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Board of Western Chances
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Terry Bracks
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BEd GradDip AppSc
Founding Chair
Chair, Audit Committee
Terry Bracks is Patron of Heide Gallery, Deputy Chair of the Breast Cancer Network Australia, trustee of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust. Past Board member of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and the Number One Female Ticket Holder of the Melbourne Football Club.
Terry has worked as a teacher in regional Victoria and as an electorate officer to Federal MPs.
Terry received a Centenary Medal and is an Honorary Doctorate at Victoria University.
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Lynne Wannan
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BA DipEd
Deputy Chair
Lynne Wannan is the Director of the Victorian Government’s Office for the Community Sector, a member of the Footscray Community Arts Centre Board and the Board of GoodStart Child Care Limited. Lynne’s immediate past roles include the past Convener of the National Association of Community Based Children's Services, Chair of its Victorian NACBCS, Chair of Community Child Care Victoria and the Victorian Government’s Adult Community and Further Education Board.
Lynne has also been a Member of the Victorian Qualifications Authority, Victorian Learning and Skills Commission, Child Care Reference Group of the Commonwealth Department of Family and Children's Services and Post-Compulsory Education Reference Group of the City of Hobson's Bay. Lynne is also a past Member of the Victorian Premier's Children's Advisory Committee and past Manager of Community Services for the City of Sunshine.
Lynne is the Deputy Chair of Western Chances, Chair of the Western Chances Program Development Subcommittee.
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Rozanna (Roz) Zalewski
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BA LLB GradCertProfEthics
Board Member
Roz Zalewski has been a lawyer over the past 20 years working in a variety of roles in community law, asylum advocacy and as a barrister. Between 1993 to 1997 she was a Member on the Refugee Review Tribunal and since 2000 she has worked in the field of professional standards and ethics. Between December 2005 and June 2010 she was employed by the Legal Services Commissioner of Victoria. She is currently completing post-graduate studies in applied human rights.
Roz is past Chair person of the Lady Gowrie Childcare Centre Inc., past Secretary of the International Commission of Jurists in Victoria, and a past Member of the International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross. She is currently a Board Member of the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust.
Roz is a Board Member and a Member of the Western Chances Programs and Subcommittee.
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Patrick J Flannigan
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BBus FAIM FAICD Dip
Board Member
Patrick has over twenty-five years commercial experience in the industrial services, hospitality and tourism sectors. He has held senior positions up to CEO level with responsibilities for a wide range of activities including finance, operations and marketing. Patrick has established his own business and currently serves on the board of several companies both public and private.
Patrick is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Business Degree from Victoria University.
Patrick is a Board Member of Western Chances and the Chair of the Western Chances Finance Subcommittee.
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Deborah Beale
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BComm MBA
Board Member
Deborah has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia and a Masters of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School.
Deborah has broad experience in the areas of finance, corporate governance, fundraising, public relations and risk management.
Deborah sits on a number of Boards as well as Western Chances and is a Member of the Governance Subcommittee.
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Rosie Salvaris
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BA DipEd GradDipEdAdm GradDip CivilCeleb
Board Member
Rosie Salvaris has a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education, Graduate Diploma of Educational Administration and a Graduate Diploma of Civil Celebrants. She is currently working as a University Colleague with Victoria University and has recently retired as the Principal of a large secondary school. Rosie is a well-known educational leader with strong knowledge of corporate governance, finance, fundraising and human resource management.
Rosie is a Board Member of Western Chances and a Member of the Programs Subcommittee.
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Kelvyn Lavelle
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MA GradDipUrbResearch
Board Member
Kelvyn is Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, for Plenary Group, a leading public infrastructure business across Australia and Canada.
Kelvyn’s expertise is in the social infrastructure and construction sectors. Prior to joining Plenary Group, Kelvyn worked in public relations where he represented both the private and public sectors in the public private partnership market.
Kelvyn has also held senior public sector positions where he managed communications strategies and campaigns on complex policy and program delivery reforms. He is the past Manager of Training and Youth Affairs for the Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
Kelvyn’s academic qualifications include a Master of Arts by Research and a Graduate Diploma in Urban Research and Policy.
Kelvyn is a Board Member of Western Chances and Chair of the Western Chances Fundraising and Development Subcommittee.
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Rosalind Willett
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BEd
Board Member
Rosalind Willett is Managing Director of marketing agency John Willett and Associates.
Ros has a Bachelor of Education and has held teaching, Deputy Principal and Principal positions in Secondary Schools, including the development and provision of specialist education programs for disadvantaged youth. Ros has extensive experience in corporate and government sponsorship, events, community and education communication programs.
Ros is a Board Member of Western Chances and a Member of the Western Chances Fundraising and Development Subcommittee.
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Guy Nelson
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B.Comm, LLB
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Board Member
Guy has over 22 years experience in real estate investment and real estate investment banking, in Australia and Asia, including more recently 10 years at Macquarie Group where he was an Executive Director.
Guy originally practised commercial law before moving into real estate investment banking and real estate investment. He is now Managing Director of Alpha Partners, a boutique real estate capital advisory business.
Prior to Macquarie he was a senior executive with Bankers Trust Australia. He served as a Board member on many Macquarie investments and also on Property Council of Australia advisory committees and is a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute. As well as his Board role at Western Chances, he sits on Advisory Boards to a number of private companies in the property sector.
Guy holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne.
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