AD STANDARDS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Company Secretary
- Community Panel Member
Adam Davey is CEO and Company Secretary of The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, which awards Churchill Fellowships each year to over 100 Australians from all walks of life to enable them to travel overseas to explore an issue that they are passionate about. There are no educational requirements and no limit on the topic of projects undertaken, so long as there is a benefit to the community when the recipient returns and shares their findings.
Prior to joining the Trust in 2016, Adam was a senior executive in the Australian Public Service. During his twenty two year public sector career, Adam worked on a wide variety of policies and programs, including public health initiatives such as Australia's highly successful anti-smoking and immunisation campaigns, as well the introduction of the superannuation guarantee and the good and services tax. He had responsibility for various corporate functions including human resources, communication and parliamentary services.
Adam was born in the ACT and has a BA Comms from the University of Canberra. He lives in Gundaroo - a small semi-rural village in NSW, with his wife and two children. Adam is an avid road cyclist and mountain bike rider and also has an interest in cars, currently a member of the MX5 Club of NSW. He also serves on the Board of Merici College in Canberra.
Chloe is a full-time university student, currently studying a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the Australian Catholic University in Brisbane, Queensland.
Although Chloe is Brisbane-born and raised, she has travelled extensively in her home state, living in mostly rural Queensland until her late teens. Chloe believes that her upbringing in the rural towns of Eton, Anakie, and Kilcoy taught her the importance of community, as well as fuelled her hobbies of camping and four-wheel-driving.
Before commencing her full-time study, Chloe worked as a marketing assistant at Vividus Marketing. Chloe assisted in the brand development and social media campaigns of both education and medical establishments.
Chloe was an active member of the Surf Life Saving community in Bribie Island and Mudjimba Beach for six years. In 2016 and 2017, Chloe represented her Surf Club in the state and national IRB championships. During her time as a Surf Life Saver, Chloe developed a passion to help young children with building their confidence in the surf. She was a mentor in the surf lifesaving program, Little LifeSaver Legends.
Since her surf lifesaving days, Chloe has volunteered as a youth leader on Scripture Union holiday camps and volunteered as a Kid's church leader at her local church.
Chloe's experiences have led her to her passion for helping people with their health and wellbeing. Chloe aims to complete further study and hopes to specialise in paediatrics and work with children with disabilities.
Job Titles:
- Senior Lecturer
- Community Panel Member
- Dietitian
Dr Anne-Therese McMahon is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong whose research focuses on patient centred practice that supports human and planetary health outcomes. Her research to date has investigated effective, meaningful health behaviour change through using qualitative health research methodologies to explore patient and practitioner perspectives and practice. Dr McMahon supports reciprocal research working with a broad array of individuals representing different age and health condition related contexts.
Dr McMahon is an innovative dietitian educator/researcher in the School of Medicine who has focussed on utilising her non-traditional academic background through integrating learning and research opportunities within her roles as Course Director for Masters of Nutrition Management (MNM) program and the Bachelor of Nutrition Science. She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 30 years' experience with the Dietitians Association of Australia and a member of Nutrition Society of Australia. She has served as Education Coordinator for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Key Centre Smart Foods and has been an active researcher for the National Centre of Excellence in Functional Foods.
Dr McMahon has a developing track record in qualitative health research and 50 publications in scientific journals.
Ivan came to Australia as a refugee from former Czechoslovakia, after the Soviet invasion in 1968. He had formal library qualifications and was a student of journalism at Charles University in Prague.
His first priority in life in his new adopted country was to learn English. While he was learning Ivan worked as a labourer in Tasmania. Gradually he learned the language and was able to continue his studies, eventually graduating from University of Melbourne with BA (Hons).
Ivan has some 30 years of professional experience in immigration and ethnic affairs. He was Senior Assistant Director, Victorian Ministry of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.
Ivan worked as Librarian in Victoria and NSW. He was the first Ethnic Services Librarian in Australia.
Ivan joined Victoria Police in 1983. There he was Police Ethnic Advisor, again the first position of this kind in Australia. Out of 20 years with Victoria Police, for the last 10 years prior to his retirement he occupied an inaugural position of Executive Director, National Police Ethnic Advisory Bureau and oversaw the development of national policies. Some of them were adopted by European Police Forces.
Ivan was awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship in 1986. For his policing achievements he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM).
In 2011 Ivan was invited by the Czech government to share Australian experiences in the management of challenges of multiculturalism with the Czech Police.
Ivan has always been interested in the successful settlement of migrants and refugees in Australia. He has been closely involved with his own ethnic community and works as a volunteer teaching English to refugees. Currently he attends the U3A studying Current affairs. Ivan is Honorary Ethnic adviser to the Community Advocacy Alliance (CAA).
