Director

Sol was the foundation Chairperson of the Redfern Aboriginal Land Council and foundation member of the Aboriginal Legal Service, Aboriginal Housing Company and the National Black Theatre Company (Redfern). Sol is the current Chairperson of the Aboriginal Medical Service and Tranby Aboriginal College. He is a former Board member of the South Sydney League and Football Clubs and was Team Manager of the Indigenous side, the Dreamtime Team, which played against an all Maori side in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Sol is a former Deputy Chair of ATSIC, and member of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. In 1999, Sol was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to the Aboriginal community, particularly in relation to the administration and development of health policies. He is currently director of his own media company, Badge 90.

Director

Ms Goolagong – Cawley is a former World No 1 and Wimbledon Champion, winning 92 pro tennis tournaments worldwide. An Australian of the Year, she served on the Australian Sports Commission Board and was appointed as a Consultant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. From 1998 -2005 she was an Ambassador for Tennis Australia increasing female participation in tennis and worked on the successful Sydney Olympic bid and as an Indigenous Advisor at the 2000 Sydney Games. Since 2005, Evonne has run the Goolagong National and State Development Camp programs providing health, education and employment opportunities for Indigenous youngsters through tennis. A Board member of the Indigenous Land Corporation from 2007 - 11, Ms Goolagong - Cawley was awarded an MBE in 1972 and made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1982.

Co-Chairperson

Mr Ferrier has practiced as a Chartered Accountant specialising in business recovery and turnaround for a number of years, and is currently Chairperson of the Chartered Accounting firm BRI Ferrier. Mr Ferrier was a Director of Australian Rugby Union at the time of winning  Rugby Union World Cup in 1991 and 1999. He is also the Chairperson of InvoCare Limited,  Goodman International Limited, Australian Vintage Limited and a Director of Energy One Limited and Reckon Limited. Ian has previously worked for a number of Government, Public and Private Corporations.

Co-Chairperson

Sam has been active in Indigenous Affairs for more than 25 years. Sam is Chairperson of Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly in Western NSW, a board member of the Western Catchment Management Authority of NSW and a panel member of the Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayments Scheme. He has held the position of Deputy Chairperson of the Indigenous Land Corporation since August 2004. He recently finished a four-year tenure on the Walgett Shire Council having been elected to five consecutive terms as an ATSIC Regional Councillor, including three consecutive terms as Chairperson.

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Mr Longes is a non-executive director of Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd, He is currently Chairman of both Liberty Financial Pty Ltd and Austbrokers Holdings Limited. He is a Director of Boral Limited, Metcash Limited, Elanora Country Club Ltd and Voyages Indigenous Tourism. Mr Longes was previously Chairman of MLC Ltd and General Property Trust, and Deputy Chairman of Lend Lease Corporation, a founding principal of Wentworth Associates and a partner of the legal firm Freehills. He holds, or has held, positions with Government advisory boards, including the Review of the National Museum and the Funds Management Committee for the IIF programme, and non-profit organisations including NIDA, Bangarra Dance Theatre, the Pain Management Research Institute, National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and Board of Patrons of the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy. In 2003, Richard chaired a Federal Government enquiry into Indigenous Business.

Director

Ros has spent over 25 years working in senior management within the Telecommunications, Information Technology, Business Consulting, Insurance, Retail Industries and Social sector. Her experience spans all aspects of Strategic Human Resources Management with significant expertise in the areas of organisational design, change management, performance management, training and development and compensation and benefit programs.

Ros has post-graduate qualifications in Human Resources Management, Change Management and Adult Education.  She is also an accredited mediator. Ros is currently studying a Masters of Indigenous Studies at The University of New South Wales.

Ros runs her own consulting business concentrating on strategic human resource management and also runs the Morgan & Banks Foundation whose philanthropic interests concentrate on the disadvantaged unemployed sector and the Indigenous sector.

Director

Professor Penny is Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of NSW and Senior Clinical Advisor, NSW Department of Health. He currently chairs a number of NSW Department of Health committees dealing with Chronic Disease and Aged and Community Health and is a member of the Preventative Health Taskforce. He is a former Commissioner for the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission and was Chairman of the Justice Health Board from 1991 – 2007. He is also Medical Director of Executive Health Solutions, a company dedicated to health promotion in the workplace, and a director in several public companies. Professor Penny has published over 350 medical and scientific papers in national and international journals.

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Professor Shergold founded the Office of Multicultural Affairs in 1987, and from 1991 to 1994 he headed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). For five years from February 2003, Professor Shergold was Australia’s most senior public administrator, serving as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He is currently the Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, and Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney. He serves on the Board of AMP and Corrs Chambers Westgarth and chairs the National Centre for Vocational Education Research and the Advisory Board of the NSW Public Service Commission. In 2007 Professor Shergold was made a Companion in the Order of Australia.