The Lifeline Direct (LLD) Board of Directors help lead LLD’s strategic direction, establish a governance framework including compliance systems to ensure the organisation meets its obligations, oversee the financial performance and help ensure that LLD stays focused on working towards its guiding vision of an Australia free of suicide.
Kevin’s career began working for the Australian Federal Government where he spent 14 years in various roles within economic and socio-economic policy units. He transitioned to the customer-owned banking sector, initially as the National Government Affairs Manager for the sector. Kevin took on the role of Chief Executive Officer for the then New England Credit Union in 2001.
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During his time as CEO, Kevin has played an integral role in developing the organisation from a small credit union with only a handful of branches and a small team, to a $2.5 billion high-performance customer-owned bank.
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Kevin’s career has also included a range of diverse roles as a non-executive director. His recent roles include board member for the New England Region of Regional Development Australia, ministerial appointed Director for UNE Council, Chairman of three shopping centre trusts based in Armidale, Scone and Innisfail, Chairman of Backtrack youth works program, Director of the Armidale Diocesan Investment Group, Coastline Credit Union and the Hunter New England Local Health District.
Kevin’s strengths are strategy, courageous leadership and community engagement. It is with this ethos that Kevin aligns his volunteer work with not-for-profits and community-centred organisations, particularly those that support mental health in regional Australia. Kevin was instrumental in establishing the Armidale-based youth-at-risk program, BackTrack.
Colin is Chief Executive Officer of Lifeline Australia. Colin has held leadership positions in the health sector for more than 20 years. Previously Colin was Chief Executive Officer of Healthdirect Australia and prior to that he held senior executive positions with the National Safety Council of Australia, the Hospital Benefits Association and Sano Consulting.
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Colin spent seven years in management positions at the Sydney Swans Football Club, where he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2002.
Shona Tarrant is a senior executive leader with experience across not for profit, retail, consulting and construction. Since 2018 she has been Group Executive, People and Culture for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and has previously held executive leadership roles within operations, strategy and people and culture. In these roles she has supported organisations through start up, growth, transformation and change. Shona holds an MBA from Deakin University, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed the Dr John Yu Fellowship Program at the University of Sydney Business School. This is Shona’s first Board position.The Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust (the Trust) was established by the Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust Act 1980 (the Act). It serves as a statutory agency which currently sits within the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. The Minister responsible is Minister for Creative Industries, Steve Dimopoulos MP.Overseen by Creative Victoria, Geelong Arts Centre is the only State Government owned cultural institution located outside of Melbourne.
The Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust from left to right - Kirsten Kilpatrick, Margot Smith, Sue Clark, CEO Joel McGuinness, Peter Tullin, Lesley Alway (Chair), Jane Richards, Linda Wong, and Fay Muir
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Lesley Alway has had a long career in arts and cultural management, policy and leadership across a broad range of art forms in government, non-profit and private sectors. She has also been involved with a wide range of cultural infrastructure projects. Her previous roles include Director of Asialink Arts, Managing Director of Sotheby’s Australia, Director/CEO of the Heide Museum and the Director of Arts Victoria. Lesley has previously served on the Boards of Opera Australia, ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) and the Australia ASEAN Council (DFAT).
Lesley’s academic qualifications include an MBA from Monash University; Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage, BA (Hons) and BEd from the University of Melbourne. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Sue Clark brings extensive financial and business experience to her role on the Trust. Sue has a BCom from Deakin University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Sue lives in Geelong and is a passionate supporter of the arts.
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Katya Johanson has worked in the higher education sector for over 20 years. She is currently Professor of Audience Research at Deakin University. She works with local government, as well as state and federal arts and cultural funding agencies, to research challenges in the creative industries sector and evaluate public funding initiatives. She has particular research interests in cultural diplomacy, working with young adult audiences and strengthening Australia’s regional creative industries. Prior to working as an academic, Katya worked in marketing and editorial roles in the publishing industry, including at Cambridge University Press and Addison Wesley Longman.
Katya has a PhD and BA from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Editing from RMIT University, and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Deakin.
Kirsten Kilpatrick is an experienced town planner and a Director of NovoPlanning, a Geelong-based town planning and strategic advice consultancy. In 2017, Kirsten was awarded the Planning Institute of Australia’s Victorian Planner of the Year. Kirsten holds a BA (Urban Planning), a Graduate Diploma (Urban Planning) from Victoria University and an MBA from Deakin University. Her experience includes local government and state government, as well as the private sector, and over the past 20 years, she has provided town planning services for a range of key infrastructure and development projects, serving as a strong advocate for regional Victoria. Kirsten was a board member of the Committee for Geelong and is currently on the Planning Institute of Australia (Victoria) committee.
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Margot Smith has had a 30-year career in the retail industry, where she has worked with the Myer, Coles and Wesfarmers Groups. Her most recent position was Executive Director/General Manager Retail Services for Target.
She has strong strategic leadership and financial management skills, with her qualifications including a BEc (Hons) from the University of Tasmania and an MBA from IMI (now IMD) Switzerland. Margot’s experience covers a broad range of business disciplines. Her directorships have included Anglesea Golf Club, RSPCA Victoria and Regional Kitchen (a social enterprise providing meals for 21 Victorian Councils). She was Deputy Chair of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation and Chair of the G21 Arts, Heritage and Culture Pillar and served as a Councillor on the Surf Coast Shire Council for 2 terms from 2012 to 2020. Her passions include golf, walking our coastal tracks, travel, reading and opera.
Peter is the co-founder of CultureLabel.com, a website that was one of the first of its kind to sell art online, retailing creative products from leading international culture brands including Tate, V&A, Guggenheim and the British Museum. He has co-authored two books, Intelligent Naivety and REMIX, that help other creative entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. REMIX has become a series of global ideas conferences exploring the intersection of culture, technology and entrepreneurship in cities including Sydney, New York, Perth, Dubai and London and Istanbul. REMIX is supported by partners including Google, Bloomberg, VICE, Time Out, ABC and The Guardian.
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Amongst Linda’s strengths is her ability to bring together the knowledge that she has collected over her career and adapt it to various cultures and circumstances in a non-confronting and engaging manner. With strong strategic thinking, Linda combines her broad experience in complex environments to execute and deliver outcomes. Her dedication to people and team work has often seen her leading large change programs to meet the vision and mission of organisations. Linda brings great drive and tenacity to programs requiring rigour and clear direction, but also provides a good mix of empathy and support. Using effective communication and observation skills, Linda builds rapport across all levels of an organisation. Her clarity of thinking provides direction to staff and the capability to make the complex simpler. Utilising her strong sense of commercial acumen, Linda has demonstrated success in identifying opportunities, developing relationships and operating businesses from the ground up.
Fay is a Boon Wurrung Elder of the Yalukut Weelum of the Boon Wurrung, Wamba Wamba and Wergai clans. She is a mentor, educator, language specialist and author. Her first children’s book, Nganga: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Words and Phrases, co-authored with Sue Lawson, was published in 2018. In 2020, Fay was also co-author of three books, Respect, Family and Sharing in a series called Our Place, a compilation of four children’s picture books that welcome and introduce children to important elements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. In 2020, in recognition of Fay’s extensive community service and contribution to First Nations language revival, health, education, cultural advocacy and Koori prisoner programs, she was inducted to both the Victorian Honour Roll of Women and the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll.
Jane is an experienced non-executive director and advisor with over 25 years’ experience in management within the higher education and creative arts sectors. She has extensive experience operating in large complex organisations, navigating stakeholders and