MEMBERS OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

MEMBERS OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENT As at 06 November 2013 President Mr David LINN Joined Board in 1989 Retired from paid work Bachelor of Civil Engineeri...
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MEMBERS OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENT As at 06 November 2013

President Mr David LINN Joined Board in 1989 Retired from paid work Bachelor of Civil Engineering Masters of Engineering (Research) Fellow, Engineers Australia, CPEng (Ret) International experience Owned a business in the service industry for 19 years Experience as Quality Assurance consultant and auditor Travelled widely in South East Asia and Asia for business and pleasure Brings to Board: management skills, strategic planning skills, general business experience, strong commitment to social justice Secretary of ARA Board, 1995-2000 Director, ARA Jobs Pty Ltd, 1998-2002 President, 2002 to date Member of ARA Inc. Ancillary Fund Management Committee since Oct 2003 Vice-President Ms Patricia MUNCEY Joined Board in 2004 Certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages CELTA 2010 Certificate 1V in TESOL - Teaching English as a Second Language 2010 Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of Adelaide, 2003 Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia, May 1997 Graduate Certificate of Legal Practice University of South Australia, 1997 Bachelor of Laws (Llb) University of Adelaide, 1991 Master of Arts in Social Policy and Administration (MA) University of Nottingham England,1988 Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) SA Institute of Technology, 1981 (now University of SA) Current employment – Director, Working Culture University of SA - Coordinator Field Education and lecturer - 2010-2012 University of SA – sessional tutor 2013 - ongoing TAFE SA – sessional lecturer – 2009 - ongoing Australian Public Service - Workplace Authority formerly Office of the Employment Advocate, 1999 - 2008 SA State Public Service: Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), April 1998 - April 1999 Family and Community Services, 1989 -1998 Social worker in education, corrections and social welfare, 1982-1989 Secretary to ARA Board, 2004-05 Vice-President, 2008 to date

Vice-President Dr John MUGABUSHAKA Joined Board in 2010 2 years teaching 4 months journalism 4 years working with Non-Government Organisations to assist refugees - including with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Kenya 2 years at least as Assistant Program Officer working with a network of Members of Parliament from 7 African countries 6 months experience secretarial work with the United Nations Investigations Division - Office of Internal Oversight Services based within the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania 1 year consultation with a UNESCO Project in Kenya 1 year International Conferences freelance interpreter 3 years administration Officer, Legal Services Commission of South Australia PhD Student, Flinders University (nearly complete) Masters Degree in Public Administration, Flinders University. Masters Degree in Education, University of Bukavu/Democratic Republic of Congo. Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management, Flinders University Certificates in Project Management and in Law for Community Workers Vice-President of ARA Board since September 2013 Treasurer Mr Wayne TURNER Joined Board in 1999 B.A.(Acc) and MBA Associate Fellow, AIM Member of the Australasian Evaluation Society Member Institute of Management Consultants Management Consultant – 25 years’ experience (through independent consulting businesses, an international consulting partnership, and in a not for profit consulting organisation focused on the NPF sector nationally) Currently, General Manager CBB Community Consulting, Community Business Bureau Inc. Former Principal Consultant, Plexus Strategic Solutions and Enterprise Management Services Former Senior Manager, KPMG Management Consulting Previously Business Manager, Saint Ignatius’ College Previously Director Finance and Administration, Child Adolescent and Family Health Service Extensive financial, marketing and management qualifications and experience Committee-based experience for several community and education and commercially based organisations and companies Member of ARA Inc. Ancillary Fund since Oct 2003 (Convenor since 2008) Director, ARA Jobs Pty Ltd, 2009 to 2012; Chairman 2011 Treasurer of ARA Board, 1999 to date

Board Member Mr Bernard ANDARY Joined Board in 2012 Completed Bachelor of Law (with Honours) and Arts (majoring in Spanish). Subjects studied include human rights law and immigration and refugee law Lived and studied for 6 weeks at the University of Salamanca in Spain. Studied Spanish language, Spanish culture and Spanish literature Worked for Life Without Barriers as an Independent Observer for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum at the Darwin Airport Lodge (NT) and the Leonora Alternative Place of Detention (WA) Clerk at DMAW Lawyers 2012-13 Currently solicitor at DMAW Lawyers in Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Board Member Mrs Elizabeth BLEBY Joined Board in 2003 Australia Volunteer Abroad, 1965 B.A. Dip. Social Studies (Adelaide), M.A. (Soc. Admin. – Flinders); B.Th. (Flinders) Extensive experience in aged care, including manager, Ethnic Link Services Qualified as a Home Tutor in ESL Vice-President of ARA Board, 2004-13 Board Member Ms Elissa HOFFMAN Joined Board in 2013 Currently working as Associate to Justice Stanley of the Supreme Court of South Australia Recently completed clerkships with Cowell Clarke, Lipman Karas and Kelledy Jones Lawyers Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia, February 2013 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – Australian National University, 2012 Bachelor of Laws - University of Adelaide, 2012 Bachelor of Arts – University of Adelaide (major in psychology), 2011 Experience, working on a voluntary basis, with refugees Board Member Mr Ritchie HOLLANDS Joined Board in 2012 Official Secretary to the Governor of SA since June 2011 Bachelor of Laws - Adelaide University, 1996 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Adelaide University, 1994 Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of Supreme Court of SA - 1998 Experience in Commonwealth Government in Canberra - 2000-2011 Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000-2003, policy and legal advisory roles] Attorney-General's Department [2003-2006, criminal law]

