Management Profile
January 2011
 

 

 

Name

Location

Position

Experience / qualifications

Mavis Barnard

Sydney

Member

Nurse Unit Manager (retired) with particular experience in OH&S, care of rehabilitation and aged patients. Active member of monthly QS NSW stall.

David Cooper

Sydney

Member

Solicitor (retired) with many years experience in general law practice.

Kay de Vogel

Canberra

Convenor

Experience as research officer for a faith based organisation; eight years working in women's health centre and administration in hospitals with particular focus on OH&S and accreditation standards; university tutor in sociology of health, and healing , especially relating to gender and health in developing countries. (Retired).

Therese Douglas

Sydney

Member

Extensive education and community experience in Sydney; regional, rural and remote areas in Australia; ran a university sub-centre in PNG; has run courses in ESL, peace and non-violence studies; currently Outreach Coordinator for a TAFE College.

 

John Dundas

Sydney

Member

Retired bank officer and senior computer systems project manager.

Thomas Dundas

Young Friend, Sydney

Member

 Professional violinist with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Thomas has represented Australia at the FWCC AWPS Gathering in Bhopal, India in 2008, where he gave a presentation on QSA. He has organised fundraising events such as concerts and participated in City2Surf Fun Run

 

Mike Hennessy

 

WA (Bateman)

Member

Teacher, lecturer, and administrator

Trish HensleySAMember 

Trish qualified as a social worker in 1992 and has worked in the areas of youth homelessness, grief and loss, aged care, equal opportunity, disability, and housing.  Over the last five years she has worked for Flinders University and the University of South Australia teaching in their Social Work programs, primarily in the topic of Field Education.


 

Helen Irvine

Melbourne

Member

Teacher in Primary and Special Schools. Consultant for students with learning difficulties. Volunteer for Smith Family 'Learning for Life' program.

Michael Morrissey

Sydney

Member

 

Experience in workplace health and safety management roles across a variety of workplaces including manufacturing, transport and government. This experience is supported by membership of Safety Institute of Australia and tertiary qualifications in business, human resources, OH&S as well as training and assessment.

 

Jude Pembleton

QLD (Upper Brookfield)

Member

Worked as a librarian in Universities and schools for 7 years, then newspaper and magazine journalism for 4 years, followed by 5 years in PR in Federal, State and private enterprises. After completing MA in Environmental Education, she tutored in Professional Communication at QUT's School of Communications and worked as a freelance journalist and editor with a focus on the environment. From 2004 to 2011was YM Secretary.

Jackie Perkins

Sydney (Blue Mountains)

Member

Masters of Social Science (International Development). Three years experience administering community centre, twelve years on collective of women's health centre, fifteen years experience as medical herbalist.

Elaine PolglaseSydneyMember 

Personnel officer, safety coordinator for large organisation, role included site inspections, reports, taught safety programmes to workers and management in its many offices, factories and broad spectrum agriculture sites. (retired)

Robin Sinclair

Adelaide

Member

Teacher at high schools in Australia and Malaysia (retired). Has served for 8 years as convenor of QS SA and 7 years as manager of the Quaker Shop in Adelaide.

Karen Wilson

Tasmania (Sandy Bay)

Member 

Michael Wilson

Sydney (Wollongong)

Treasurer, Member

Retired senior lecturer in education, teaching curriculum and qualitative research, and research into comparative education. 5 yrs experience teaching physics to secondary students in Nigeria and 17 yrs teaching trainee teachers in Papua New Guinea. Has taken part in selection panels in Indonesia and Solomon Islands for Australian Government programs.

 PUBLIC OFFICER

Jane Drexler

Experience teaching English as a second language. Has served on the management committee of another Non-governmental organisation. Works as a business and management consultant and financial planner.

 

Staff Profile

 January 2011

 

 
NameLocationPositionExperience / Qualifications
Jackie PerkinsSydneyExecutive AdministratorMasters of Social Science (International Development). 3 yrs experience administering community centre, 12yrs on collective of women's health centre. 15 yrs experience as a medical herbalist.
John DundasSydneyFinance Officer (volunteer)Retired bank officer and senior computer systems project manager. Volunteer finance officer for 10yrs.
Linda KnowlesSydney

Admin Assistant

Has worked for 15 years for not for profit organisations and has been involved in activism and the union movement.

 

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