TASMANIAN COMMUNITY FUND - Key Persons

Alex is a civil litigation lawyer in Burnie where he is a Director of McLean McKenzie & Topfer. He is currently President of the Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS), Chair of the Tasmanian Rugby Union Judiciary and a Member of the Basketball Tasmania Judiciary. Alex was formerly Chair of Ten Days on the Island, Deputy Chair of Wyndarra Health Centre at Smithton, and President of the Burnie Rugby Union Club. Alex is also involved in a variety of other community organisations in north-west Tasmania. Alex was awarded the prize for being Tasmania's Young Lawyer of the Year for 2017, primarily for his work in promoting wellbeing, and healthier practice in the legal profession.

Job Titles:

• Project and Administrative Officer

Cheryl commenced with the Tasmanian Community Fund in September 2017. Cheryl has an extensive background in administration and working with her community.

Job Titles:

• Director of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

Enrico (Ric) has extensive public sector and not-for-profit experience in governance, executive management, external reporting, and audit. Enrico's (Ric's) current public sector governance roles include a Director of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority; Council Audit Panel member of Launceston City (as Chair), Brighton (as Chair), Glenorchy City, Sorell and Glamorgan Spring Bay; member of the Audit Committees of the Australian Accounting and Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Boards and the South Australian Audit Office. Enrico (Ric) is also a member of the Local Government Board conducting the Future of Local Government Review. Enrico (Ric) holds a number of voluntary positions including Deputy Chair of the Catholic Education Commission of Tasmania; Director of the Launceston City Football Club Inc; and CPA Australia Tasmanian Divisional Councillor, Chair of its Public Sector Committee and a member of CPA's External Reporting Centre of Excellence. Enrico (Ric) previously served as Deputy Auditor-General in Tasmania until 2021. He was also a Director of CPA Australia from 2017 to 2021, being Deputy President and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee in 2021.

Job Titles:

• Officer
• Senior Executive

Lola joined the Tasmanian Community Fund in May 2011. Before joining the Fund, Lola worked with a variety of community organisations. Lola volunteers with a broad range of community organisations and has a passion for supporting her community.

Job Titles:

• Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Michelle is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a graduate of the Tasmanian Leaders Program, has a Bachelor of Social Work, studied at the London Business School in Negotiating and Influencing, and is currently Director of Leadership and Change Consultants Pty Ltd. Michelle has experience as a non-executive director across a number of not-for-profit organisations and she is currently a Director of Community Housing (Tas) Limited, and is a past Director of TasTAFE and Chair of their Audit and Risk Management Committee. She has held a number of senior executive roles and has a background in leadership, advocacy and policy across health, VET, housing, community and capacity building in community, government and private sectors. As a business consultant Michelle enjoys working with values-based organisations.

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Non - Executive Director of TasWater

Sally is a Non-Executive Director of TasWater and Stadiums Tasmania. Sally is a facilitator for the Australian Institute of Company Directors where she specialises in risk and strategy. She is a past Non-Executive Director of TasPorts and past Chairperson of Scotch Oakburn College. She was formerly a non-executive director, Chairperson and Adviser to the Board of B&E and a former panel member for the Tasmanian Local Government Code of Conduct Panel. Sally was formerly a director in the advisory practice of KPMG where she has provided state-wide consultancy services for many not-for-profit, government and private organisations. As a human resource consultant, her core business has been strategic planning, executive recruitment, governance training, organisation, board and CEO performance review. Sally is keen to ‘make a difference' in the Tasmanian marketplace and is motivated by the opportunity to provide best practice governance for the Tasmanian Community Fund.

Stephen had a 35 year career in the Tasmanian Education Department, serving as principal of St Helens District High School, St Marys District School and Prospect High School. He then became a private Educational Consultant, where he was a member of the national Big Picture Education Australia leadership team and played a critical role in establishing the Launceston Big Picture School. Currently, Stephen works as a part-time Project Manager with Break O'Day Employment Connect, one of eight Jobs Tasmania Regional Jobs Hubs. In addition to his professional roles, Stephen is actively involved in the community as a director on the board of the St Helens/St Marys Bendigo Community Bank and as the President of the East Coast Swans Football Club.