The YWCA Australia Board governs our organisation in a strong and ethical way.

What does our Board do?

The YWCA Australia Board establishes the strategic directions and policies that guide our work. 

The Board also ensures that YWCA Australia is soundly governed and managed for the benefit of all.

YWCA Australia's Executive Director, supported by our staff team, manages the day to day operations of the organisation on the delegated authority of the Board.

Make-up of our Board

The Board represents the interests of local YWCA associations and groups at a national level.

The YWCA Australia Board has representatives from YWCA Australia's large member associations (YWCA of Adelaide, YWCA of Canberra, YWCA of Darwin, YWCA NSW and YWCA Victoria).

The Board has two board members representing the interests of all the smaller YWCA associations (Albury-Wodonga, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Downs & South West Queensland, Hunter Region, Perth and Townsville, as well as local groups in Cairns, Port Pirie and Rockhampton).

 

The Board also has a President and Treasurer, elected by our members at our three-yearly Convention (which was last held in November 2009).

 

As part of our commitment to young women's leadership, 30% of YWCA Australia's Board members must be 30 and under.

 

Our Board members

 

Yvette Park

National President

 

Yvette is in a strategic policy role with the NSW Government. Yvette has an Eastern Arrernte background from Alice Springs. She has lived in Sydney for seven years and during this time has also worked for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission and completed a Masters Degree in Human Rights and Community Development at UNSW.

 

Emma Bird

Treasurer

 

Cara Ellis

Small Association Representative           

Helen McGowan
Small Association Representative           

Simone Hansch-Maher
Adelaide Nominee Director                       

Roslyn Dundas
Canberra Nominee Director                      

Kate Presswell
Darwin Nominee Director                          

Liz Dibbs
NSW Nominee Director                               

Laura Hutchison
Victoria Nominee Director                          

Sam Thompson
Co-opted Position                                          

Standing invitation to Susan Brennan (World YWCA President)

Our board changed in late November 2009.

Stay tuned for further information about our board members.