Who are they?
Ross Hepburn (Chairperson) : (COM 3 Years)
Ross Hepburn started his working career at ACI Fibreglass in Frankston Road, Dandenong in the late 1970's while living in Springvale and finished his diverse marketing and management career retiring as the Director of Corporate Services for the City of Greater Dandenong in 2007. His connection with Springvale and Dandenong spans some 35 years with connections in sport, business and local government
He is a former general manager, consultant and company director, and holds degrees in civil engineering and business administration. He served on the council of RMIT University for 13 years with lengthy terms as both deputy chancellor and treasurer. He was an inaugural director of the South East Melbourne Manufacturer's Alliance. He is a life member and past president of Coomoora and Dandenong Cricket Clubs and the Dandenong District Cricket Association. He is also a life member of Cricket Victoria. He joined SCAAB as Treasurer in 2007. He maintains a strong interest in local community affairs.
Roz Blades (Vice Chairperson) : (COM 5 Years)
Many years involvement with SCAAB at committee and councillor /statutory level.
Board Member Springvale Community Health
Centre
Paul Harris fellow
Membership of Service Clubs and Community organisations, various.
Elected City of Springvale 1987
Mayor of Springvale 1992
Elected Greater Dandenong Council 1997
Elected Mayor Greateer Dandenong Council 1998
Statutory Council Representative SCAAB for past two years.
Member of VMC standing committee on local government
Member/Leader (CoGD) Interfaith Network
Vice President, Noble Park/Keysborough Drug Action Forum
Member Vic Roads Board Public Transport Advisory Council
Member, Eastern Transport Coalition
Deborah Remfry (Vice Chairperson) : (COM 5 Years)
Deborah joined the Committee of Management in 2005. Deborah has a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a post graduate diploma in Town and Country Planning.
Deborah has lived and worked overseas and has worked for local and state government in planning related fields for the past 20 years.
Deborah worked in the Greater Dandenong area 2002-2009.
Chris James (Treasurer) (COM 37 yrs)
Joined the committee of management in 1971 and has held position of Treasurer, Vic-Chairperson, Chairperson at various times. Background is in banking and finance with ANZ group and retired in 1997 after 41 years. During that time held various management posts in Marketing, Sales, Audit and Training.
Is a life member of the Bureau and member of Committee of Management of Blind Bight Community Centre, and SVN Inc., an organisation which manages a community bus project. Also, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Dennis Wollersheim (Secretary) : (COM 2 Year)
BSW from La Trobe University
PhD in Computer Science
Currently teaching in Health Information Management at La Trobe University
10 years experience caching grassroots councelling
20 years experience computer programming and systems analysis
Sam Navarria : (COM 4 Years)
Master Educational Policy and Administration
Master TESOL
25 Years of management experience in the adult education sector with particular focuss on multicultural education
Education Unit Manager, Noble Park AMES Education centre
Executive member of CCOEI
Chairperson Migrant Settlement Committee of Eastern Melbourne
Helen Yandell : (COM 5 Years)
Is the Director of Springvale Monash Legal Service. She has previously worked as a solicitor at the Western Suburbs Legal Service. Before becoming a solicitor, Helen worked for many years in community organisations working with people from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds in the adult education sector and prior to that in the disability sector.
She coordinates the clinical legal education program with the Law Faculty at Monash University. Law students work under supervision of the range of lawyers to assist disadvantaged members of the community.
Dara Tang (1 year)
Bachelor of Commerce
Diploma in Financial Planning
Currently, Brand Manager - Samsonite Australia and New Zealand
Secretary for Cambodian Association 2006 to 2010
COM for the Cambodian Association of Victoria 2010-11
Robert Davies (1 year)
Bachelor of Arts Town Planning
Grad. Dip in Property
Dip. In Business Management
Zuma Deng Mawat (1 year)
Currently completing Diploma in Community Development
Julia Di Giovine (staff representative - 1 year)
High school diploma "The American School in Switzerland" (English Branch)
Bachelor of Arts/Commerce - Monash University (majors psychology & management)
Post graduate diploma of psychology from Monash University
Certificate IV training and Assessment
Currently undergoing Diploma of Community Service (Financial Counselling)
Employed at SCAAB as duty work and currently as Financial Counsellor
Papers on Human Resource Development accepted at two conferences.
Have lived in Europe, Asia and Australia
Completed psychology placement at Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavment