis President and Executive Director Australian Medical Students’ Association
• Sally Shepherdson Board Director Alma Doepel – Voyage of a lifetime, Sail & Adventure Limited
• Sonia Chanchlani Director on the Board, Doctors for the Environment Australia
• David Broderick Board Member Blue Light Victoria
• Kelly MacDonald Vice President and Director Australian Institute of International Affairs Victorian Branch
• Sakshi Thakur Director Sewing the Seeds
• Tamara Kwarteng Board Director FREO2 Foundation Australia Limited
• Stewart McMillan President Creative Bytes Inc
• Melissa Klunder Services Lead Soundfair Australia Ltd
• Tanya Twaits Non-Executive Director and President Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria Inc
• Cassandra Read-Hamilton aspiring to join an NFP board
• Hannah Hammerschlag Board director Maccabi Victoria Inc
• Lauren Roellgen Secretary, Future Farmers Network
• Corey Reynolds Treasurer PLATFORM YOUTH ARTS INC
• Carole Sarasa Director Association of the Alliance Française of Victoria
• Andrea Tolley Director Giz A Break
• Skye Holcombe Henley President, Ripponlea Kindergarten
• Phong Trinh Board Director The Commons Library
• Lyndon Galea CEO Eat Up Australia
• Renata Lucas Regional Manager Women’s Health Goulburn North East
• Jasmin Isobe Member of the Board Skyline Education Foundation Australia
• Katharina Glynne Save the Children Australia, aspiring to join an NFP board
• Mimi Taye Secretary, Executive Board Member, Africa Day Australia Inc aspiring to join an NFP board
• Rodney Martin Executive Officer Northern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network
• Alexina Baldini Committee member and Chair – Education Subcommittee Crisis Intervention and Management Australasia

Western Australia

• Jamie Waters Festival Chair Perth International Jazz Festival Inc
• Liam Cubbage Chief Executive Officer MATES in Construction WA aspiring to join an NFP board
• David Edwards Chair Complex Trauma WA
• Sasha Johnson Company Secretary, Women in Technology Western Australia (WiTWA)
• Michael Concannon Non-executive director Fishability
• Sean Yoong Board Member Explorability Inc.
• Lee Savage Ordinary Committee Member Hedland Women’s Refuge
• Christine Ferguson Director and Board Secretary Collective Hope Community Services Ltd
• Naomi Blitz Board member Youth Advisory Council WA
• Lilijana Nicholls Youth Advisory Group Chair Peel Bright Minds
• Bryce Scidone Board Director Bluebird Mental Health Inc
• Esther Deng Acting General Manager Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD)
• Teele Hooper-Worrell Acting Executive Officer Peel Harvey Biosecurity Group
• Rik Soderlund Chief Executive Officer Wheatbelt Business Network (Inc)
• Jody Touyz Director and Treasurer Dress for Success
• Michael Davis Director Fair Game Australia Limited
• Megan Davidson Director Buddy Up Australia
• Luke Garswood CEO Connect Victoria Park Inc
• Christopher Dickson Co-Founder and COO Hello Initiative Incorporated
• Gary Stene Central Committee Member – Awards Lead Women in Technology INC
• Gavin Bagley Non-Executive Director Phoenix Support and Advocacy Service Inc
• Danielle Edman Executive Officer The Forum for Directors of Indigenous Organisations
• Hossein Mohammadi President Salsaal Integration Association Inc.
• Rachel Lee Director Teach Learn Grow Inc
• Lina Singogo Millwood Incoming Board Director Rotary Elizabeth Quay
  

Read details of the AICD’s Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Director’s program scholarship here.

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