board of directors

Board of directors

Our directors

Rhonda Galbally AO Chair Rhonda Galbally AO has focused her life’s work on making a difference for a more equitable society. A CEO for 23 years in business, public sector, philanthropy and community, she has led the creation and development of a number of cutting edge organisations. From 2000 to 2010, Ms Galbally was the founding CEO of www.ourcommunity.com.au, a gateway of tools, information, advice and training to improve governance and to help Australia’s 700,000 community groups find funds, grants, insurance, business partners and board members. After serving as the head of the Myer Foundation and Sydney Myer Fund in the early 80s, Ms Galbally became the foundation CE of the Australian Commission for the Future. In the 90s she became the foundation CEO of the Australian International Health Institute (Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne) and the foundation CEO of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), the ground-breaking funding body that redefined health promotion in Australia. Ms Galbally was recognised with an Order of Australia in 1990. She is Patron of Orygen Youth Mental Health Research Centre, Compassionate Friends and the Epilepsy Foundation. She is Chair of the Victorian Disability Advisory Council. In 2005, Ms Galbally was a member of the Victorian Government Human Rights Committee that reported on the need for a human rights bill for Victoria – the Human Rights Bill was passed by the Victorian government in June 2006. Ms Galbally is the Federal Government’s Chair of the National People with Disabilities and Carers Council and a member of the independent panel for the productivity commission enquiry into the Need for a Care and Support social insurance scheme. Stewart Leslie Deputy Chair Stewart Leslie is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. For 15 years he was a partner with accounting firm KPMG where he specialised in assurance and advisory services. Since retiring from that partnership he has been appointed to a number of governance roles in the public sector. He is a member of the board of the Australian Institute of Management–Victoria and Tasmania, and the Audit Committee of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Aileen Berry Aileen Berry is Corporate Communications Manager at the Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd. In her 18 year career with News Limited, Ms Berry has held a range of senior positions, including Marketing Manager,HWT; Assistant Editor, Herald Sun; CEO, News Magazines and Managing Director of Broadsystem Ltd. From 1997 to 2000, she was Director, Corporate Affairs for News Limited in Sydney, reporting to the then Executive Chairman, Lachlan Murdoch. Ms Berry, who now works part time to accommodate her young family and her community activities, is also a board member of Open Family, serves on the Advisory Council of the Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation and is actively involved in intercountry adoption through Families with Children from China. Elleni Bereded-Samuel Elleni Bereded-Samuel is currently employed by Victoria University as the Community Engagement Coordinator and she is the Co-founder and Committee of Management member of the Horn of African Communities network. Her dynamic leadership in creating new solutions for community members to access and participate in the university community and society in general is consolidated by her vast experience in interpersonal communication skills and excellent networking and advocacy skills. In 2006, Ms Bereded-Samuel was appointed Chair of the SBS Community Advisory Committee and also a Victorian Multicultural Commission Commissioner. Ms Bereded-Samuel was one of the recipients of the Victoria University Vice-Chancellor’s Citations and Award for Outstanding Engagement with CALD communities in Australia. She also received the Victoria’s Premier Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs – Education and Prime Minister International Year of Volunteers’ Award. Ms Bereded-Samuel’s name has been included on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women and she is also on the 2006/07 ‘Who is Who Australian Women’, among 6000 remarkable women in Australia. She works at Centacare Catholic Family Services as a Marriage Counsellor and is also completing her Masters in Education at Victoria University. Maria Butera Maria Butera is the Executive Manager, Marketing and Business Development Cbus (Construction and Building Industries Superannuation Fund), a position she has held since 1998. Cbus has over $11 billion in funds under management, with 500,000 members and 55,000 participating employers. Ms Butera has extensive experience in the public sector, specifically in the building and construction industries in industrial relations, workplace management and contract management.

Christina Liosis As the Chief Financial Officer of Telstra Super, Christina is involved in setting the strategic direction of the scheme. She also oversees the operation of Telstra’s Finance, Risk and Business Intelligence Units. Christina is also a member of Telstra’s Investment Management and Audit and Risk and Compliance Committees. Before joining Telstra, Christina spent six years at Cbus as the Executive Manager Finance. Being a key member of the Executive Management Team, she was responsible for the development of business strategy from a finance perspective. Christina also managed the operations of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, providing strategic advice on tax, legal, audit and accounting issues for a complex group of entities – including Cbus Property Pty Ltd; the property development area of Cbus. Christina’s leadership during a period of significant change was vital in the establishment of the organisation’s Internal Audit function and the Fraud Risk Policy. Prior to her time at Cbus, Christina played an integral role at Mercer as the National Treasury Manager for that industry-leading organisation which employs over 1,000 people Australia-wide. Christina is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a member of the Institute’s Superannuation Thought Leadership Group. Felicity Pantelidis Felicity Pantelidis is currently on maternity leave from her role at GE Capital where she is Marketing Director for the Commercial Finance businesses. Prior to joining GE Capital, Felicity held a number of senior positions at Telstra Corporation, most recently as Group Marketing Manager, Consumer and Channels. Felicity holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from Monash University and is actively involved in the not-for-profit sector. She is currently a Director on the Board of the Victorian Deaf Society and her previous Board appointments include the Board of the North Yarra Community Health Centre and, the Monash University Marketing Industry Advisory Board. Nicholas Radford Dr Nicolas Radford practises as a consultant physician in inner Melbourne, with a special interest in obstetric medicine. He is also Chairman of the Determining Authority, Professional Services Review (Commonwealth). Until 2008 Dr Radford was a consultant physician at the Royal Women’s Hospital. He has also been a consultant physician at Prince Henry’s and St Vincent’s hospitals. From 2000 to 2009 Dr Radford was a member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital where he was a member of the Quality Committee, and Chairman of the Primary Care and Population Health Advisory Committee. Dr Radford’s other past appointments include membership of the Pathology Services Accreditation Board of Victoria, and the Court of Examiners of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Dr Radford is a medical graduate of the University of Melbourne, a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Paul Slape Paul Slape is the National Secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU), a position he has held since 1996. The ASU has 120,000 members employed in the public and private sector including local authorities, social and community services and the airlines industry. He is also Chair of the Victoria Grants Commission, a member of the Steering Committee of the Australian Council of Local Government and an Executive Member of the ACTU. Paul has previously been a Director and President of the Local Authorities Superannuation Board (now Vision Super). From 1997 to 2007 he was a member of the Executive Board of Geneva-based Public Services International – an organisation that represents public sector unions.

Board Secretary - Vanessa Greatorex