Governance

Patron:
His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, AC CSC RANR,
Governor of South Australia

Board of Management:

Mr David Linn BE, MEng (President)
President 2002 to date
Member Board of Australian Refugee Association Ancillary Fund Inc since March 2003
Owner/Operator service industry business for sixteen 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

Mrs Elizabeth Bleby BA Dip Social Studies,  
MA (Soc. Admin), B Th (Flinders) (Vice President)
Vice President 2004 to date
member of the Audit Committee
Australia Volunteer Abroad, 1965
Extensive experience in aged care and mental health services.
Manager, Ethnic Link Services 1992 - 1997.
Qualified as a Home Tutor in ESL

Ms Patricia Muncey MBA (Advanced), MA, LIB, BASW (Vice President)
Board Member  2004 to date. Vice President 2009
Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of Adelaide, 2003
Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia,  May 1997
Bachelor of laws (Llb) University of Adelaide, 1991
Master of Arts in Social Policy and Administration (MA) University of Nottingham England, 1988
Office of Employment Advocate, now Workplace Authority, April 1999 - June 2008
Office of Public Advocate (OPA), April 1999
Family and Community Services – (State) now Families SA, 1989-1998
Social worker in education, corrections and social welfare, 1982-1989

Mr Wayne Turner BA (Acc) MBA (Treasurer)
Treasurer 1999 to date
Member Board of Australian Refugee Association Ancillary Fund Inc since October 2003
Associate Fellow, AIM (AFAIM)
Certified Professional Manager (CPMgr)
Management Consultant – 21 years experience (independently and
with an  international consultancy company)
Former Principal Consultant, Plexus Strategic Solutions
Former Business Manager, major College
Financial, marketing and management qualifications and experience
Committee-based experience for several community and education-
based organisations

Mr Robert Cole
M. Marketing; Grad. Dip.Bus; FAICD; FAIM; FAMI; MFIA; CPM
In March 2005, Robert became the CEO of The Epilepsy Centre which operates in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Robert has brought the benefit of a long career in the not for profit sector to his work with The Epilepsy Centre.
He has a commercial background and is a marketer with broad experience in service industries, retail and property development.
His focus is to provide leadership, operational and financial management as well as advocacy and representation locally, nationally and internationally.
He believes that increasing the awareness of Epilepsy is critical to future success and so too is providing outstanding service delivery.

Robert’s Board Positions include:
• Director of Epilepsy Australia Ltd
• Director of the Joint Epilepsy Council of Australia
• Acting Chair of the Physical & Neurological Council of South Australia
• Chair of the IBE International Editors Network

He can be contacted at The Epilepsy Centre, 266 Port Road, HINDMARSH SA

Mr Peter Engelhardt
A founding member of ARA (21 June 1975)
Vice President 1976 - 2005
Volunteer work with ARA Inc, ARA Jobs Pty Ltd, Kura Yerlo, Nunga Elders Group, Parks Health for Cambodian & African Women, Cambodian Australian Community, Cambodian Buddhist Association, Zhu-Lin Buddhist Community, Board member Vietnamese Volunteer Association (1990-1999) and Vietnamese Women’s Group (ASEWA)
Member - Australians Aiding Children
Well travelled in South East Asia – business and pleasure
Thirteen cultural groups represented in Peter’s immediate family (including refugees who  have married into the family)
Steering Committee Regency Green Aged Care Village, 2000  to date

John Harley LL.B  PUBLIC ADVOCATE

John Harley was appointed Public Advocate in South Australia in January 1999.

He graduated in law from Adelaide University and was admitted to the South Australian Bar in 1969.  He practised in the City for 30 years as a partner in the firms Norman Waterhouse & Mutton and Finlaysons prior to his appointment.

He is a Past President of the Law Society (1997 – 1998), the President of the Notaries’ Society of South Australia Inc and the Chair of the Human Rights Coalition in South Australia.

He is a member of the Ethics Committees of Calvary Hospital and the Department of Health.  He is the Chancellor and a Canon of the Anglican Diocese of The Murray.

Mrs Marie Hogan MEd, BEd, Dip T, Grad Cert TESOL
Board Member 2005 to date
Chair - Marketing Sub-Committee 2006 to 2008
Masters of Education Degree in Leadership
Bachelor of Education Degree in Adult Education and Professional Development
Teacher in Senior School of St Aloysius
Founding managing Director of the South Australian Adelaide Language Centre (1995-96)
Has a broad interest in social issues and an understanding of marketing requirements
Currently Director of Ethos at Saint Ignatius College

Mr Bryce Whetton
Board Member 2006 to date
Applied Data Control (Now Editure Technology Pty Ltd) –
SA Manager 1994 to date
AusOperations Pty Ltd - Chairman 2001 to date
Previously worked with Dunn & Bradstreet and Bank of New South Wales