John Klug (RDA Tasmania Chairman)

State Manager, Able Australia Inc.

John has worked in human services for 9 years and has a Bachelor of Sociology/Public Policy. He is also a member of the stronger communities task force.

Chris Jones (RDA Tasmania Deputy Chairman)

CEO, Anglicare Tasmania Inc.

Chris has been the CEO of Anglicare Tasmania Inc since 1998. Anglicare is one of Tasmania’s largest community service and social justice organisations. He serves on the boards of a number of community organisations.

Chris is an Anglican bishop and has a leadership role in the church. In 2006 he completed a Doctor of Business Administration undertaking research into governance of non-profit organisations. Chris is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Warren Butler

Teacher/Facilitator, Tasmanian Polytechnic

The issues closest to my heart are community and organisational development through cooperative and creative initiatives, social justice and sustainable development.

I moved to Tassie (from NSW) in 1992, retrained and settled in the Devonport area. Tasmania offers great opportunities for learning (both formal and informal) and this is a major part of my life and is something I am lucky to share.

My employment history includes eleven years as a TAFE/Polytechnic teacher/facilitator in the Management, Project Management and Human Resources Management areas plus stints with ICT and pre employment courses. I have project management experience with Community Environmental Education (Waterwatch), UTAS tertiary awareness program and the disability sector (DCO). I was self employed as a HR consultant for nine years, plus nineteen years as an Air Traffic Controller mainly in New South Wales. These roles and many past casual and part time jobs in diverse sectors, plus membership of many community organisations, hopefully give me a reasonable grasp of community and regional development issues.

Qualifications - Diplomas of Management, Human Resource Management, Project Management, Aviation (Air Traffic Services) and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Shandell Elmer

Lecturer in Rural Health

Shandell currently works in the University Department of Rural Health in the areas of workforce development with a particular focus on inter-professional educational. Shandell has a nursing background and is involved in undergraduate nurse education at the University of Tasmania.

Shandell has a keen interest in facilitation the development of community-based organisations and achieves this through her involvement in assessment, review and accreditation processes with Quality Management Services.

Louise Clark

Executive Officer, Launceston Chamber of Commerce

Louise has a law degree and has worked in the media industry for 15 years prior to becoming executive officer of the Launceston Chamber of Commerce in 2008.

Lou is the current Chair of the Launceston Festivale Committee Inc and is a past president and current member of Tamar Sunrise Rotary Club and was appointed to the Board of Management of Scotch Oakburn College in 2009.

Paul Lan

Principal Partner, Lan & Skinner Architects

Came to Australia in 1962, some 47 years ago.
Settled in rural family property in Tasmania for over 30 years.

Educated in South Australia & Sydney University in Architecture. TAFE Tas trained & registered as a medical herbalist.

A practicing architect close to 40 years in 3 States in both public & private sectors.

Currently Royal Australian Institute of Architects Tasmanian Chapter Councillor; Tasmanian Government ministerial adviser on Building regulations; Derwent Valley Council Municipal Architect.

Community involvement in the Derwent Valley includes chair of United Community Action Group (road infrastructure) & members of other groups.

Married with 2 sons, an Adolescent Psychologist, the other a session Musician (guitar) & film/DVD producer/editor.

Main Interests include experimental & demonstrative building design & construction, biochemical modelling of human physiology in normal & pathological states, real estate & stock markets.

Lisa Nelson

Strategic Projects Officer, Circular Head Council

Lisa has lived and worked in five countries. Lisa's key work experience has been in government, along with the tourism and hospitality sectors.
Lisa has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a Master of Project Management.

Phyllis Pitchford

Chairperson, Meenah Mienne

Currently I am working with Aboriginal youth at risk in the justice system and am a Mentor within the program.

Am also a member of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) Advisory Group, the Aunty Ida West Wybalenna Trust Board, ya pulingina kani (good to hear you talk) - Family & Domestic Violence program.

I have worked with and for my people over the past 37 years at National, State and Local Government levels in the areas of - health, education, housing, sports, arts and recreation and continue to do so if at all possible as health and wellbeing is vital to the welfare of all communities, everywhere.

Kym Goodes

Director - 3P Consulting

Kym has many years experience working across the education and human services sector. Her most recent policy and program management responsibility was within Disability, Child, Youth and Family Services managing the development of a framework for vulnerable young people in Tasmania.

Currently Kym specilaises in research and policy advice, strategic planning, evaluation, change management productivity improvement and project management.

Previously she had responsibility for the development and implementation of a range of policy initiatives relating to retention and participation of adolescents in compulsory and post compulsory education and policy reform that provides support to young people who have disengaged from learning. In 2008 Kym took leave from Education to undertake the establishment of a new youth health service, headspace, in Northern Tasmania, before returning to the public service to take up her present position within the Department of Human Services.

Kym has graduate qualifications in the Social Sciences and Post Graduate qualifications in Policy and Public Sector Leadership and Management.

Kym has been a director of Northern Tasmania Development since 2006 and also undertakes board and committee activities for a number of youth and community organisations across Tasmania.

Heather McGee

Research Fellow, Menzies Research Institute

Heather is a biomedical researcher at the Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania. Her main research interests are melanoma skin cancer and the Devil Facial Tumour Disease, specifically in understanding the underlying causes and developing treatments for these diseases.

She completed a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours degree in 2004 and a PhD in Immunology in August 2009.