Governance
Boards of non-profit organisations are accountable for not only setting their goals and strategic direction but ensuring the best arrangements are in place to carry out the work undertaken in support of those goals.
The Buderim Foundation Board is a good example of this principle in practice. The Board is currently made up of nine Directors who volunteer their services and skills. They are appointed by six community Members.
The Members’ role is to ensure the on-going integrity of the Buderim Foundation. They are responsible for the appointment of the Board of Directors and for succession planning. The current Members are: John Kleinschmidt, Jenny Cant, Kennedy Fox, Margaret Welshe, Jan Leake Jones and David Wood.
The Board meets with the Members twice each year and formally reports to them at the Annual General Meeting. To coincide with this meeting, the Foundation produces an attractive and easily read AGM Report.
2022 Annual Report – VIEW HERE
Board of Directors
In addition to setting the goals and strategic direction for the organisation, the Directors are responsible for the Foundation’s financial and administrative arrangements and governance of the Foundation’s eight Committees. Directors are actively involved in Committees, either as Committee chairs and/or Committee members.
Rod McKinnon
Rod McKinnon had a 31-year career as an officer in the Australian Army. This was followed by time as a senior Federal Public Servant. Rod retired to Buderim in 2003 and became involved in the community through the BWMCA Anzac Day Committee and the Buderim Foundation. Rod is a recipient of an Emergency Services Medal, has a degree in Civil Engineering and is a Fellow of Engineers Australia.
Sandra Jeffries
Sandra has had a long career in information management and leadership roles in the higher education and government sectors, finishing her professional career as Director, Information Services at the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2020. Sandra has lived in Buderim for the last fifteen years. She is currently Chair of the Events & Engagement Committee and editor of the Buderim Foundation Newsletter.
Allen Hertel
Allen has over 25 years experience in audit, taxation and business management which includes business restructuring, financial analysis, fraud investigations, expert witness testimony and tax planning. He enjoys a diverse role that has set many individuals, as well as small and large businesses, on a course to success.
Rebecca Ramsay
Rebecca is an experienced business owner and coach. She is a vibrant communicator skilled in motivating and evolving leaders through dynamic coaching and development. Her business experience, combined with her keen focus on personal and professional development, gives her a unique approach to assisting organisations in identifying improvement opportunities for both people and systems. Rebecca is Chair of the Grants Committee.
Jayne Graving
Jayne’s portfolio management experience plays a key role in managing the corpus and providing funding for community grants. She brings a unique blend of competence, ethics and genuine client care to her independent practice established in 2006. Jayne has lived on the Sunshine Coast for 37 years, and in Buderim for six years. Jayne chairs the Finance Committee.
John Barton
John has had an extensive career in the international mining industry with specific expertise in project development, project management and sales. John moved to Buderim in 2017 and since joining the Foundation team, he has been leading the internal technology development group.
Ian Butler
Ian is a geologist with over 40 years’ experience working in leadership roles in many large mining companies both in Australia and overseas. He moved to Buderim in 2020 and became involved in the Buderim Foundation because, after a career that kept him constantly on the move, he wanted to give back to the community he now lives in and loves. Ian is currently Chair of the Marketing Committee.
Cameron Rogers
Cameron was a property lawyer on the Sunshine Coast for 38 years and has lived in Buderim since 1988. He has a keen interest in the environment and was an executive member of the Caloundra Wildlife Preservation Society for several years. He currently chairs the Sport of Fencing Building Trust and the Foundation's Governance and Risk Committee.
Anna Owen
Anna has a Bachelor of Science from The University of Queensland, a Master of Science from Curtin and completed an intensive management course at Stanford.
She was Deputy Principal at Brisbane Girls Grammar School and Principal at Canberra Girls Grammar before becoming Principal of Sunshine Coast Grammar in 2022.
Anna has received awards for teaching and leadership and has extensive experience working on not-for-profit Boards. Anna is currently Chair of the Youth Committee.
Buderim Foundation Structure Chart 2023.03.16
Committees
The Foundation has established eight committees to carry out much of the work undertaken by the organisation. The Committees and their members are as follows:
Grants Committee:
Sets and maintains grants policy and coordinates the grant-making process.
Rebecca Ramsay (Chair), Margaret Welshe, Roz Bull, Charlie Morris, Marshall Perron, Bruce MacKenzie, Lisa Metanomski, Linda Bolton, Anne Hertel, Kylie Warner.
Investment Committee:
Invests and manages Foundation funds for both annual earnings and growth over the long term.
Jayne Graving (Chair), Swain Roberts, Graham Tamblyn, Geoff Sawyer.
Governance and Risk Committee:
Cameron Rogers (Chair), Graham Tamblyn, Peter Hone.
Marketing Committee:
Positions and profiles the Foundation, promoting local philanthropy and coordinating all communication activity.
Ian Butler (Chair), Michelle Smytheman, Alex Sweet, Amelia Hall Boehm, Sue Gilbert, Jonathan (Jono) Sullivan, Kara Wright.
Philanthropy Committee:
Works with Ambassadors and Donors to encourage and coordinate growth in fundraising, donations and bequests.
Vacant (Chair), Simon Whittle, Andrew Pentland, Natasha Read, Sally Caddy, Roy Peterson, Richard Brooking, Justin Scattini, Erik Metanomski.
Events and Engagement Committee:
Develops the events program and provides resources and coordination for each of the events as they occur.
Sandra Jeffries (Chair), Ros O’Brien, Geoffrey Hole, Anne Stitz, Brenda Devers, Jan Brydges, Marg Thursby.
Youth Committee:
Plans and coordinates engagement with the youth sector to ensure young people can contribute to, and benefit from, the Foundation’s work in the community.
Anna Owen (Chair), Elizabeth Toohey, Gary Davis, Ben Princehorn.
Finance Committee:
Allen Hertel (Chair), Geoff Sawyer.
Public Officer: Graham Tamblyn
Treasurer: Allen Hertel
Executive Officer: Susi Du Toit