As former racing cyclist, Ivan still enjoys his bike. Ivan is a successful author publishing in his first language, Czech. Ivan is married with two daughters and three granddaughters.
Job Titles:
- Artist
- Community Panel Member
Jack Wilkie-Jans is an artist, arts worker and Aboriginal affairs advocate from Tropical North Queensland. He is of Aboriginal, British, Danish and Vanuatuan heritage and the Tribal Great Grandson of pre-eminent artist, Dr. Thancoupie Fletcher James AO.
Exhibiting as an artist since 2011, in numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair over the years, Jack is an alumnus of the National Gallery of Australia's Indigenous Arts Leadership Programme. In 2011 he was awarded the Senator Jan McLucas Volunteer Recognition Award for his work with youth at risk, youth charities and for his efforts in strengthening the local Cairns arts and cultural scene. In 2011 Jack was a recipient of a Starburst grant which was funded by Youth Arts Queensland. Managed by him, the ensuing project entailed arts mentoring workshops, resulting in the first exhibition opportunity for a number of young and emerging Cairns artists.
Also a writer, Jack's work includes freelancing as an arts researcher, grant writer and reviewer (as well as an Aboriginal affairs commentator). He served as the Grants Writer, Sponsorship Officer and Media and Promotions Officer for the Australia: Defending the Oceans project. Launching in Monaco in 2016, the project was a series of twelve exhibitions across North America and Europe (including the United Nations headquarters in both New York City and Geneva) and showcased the largest collection of purpose-commissioned contemporary Indigenous sculpture. The project concluded late 2018.
Jack has been acknowledged for his work as an artist and across the art industry many times: In 2013 he was nominated for the Cairns Region Australia Day Awards for the Cultural Award, in 2015 was made an inaugural Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, in 2018 he was a Baton Bearer for the Commonwealth Games relay.
Jack holds a Bachelor's Degree of Arts, majoring in Political Science and Affairs from James Cook University. Formerly the Marketing and Communications Manager of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Jack now works as a consultant across the Indigenous art sector, in particular building the profiles of, and support for, Indigenous Art Centres of Queensland.
Jacob is a university student currently studying a combined degree of law and economics at UNSW.
While born in Sydney, he spent the majority of his childhood in the regional town of Orange before moving back to the city for his high schooling - leaving him with an appreciation for both the quiet town and bustling city life in Australia.
As one of the youngest members on the panel, Jacob is keenly involved in gen-z trends to the confusion of his parents. Jacob enjoys music, playing the trombone in university ensembles, outdoor hiking and also participates in target rifle shooting as a sport. Jacob is a 3rd generation Korean Australian, and is involved in his church community - volunteering as a kids church leader in Summer Hill Anglican church as well as being a member of the UNSW campus bible study.
Jeremy was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, grew up in Canberra and now lives in Melbourne with his wife and three children.
A commercial lawyer with a keen interest in regulatory issues, he started his career as an investigator for the ACCC before working as a solicitor in Melbourne, mainly advising clients in the telecommunications, manufacturing and automotive industries.
He now primarily practices in the technology and startup space with a particular focus on purpose-driven companies and new environmental/conservation innovations.
He is a passionate fan of both cricket and Australian football. You'll find him watching the Melbourne Demons by winter, and he swears he'll be back sporadically wicketkeeper-batsmanning for the Moonee Valley Cricket Club any season now.
Job Titles:
- CEO of Transcend Australia
- Community Panel Member
Jeremy Wiggins is the CEO of Transcend Australia, a national family support organisation that works to support and empower transgender young people and their families. Jeremy has over 15 years experience in managing complex health programs for transgender communities, including working with teams to establish multi disciplinary clinics for adults, peer led gender affirming health services and co-authoring medical guidelines to improve access to healthcare. Jeremy is also a Churchill Fellow who conducted international investigations into the best practice models of transgender healthcare underpinned by methods of co-design and employing people of lived experience. Jeremy was also the first transgender man to become a MoVember Ambassador and is a proud father of 10 year old twins. In his spare time he enjoys camping in the bush and tending to his garden in Central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung Country.
Kamaljit Kaur Athwal, also known as Kam, is a Sikh and dedicates her time to community work.
Kerry was born in Hobart Tasmania, living in Melbourne most of her life. She has had a variety of occupations, the first at 15yrs of age cleaning kindergarten toilets. She failed Yr12, worked for 2 years packing toilet rolls, welding outdoor furniture and spinning records as a library assistant in the John Medley Library at Monash University. Kerry completed Yr12 as a mature age student at 19, completing a Bachelor of Education Art & Craft, Post Graduate Diploma in Dance and Movement and Post Graduate Diploma in Librarianship. Teaching art for over 40 years in both primary & secondary schools across all sectors, public and private. 25 of those years in the Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Monash Children's Hospital working with all schools across the Southern Metropolitan Region of Victoria. Consequently child and adolescent mental health is a passionate advocacy role for her. Kerry is currently the Educational Consultant/Ambassador for the School Refusal Clinic in St Kilda. She served for 7yrs on the Board of the Alliance Francaise de Melbourne, volunteered for "Fitted for Work" in the dressing room helping vulnerable and marginalised women prepare for employment, worked for the YES campaign in her electorate of Goldstein and is a member of her local Country Women's Association.
