Board Members

Our board members continue to guide EWB's vision and are able to provide support for the organisation to ensure it continues to be a small giant. Those board members are:

Phil Clark (Chair) - Business Owner

Phil is an engineer who runs his own business. He previously worked at BHP Billiton for more than 33 years in business development and the health, safety, environment and community area. Phil has a Masters in Business Administration and is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company directors. Outside work Phil is on the committee of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne Branch.

Phil's engagement with EWB began with the judging of the 2009 EWB Challenge and Vic Chapter committee and now he's hooked! Phil is a keen fly fisherman (catch and release only), and has been married to Tracy for over 26 years (not catch and release!) with a grown up daughter. 

Chris Arnott - Director, TradeWorthy Pty Ltd

 

Chris Arnott is a Director of TradeWorthy Pty Ltd, providing advice to corporate and Government clients on environmental, social and governance risks in supply chains.  Chris has recently stepped down from the EWB Chair role having seen EWB through the transition from Danny to Lizzie as CEO.  He is the founder and immediate past Managing Director of Alluvium Consulting Pty Ltd, an award-winning professional services firm that provides advice to federal and state governments on water policy, water planning and environmental regulation. 

Chris is married to Amanda and has two daughters, Elizabeth (3) and Georgia (1).  He is passionate about the environment and outdoors enjoying road cycling, running, and snow sports when he gets the chance.  
 

 

Sam Redmond - Sustainability Consultant, Gerrard Bown

Sam is a senior consultant and the business development manager at GerrardBown, a sustainability and strategy consulting firm in Melbourne. Prior to joining GerrardBown, Samuel was the Business Systems Manager for GKN Aerospace Engineering Service. Sam has worked in Australia and Europe across the aerospace, automotive and professional service sectors.

Sam is a co founder and director of Engineers Without Borders Australia and the chair of the governance subcommittee. In addition to his role with EWB, Sam is also actively involved in advocacy and education around development and sustainability, partnering with other local organisations, events and community groups. Samuel graduated with honours from a double degree in Aerospace Engineering and Business Administration at RMIT University in 2000.

 

Joanne Marriott - Principal, Marriott Ideas and Solutions

Joanne runs her own business, provides consulting services and facilitates workshops on a broad range of topics, including leadership, customer service, marketing and presentation skills and gets to work with a wonderfully diverse group of clients. 

 Joanne hold an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, which makes her one of our non-gineers! She loves to travel and goes back to her native Canada at least once per year and also plays golf (not well) and has taken up tennis in recent years.  She loves to eat out at Melbourne’s many wonderful restaurants with her husband Scott and is an avid reader – in all of her spare time.

Joanne initially became involved with EWB in a mentoring capacity, helping with the development of the marketing strategy and is also a member of the 2010 Conference Committee.

 

Mark Moran - Head, Australian Program, World Vision Australia

Dr Mark Moran is currently Head, Australian Program and Strategic Advisor (Indigenous Development Effectiveness) Vision Australia and Adjunct Associate Professor with University of Queensland. Mark has an unusual combination of technical, social development and management skills with a degree in civil engineering and a PhD in social science. He has worked in Indigenous and international development contexts, including Aboriginal Australia, North America, China, East Timor and Lesotho (Africa). His areas of technical interest include local governance, home ownership, participatory planning, appropriate technology, and village water supply and roads. Stakeholder management and sustainable partnerships are central to his work, often in highly politicised contexts, including policy uptake and advocacy campaigns with governments.

Throughout his career, Mark has accumulated extensive experience in the program management of development projects, and more recently, in management and business administration of NGOs. Mark has accumulated almost 30 years of experience, working alongside communities to achieve social development outcomes, largely though the frames of participatory planning, appropriate technology and village water supply, sanitation and roads. Mark would bring a deep practical experience to the EWB Board, which would inform the development of strategy directions for EWB's practice. He would also bring strong networks with government, corporations, industry and Indigenous organisations across Australia. Mark is closely associated with several existing partners of EWB, including the Centre for Appropriate Technology and the University of Queensland. Through his current employment  with World Vision Australia, he has also developed considerable experience with the corporate governance of NGOs. Mark brings a personal commitment to improving the practice of the engineering in Australia, so that the profession can more productively contribute to Indigenous and International development.

