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Click on any of the below names to view biographies. Founding Patron Board Members The Board meets monthly to organise and oversee the Greatconnections programme. Biographies
After a few years at home, Lynne switched hats and worked as a journalist, firstly for the Herald & Weekly Times, then with Home Beautiful magazine, and for ten years as Melbourne Editor for Australian Country Style magazine. When John was appointed as Governor of Victoria in 2000, Lynne resigned from her full time job to concentrate on being Wife of the Governor, an equally demanding role. Their time at Government House behind them, new challenges beckon and it was the unusual overview of the community occasioned by recent experiences that was partly the reason that Lynne started the Greatconnections organisation. "I don't believe in retirement', she says” Rather a change of direction. There is a huge need in the community for the gathered wisdom and business experience of older people - and it's vital to keep the brain cells moving as we get older." Thus Greatconnections was born.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Diploma of Social Studies, Master of Social Work, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sandie’s career in the child and family welfare field commenced in the early 1970’s with the Department of Human Services, where she worked as a case worker and then in senior positions in management and policy development. In 1994, Sandie was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Berry Street, now the largest independent child and family welfare organisation in Victoria, providing services across the State, employing over 500 staff and with an annual turnover of over $34 million. In 2001, Sandie was awarded Life Membership of the Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria and the Vida Goldstein Award for Women in the Professions – Welfare. In 2004, Sandie was awarded a Harvard Club of Australia Fellowship to attend Harvard Business School in the US to undertake the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management course and in 2006 she became an accredited partnership broker through the Partnership Brokers Accreditation Scheme course in Canada.
Director, Just Ideas Diploma of Social Studies (Melb) Bachelor of Social Work (Melb) Rosi’s career began in Victoria, in Aboriginal Affairs followed by Guys Hospital in London. These early experiences sparked a life long commitment to two particular interests: working with vulnerable children and with Indigenous families and communities. Rosi has held a number of leadership and management positions in the Victorian Departments of Health, Labour and Community Services She was among the first women in the Victorian public service to combine raising children with senior executive positions and the challenges she experienced juggling a career with the care of two small children turned into an idea for a book, and then a business. She has published two child care handbooks, been commissioned to produce a number of research studies, appeared on radio and TV as a social commentator and run a successful Work and Family consulting business. Rosi was Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Children’s’ Protection Society- Victorian from 1999-2005. She is now Director of Just Ideas; a consulting firm which assists organisations design, develop and introduce creative policy and service innovations. She is currently a member of the RMIT University Council and has been a Board member of the Peter McCallum Hospital and the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare. Her experience of setting up a Family aide program in country Victoria, and recruiting a foundation team of volunteers from the local community engendered a lasting commitment to, and respect for, the contribution volunteers make to the quality of community life. Being a member of the Great Connections Board provides a wonderful opportunity to work with skilled volunteers to help further build the capacity of the not- for- profit sector.
Kimina Lyall is currently the Group Executive for Corporate Development at Australian Unity and is responsible for group strategy, public affairs, corporate communications, group marketing, sponsorships and community engagement. As Australian Unity is a company with business operations in healthcare, financial services, aged care and retirement living, this portfolio of responsibilities is designed to equip her with a strong mix of skills that she can volunteer with in the not for profit sector upon her retirement (which is hopefully not too many decades away!). Before joining Australian Unity Kimina spent almost 15 years as a journalist, including a period as Southeast Asia correspondent for The Australian. Her experiences during that posting led to the publication of her first book, Out of the Blue - Facing the Tsunami. She is now a member of the not for profit Dart Foundation, which aims to support journalists who are exposed to trauma through their work. Prior to her study and work as a journalist Kimina spent time in the community sector including working in youth housing and on policy issues concerning young women and care and protection issues. Kimina has also been involved in volunteering at several community radio stations in Melbourne. Kimina is honoured to be part of GreatConnections and its growing army of great people!
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