Who We Are: Staff & Council

Gina Anderson joined Philanthropy Australia in November 2005. She has diverse experience in large and small, public and private organisations, having held general management, human resources, corporate community and communications roles. Prior to joining Philanthropy Australia  Gina was General Manager Human Resources for St Hilliers, an integrated property development and construction company. She had seven years at Westpac Banking Corporation in a variety of management roles including Head of Community Involvement. This was a national role with responsibility for the Westpac Group's corporate community involvement strategy, sponsorships and relationships with community, not-for-profit organisations and charities, and for the oversight of staff matching gifts and volunteering programs. Gina published a booklet detailing the guidelines for a 'Mentoring in the Community' program she created, which has been used as a basis for mentoring programs across Australia.

From 1992 to 1995 Gina lived and worked in Jordan, a moderate Islamic, developing country. She was the personal assistant to HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, and gained valuable experience of the creation of political and policy responses to issues of refugees, human rights and interfaith dialogue. Gina is a Director of Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets and former Director of Landcare Australia Limited.

+61 3 9612 9021
g.anderson@philanthropy.org.au

Based in Melbourne, Bruce is responsible for Membership recruitment and the development and delivery of Philanthropy Australia's Membership activities and services.

+61 3 9612 9025
b.argyle@philanthropy.org.au

Louise is responsible for communications, research and information services to Philanthropy Australia's Members, clients and the general public. She coordinates the production of Philanthropy Australia's publications and manages the organisation's knowledge management initiatives.

+61 3 9612 9022
l.arkles@philanthropy.org.au

Andrew Lawson is responsible for providing advice and support to new and established community foundations and to those communities interested in establishing a foundation.

+61 3 5224 7700
ajlawson@bigpond.com

Emily is chiefly responsible for design and maintenance of the Website, and also provides support for the development of Philanthropy Australia's IT and communications strategies.

+61 3 9612 9030
e.turner@philanthropy.org.au

Mr Bruce Bonyhady has served as a Trustee of the William Buckland Foundation for the past six years, representing ANZ Executors & Trustee Company Limited. He also represents the Company on the Felton Bequests' Committee and the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation.

Other community positions held by Mr Bonyhady are: Chairman of Yooralla, Director of the Disability Housing Trust and Chairman of the Advisory Panel of the Centre for Developmental Disability Research at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Since 2000, Mr Bonyhady has been a Director and Chairman of ANZ Executors & Trustee Company Limited. Mr Bonyhady is also Chairman of Acadian Asset Management Australia Limited and a Director of DB RREEF Wholesale Property Limited.

Whilst an Executive at ANZ, Mr Bonyhady held the positions of Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of ANZ Investments. Other senior positions previously held by Mr Bonyhady include: Executive Vice President and Head of International for BT Funds Management and Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for National Mutual Funds Management Europe.

Sam Meers (BA, LLB, M Litt) is the Executive Director of the Nelson Meers Foundation, an arts foundation established in July 2001 with her father, Nelson Meers, a former Lord Mayor of Sydney . The Nelson Meers Foundation was the first 'prescribed private fund' to commence operation in Australia , and in May 2005, was the winner of the Goldman Sachs JBWere Artsupport Australia Philanthropy Leadership Award.

Before establishing the Nelson Meers Foundation, Sam practised as a media lawyer in two of Sydney 's leading law firms, and as in-house counsel with Grundy Television. Sam then spent six years as a director with SHOWTIME (a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios, Columbia Tri-Star, Paramount Pictures and Liberty Media), during which time she was a founding board member and deputy Chair of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), the peak industry body representing the pay television industry in Australia.

Gina Anderson joined PA as CEO in November 2005. For the past couple of years Gina was General Manager Human Resources for St Hilliers, an integrated property development and construction company. Prior to this, she had seven years at Westpac Banking Corporation in a variety of management roles including Head of Community Involvement. This was a national role with responsibility for the Westpac Group's corporate community involvement strategy, sponsorships and relationships with community, not-for-profit organisations and charities, and for the oversight of staff matching gifts and volunteering programs. Gina published a booklet detailing the guidelines for a 'Mentoring in the Community' program she created, which has been used as a basis for mentoring programs across Australia.

From 1992 to1995 Gina lived and worked in Jordan, a moderate Islamic, developing country. She was the personal assistant to HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, and gained valuable experience of the creation of political and policy responses to issues of refugees, human rights and interfaith dialogue.

Gina is a Director of Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets.

Paul Clitheroe is a director of ipac securities, a company he founded in 1983 with four partners. ipac manages more than $16 billion dollars for clients.  Paul is a leading media commentator on financial issues and is renowned for his ability to explain complex money issues in plain English.  His books have sold over 600,000 copies.  Paul is also a regular radio commentator and writes weekly newspaper columns.

He was host of the Channel 9 TV program “money” from 1994 to 2004 and has been Chairman and Chief Commentator of “money” magazine since 1999.

In February 2004, the Federal Government appointed Paul as Chairman of the Consumer and Financial Literacy Foundation. This Foundation has established a national strategy to improve the financial skills of all Australians and is now implementing this strategy in schools and the workplace.  Most Australians would have seen the “Understanding Money” campaign run on TV, magazines and newspapers.

In 2002, Paul and his wife Vicki set up a PPF, The Clitheroe Foundation. The Foundation provides support for medical research and the arts. In recent years it has funded annual scholarships, fellowships or grants for Sydney Symphony, National Art School, Sculpture by the Sea, NSW Art Gallery, Ensemble Theatre and Taronga Zoo.

Terry Macdonald (FIEAust., CPEng.) is the Principal of Macdonald Technical Services, consulting in Engineering and Business Management.

His initiation to the Community sector was as a Councillor in the City of Nunawading . He was President of Reach Out for Kids Foundation 1996-2003 and currently holds office in several Community organisations in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne . He joined the Board of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund in 1999 and became Chairman of the Grants Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Fund in 2003. He was elected to the Board of United Way Australia in 2005 and wa s a member of the Hosting Committee of UWA preparing for the United Way World Congress in Melbourne in 2006.

Terry's career as a senior Engineering and Management executive was in the Federal Departments of Civil Aviation, Transport and Defence as well at three of Melbourne's Universities. He is Immediate Past President of a Defence/Industry Association, a Member of the Victorian Chapter Committee o f the Australian Society of Defence Engineering and a member of the Alumni of the Australian Graduate School of Management and the Swinburne Philanthropic Alumni.

Christopher Thorn (BComm, FFin, MSDIA) is the Executive Director of Goldman Sachs JBWere's Philanthropic Services team, where his primary responsibilities include raising awareness of philanthropic issues; providing advice on investment and capital management to individuals and organisations wishing to implement a philanthropic strategy; and fostering relationships between interested parties in order to facilitate the giving process.

Christopher is a partner of Goldman Sachs JBWere. He joined the firm in 1984 and worked in Melbourne as a Retail and Institutional Adviser. In 1993 Christopher moved to New York as Vice President Institutional Sales. Upon returning to Australia in 1996 he was appointed Manager of JBWere’s Queensland business, until returning to Melbourne in 2001.

Christopher has held a variety of senior management roles within Goldman Sachs JBWere’s Private Wealth Management business, including business integration and strategy. In 2002, Christopher established the firms Philanthropic Services division.

Christopher is a member of the Philanthropy Australia Council; Chairman of StreetSmart Australia - a campaign established to provide financial support to the homeless in Victoria; and Chairman of ShareGift Australia.