Robyn Hendry
Chair
Chair
Robyn is a senior executive with 25 years’ experience in CEO, General Manager and Board positions across private, not-for-profit and government organisations. In these roles, including as a CEO of a chamber of commerce and industry representative bodies, Robyn has worked with businesses and for-purpose organisations to find practical and effective solutions to a range of challenges and social impact areas of interest. She is currently General Manager of Aspen Medical Advisory Services, providing health advisory services to clients around the world. She currently holds Director positions on Tennis ACT, iLaunch – an Australian national space program, Arboretum Forrest Gallery Advisory Board and as well as Chair of VolunteeringACT.
Special responsibilities
Chair of CEO Performance and Nominations Committee
Helen McKenna
Deputy Chair; Chair Finance and Audit Committee
Deputy Chair; Chair Finance and Audit Committee
Helen is a Director at Charterpoint Pty Ltd. She has over 30 years’ experience in both public and private sectors across service delivery, policy, auditing, assurance, and risk management, in regional and central offices. She specialises in governance, audit and assurance, program and project management, risk management, business improvement and change management.
Special responsibilities
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee; Member of CEO Performance and Nominations Committee
Jayne Curnow
Director; Chair Risk and Policy Committee
Director; Chair Risk and Policy Committee
Jayne joined the Volunteering and Contact ACT Ltd Board in May 2018. Jayne is Governance Advisor at Freeport Indonesia and has more than 20 years’ experience in international development and applied transdisciplinary research. Jayne specialises in bringing the cross-cutting priorities of governance, gender equity, adult education, and training into core business. Jayne holds a PhD in Anthropology from ANU and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Special responsibilities
Chair of Risk and Policy Committee
Bobbi Campbell
Director
Director
Bobbi joined the Board in mid-2023 and has over 25 years of experience as a legal and commercial advisor across public and private sectors. Through her current work at Synergy Law, she continues to advise on corporate and commercial matters, intellectual property, media and communications law, contracts, procurement, tendering, governance, probity and public law. Along with negotiating successful legal outcomes, she has led and advised on policy development, strategy and helped foster strong stakeholder engagement for the Australian Government with key sectors, in order to build trusted relationships and sustainable outcomes. Bobbi is also on the board of the Canberra Grammar School and provides pro-bono legal assistance to several key community organisations, including VolunteeringACT and its members.
Special responsibilities
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Sajid Hassan
Director; Chair Information, Systems and Technology Committee
Director; Chair Information, Systems and Technology Committee
Sajid joined the board in 2022 and is the chair of the Information, Systems and Technology Committee. Sajid has tertiary qualifications in corporate governance from the Governance Institute of Australia and Australian Institute of Company Directors in addition to holding a postgraduate degree in engineering from the Australian National University. He has previously worked as the Chief Information Officer for Lifeline Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. He is currently working as a Program Director at the Australian National University.
Special Responsibilities
Chair of Information, Systems and Technology Committee
Cherie Hughes
Director
Director
Cherie joined the Board in November 2023 and is a senior executive with 25 years’ experience in public and private sectors across insurance, IT, health, transport and property. She has worked with multi-disciplinary and national teams to deliver valued outcomes for colleagues, government and citizens. As the Chief Operating Officer at Transport Canberra and City Services, she has deep experience across the breadth of corporate, enabling services and is the Chief Audit Executive and Agency Security Executive. Cherie is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Special Responsibilities
Member of Risk and Policy Committee; Member of Information, Systems and Technology Committee
Rachel Thomas
Director
Director
Special Responsibilities
Member of Risk and Policy Committee; Member of CEO Performance and Nominations Committee
Michael Brady
Director
Director
Special Responsibilities
Member of Finance and Audit Committee