Board Members
| Member Name | Position | Start Date | Current Term Ends |
| Michael Drew | Chair | 2020 | 2026 |
| Kim Hughes | Deputy Chair | 2021 | 2027 |
| Quentin Hooper | Treasurer | 2025 | 2027 |
| Amy Williams | Secretary | 2021 | 2027 |
| Claudine Lombard | Board Member | 2021 | 2027 |
| Brianna Casey | Board Member | 2023 | 2026 |
| Travis Ingram | Board Member | 2024 | 2027 |
| Rosanne Brand | Board Member | 2024 | 2027 |
Professor Michael Drew
Chair
Michael E. Drew is a trusted advisor to family offices, foundations, and fiduciary investors. A financial economist by training, Michael is a Co-founder of Drew, Walk & Co. and an Emeritus Professor of Finance at Griffith University. Michael serves as a Deputy Chair at CareSuper, a member of the Investment Advisory Board of the Petroleum Fund of Timor-Leste, and a Trustee of Mary Aikenhead Ministries. Michael is Chair at Jobs Queensland and serves as an investment committee member of Aboriginal Hostels Limited and the Public Trustee of Queensland. Michael volunteers his time as Chair of Volunteering Australia and St Vincent’s Foundation Queensland. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Queensland, is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst®, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Kim Hughes
Deputy Chair
Kim has over 25 years’ Executive, Board, and Board advisory experience in the public, private, profit-for-purpose, and government sectors across a range of industries including superannuation, life insurance, funds management, financial planning, disaster management, and arts. She has proven success in business strategy and transformation with expertise in governance and risk management, customer-centred solutions, people and culture, performance monitoring and continuous improvement, and commercial acumen.
In addition to her Board role with Volunteering Australia, Kim is a current Board member of the State Library of Queensland, and an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committees of the Department of Trade, Employment & Training, Department of Housing and Public Works, Qld Family & Child Commission, and Qld Parliamentary Services.
Kim holds a Business Degree, Diplomas in Superannuation, and is a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course.
Quentin Hooper
Treasurer
Quentin is an accomplished senior finance and governance professional with a strong background in financial management, strategic oversight, and stakeholder engagement, making him well-suited for a directorship at Volunteering Australia.
As the Chief Financial Officer and former Acting CEO of Perth Markets Group Limited, he has demonstrated his expertise in financial strategy, risk management, and operational leadership. His success in complex financial negotiations and risk mitigation—such as defending against a proportional takeover bid and establishing significant hedging strategies—showcases his financial acumen and strategic thinking.
In addition to his corporate experience, Quentin brings significant governance experience through his role on Volunteering Australia’s Finance, Risk & Audit Committee and his service as President of the Western Australian Ostomy Association. His leadership within CPA Australia, including roles as President and Senior Deputy President of its WA Division and Deputy Chair of the Council of Presidents, underscores his commitment to excellence in finance and governance. These roles have equipped him with extensive skills in compliance, audit oversight, and stakeholder management, all of which are critical for Volunteering Australia’s continued growth and operational integrity.
Quentin’s professional memberships—including as a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors—reinforce his commitment to high governance standards. His blend of senior financial leadership, governance experience, and volunteer service positions him as an ideal candidate to contribute valuable financial and strategic insights to Volunteering Australia’s board.
· Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors
PhD Finance (University of Queensland Business School)
Dr Claudine Lombard
Board Member
Claudine has 25 years’ experience in financial markets across all asset classes including socially responsible investments (SRI) and sustainable finance alternatives. Claudine has deep experience in investment performance and risk with a strong record of delivering project outcomes in cross-divisional project management, data, analytics and information technology. Claudine has a reputation as a strategic thought leader with a collaborative approach to teamwork and stakeholder engagement.
Claudine is currently also on the Board and Finance Committee of MiCare Ltd, an Aged Care provider in Victoria and Queensland. She has been director and treasurer on local community organisations in the disability sector, maintaining an active civic life through volunteering to support organisations who provide services to children with disabilities, education and youth prison outreach services.
Amy Williams has been employed as a lawyer since 2015 and for the last 5 years, has worked at the Not-for-Profit Law team at Justice Connect, where the core part of her role as Principal Lawyer is to provide legal assistance to community organisations and social enterprises. A key part of the advice that she provides at Justice Connect supports NFP’s to meet directors’ duties, ensure compliance with regulation and legislation (including fundraising and OH&S) and fulfilling obligations as registered charity with DGR status. In addition to this, Amy has supported charities in their advocacy, relationships with the member law firms and regulators.
