TFN is committed to best-practice governance and processes, to enhance our effectiveness and ensure transparency and accountability to our stakeholders. TFN Australia is a public benevolent institution and registered charity, constituted as a public company limited by guarantee called The Funding Network Australia Limited (ABN 75 166 134 774), which has deductible gift recipient status, item 1. The board of directors ensures TFN’s culture and behaviour is consistent with its vision, mission and strategic objectives, and has ultimate responsibility for the performance of the organisation.
Shaun Kamler is Division Director, Banking and Financial Services at Macquarie Bank. He is an internationally experienced business executive, with over 18 years in retail banking, wealth management and manufacturing industries, and is looking forward to helping grow TFN’s presence in Australia’s original home of philanthropy, Melbourne.
Bill Marynissen has over 30 years' financial markets experience. As an Executive Director at Macquarie Bank, he held leadership roles in its FICC and Banking & Financial Services Groups. Bill also served as Macquarie Group's Integrity Officer from 2009-2013 and on the Sydney Futures Exchange Board.
Melissa is Founder and Managing Director of the Top Blokes Foundation, one of Australia's leading boy's social education organisation that supports young men's health. She was named NSW Young Australian of the Year (2016) and was awarded EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2017). In 2018, the Top Blokes Foundation was named most Significant Contribution to Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Young Men and Boys.
Jordan leads the Accenture Operations team in Australia and New Zealand, advising organisations on the most innovative, long-term and sustainable ways of doing business. Jordan has 20 years of consulting and outsourcing experience across a wide range of corporate services, including finance, HR, procurement, digital marketing and analytics. He is passionate about making a difference and driving innovation for people and the community.
Lisa’s career spanned the corporate sector and running her own business, before making the move into the not-for-profit sector around 15 years ago. Formerly the CEO of Good2Give, several Westpac Group charitable foundations, and the Head of Sydney Women’s Fund, Lisa has a deep understanding of philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector. Lisa currently sits on a number of not-for-profit boards, with a common thread of empowering grassroots communities, women and girls.
Liza-Jayne (LJ) is CEO of Alpha Consult and brings almost three decades of experience in helping organisations, causes and individuals successfully grow their profiles and accentuate their positive proactively and reactively. She is a highly respected reputation management and amplification expert within the Asia Pacific region. LJ is the Chair of NOW Australia, and the NSW Convenor of Women in Media.
Sam is a career negotiator who has secured more than A$525 million in deals after senior marketing and sponsorship roles in Australia and the UK. Through Other Side of the Table she teaches people, from classrooms to boardrooms, how to ask for what they want and achieve better outcomes. She is the author of I Love Negotiating and Negotiate Your Worth, and advocates for negotiation skills to be included in the national school curriculum so every Australian grows into a confident, empowered negotiator.
Meaghan is a lawyer within the University of Sydney's in-house legal team who advises clients on a range of intellectual property and commercialisation matters relating to research activities. Starting out in private practice at a specialist intellectual property firm, Meaghan has spent the majority of her legal career working for not-for-profit organisations with a focus on research, innovation and brand protection. She is passionate about education, innovative thinking and collaboration to effect positive change.
Dr Yun Ju Christine Song is General Manager at the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, leading research operations and systems modelling to improve youth mental health and wellbeing. She also contributes to transdisciplinary work on mental health forecasting and the intersection of AI, economics, and public health.