Department of Infrastructure and Transport [2006-2011, policy & political liaison work] Judge's Associate, District Court of SA [1998-2000] Strong understanding of refugee and migration law and processes. Experience, working on a voluntary basis, with refugees Board Member Mrs Monique NEWBERRY Joined Board 2013. Bachelor of Commerce completed 2005 Chartered Accountant completed 2008 7 Years professional experience working at Ernst & Young in external audit 2.5 years, internal audit 1 year and in management consulting 3.5 years. Current position - Manager, Advisory, Ernst & Young Technical skills include business cases, proposal and report writing, budgeting, performance management, process re-engineering, financial and data analysis, project and program management Member of EY Foundation since 2008 working with Hutt Street Centre, Inspire Foundation and SPARK Reading Program in disadvantaged schools Volunteering roles with CanTeen (mentoring youth members since 2008), including current position on youth division committee. Board Member Ms Margaret OATES Joined Board in 2011 Paid Work 1985 - 2000: Own business management consulting (3 years) Senior executive (SAPS 12 years) in education, childrens’ services and IT Voluntary Work 2000 - to date: ESL with Iranian refugees Oxfam and STC Bookshops Don Dunstan Foundation project work Experience relevant to ARA Board: Board experience both profit and NFP (including previous membership of ARA Board) Skills in project management, program review and redirection, establishment of new organisations, strategic and operational planning Community development, working with volunteers Board Member Mr Ben TAYLOR Joined Board in 2013 Sole Trader, Pop Up Patches, horticulture and permaculture consulting & projects, 2012-2013 Education and Training Manager, Hutt Street Centre, 2013. Senior Project Officer, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011-13 Sustainability Education Officer, Greenfields Wetlands, 2009-2011

Casual Lecturer, TAFE SA, 2010 Previously 13 years of IT experience, including: IT Consultant, Business Analysis, OBS, 2008 e-learning courseware development with South East Asian Ministry of Education in Manila, Philippines, 2007 Website & Database design, development, maintenance, analysis, for Government and financial institutions 1997-2006 Diplomas of Management, Sustainability, 2010 – 2011 Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, Manila, 2008 Volunteer work includes: Gardening program with Afghani asylum seekers, 2013 Database developer, Conservation Volunteers Australia, 2009 Mobile outreach support, Bahay Tuluyan, Metro Manila, 2008 Board Member Mr Kent TRUEHL Joined Board in 2013 Private Practice - Community Development Consultant, Trainer, Author – 2012 - present Urban Planner Government of South Australia (Environmental Portfolio) – 2004 - 2011 Principal Planner and Delegate for the Minister for the River Murray Institute for the Nations South Australia, 2001 – 2004 Training and Development Officer World Vision Australia, Melbourne National Headquarters, 1999 - 2000 International Program Officer for 15-17 projects (+/- 3 million annual disbursements) in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho International NGO - JOCUM Brazil, 1986 - 1998 National Governing Board for +/- 800 workers in 35 locations (1994 - 1998) Managing Director - Lábrea, Amazonas (1994-1998) and Director of Rural Health agent program involving all three tiers of government. Community Development Manager – Rural Amazonas (1991-1993) Development practitioner – Manaus, Amazonas (1986-1990) Volunteer Work relevant to ARA Board: 5 years TEAR Australia National Allocations Committee (NAC) assessing funding proposals then advise TEAR Australia of its merits. Treasurer and Secretary (6 years) Millennium Relief and Development Services providing project and administrative support to Indonesian projects. Other experience relevant to ARA Board: Trainer in Language and culture acquisition Competent in Logical Framework Analysis - Project Management used by AusAid Graduate diploma in Leadership Development Grant writing and design Inspirational and motivational speaker