Kerry has lived in Auckland, Paris and Annecy, as a consequence speaks "merde de taureaux" French and has an obsession with the Tour de France.
She is an atheist, swims regularly, takes Nia dance classes and sings in a small vocal ensemble.
She is a very curious person who is not shy of asking questions, having an interest in politics, media, current events and in all cultural areas. Education is in her DNA, which manifests as a forbearance towards misinformation and disinformation.
She has a daughter, two grandchildren, an Italian Greyhound "Pellegrini" and a 95 yr old mother in care. She is in the multiple Logie/AACTA award winning Gogglebox Australia and is the muse to her "fancy man" an artist.
After an early career in hospitality, Kylee graduated from the Edith Cowan University with a Masters in Occupational Health and Safety. Kylee has worked in mining, construction, and logistics for over 20 years, primarily in the resources and logistics sectors across Australia.
Kylee has always been active in the community and is currently volunteering with CARAD (Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees). Kylee previously has volunteered with the SES (State Emergency Services) participating in call outs to assist the community and was a volunteer night manager at Telethon Community Cinemas for several years.
Growing up in the small mining town of Eneabba in Western Australia, Kylee now enjoys travelling Australia and around the world, going off the beaten track and experiencing local cultures - having visited Uluru, the Gibb River Road and Mongolia, Madagascar and Jordan to name a few favourite destinations.
Kylee lives in Perth and in her spare time enjoys attending live music gigs, dining out and takes very seriously the role of Aunty to her amazing nieces and nephews.
Markos was born in Sydney but has lived in Melbourne for most of his life. In 2014, he graduated from the University of Melbourne where he majored in Media and Communications.
Markos has worked in a variety of roles across many companies and industries - from adjudicating high school debates to working in a Foxtel call centre to moderating Black Dog Institute's social media platforms. Markos is also a prolific content creator and has written articles for outlets around the world.
Markos is very passionate about helping others and making a positive impact. He has volunteered for several causes including mental health, the environment, animal welfare and Meals on Wheels. In 2022, he was recognised at the 7NEWS Victorian Young Achiever Awards for his charitable efforts.
The main passion in Markos' life is facts. He loves to learn as much as he can about the world around him and share that knowledge with others. This factual knowledge even helped Markos to win the ABC quiz show Hard Quiz in 2017 (His expert subject: James Bond). Markos is also interested in using facts to fight against the forces of misinformation and propaganda, he hopes to ramp up that work in the near future.
When he is not working or researching, Markos loves to enjoy some TV and go on nature walks.
Max is a landscape construction apprentice and lives in Victoria.
He has a keen interest in sport along with coaching and mentoring junior sporting teams.
Max has also been involved with a not-for-profit organisation that supports people with disabilities and has volunteered as part of a small group in Cambodia to build a washhouse and water tower for a school.
A GP with extensive experience in health policy advisory to government, non-profit and corporations, Dr Michael Bonning is passionate about prevention with a special interest in mental and adolescent health, indigenous health and travel medicine.
Michael is a former medical officer in the Royal Australian Navy where he deployed to the Middle East, Asia, India, the South Pacific and off northern Australia. He has been heavily involved in health advocacy, promoting diversity, and connecting underrepresented groups in the community with the Australian Medical Association (AMA), and is the President of the AMA NSW.
Currently the chief medical officer of an adventure travel company which raises money for charities, Michael is also a hiker and an adventurer committed to connecting with the community to make a real difference to people's lives.
Nigel L'Estrange is a senior police officer working with Victoria Police for over 25 years.
For most of Nigel's police career he has worked as a detective in investigative and intelligence units including the Homicide Squad and organised crime taskforces. For the last five years, Nigel has been working in counter terrorism where he oversees investigative teams tasked with collecting intelligence and investigating terrorism and security threats to Victoria. He has also worked amongst diverse multicultural communities in the inner north and western suburbs of Melbourne.
Nigel has completed several tertiary and post graduate qualifications including a Master of Leadership and Management (Policing), Bachelor of Policing (Investigations) and Diploma of Illustrative Photography.
Nigel is married and living in Melbourne with two young children. When not chasing kids, he enjoys reading and travelling and has travelled extensively throughout Central and South America, Asia and Europe.
