Our People

Our Patron-in-Chief

The Governor-General Major-General Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC.

Our Ambassadors

• The Hon John Dowd AO QC - Ambassador for Protection
• Ian Mansfield, Operations Director, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
•                       - Ambassador for Mine Action
• John Rodsted, freelance photographer - Ambassador for Mine Action
• Michael Milton OAM, world record holder and Paralympian - Ambassador for People with Disabilities
• View Michael Milton TV Commercial.
• John Sanderson Lieutenant General AC (Retd), Ambassador for Cambodia
• Louise Robert-Smith, Ambassador for Indonesia
• Meredith Burgmann, Ambassador for Women

Our Board

Austcare is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for ensuring strategic direction and outcomes and instituting good governance policies and processes.

Find out more about our current Board Members.

Our Staff

• Chief Executive Officer: Archie Law
• Chief Financial Officer: Greg Taylor
• General Manager - Fundraising & Communications: Elektra Spathopoulos
• General Manager - International Programs: Carmel Ryan
• General Manager - HR: Kelli Barham
• Country Director - Cambodia: Rudi Kohnert 
• Country Director - Indonesia: Deb Leaver
• Country Director - Timor-Leste: Dr Jay Maheswaran
• Director - occupied Palestinian Territories: Nichola Krey
• Country Director - Jordan: Peter Zoller