National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Board of Directors

Deputy Chairman

 
Qualifications

MBA (Distinction) (University of Oxford)
LLB (University of Melbourne)
BEng (Civil) (University of Melbourne)
Grad Dip Leg Prac (College of Law)

Experience
Commercial and administrative law Barrister at the Victorian Bar, with experience in planning and heritage law.

Current positions

• Finance & Audit Committee of the Victorian Bar
• Director of Bromleigh Capital
• Director FIA Australia
• Director of the Law Council of Australia, 2020 onwards
• Director of Victorian Bar Council, 2020-2021
• Director of Ys Housing, 2021 onwards
• Director National Trust of Victoria Foundation, 2019 onwards.
• Australian Council of National Trusts, 2022 onwards

Previous positions

• Commonwealth Treasury Adviser
• Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers practicing in taxation law and accounting
• Associate at ICM Agribusiness Australia

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities

• Member of the Finance and Audit Committee 4 years
• Director 3 years

Director

Qualifications
BBSc (La Trobe)
Dip Fine & Decorative Arts (Hons) (The Study Centre, London)
Dip Museum Studies (Hons) (Deakin)

Experience
• State Trustees Foundation Advisory Board Member
• Director Arts Appreciation Academy 1986- 2001
• Founding President Brighton Residents for Urban Protection
• Councillor City of Bayside

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities
• Elected Chairman November 2015
• Director Ripponlea Endowment Fund
• Former Deputy Chair
• Inaugural President of the National Trust of Victoria Foundation
• Director and Member of the National Trust of Victoria Foundation
• Former Chair of the Collections Committee
• Member of the Finance and Audit Committee
• Member Marketing & Revenue Generation Committee
• Member of the Governance and Risk Committee
• Director 17 years

Director

Qualifications

• BA (Hons), Grad Dip Ed, PhD Monash University

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities
• Member of the National Trust of Victoria Foundation
• Chair of the Heritage Advocacy Committee
• Member of the Aboriginal Advisory Committee
• Deputy Chair of the Buildings and Estates Committee
• Member Barwon Park 150th Anniversary Working Group
• Member 2016 People’s Ground Joint NTAV/ICOMOS Conference Committee
• Director 16 years

Director

Ian is a Yorta Yorta man, raised in Yarrawonga. He is deeply committed to the Trust’s Reconciliation Action Plan and fostering a greater understanding of our shared heritage. Ian’s extensive working career has included both Commonwealth and State governments, in a range of departments and portfolios. His area of expertise is Aboriginal affairs, particularly economic and industry stakeholder development.

Qualifications
• Executive Fellows Program – Australia New Zealand School of Government
• Fellow – Institute of Public Administration Australia (Vic)
• Company Directors Course – Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Executive Education Program – Harvard Business School

Experience
• Chair of the First Nations Foundation
• Chair of the Koorie Heritage Trust
• Chair of Connecting Home
• President of Community Broadcasting Foundation
• Board Member of Aboriginal Housing Victoria
• Board Member of Community First Development
• Board Member of Australian Red Cross
• Board Member of Killara Foundation
• Board Member of Yarra Valley Water
• Board Member of Holmesglen TAFE
• Board Member of Inclusive Australia
• Ministerial Member of Camps Committee of Management
• Sessional Member – Planning Panels Victoria

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities
• Chair of the National Trust Aboriginal Advisory Committee
• Director 4 years

Director

During a career in museum management, she has been committed to increasing community involvement in museums and creating innovative programs.

Qualifications
• BA (Hons)
• MBA
• PhD (University of Melbourne)

Experience
• Director, Museums, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne
• Director of Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
• Director of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
• Director of Public Programs, National Gallery of Victoria

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities
• Chair of the Collections and Programming Committee
• Deputy Chair Aboriginal Advisory Committee
• Member of the Finance and Audit Committee
• Member of the Heritage Committee
• Co-Chair, Barwon Park 150th Anniversary Working Party
• Director 9 years

Director

Qualifications
• Senior Executive MBA (Melbourne Business School)
• Corporate Finance Program (London Business School)
• B Sc (Hon) (University of Sussex, England)

Experience
Peter has served on over 25 boards across the not-for-profit, energy, power, services, technology, and telecommunications sectors. He has broad global senior executive experience having worked in the UK, US, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Canada and Australia with a prime focus on successfully building and turning around a number of complex businesses. He is a Director of the NTAV Foundation, Director of Citywide Service Solutions, member of the Australasian Advisory Board of Aveva Ltd, Chairman of Renew Australia, and is a fellow of the AICD.

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities
• Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee
• Director of the National Trust of Victoria Foundation
• Member of the Marketing and Fundraising Committee
• Director 5 years

Director

Qualifications
• Bachelor of Economics,
• Grad. Dip. Librarianship,
• Grad. Dip. Business (Management),
.• Grad. Dip. Finance & Investment.

Experience
Jock is a librarian and was Director Collections at the University of Melbourne Library 2008 – 2013. Prior to that he worked in several positions at the State Library of Victoria 1991 – 2008. In these roles, he was responsible for the two libraries acquiring a number of nationally significant heritage collections. He is currently semi-retired and is a Cultural Gifts Program valuer.

Trust Experience & Special Responsibilities
• Director 1977 to 1987 and again since 2015.
• Member Finance & Audit Committee since 2015.
• Member Collections & Programming Committee since 2015.
• Chair Governance & Risk Committee since 2016.
• Director, Australian Council of National Trusts since 2015.