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Board of Directors for 2011-2012



Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Treasurer 

        
 Paul Percival 

 

 Brendan Hull                         

 

  Jean-Claude Legrand    

 

Secretary

Public Officer

Emeritus Volunteer Advisor 

      
 Monica Schlesinger     Graham Hilder    Douglas Sewell
   

Ex-Officio

 
      
   Ken Donnelly (Insurance Adviser)  

Directors



 
 
 
Lawrence Kenny

 

Pam Slattery   

 

Susan Stewart

 

 
 
 
 Victoria Borg 
 Ann Hull 
  William Groves
   
 
  Kalpana Rao  

Sub-Committees        

   

Committee - 1                                                          

                                         

Compliance & Audit Committee      

Members & External Experts as required

Areas of Responsibility

   

1. Pam Slattery (Joint Chair)
2. Lawrence Kenny (Joint Chair) 
3. Sue Stewart 
4. Graham Hilder 
5. CEO - Deborah Gersbach
6. HR Manager - Deborah Richter
7. OH & S Coordinator -Shilpa Bordia
OH & S
Compliance
Discrimination issues
Child Safety 
Audits
Policy Reviews
Staff Matters including bonus payments and employment issues
Policy Checks 
   

Committee - 2

 

Finance & Risk Committee

Members & External Experts as required

Areas of Responsibility 

   

1. Jean-Claude Legrand (Chair)
2. William Groves
3. Victoria Borg
4. Kalpana Rao
5. CEO - Deborah Gersbach
6. Finance Manager - Tharwat Attalla  
Finance & Audit
Budgets 
Investments and Reserves (including Banking)
Risk Management 
Boards' Key Risk Areas
Fundraising 
IT Requirements and Protocols
Policy reviews 
   

Committee - 3



   

Governance & Strategy Committee

Members & External Experts as required

Areas of Responsibility 

   
1. Paul Percival (Chair)
2. Monica Schlesinger
3. Brendan Hull
4. Ann Hull
5. CEO - Deborah Gersbach
6. Quality Service Manager - Raelene Edwards
Board Training 
Governance
Strategic Plan (review)
Constitution
Association Membership matters
Delegations manual
CEO's and Senior Managers positions descriptions
Succession Planning
Corporate Governance Manual 
Funding contracts
Employment contracts 
Policy reviews
Government relations including strategies for dealing with Government Agencies and Ministers                
 



   

 

Auditors

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