Asylum Seekers Centre

Board Member 

 Profile

Gary Rothwell

Chairman

Director, Real Estate Debt, Mirvac Funds Management. Garry sits on numerous Boards and brings extensive experience in matters of corporate governance.

Micheal Lambert

Treasurer/Public Officer

Managing Director, Corporate Finance, ABN AMRO. Michael sits on numerous Boards, brings extensive experience in matters of corporate governance and is former Secretary of NSW Treasury.

Merle Conyer

Secretary

Group Manager, Knowledge & Information Management, Austrade. Merle brings extensive experience in organisational development across many sectors and formerly volunteered with ASC

Sr Noelene White RGS    

Member, Good Shepherd Sisters. Noelene has extensive experience in working with marginalised populations, is a founding member of ASC and represents its major donor on the Board.

 Ros Bradley

Editor and compiler (ABC Books publications, Mosaic: favourite prayers and reflections from inspiring Australians). Ros has worked with various charities, including the Fred Hollows Foundation, and has volunteered extensively with ASC.

 Maya Cranitch

Lecturer, Australian Catholic University. Maya is a founding member of ASC and established its English program.

Lachlan Murdoch

Deputy Director, NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). Lachlan was a founding member of ASC and brings extensive expertise on refugee trauma and mental health matters.

 Maragaret Piper

Consultant. Margaret was Executive Director of the Refugee Council of Australia for 14 years and has been associated with ASC since its inception. She brings extensive expertise on the national and international legal and policy frameworks governing refugee and asylum seeker issues.

 Frances Rush

Regional Manager, Office of the Public Guardian. Frances has extensive experience in complex case management and crisis intervention and has been associated with ASC since its inception.