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Richard Spencer LL.B, MProfEthics: Chief Executive Officer
Richard has spent many years working at Chief Executive level in the non-profit sector. His previous roles include CEO of The Spastic Centre, President and CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs in New York and Executive Director for UNICEF Australia. He worked as a corporate lawyer for Clayton Utz and was a senior manager with Pioneer International and Rio Tinto. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of NSW and the Sydney Advisory Council of the Centre for Social Impact.
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Wendy Miller B Ec, CA: Chief Financial Officer
Wendy has worked at Chief Financial Officer level in the commercial and not-for-profit sectors for the past 29 years. Before joining The Benevolent Society in 2003, Wendy was CFO with the Dymocks Group of Companies (1995 to 2002) and the Children’s Hospital, Camperdown (1991 to 1994). She also held the role of Finance Director, Australasia for advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi, where she managed their mergers and acquisitions during a rapid growth phase. She began her career in 1975 with Coopers and Lybrand.
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Keith Bryant BEc, LL.B, MBA: General Manager Social Initiatives
Keith has been with The Benevolent Society since 2001, initially as Chief Operating Officer and since 2007, as General Manager, Social Initiatives. Keith oversees our Social Innovation projects and our fundraising activities. Keith has more than 18 years experience in the investment banking industry, working in managerial roles in London,Milan, Johannesburg, South East Asia and Australia.He is a 2001 Sydney Leadership graduate.
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Annette Michaux BA (Hons), B Soc Wk (Hons) M Ed: General Manager Social Policy and Research
A social worker and adult educator by training,Annette was previously Executive Officer of the NSW Child Protection Council and in the senior policy team at the NSW Commission for Children and Young People. She is on the Board of the Australasian Evaluation Society, and the Lady Gowrie Child Centre and is a member of Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY),Future Generations – Network Advisory Committee.
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Maree Walk B Soc Wk: General Manager Operations
Maree has more than 25 years experience working in the community services area and has a background in social work and the performing arts. She joined The Benevolent Society in 2000 to oversee our child and family work, but now manages all our operations. She is the Chair of NSW Association of Child Welfare Agencies, the peak body of child and family non-government agencies, and is on the board of the national body CAFWA (Child and Family Welfare Agencies).
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Liz Yeo BSoc Wk, M Ed (Adult): General Manager Human Resources
Liz has more than 20 years experience in social work,volunteer management, adult education and training and in human resources. She was previously HR Manager at The Cancer Council NSW (2003-2008) and also Learning and Organisational Development Consultant (1999-2003). She was also Manager of Volunteer and Training Programs at The AIDS Council of NSW. Liz is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and the Australian Institute of Management.
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Tracey Young BA (Communications) (Hons): Head of Communications
Tracey has more than 15 years experience in a range of communications, media liaison and management roles in local and state government, including the NSW Department of Community Services and the NSW Commission for Children and Young People. She joined The Benevolent Society in 2008 and is also a Director on the Board of the Lady Gowrie Child Centre.
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Robbie Macpherson MA: Head of Social Leadership Australia
Robbie has been working with Social Leadership Australia since 2000. He began his career in the corporate sector, moving to the non-profit sector in 1995 to manage youth mentoring programs. Robbie designs and delivers innovative leadership development programs in the government, corporate, community and youth sectors, as well as working as an executive coach. In 2008 Robbie completed The Art & Practice of Leadership Development at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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Barbara Squires B Soc Stud (Hons): General Manager Ageing
Barbara has extensive experience as a social worker with older people. She was a founding member of Alzheimer’s Australia NSW and one of the first employees of the Guardianship Tribunal of NSW. She was National President of the Australian Association of Gerontology (2000-2003) and served on the NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing and the Planning for Later Life Forum. She is a Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Greg Antcliff BA, Dip.Ed, M.Litt (Psych), M Ed: Senior Manager Practice and Research
Greg joined us in 2003 and has extensive experience as a clinician, trainer and senior manager. He is a registered psychologist who has worked with children and families for more than 18 years. In 2007, he was awarded a Churchill fellowship to investigate programs that integrate early learning and care for vulnerable children. He is on the NSW Board of National investment For the Early Years (NIFTey), and the editorial committee of the journal Developing Practice.
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Margot Beach Grad Dip (Community and Social Science): Senior Manager Metro Central NSW
Margot joined The Benevolent Society in 2007 as Manager, Child and Family and now manages our Metro Central region. She has worked in a number of management positions in government departments in NSW and Queensland in the field of child protection and disability services.
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Kathleen Clark BA (Social Studies) CQSW, MHO: Senior Manager, Fostering Young Lives
Kathleen joined us in 2008, bringing 21 years of social work experience in child protection, out-of-home care, therapeutic child and family work and acute adult mental health. Previous roles in government and in the non-profit sector (UK and Australia) have also included service delivery and partnership development within Indigenous and rural communities. She was instrumental in our organisation’s signature of the SNAICC Service Development, Cultural Respect and Service Access Policy.
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Jenni Hutchins BA (Welfare Studies), Grad Dip (Child and Family), MAPS, JP: Senior Manager Metro South West and West Sydney
Jenni has a background in psychology and has worked for non-government agencies and government departments in roles covering disability, training, counselling and youth work. She has specialised in child protection for more than 20 years and joined The Benevolent Society in 2001 after working as a Child Protection Specialist with the Department of Community Services.
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Linda Livingstone BSW, MA International Development: Senior Manager Regional and Rural NSW
Linda has been with The Benevolent Society for two years and brings to our organisation more than 22 years experience of working in both non-government and government agencies. She has enormous expertise in community development,social planning and community service management and delivery, working within Indigenous and refugee communities.
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Adrienne O’Brien: Senior Manager Fundraising
After a successful corporate career, Adrienne chose to use her marketing skills in the non-profit sector. As Fundraising Manager at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation she managed branding,funding and donor relationships. Adrienne joined The Benevolent Society as Senior Manager, Fundraising to revitalise the practical and strategic funding model by combining business development and financial growth.
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Michael Tizard BA, BSW, Post Grad Cert Public Admin: Senior Manager Queensland
Michael joined The Benevolent Society in 2005 and is now developing our Queensland service portfolio.He has more than 27 years experience as a social worker, working in senior roles in child protection,community consultation and with indigenous organisations and communities. He is Vice President of Peakcare Queensland, the peak body for child and family services and an accredited Executive Coach with The Institute of Executive Coaching.
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Andrew Anderson LLB, MSc: Senior Manager, Research and Evaluation
Andrew joined The Benevolent Society in 2007. He has almost nine years experience of undertaking research and evaluation of community services. Andrew began his career in the UK working as a research consultant in the private and not for profit sectors where he established a strong track record of research with socially excluded groups. Andrew is responsible for developing and implementing the organisation’s research and evaluation strategies.
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Mhairi Fraser B. Soc. Stud (Syd), M of Adult Education (UTS): Senior Manager, Leadership Development
Mhairi joined The Benevolent Society in 2009. During her 28 year career she has worked as a social work practitioner, adult educator, including line and executive management roles in diverse organisations. Mhairi has managed statewide and interstate delivery of child and family services, adult education and taught in vocational, graduate and post graduate programs.
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