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Finance Committee
Finance Committee Members
Jamie McKeough (Chair) – BA (Acc), FCA, FTI, MAICD
Jamie has extensive experience in business management and performance improvement, tax planning and compliance, refinancing/bank negotiations and strategic planning. His career extends to professional services, manufacturing, import/export, property and primary production. Jamie is Managing Director of William Buck Adelaide, responsible for overall management and strategy of one of the largest locally owned and operated professional services firms. His current Board appointments include Deputy Chair, National Network of William Buck, Walford School and Redarc Electronics. Jamie joined the Guide Dogs SA/NT Board in May 2019.
Katie Sarah – B.Bus (Fin), MPA, GAICD
Katie has experience in a variety of industries and roles, ranging from a multi-national organisation to family business in technical, sales and managerial roles. This business experience combined with field experience in extreme conditions has led to the acquisition of skills in project and risk management, logistics and working with third-world business partners. Katie was the first Australian woman to summit Mt Himlung (2009). In 2010, Katie became the first South Australian woman to summit Mt Everest. Katie is the only woman to have completed the seven Summits and seven Volcanic Summits. Director of Sarah Mountain Journeys, Katie joined the Guide Dogs SA/NT Board in May 2019.
Paul Davies – B.Sc.Econ (Hons), MAppFin, GAICD
Paul has significant experience in international stockbroking, business development in investment management and financial advising. He has provided expert financial and investment advice to private clients, charities, investment managers and institutional super funds. Paul has served on the boards of Parkinson’s SA and has been President and Treasurer of Parkinson’s Australia as well as chairing two of its committees. He has a Masters of Applied Finance and Investment, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Economics and has graduated from the AICD’s Company Directors Course. Paul also tutors at UniSA Online in the Bachelor of Business, teaching finance and investment subjects.
Sharyn Broer – B.App.Sc (O.T.), FIML, G.Cert.Man, GAICD
Sharyn Broer is the Chief Executive of Meals on Wheels in South Australia. Starting out as an occupational therapist, she held leadership roles at Domiciliary Care before becoming CEO of Meals on Wheels in 2010. She has been a Telstra Businesswoman of the Year finalist twice and contributed to the Aged Care Royal Commission, government advisory groups, industry alliances and peak bodies. Sharyn is an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate and Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders. She is President of Meals on Wheels Australia, a member of the Aged and Community Care Providers Association Member Council and has served on Guide Dogs SA/NT’s Services Delivery Committee since 2019. Sharyn joined the Guide Dogs SA/NT Board in October 2022.
Service Delivery Committee
Service Delivery Committee Members
Professor Elizabeth Ann Farmer (Chair) – BSC (Hons), MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MAICD
Professor Elizabeth Ann Farmer is a registered medical practitioner and Honorary Professor at three Australian universities. An independent consultant in the health sector, she has particular interest in innovation and systems change; policy and governance; accreditation; quality assurance; strategy and program evaluation; health sciences education and rural regional and remote health care issues. Currently, Professor Farmer also serves the Australian Medical Council as a Technical Advisor Research and Development, Chair of the National Prevocational Standards Accreditation Committee and member of the Board of Examiners. A recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence and Innovation in Education at Flinders University, she also received the inaugural Heaslip Fellow Scholarship in Medical Education at Flinders. Elizabeth joined the Guide Dogs SA/NT Board in December 2014.
Louise Davies – B.Sc. (Hons) App Chemistry, Cert Ed: Secondary Science, P Cert: Inclusive Edu and Sp Needs Ed
Louise is the Executive Manager – Service Development with Autism SA. She holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Applied Chemistry, Post Graduate Certificate in Secondary Science and Inclusive Education, and Special Needs Education and is currently the Chair of Professional Practice Committee at Autism SA.
Professor Saravana Kumar – B.App.Sc. (Physio), Master of Physiotherapy, PhD (Philosophy)
Professor Kumar is the Research Leader and Senior Lecturer at the International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, School of Health Sciences, at the University of South Australia. Professor Kumar has extensive academic, research and clinical experience in allied health and has received numerous grants, citations and awards for his work in evidence-based practice. He has particular expertise in quality and safety and collaborates nationally and internationally with numerous agencies on developing and implementing health care policy and practices.
Sharyn Broer – B.App.Sc (O.T.), FIML, G.Cert.Man, GAICD
Sharyn has a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of communities through the delivery of high-quality community services and programs. As CEO of Meals on Wheels SA, Sharyn leads South Australia’s largest community-based volunteer organisation and is responsible for coordinating the efforts of 7000 volunteers and 60 staff to provide one million meals to more than 11,000 people each year. Sharyn is President of Meals on Wheels Australia, a Divisional Councillor of Aged & Community Services Australia SA/NT, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sharyn joined the Guide Dogs SA/NT Board in October 2022.
John Herrmann (MHRM)
John Herrmann has experience across diverse public service departments in the policing, health and housing sector. His career has been characterised by roles with strong regulatory and policy components (analytical and investigative) and a strong commitment to service quality. John was a member of the Guide Dogs SA/NT Consumer Reference Committee prior to joining the Guide Dogs SA/NT Board in August 2023.
Governance and Risk Committee
Governance and Risk Committee Members
Sally McLennan (Chair) – LLB (with Honours), GDLP, BMgt, MAICD
Sally McLennan is the General Counsel and Company Secretary at Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ANI) and a member of the ANI Executive Management Team. She has over 30 years of business experience, and previously worked as an in-house commercial and corporate lawyer for ASC Pty Ltd and Santos Limited. Prior to this, Sally enjoyed a career in commercial and human resources roles across a variety of industries, including oil and gas, telecommunications and manufacturing. She also spent three years on the board of Cystic Fibrosis SA and is currently a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sally has a Bachelor of Law (with Honours) from the University of Adelaide, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Society of South Australia and a Bachelor of Management (Labour Relations) from Uni SA.
Paul Davies – B.Sc.Econ (Hons), MAppFin, GAICD
Paul has significant experience in international stockbroking, business development in investment management and financial advising. He has provided expert financial and investment advice to private clients, charities, investment managers and institutional super funds. Paul has served on the boards of Parkinson’s SA and has been President and Treasurer of Parkinson’s Australia as well as chairing two of its committees. He has a Masters of Applied Finance and Investment, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Economics and has graduated from the AICD’s Company Directors Course.
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