Our Team

Kathryn is an educator with a passion for working to provide opportunities for all people to fully participate and thrive in our community, without disadvantage. Supporting several charities, Kathryn is also on the Board of Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation and was previously Chair of Catherine House Trust. Kathryn has a background in aged care, fundraising and association management, and is particularly interested in finding solutions to ending homelessness and disadvantage in our community.

Geoff is chairman of the Day Family Foundation, a medium-sized family foundation that aims to create positive change through mentoring, music, leadership and positive education programs in disadvantaged schools. Geoff, whose services to the community have been acknowledged through a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), was the founding chair of Impact100 SA, a position he held from 2013 to 2019. Geoff is a retired stockbroker and spends his time promoting ‘more and better philanthropy’ by supporting family members to pursue social purpose interests and encouraging the next generation of family members to engage in ‘collective giving’ models.

Rachael is currently a Personal Assistant to Risk Advisory Partners at professional services firm, Deloitte. Prior to this appointment, she worked at Jaquillard Minns, a Chartered Accounting practice with a strong focus on philanthropy, and it is through this role that she was introduced to Impact100 SA and the simple concept of collective giving. A passionate philanthropist, Rachael is particularly interested in supporting children from all socio-economic backgrounds to have every opportunity to live full happy lives.

Ellen has extensive experience in board management and corporate governance having held national and state based CEO roles, including the Australian Medical Association SA Branch, the Medical Indemnity Industry Association of Australia and the Equestrian Federation of Australia. Through these roles she has gained valuable experience in fundraising, marketing, finance, recruitment, strategic planning and Board management. With various appointments to Boards, Ellen has most recently been a peer support mentor for families of children who are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Justine is experienced across multiple business disciplines including communications, analysis, and business development. She has worked in multiple professional roles primarily in communications and the internet and more recently in personal property development and management along with volunteering in the philanthropic sector. Justine is passionate about making positive change and leading by example.

David has an extensive background in management and operational performance. Roles have include South Australian iconic organisations, of Hills, Sabco, Faulding Pharmaceuticals, Santos and Top Australia.

David is a strong supporter of collaborative philanthropy in South Australia. In particular providing young people of our community the necessary support to succeed in achieving their full potential.

Clare has a range of grant management experience in government and philanthropic sectors and currently leads the work of Awesome Foundation, a giving circle focused on supporting awesome local ideas. Clare has held a range of positions in the non-profit sector and is passionate about supporting young people to realise their potential and supporting the growth of philanthropy in South Australia.

Jackie is an experienced hospitality management professional with over 25 years of experience in events, sales, business development and sponsorship. She is currently employed by the Hurley Hotel Group.

Jackie is passionate about providing a brighter future to at risk children and will embark on her first walk as an ATO with Operation Flinders in 2020. She is looking forward to raising the profile of Impact100 SA and encouraging more people to join this amazing giving circle that helps raise funds and awareness of the many worthy charities that are in our community.

Geoff has had long term experience in management and corporate governance.
He was responsible for actioning the merger to create the Australian Institute of Company Directors in South Australia and the Northern Territory and has worked as an educator in the area of corporate governance in Masters Programmes with Uni SA and MARC. He serves on a number of Boards and manages a Family Charitable Trust.
Geoff has worked with various charity organisations for many years in support of sick, special and at risk children including Variety, the Children’s Charity and Operation Flinders Foundation where he was part of the Field Management team and is now an Ambassador. He is an avid supporter of charitable works especially organisations who work within the above framework.

Through working in professional services at PwC and more recently as an independent business consultant in the higher education sector, Ailsa has developed strengths in stakeholder management, strategic decision-making support and commercial business development. She led PwC’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team in Adelaide, shaping the national CSR strategy to creatively increase office-wide participation and awareness of the local not-for-profit sector. A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Ailsa has worked with various not-for-profits in advisory or voluntary capacities. She has a particular passion for impact investing and for improving education outcomes at all levels.

David Walker (Chair)
Clare Randall
David McGlennon
Philip Huestis
Simon Tiddy
Julia Pitman
Kiah Elsworthy
Mike Stevens

Retired
Noel Grieve
Chair – Ailsa Young (October 2020)
Dave Stock
Marilyn Chambers

Jackie Newton (Chair)
Nikki Hamdorf

Retired
Louisa Zarella

Justine Crawford (Chair)
Ellen Edmonds-Wilson
Julie Adair-Cullen
Gabrielle Agnew
Nikki Hamdorf
Caitlin Jones
Louisa Zerella
Kyla Ward
The sub-committee is also generously supported by Haley Tamblyn and Serena Findlay from Hughes PR who generously donate resources and expertise.

Philip Rundle 0412 000 498
Geoff Day OAM 0412 506 453
Geoffrey Walsh 0412 000 498
Kathryn House 0418 820 914
Rachael McEvoy 0413 296 929
Jasmin Barry-Keen 0467 903 716
Chris Penny
Simon Tiddy

Retired
Julia Steele-Scott
Natalie Fuller

Kathryn House AM (Chair)
Rachael McEvoy (Treasurer)
Ellen Edmonds-Wilson (Secretary, Public Officer)
Geoff Day OAM
Justine Crawford (Chair Marketing & PR)
Jackie Newton (Chair Events)
David Walker (Chair Grants)
Geoff Walsh
Clare Randall