 

Adam Long - Marketing Officer, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Adam Long is an Industrial Designer with a particular interest in electric vehicles and their infrastructure. He is presently working for the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research as a marketing officer for AusIndustry. This role involves working across multiple Australian Government Departments and working with Ministers and Senators. Previously Adam has worked as an Industrial Designer for Manrex/Webstercare, a social enterprise consultant in the Philippines for the Gawad Kalinga Foundation, and as a small business owner providing design services.

Adam has been involved with Engineers Without Borders since 2005 and is a familiar face in the ACT/NSW Region. He is currently the Acting-President/Vice President of the ACT Chapter, and has previously had roles as President, Vice President, Marketing Officer and HSO presenter in the UNSW Chapter. From 2005-2010 Adam coordinated the pilot programs of the Development Education and Leadership Experience, sending 70 people in 4 teams on a one month in-country program of education and practical experience in the Philippines. This involved project-management, development, strategy, marketing, operations and liaising with international organisations such as the Asian Development Bank, Habitat for Humanity, the Gawad Kalinga Foundation and AusAID/The Australian Embassy. Adam also consulted for the Cambodia and India programs, helping with knowledge transfer and strategy.
 

Kate Rogers - Finance 

Kate is our finance department. Seriously. She is our super star beancounter and loves everything about her department. Mention the words reconciling, processing, budgeting and forecasting and her eyes shine. Kate joined the EWB team after spending many years at Village Cinemas. She slipped into the Organisational Development team in late 2009 and is already mastering the maze of EWB acronyms!

Kate has 3 lovely boys; 1 big, 2 small. One of the small ones recently donated his tooth fairy money to EWB (cute!), she loves spending time down the coast with them all and is enjoying the challenges of life with a new puppy Molly – especially during a storm.

Kate is the current Secretary of the EWB Board. 

 

 

Kaj Lofgren - Director of Strategy, Small Giants 

Kaj is the Director of Strategy at the Small Giants group of companies. Small Giants partners with businesses that are shifting us to a more socially equitable and environmentally sustainable world. Some people call this type of business social enterprise but Small Giants just thinks it makes sense. In 2011 Kaj is also consulted to Engineers Australia (EA) on the strategy and rollout of the “Year of Humanitarian Engineering”. Prior to this, Kaj had a number of roles over four years with Engineers Without Borders Australia, including Executive Officer.

 

Kaj was a director of EWB from 2007-2010 (serving as secretary) and has been newly appointed to the board in 2012. he is working to ensure that EWB harnesses the sizeable momentum gained through the Year of Humanitarian Engineering in 2011. 

 

 

 

Claire Dixon - Innovation Manager and Senior Water Engineer, GHD 

Claire is an Innovation Manager and Senior Water Engineer at GHD and she’s passionate about influencing culture change across the engineering profession. Prior to joining GHD, she worked with World Vision in Cambodia and Melbourne Water. Claire’s significant involvement with EWB over the past three years has fuelled this passion for culture change. In 2010, she was awarded the inaugural EWB Outstanding Achievement Award.

 

In 2009, Claire established and continues to lead GHD’s corporate partnership, leading a working group that supports involvement of over 70 staff. She recently led the expansion of the partnership from a Victorian to national level. A component of GHD’s corporate partnership is the Yorta Yorta partnership, in which Claire chairs the Skills Development Working Group. She spent two years on the Victorian Chapter Committee, leading ATSI engagement. In 2010, she co-facilitated the pilot Dialogues on Country initiative, a study tour through the Murray Darling Basin, exploring Aboriginal relationships with water. She is a member of the national ATSI Knowledge Hub Committee.