Our team
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Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Appo, OAM A graduate of Fairley Leadership's Community Leadership Program and the prestigious Williamson Community Leadership Program, Adrian has also studied at the Harvard Business School in the United States. A Gureng Gureng man, Adrian served with distinction in the Royal Australian Air Force. An electrician specialising in Telecommunications Technology, he holds a Bachelor of Teaching and taught for several years after leaving the RAAF. He then moved into the professional recruitment industry working as a consultant with both the private and public sectors before joining Ganbina. He was awarded an OAM in 2011 for service to indigenous youth through career planning, employment and training programs. The Board
Chair: Neville Atkinson Joined 1997 Widely recognised as one of the most significant Aboriginal leaders in the Goulburn Valley region, Neville is a graduate of Fairley Leadership's Community Leadership Program. He is currently the Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority; the Chair of the Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative; and the Chair of the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation. He is a former director, coach and player with the Rumbalara Football & Netball Club. Deputy Chair: Kevin Collie Joined 1998 Kevin is a Yorta Yorta man who has owned and run a successful landscaping business for over 20 years. He is currently the Reserves Team Coach at Rumbalara Football & Netball Club which enables him to continue his extensive contacts with the Aboriginal youth of the region. Secretary: Sue Williams Joined 2006 Sue is a Koorie Transition Officer, Hume region with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. She is a former Manager of Family Services with the Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative. A Wiradjuri woman, Sue is married to renowned local Yorta Yorta Aboriginal artist Dennis Baksh. |
Treasurer: Julie Trevaskis
Joined 2002 Julie is the former owner of a successful local recruitment company. She now specialises as a professional consultant in financial accounting and management. She is widely respected in the local area as a prominent member of the Shepparton business community and has extensive involvement with a wide range of community and youth associations. Public Officer: Shane O'Brien Joined 2005 Shane is a former Executive Officer of the North East Victoria Area Consultative Committee and earlier in his career, he spent 23 years with the Federal Government's former Commonwealth Employment Service in various management positions across Victoria. He is a graduate of Fairley Leadership's Community Leadership Program. Member: Justin Mohamed Joined 1996 Justin is the Chair of National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO); and the Director of the Academy of Sport, Health and Education in partnership with the University of Melbourne. He is a former Chair and CEO of the Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative. A Gureng Gureng man, Justin is a graduate of Fairley Leadership's Community Leadership Program. Member: Lynne Jensen Joined 2011 A corporate and commercial lawyer, Lynne is the Group General Counsel of the Melbourne based construction and development company Grocon and is a former partner of the national law firm, Allens Arthur Robinson. Lynne also helps her husband to operate their boutique winery, Bress. She is the Deputy Chair of the Board of Save the Children Australia. |