Board

Peta Perring

Corporate Governance Manager/In-house Counsel – Ergon Energy

Chair

Governance and Risk  Sub-Committee

November 2013

Peta is an executive with over 16 years commercial legal experience, together with over 10 years as a governance practitioner providing company secretarial experience to boards. Peta also  has over 10 years’ experience as a board member for statutory authorities that regulate professions and in the not for profit sector in the areas of arts and education.

Peta is both a Fellow Member of  the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD), and the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA). Peta has post graduate qualifications in law and governance and holds a Masters of Business Administration. Peta is also a Registered Teacher – Qld College of Teachers,  holds an A.T.Mus.A and is a Reservist Legal Officer for Defence.

Megan Just

MJ Elite Business Solutions Pty Ltd

Deputy Chair

Finance Sub-Committee

November 2013

Megan commenced her career in professional accounting in February 1995. Since then she has held positions in three different accounting firms. The majority of her time has been spent with BDO where she originally commenced in May 1999 as a Senior accountant and her final 3 years there as a partner.

Whilst the majority of her working career has been within the audit and assurance divisions she has also had a year working in a business services division and a further year as a financial controller of a commodity trader in London. She has also worked in Los Angeles, USA and Birmingham, UK within the BDO International network.

In December of 2011 Megan started her own business of providing business solutions to small businesses, including accounting assistance, system and process reviews and financial statement and reporting assistance.

Megan is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Governance Institute of Australia and holds a number of other directorships in the not for profit and charity sector.

Amy Treble

Financial Controller and Company Secretary

Treasurer

Finance Sub-Committee

November 2018

Amy is a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary with over 17+ years’ experience delivering finance services and providing advice to Managers, Executives, Committees and Boards of both listed and non-listed companies, including 5 years within the Big 4 professional accounting firms both internationally and within Australia. As a parent, Amy has volunteered in the not-for-profit childcare sector since 2013, and looks forward to continuing this work with Lady Gowrie.

Ben Gordon

Secretary

Finance Sub-Committee

December 2015

Ben has over 15 years’ experience working in various government agencies at the state and national level, including with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority in Sydney.

Ben’s first involvement with the Gowrie was in 2011 while working in the Department of Education and Training on the implementation of the National Quality Framework for early childhood education and care in Queensland.

Since this time, he has served in several senior policy roles and is now Director, Economic Policy within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

Ben is a proud dad of two, of which both are lucky enough to be attending the Gowrie’s Love Street Child Centre Brisbane service.

Kylie Kluger

Kluger Haus Creative

Ordinary Board Member

Growth and Innovation Sub-Committee

April 2017

Kylie Kluger is a communications professional, with 20 years experience in media and public affairs.

Kylie spent a decade as a producer and broadcast journalist with news agencies including Al Jazeera, BBC World and Sky News. Since 2007, she has worked with corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations, at both local and national levels, on media liaison, community engagement, publication management and events.

Kylie has worked for organisations including Reconciliation Australia and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation on public education and reconciliation in action. She also has a keen interest in the not-for-profit sector and is passionate about social inclusion and equality—particularly in early learning settings.

Sarah Black

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Ordinary Board Member

Finance Sub-Committee, Growth and Innovation Sub-Committee

April 2017

I come to the Lady Gowrie Queensland Board of Management with a 12 year history in hospitals and healthcare, leading medical, nursing and aeromedical teams. More recently, I have spent extensive time working with the rural sector implementing a federally funded junior medical training program with significant involvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare. I am currently the Chief Nursing Officer with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Bev Flückiger

Griffith University

Ordinary Board Member

Growth and Innovation Sub-Committee

March 2018

Bev Flückiger is an Associate Professor in early childhood education within the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University and heads up the Leadership for Learning Research Program within the Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER). During her long career in early childhood education, Bev has held a range of positions including early childhood teacher, curriculum coordinator, deputy principal and primary school Principal. Her research and consulting interests focus on innovative ways to address the ‘gap’ in attainment between groups of children described as disadvantaged in Australian society, particularly in relation to mutually supportive and authentic family, school and community relationships; leadership for learning; and culturally-responsive pedagogies.  She sits on the executive committees of Early Childhood Australia (Qld) and the Professional Development Network.

Shona Vasani

Ordinary Board Member

Governance and Risk Sub-Committee

March 2018

Shona Vasani is a solicitor with over 15 years commercial legal experience.

Shona commenced her career in private practice at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.  She then worked in London for various organisations including Taylor Wessing, General Electric Commercial Finance and Interoute Communications Limited.  Shona returned to Brisbane in 2014 and is currently an LOD (Lawyers on Demand) lawyer working at Telstra.

Shona has broad corporate and commercial experience and has worked closely with organisations on issues involving regulatory compliance.  She has assisted them to better understand the regulatory landscape in which their business operates to remain compliant.

Shona’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Business Management, Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Legal Education and Training programme.  Shona is not only a member of the Queensland Law Society but has also been admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Shona’s youngest child is lucky enough to have attended the Lady Gowrie Warry Street Child Centre Brisbane service and is now attending a Lady Gowrie affiliated kindergarten.

Ronnie Lake

Ordinary Board Member

Governance and Risk Sub-Committee

November 2018

Ronnie is a Risk Manager with over 20 years working in risk and governance roles across the not for profit, government, telecommunications, defence, manufacturing and management consulting sectors.

Ronnie is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), and the Governance Institute of Australia (MGIA). Ronnie has post graduate qualifications in science and executive leadership and is currently completing a post graduate qualification in applied risk management though the Governance Institute of Australia.

Ronnie has broad risk, governance and process improvement experience which he uses to help organisations to understand their risks and ultimately meet their strategic goals.

Julia Fenech

Ordinary Board Member

Finance Sub Committee

November 2018

Julia is a chartered accountant and finance professional with over 20 years experience in Australia and London.   Julia has a commercial background, predominantly in the energy sector, with a focus on budgeting and forecasting, corporate reporting and process improvement.  She also has a passion for being involved with not-for-profit organisations, having volunteered on Committees in the Arts and Education sectors, including her childrens’ own Lady Gowrie affiliated kindergarten.