Board Members 

 

Ken Mills: Chairperson

Arts experience: Musician, Esperance Brass Band Chair. Esperance Arts Review working party.

Professional experience: Health Administration WA & NSW – CEO and General Manager of large regional health organisations. Positions with WA Country Health Service included Executive Director Corporate & Finance, Manager Governance & Strategic Support, and Director of the Integrity Unit. Board Secretary Regional Arts WA.

Relevant areas of expertise: NFP management, organisational governance, and financial management.

Contact: chair@esperancecommunityarts.org.au

Jennell Reynolds: Deputy Chairperson

Arts experience: Visual Artist.  

Professional experience: Artsworker, Cultural Educator, Aboriginal /Islander Education Officer,  (AIEO), Senior Nyungar Ranger.

Relevant areas of expertise: Nyungar Traditional Owner &, representative of Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation.

Divyan Varghese: Treasurer

Art Experience: Musician & Audio mixing and mastering. Cooking – Educational and interactive cooking lessons.
Professional Experience: Team leader with Centrecare. Specialises in the field of Family Therapy and Mental Health. Worked in the EAP sector in India prior to current role.

Thuriyya Ibrahim: Secretary

Arts experience: Recherche Writers Group member, Development of Seniors Theatre Group, Festival of the Wind past Chair, Esperance Community Arts past Chair. 

Professional experience:  Manager, Esperance Home Care

Relevant areas of expertise: Governance – Board member Esperance Health Service, Chair District Health Service, Secretary Seniors Recreation Council, staff and volunteer management. Organisational development, strategic planning, Master of Business Administration, regional tourism and creative industries, community development, social enterprise development, aged care and disability.

Contact: secretary@esperancecommunityarts.org.au

 

Ronnie Young: Board Member

Arts experience: Esperance Drumming Group Member, Esperance Community Arts past Chair.

Professional experience: Primary Teaching, Special Educational Needs (Deaf Education).

Relevant areas of expertise: NFP executive governance roles – Bay of Isles Community Outreach, community volunteering, mental health advocacy, community networks, community development, accessibility and disability.

Meredith Waters: Board Member

Arts experience: Community drum circle facilitator, Esperance Drumming Group Member, Manager 103.9HopeFM community radio.

 Professional experience: Court system, mental health sector, NFP business management, project officer roles in the community sector.

Relevant areas of expertise: NFP Governance – board roles with several community organisations. Community representative on the Tele Mental Health Steering committee WACHS, Chairperson of the South-East District Health Advisory Council organisations. Volunteer management, community development, community advocacy and social justice.

Pauline Bonney: Board Member

Arts Experience: 
Visual Artist
Art Facilitator
Gallerist
Professional Experience:
Karnpi Designs – Managing Director
Pauline Bonney Designs – Managing Director 
Manager/Broadcaster – Tjuma Pulka Radio
Television Presenter & Reporter – GWN

AIEO – Department of Education WA

Relevant Areas of Expertise: 
Education, cultural safety, marketing and promotion, business management, community engagement 

Megan Warren: Board Member

Arts Experience:
Writer, workshop facilitator 
Professional Experience:
Tertiary education, Vocational Educational Training, Grief Counsellor
Relevant Areas of Expertise:
Business management, volunteer and staff management

Lydia Ramalepa: Board Member

Arts Experience:
Musician, singer, poet, dancer
Professional Experience:
Educator (secondary)
Relevant Areas of Expertise:
Performance, community engagement, cultural safety

 

Fiona Johnston: Board Member

Arts Experience:
Visual artist, poet,
Professional Experience:
Educator, English Language Literacy
Relevant Areas of Expertise:
Digital technologies and online environments, disability access and equity

 

Carol Thompson: Board Member

Arts Experience:
Visual Artist, Workshop facilitator/artist for ECA, 130 Women of the Goldfield’s- Co-Coordinator, ArtGold Kalgoorlie and North Kalgoorlie Primary School – Mural Artist
Professional Experience:
Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer (AIEO) for the Education Department of Western Australia, Hospitality Industry Aboriginal Recruitment and Training (HIART) Playgroup Leader – Ngunytju Tjitji Pirni.
 
Relevant Areas of Expertise:
Education, cultural safety

Anne McAleese : Board Member

Arts Experience: 
Textile artist, member of Esperance Spinners and Weavers 
Professional Experience: 
Early Childhood Educator, Centre Owner, Manager and Accreditor
Volunteer Esperance Public Library 
Relevant Areas of Expertise:
Business management, volunteer and staff management

 

Staff

Dr Jane Mulcock: Executive Officer

Relevant areas of expertise: Arts administration, visual arts, community development, cross-cultural collaboration, museum studies, anthropology.

Contact: admin@esperancecommunityarts.org.au 

Thuriyya Ibrahim: Open Studio Coordinator

Arts experience: Recherche Writers Group member, Development of Seniors Theatre Group, Festival of the Wind past Chair, Esperance Community Arts past Chair. 

Professional experience:  Manager, Esperance Home Care

Relevant areas of expertise: Governance – Board member Esperance Health Service, Chair District Health Service, Secretary Seniors Recreation Council, staff and volunteer management. Organisational development, strategic planning, Master of Business Administration, regional tourism and creative industries, community development, social enterprise development, aged care and disability.

Contact: secretary@esperancecommunityarts.org.au

 

Candice Smith: Artsworker

Arts Experience:
Visual artist, artsworker
Professional Experience:
Early Childhood Educator, Workplace Traineeship – Arts and Cultural Administration
Relevant Areas of Expertise:
Education, cultural safety, marketing and promotion, community engagement

 

 

Paula Urtasun: Marketing Coordinator

Professional Experience: Account Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Coordinator and Branding Consultant.

Relevant areas of expertise: Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing and graphic design.

Contact: info@creavive.com.au

 

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