MEMBERS OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
As at 06 June 2013President 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 Board 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
TAFE SA – sessional lecturer – 2009 - 2013
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 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 to date
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 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
Studied Bachelor of Law and Arts (majoring in Spanish). Subjects studied include human rights law and immigration and refugee law); graduated 2012
Lived and studied for 6 weeks at the University of Salamanca in Spain. Studied Spanish language, Spanish culture and Spanish literature
Worked in various jobs during university, including with Life Without Barriers in the Darwin Airport Lodge (NT) and the Leonora Alternative Place of Detention (WA) as an Independent Observer for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum
Board Member
Mr Jonathan CHERIAN
Joined Board in 2010
4 years consulting experience in the fields of strategic planning, budgeting, performance
management, corporate strategy, process re-engineering, financial diagnosis and improvement, and operational efficiency and effectiveness
2 years experience in IT consulting, Internal audit, External audit and risk management Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, undertaking
Post Graduate Certificate in Accounting Bachelor of Applied Finance
Bachelor of Business Management Information Systems
Current Employment - Management Consultant, Ernst & Young
Former: Youth mentor through Inner Southern Community Health Service Member of ARA Inc. Ancillary Fund since Nov 2012
Board Member Ms Velvy HOLDEN
Joined Board in 2011
Worked as a Registered Nurse and in a variety of health related fields in Australia and USA Involved in the feminist movement in the 1970s particularly within Methodist Church (now the Uniting Church in Australia) with concern for the role of women in the church and use of inclusive language
Worked as Program Director for the YWCA of Adelaide and Sydney. Initiated programs particularly for people of diverse cultural backgrounds. Set up the first government funded emergency accommodation for Youth in Adelaide. Involved in issues relating to refugees, in particular women and children. Establishing member of the Vietnamese Women's Association and the Home Tutor Scheme for people from NESB in Adelaide
Lived in the USA, Thailand and Indonesia. In Thailand became the Chairperson of the National YWCA Refugee Committee. Initiated programs for refugee women and children incarcerated in the Immigration Centre and refugee camps. A representative to the YWCA and World Council of Churches International Peace Team in 1983 looking at issues of refugees and peace in the Middle East
Represented Australia at the first Consultation on Refugee Women in Geneva
Initiated and became founding member of the Australian National Committee on Refugee Women (ANCORW). Developed work-related and training programs for refugee women. Developed other activities for refugee women and children. Supervised research and advocacy for the needs of refugee women. Awarded NSW Premier's Award for services to the refugee and NESB community. Represented ANCORW at UN meeting raising concerns of refugee women and children which were included in the UN Platform for Action
Executive Director of ANCORW from 1991 to 1998 during which was part of NGO delegations to numerous UN meetings
Executive Director of the International Community Activity Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia 2001-03 Member of various Government and community committees of refugee and migrant issues Member of various Commissions and Boards of the Uniting Church in Australia
Registered Nurse, Certificates in Adult Education and TESL, Masters Degree in International Social Development
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 Transports [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
Mr 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
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 Nhu Van TRAN
Joined Board in 2011
Bachelor of Education 1966 in Vietnam
Teacher since 1966 and became Head Master since 1970 till 1975 in Viet Nam President of the Vietnamese Catholic in SA 1977-1980
President of the Vietnamese Community in Australia/ South Australia Chapter 1980-1985 Owner/Manager of Minh Hai clothing Fashion 1985-1988 and BP Westport Service Station 1988-1993
Liaison Officer at State Bank 1985-1987
Member of Croydon High school Board 1989-1991 Councillor of Woodville Parish Council SA 1991-1993
Certificate of Australian Immigration and Citizenship Law issued by IARC in April 1999
Counsellor for financial difficulty and Problem Gambler at Life-Line Western Sydney 1998- 2002 Chairman of the Management Committee of the Vietnamese Catholic Community of the Croydon Park Parish 2005- 2011
MBA part time study
Board Member
Miss Monique DI MAIO
Joined Board in 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
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