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Name and position
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Qualifications, experience and committee membership
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Peter Lidstrom
President
Board Member since
1987
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LLB; BBus. (Acc).
A solicitor for over 25 years, Peter has practical accounting experience as well as being involved in management and administration of various law firms. Recently appointed as legal counsel of Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd.
Peter’s Able Australia Board Committee membership includes:
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Finance Committee
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Sir Eric Pearce Deafblind Fund
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Salaries and Conditions Committee.
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Kaye Collard
Treasurer
Board Member since
2000
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Fellow, CPA Australia
Fellow, Taxation Institute of Australia
Associate - Aust. Health Services Financial Management Assn
Graduate Diploma of Accounting (FIT).
Kaye’s experience includes Chairman and employee of Colpot Consulting, Director of Caters P/L and member of Public Sector Committee of CPA Australia.
Kaye’s Able Australia Board Committee membership includes:
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Finance Committee
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Salaries and Conditions Committee.
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Eddie Keir OAM
Board Member
(Past president)
Founding Member of Able Australia since 1967
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BA (Psych)
TTCTD (Trained Teacher Certificate for Teacher for the Deaf)
MAPS (Member of Australian Psychological Society)
FAudSA (Fellow of Audiological Society of Australia).
Eddie is an Audiologist and was the Head of Department of Audiology at the Royal Children's Hospital from 1960 to 1997.
His experience includes being past Vice-President and Honorary Life Member of Deafness Foundation Victoria as well as past Member of Advisory Council for Children with Impaired Hearing.
Eddie’s contributions have been recognised with the Ann Sullivan International Medal for work with Deafblind Persons and an Order of Australia Medal for Services to the Deafblind and for the advancement of the field of Audiology.
Eddie’s Able Australia Board Committee membership includes:
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Finance Committee
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Sir Eric Pearce Deafblind Fund
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Salaries and Conditions Committee.
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Jock Power
Secretary
Board Member since
1991
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TPTC; TTCTD (Trained Teacher Certificate for the Deaf)
Dip. Ed. Admin.
Jock is retired from Ministry of Education and is the former Acting Vice-Principal at Carronbank School; as well as former Acting Principal at Princess Elizabeth Junior School.
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Frank Harris OAM JP
Vice President
Board Member since
2008
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Qualifications in a variety of Management and Engineering disciplines.
Frank has over 32 years experience at executive level in Disability Service Organisations. He is also the current Patron – Crisis Support Services; Frank is a recently retired Bail Justice (Dept Justice Appointment), an appointment that he held for 18 years.
Frank’s Able Australia Board Committee membership includes:
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Julie Hore
Board Member since 2007
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B.Comm/ LLM (Hons)
Julie’s experience includes being a solicitor with Stedman Cameron Meares & Hall, a corporate solicitor for Shell Australia and Shell UK; as well as a Business Manager, Retail and Commercial Marketing division, Shell Australia.
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Laura Kaczkowski
Board Member since
2008
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B.Comm (law)
B.Man (HRM)
Diploma PR.
Laura’s experience includes Corporate Communications Assistant Manager Chrysler Australia, Event Manager for Chrysler Australia and Marketing Manager for Audi Brighton.
Laura’s Able Australia Board Committee membership includes:
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Hon. Don Wing LLB
Board member since
2011
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Don practised as a Barrister and Solicitor before being elected to the Legislative Council in the Parliament of Tasmania. During his 29 years as an Independent Member he was President for six years. He was Mayor of Launceston from 1983-1987.
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