Job Titles:
- Community Panel Member
- Officer for the Campbelltown Police Local Area Command
Rosemary Kariuki is the Multicultural Community Liaison Officer for the Campbelltown Police Local Area Command. She specialises in helping migrants who are facing domestic violence, language barriers and financial distress. Connecting and building trust between the Police and the CALD Communities.
Fleeing Kenya alone in 1999 to escape family abuse and tribal clashes, her early years in Australia were terribly lonely. Her experience helped Rosemary recognise that isolation is a huge issue for many migrant women. Many aren't used to going out alone, have no transport and speak little or no English. So, Rosemary devised ways to help women leave their house and meet women in similar circumstances.
In partnership with the African Women's Group, she helped start the African Women's Dinner Dance. Now in its 16th year, more than 400 women attend the annual event. She also started the African Village Market - a program to help migrants and refugees start their own businesses - which ran for four years.
Rosemary's warmth, courage and kindness inspires all who meet her. Her work was the subject of the documentary, ‘Rosemary's Way' and has featured in Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe. She is an author of A Joyful Life
Rosemary has been described as a ‘charismatic changemaker', ‘on a mission to empower migrant women'.
As a child, she survived the first of many predators in her home. As a teen, she survived the first of three infant losses. In her twenties, she survived years of domestic violence. In her thirties, she survived political unrest and tribal clashes that brought a hammer crashing down on her head.
But what makes Rosemary's journey so remarkable is not just how she survived, but also how she came to find joy: an infectious joy that she has gone on to share with countless others. From her tough childhood in Kenya, taking care of her fifteen siblings, to becoming the 2021 Australian of the Year Local Hero and OAM in 2022 among other awards.
Job Titles:
- Community Panel Member
- Radio Producer
Sam Drummond has dedicated his life to amplifying the voices of people who are marginalised in our community.
He grew up in Central Victoria and moved to Melbourne to pursue studies in law and philosophy.
Sam has worked as a radio producer, political adviser and lawyer. He has written on disability rights and other topics for a range of publications, including contributions to Growing Up Disabled in Australia, Growing Up In Australia and We've Got This: stories by disabled parents.
He now spends his time as a researcher in discrimination and equality law, a writer and a parent.
Sam enjoys growing his native garden and his vinyl record collection. He lives in Melbourne's north with his partner, daughter and their energetic black Labrador.
Sarah was born and raised in Sydney. Looking for a change following university, Sarah moved to Darwin to jumpstart her career and to experience life in a different part of Australia. After a brief interlude living in Canberra, Sarah returned to Darwin for the endless summers, and vibrant and diverse community.
Sarah is currently working for the Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet in the social policy space. This follows a number of other roles in both the NT and Australian public services that have allowed her to experience education, research and economic policy-making and project management. As a public servant, Sarah enjoys working on policy that reflects community needs and values.
Sarah holds a Master of Public Policy and a Bachelor of International Studies. While at university, Sarah spent two semesters studying in Indonesia and completed a number of volunteer internships with NGOs in both Indonesia and Australia.
Sarah enjoys reading, gardening, jigsaw puzzles and traveling in her spare time.
Job Titles:
- Board Member of the Arthritis Foundation of Australia
- Community Panel Member
Sue had a business background prior to being elected to the Senate of the Parliament of Australia in 1984. She served in that role for almost 21 years.
Among the many positions she held were Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Chairman of the Senate Budget Estimates Hearings for the Community Affairs Legislation Committee and Temporary Chairman of Committees (Acting Deputy President of the Senate).
During that time she served on numerous committees as Chairman or Deputy Chairman. Such inquiries included: Cancer Treatments in Australia; British Child Migrants in Institutional Care; Australian Children in Institutional Care; Young People in Nursing Himes; Pornography in the Digital Age; and many more. Sue has also participated on committees such as Taxation Reform, Tourism, Health and Industrial Relations.
Since leaving the parliament, Sue has been a Board Member of the Arthritis Foundation of Australia the non-executive Chairman of Perihelion Health; Chairman of Ministerial Inquiry into Smoking and Pregnancy; Member of Research Assessment Committee for Schering-Plough; and Committee member on Water Quality Monitoring in relation to the Tasmanian Community Forests Agreement.
Sue is currently the Convenor of the Classification Review Board, chairman of two tourism resorts in Western Australia, a regular volunteer at St John of God Hospital, Member and Vice Patron of Claremont Football Club and a member of West Coast Eagles.
Truc lives in Brisbane and is studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical Engineering) and Bachelor of Science (Genetics) at the University of Queensland.
She is a first-generation Vietnamese Australian, a keen learner, and community minded. She has been involved in various clubs and societies including the Australian Youth Aerospace Association and UQ Space.