Meet your 2024 Ryder-Cheshire Australia Board Directors.
Paul Fearon is the Chairperson.
Peter Colliver, Ryder-Cheshire Australia’s Company Secretary, is the Treasurer
The Board has a Committee structure which consists of five committees; Legal and Finance, Marketing and Fundraising, Media and Communications, International Programs and Secretariat.
Paul Fearon
BA, G.Dip.Arts (Adv)., MBA, B.Bus., FCPA, FAICD, FIPAA (Vic).
Paul’s family has been supporting Ryder-Cheshire for nearly 60 years. He has been the Treasurer and Public Officer of RCFV since 2012. He was Victoria’s statutory safety and technical regulator for the energy industry, CEO of ESV and CEO of ESC. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2009. He supports the recent changes required to ensure that Ryder-Cheshire continues its vital work into the future. Recently retired, he will be able to dedicate time and energy to help grow Ryder-Cheshire’s funding and supporter base, and recruit new volunteers to build on the work of existing and past supporters and volunteers. Paul is the Legal and Finance Convenor.
Peter Colliver OAM
B.Bus., FCPA.
Peter has been the RCA Treasurer since 2002 and Inaugural Company Secretary and Public Officer since 2007. He was appointed as RCA Director in 2008. His objective has been to ensure that the financial management is focussed on providing funding to Raphael and Klibur Domin into the future, and to protect the Deductible Gift Recipient status by improving compliance with taxation and other laws and regulations. Peter is the Secretariat convenor.
Susie Mackerras
Susie worked in Administration, Logistics and Management for First State Super. She worked at ABC Radio, Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Opera. She was active in supporting music and artistic programmes at the schools attended by her children. She holds the position of Ryder-Cheshire Australia Overseas Volunteers’ Co-ordinator. She has volunteered at Raphael in India and Klibur=Domin in Timor-Leste.
Dianne McGrath OAM, DSJ
BEd (Prim)., G.Dip.TL (Prim)., Dip.Teaching (Prim).
Dianne has worked in educational sectors for over 30 years and more recently as a community capacity builder. Her commitment to the ‘relief of suffering’ began in 2000 when she volunteered at Klibur Domin. It was there that she was witness to the suffering of many people. She has visited Raphael multiple times. She is the Ballarat Support Group President. She was invited to RCA Board in 2016. She is committed to increasing the RCA membership to extend scope for funds, ensuring the continuance of the life-changing work at Raphael and Klibur Domin. Dianne is the convenor of Media and Communications.
Siobhan Reeves
BA (Liberal Arts), MA (International Relations), Certificate in Governance and (Risk Management (Government Institute of Australia). Siobhan is experienced in policy design and program implementation working for more than ten years in the in the Australian Public Service and more than five years NGO sector where she focussed in areas of First Nations Affairs and was a Former Assessor. Siobhan was awarded the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in the Public Sector management 2018-2022 and she is an Associate Member of the institute of Community Directors Australia. Her relationship with Ryder-Cheshire began 2012 and subsequently she has volunteered at Klibur Domin in Timor-Leste in 2013 for one year, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2023.
Michael Moignard
Ph.D Art History., M.Sc., BA (Hons)., Dip.Ed.
Michael worked 35 years as an Australian public servant in trade and resource policy, and trade promotion. His work took him to New Delhi, New York, Santiago de Chile, Manila and Singapore. He is President of the RCFV. He was invited to the RCA Board in 2016. He has visited Raphael and Klibur Domin. Michael is committed to building a strong sustainable RCA to provide continuing support for Raphael and Klibur Domin, and to seek new opportunities ‘for the relief of suffering.’ Michael is the convener of Marketing and Fund Raising.