Amy has a deep understanding of the needs of community organisations particularly around governance obligations and is very familiar to the Australian volunteering sector. In 2018 Amy presented at the National Volunteering Australia Conference, in 2018 and 2019 at Volunteering Tasmania Conference and in 2019 she also presented at the NSW Centre for Volunteering Conference.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Amy was trained as a social worker and was employed as a policy and research officer for two community sector peak bodies – Western Sydney Community Forum and the NSW Council of Social Service. A core part of her role at these peak body organisations was to build a broad understanding of the issues faced by the sector and to identify ways to best support the sector. In addition to this, Amy was the National Liaison Officer for UNSW Social Justice Project, a role that saw her liaise with community groups and state chairs across Australia to promote involvement in national anti-poverty campaign.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor of Social Work (University of Western Sydney) 2009
Juris Doctor (University of NSW) 2015
· Admission as Solicitor (Supreme Court of NSW) December 2015
Brianna Casey
Board Member
Brianna is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Foodbank Australia and is Australia’s representative for the Global Foodbanking Network. Brianna joined Foodbank Australia in 2016, following her successful term as CEO of Australian Childcare Alliance NSW. Prior to that, she spent 14 years in agri-politics, as CEO of Qld Farmers’ Federation and a Policy Director at NSW Farmers.
Brianna’s career has centred on her love of social policy and advocacy, and her passion for powerful story-telling. Brianna serves on a number of government committees across the portfolios of Social Services and Home Affairs, as well as the National Emergency Management Agency. She also played a key role in the development of the Australian Government’s first ever National Food Waste Strategy, as well as the successful bid committee for the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre.
Brianna was recognised in the June 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, awarded an Order of Australia medal (OAM) for significant service to social welfare, to environmental conservation, and to the community. Brianna is passionate about volunteering in her local community, managing an under-18s National Premier League soccer team, and was appointed to the Volunteering Australia Board in light of her volunteering experience and expertise both professionally and personally. She is a proud member of Chief Executive Women, has a Bachelor of Science in Australian Environmental Studies, is a graduate of the iconic Australian Rural Leadership Program and a past recipient of the Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 Award.
Rosanne Brand
Board Member
Rosanne is a Senior Corporate Executive with more than 20 years of experience in business and technology transformation, advising the leaders of Australia’s most high-profile public sector initiatives. She is also a dedicated advocate for Australia’s innovation ecosystem and a long-term provider of in-kind advisory services to not-for-profit organisations. As a retired Partner at PwC, she led the Transformation Design and Delivery practice for Government and Defence, guiding large-scale programs in areas like digital services for citizens and defence innovation.
Rosanne also helped to develop an innovative service to Australian start-up businesses to accelerate growth and scale across emerging capabilities in Renewable Energy and Climate Technology, AI, Defence, Finance and Wellbeing. Prior to her 13-year tenure with the firm she held leadership positions in the Post Office (UK), the Australian Federal Police, ActewAGL and TransACT Communications in Canberra (now TPG). Rosanne has held several governance roles for organisations, including most recently: Chair – Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN) Advisory Committee: leading the committee in its advice to the Board of Directors on strategy, engagement, performance measurement, and property. Invited speaker, MC and panelist in support of CBRIN events. Advised on a range of matters from economic contribution, strategy, property, programs, engagement, and education.
Chair – Volunteering Australia ICT Advisory Committee supporting the CEO and Board from ideation, initiation and delivery of its Volunteer Management Online Project as part of the National Volunteering Strategy. Her board advisory experience has focused on national strategy and engagement, supporting the long-term goals of both innovation and volunteer management frameworks. Rosanne’s extensive credentials in governance, project management, and leadership from institutions like the Australian Institute of Company Directors and INSEAD underscore her commitment to effective board leadership.
Member – Bell Shakespeare Company Development Committee, actively supporting the company as it drives partnership and outreach initiatives for the ACT region.
She held previous memberships of the Australian Institute of Project Management & Affiliate Membership of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Travis Ingram
Board Member
Travis has almost 20 years’ experience across government, strategy, technology and business transformation. Travis is currently employed as a Senior Principal Strategist in ServiceNow, prior to which Travis worked extensively across government and utilities as a management consultant with Canberra based consulting firms, Projects Assured and PwC. Travis has experience in strategy development and advisory, business case development, financial and cost-benefit analysis, risk management, project and program management, ICT delivery and service design.
In addition to his professional experience, Travis has held governance and volunteering roles across several not-for-profit agencies, where he provided volunteering and governance functions. Additionally, Travis’s work across technology and business change has required him to establish and serve as a member of multiple governance forums, driving accountability and supporting program outcomes, through effective delivery, risk and financial management.
Travis holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law) from Curtin University, and a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law and Practice and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Griffith University.
