BRIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION - Key Persons
Alexandrea is a Senior commercial lawyer with over 25 years' experience, both in private practice and in house with international energy companies, leading and advising on commercial, contract negotiation, transactional, and external relations matters as well as providing advice on corporate governance, including company secretarial and Board advisory matters.
In addition to legal qualifications, Alexandrea holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons)(UWA) and a Masters of Arts (University of Warwick) in History of Art. She was also a Visiting Postgraduate Researcher at Harvard Law School in 2007-2008
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chair
- Non - Executive Director
Andrew Thompson is a Non - Executive Director with a particular interest in health-related not-for-profit governance roles. He is a past Councillor of the WA Division of AICD and a member of the AICD's National Corporate Governance Committee. He has served on the boards of Child & Adolescent Health Service, the RFDS (WA Division), St John Ambulance (WA) and as President of the Western Australian Branches of AMPLA Limited and Petroleum Exploration Society, and as President of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry WA Inc. He was formerly a senior corporate & resources partner with Minter Ellison. He has over 40 years' of business and commercial legal experience working for and advising, leading Australian and international companies.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Governance and Finance Director
- Head of the Diabetes and Obesity Services at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Professor Liz Davis is head of the Diabetes and Obesity services at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children with adjunct positions at The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia. She is a paediatric endocrinologist and hormone specialist and is actively involved in research in the areas of diabetes, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome in children.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Governance and Finance Director
Geoff Anderson has spent over 20 years in the stockbroking and financial services sectors where he served as a Director and Manager of the Private Client divisions of both Hartley Poynton Ltd and Eyres Reed McIntosh Ltd. He served on the Board of Silver Chain Nursing Association for 11 years from 1997, serving as Chairman from 2004-2008. In 2006, he was appointed to the Board of private Perth property developer, Gold Estates Holdings Pty Ltd, which has been developing property in Western Australia for more than 100 years. He served as Chairman for 10 years before retiring in 2019. Geoff is currently Deputy Chairman at Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Graham Dowland's involvement with BrightSpark spans over 15 years with the last 10 years as chair. He has over 30 years corporate finance and management experience predominantly in the oil and gas industry. He has previously held executive director, senior management, or advisory positions in Australian, Canadian and UK-listed companies within a variety of industries including oil and gas, biotechnology, mining and aquaculture.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Governance and Finance Director
- Investment Advisor With Escala Partners
Nick Blakiston is an Investment Advisor with Escala Partners based in Perth. Nick has over 10 years' experience in investment markets dealing with institutional fund manager clients as well as high net worth individuals, families and not for profits both domestically and internationally. This experience has covered working in Melbourne and Sydney as well as Perth while currently serving as a member of the Escala Partners compliance committee and as a Responsible Manager (RM) for Escala Partners Wealth Management Pty Ltd.
Pippa Hood is a corporate governance professional and is an accredited chartered secretary with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators & Governance Institute of Australia. After working in the company secretariat function for listed entities, she is now focussed on broader corporate reporting and the evolving landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance for corporate entities in Australia.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Governance and Finance Director and Secretary
Tony Barber is an accountant with his own Chartered Accounting practice and is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) as well as being a Chartered Accountant. After growing up on a farm, Mr Barber worked in a large rural-based chartered firm, in a variety of roles in towns throughout Western Australia. In 2000, he started his own practice in Perth which provides services to small business in a variety of industries, including farming, professional, service, trade, wholesale and retail businesses.