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 (9) Directors who volunteer their services and skills. They are appointed by six (6) 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: Margaret Welshe, Jenny Cant, Kennedy Fox, David Wood, Brian McBride and Rachel O’Brien.
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 easily read AGM Report:
2024 – AGM REPORT
2023 – AGM REPORT
2022 – AGM REPORT
2021 – AGM REPORT
2020 – AGM REPORT
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.
Buderim Foundation Structure Chart – 04/2025
Rick Woods
Chair
Rick and his wife Karen recently retired to Buderim following an extensive executive career with global companies such as Shell, Amcor, and Energy Australia. Rick’s philanthropic work includes serving on the board of Foodbank Victoria and advising World Vision Australia. Rick brings to The Buderim Foundation a depth of expertise in strategy, marketing, and corporate governance. He has led strategic reviews, business turnarounds, and, most recently, launched a food waste repurposing startup as CEO of Green Eco Technologies Ltd. Rick is passionate about giving back to the community.
Michael Hurley
Deputy Chair
Michael has played prominent roles in Strata and Community Title Management, co-founding Strata Care Australia (SCA) and Place Community Management (PCM) in the UAE. Leaving as Managing Director of SCA in 2015, Michael remained a director of PCM until 2021.
As Vice Chair, he represented the industry on the Government Property Industry Reference Committee and has earned numerous prestigious awards. Additionally, Michael has held positions on boards and as Chair of Bloomhill. Michael also looks after the Foundation’s business relations.
Allen Hertel
Director & Treasurer
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. We are grateful to have Allen as our Treasurer and he also sits on the Finance and Investment Committees.
Jayne Graving
Director
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 Investment Committee.
Ian Butler
Director
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
Director
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
Director
Anna has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Queensland, a Masters 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.
Charlie Morris
Director
Charlie was born in Sydney and studied at Macquarie University. His lifelong passion for flying was inherited from his father and Charlie has 45 years of aviation experience, including 42 years in airlines and 26,000 flight hours. Settling in Buderim in 1983, he met wife Ann and raised three children in the community.
As a long-term Buderim resident, now retired, Charlie actively supports the Buderim Foundation as Chair of Philanthropy which has direct responsibility for the Buderim Foundation Ambassadors.
Chris Rigby
Director
Chris has spent over a decade in the not-for-profit and for-purpose sectors, driven by a passion for creating positive change in communities across Australia.
He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the Australian National University, where he met his partner, Sophia. Together with their three children, Chris and Sophia enjoy being part of the wonderful Buderim community.
Chris is Chair of the Grants Committee.
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.
Chris Rigby (Chair), David Wood, Rod McKinnon.
Investment Committee:
Invests and manages Foundation funds for both annual earnings and growth over the long term.
Jayne Graving (Chair), Swain Roberts, Allen Hertel, 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, Jonathan (Jonno) Sullivan, Kara Wright, Rachel Turney, Shari Brewer, Hayley Pankhania.
Philanthropy Committee:
Works with Ambassadors and Donors to encourage and coordinate growth in fundraising, donations and bequests.
Charlie Morris (Chair), Andrew Pentland, Natasha Read, Sally Caddy.
Events and Engagement Committee:
Develops the events program and provides resources and coordination for each of the events as they occur.
Vacant (Chair), Jenny Nankervis, Holly Walker, Trish Thorn, Patricia Keith-Smeaton, Maja Grose, Darcy Maloney, Tomo Akutsu.
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), Gary Davis, Ben Princehorn, Holly Walker, Natalie Smith, Joan Prasser, Catherine Hannon.
Finance Committee:
Allen Hertel (Chair), Geoff Sawyer.
Public Officer: Graham Tamblyn
Treasurer: Allen Hertel
Business Relations: Michael Hurley
Executive Officer: Susi Du Toit