131,000 volunteers… giving 49,000 hours on any day… to 5,000 organisations across Tasmania. At Volunteering Tasmania we are leading the way:
- for volunteers
Supporting and facilitating pathways to volunteering for all members of the community - for volunteering-involving organisations
Providing consultancy, resources and information to organisations and programs - for communities
Shaping the future of volunteering through leadership, research and promotion.
Capacity building is about supporting the ability of organisations to achieve their aims and objectives. VT can provide advice and resources on volunteer management in:
- Recruitment and selection
- Marketing your volunteer program
- Policies and procedures
- Training and development of volunteers
- Performance management and addressing issues
- Management system reviews
- Boards and committees
VT has offices in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie and actively engages with the national body, Volunteering Australia, and a network of state peak bodies.
Governance
Volunteering Tasmania Inc is an incorporated, community-based not-for-profit organisation with an elected Board of Governance. Our operations are expertly-run by a team of skilled and professional paid staff.
Board of Directors
Fran Healy (Chair)
Fran has been a member and the Chair of VT Board since 2008. Fran’s career spans over 30 years work in the State and Commonwealth Governments as well as the not-for-profit sector. She worked in the National Parks and Wildlife, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Health and Community Services as well as CSIRO and the National Oceans Office. She was CEO of Greening Australia (Tas) for seven years where she developed the organisation into a vibrant and dynamic organisation.
Most recently she was Campus Leader at TAFE Tasmania where she oversaw the Hobart City Campus and coached the Training Managers. Fran’s strengths are in communication and marketing as well as strategic and operational planning and human resource management.
Michelle Ewington (Deputy Chair)
Michelle has experience within the corporate and community sectors in Learning & Development, Project Management and Organisational Culture.
Michelle is employed by Red Cross and in her role as Manager – Youth, Families and Communities oversees a number of staff and community related programs, with a key interest in community engagement, strengths based approaches to community development, volunteer participation and youth engagement.
Michelle has strong facilitation skills. She has a passion for people, leadership development, individual growth and the development of organisational culture. Michelle joined the VT Board in 2007.
Tim Ritchie
Tim brings a focus on corporate intelligence, marketing know how and NFP development to the Board of Volunteering Tasmania.
Currently Tim reports to the Board of O group Inc as Executive Manager – Business Development. As part of one of Tasmania’s largest HR services organisations, Tim has developed the O group of businesses for more than 10 years.
Tim is a qualified company director and AICD Fellow with 35 years experience in government and Not-for-profit (NFP) roles. Tim has made a career of NFP management having operated at a senior level for 21 years in both incorporated bodies and public companies under the Corp. Act. Tim is a Rotarian, alumni member of the International Rotary Foundation, Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM) and Fellow of the Aust. Marketing Inst. (FAMI).
Mary Duniam
Mary Duniam has been a Board Member of Volunteering Tasmania since November 2007. She has been a Councillor at Waratah-Wynyard since 2005, and as a member of several community organisations is very supportive of the role of volunteers and their contribution towards building community capacity. Mary’s career includes Community Development Manager at Burnie City Council; workplace trainer and assessor and Quality Assured Assessment Systems Project Officer at TAFE; and Electorate Advisor at State and Federal levels. Mary is currently lecturing at UTas Cradle Coast Campus in the University Preparation Program and undertaking further academic study in the area of sustainable enterprises and regional development. Mary’s expertise includes: Governance, Local Government, community development, event and project management, volunteer management, adult and vocational education, and youth mentoring.
Harry Maltby
Harry is a senior consultant (qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada and New Zealand) with thirty years experience in international, professional financial and administrative management encompassing private and public sector, tertiary education and the accounting profession.
Noted for strategic leadership in collaborative team environments, Harry has contributed to substantial and sustainable financial management reforms in a variety of international development environments. He is a resident of Tasmania and is committed to community involvement. He currently serves on the Boards of Volunteering Tasmania and Greening Australia (Tasmania).
Chris Bennett
Christine has extensive experience as a volunteer which includes: almost 40 years in hockey (Board, committees, coaching, managing, umpiring, events, redevelopment); more than 10 years with “Look Good Feel Better”; many years on the school P&F and other committees and the Consumer Reference Group for Cancer Screening Services, as well various roles through church.
She has run a successful direct sales business for 27 years and was the volunteer Director of Operations at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre for over 13 years overseeing ground, bar, kiosk, tenants etc. This involved supervising up to 15 staff as well as dealing with local and state governments.
Christine worked with Centacare as Volunteer Manager of 150 volunteers in the Humanitarian Program for over three years and has managed many teams of volunteers in hockey and other areas of the community. Christine was awarded an OAM for services to hockey and the community.
Christine has a passion for volunteering and the important role it plays in our society.
Rebecca Livermore
Rebecca recently joined the Volunteering Tasmania Board as the first Youth Director.
Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism, Indonesian and International Relations) from the University of Tasmania and a professional background in Journalism and Communications. Rebecca is employed by Australian Red Cross as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director.
With a passion for volunteering, Rebecca has worked in various voluntary roles in Tasmania, interstate and overseas. She currently volunteers as the Tasmanian Campaigns Coordinator for Oxfam Australia.
Rebecca is passionate about community engagement, social justice and youth engagement.
Claire Horner
Claire has been a member of the VT Board since September 2011. She holds a Bachelor of Business with First Class Honours and is presently undertaking a PhD in Accounting and Corporate Governance at the University of Tasmania, her area of research being corporate social responsibility, with a focus on social and environmental accounting and reporting.
Claire’s chosen area of research reflects her personal values, as she ardently believes in the value of making a positive contribution to the community. She has held a Directorship position with Greening Australia Tasmania since October 2010, and is a member of The Golden Key International Honour Society. Having worked in the legal industry for over ten years, she also has experience in a variety of roles including compliance and management.
Dr Claire Ellis
Claire grew up in Tasmania, but also spent 14 years living and working overseas, mostly in Indonesia, Vietnam, China, USA, and within Australia in Perth, Darwin and Canberra as well as Tasmania. Together with her work in the tourism and environmental fields Claire has been active in each location with various charity and not-for-profit groups involving volunteering.
As well as running her own businesses, Claire has had a varied background working for organisations such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Indonesian office of the World Wide Fund for Nature, the University of Tasmania and Tourism Tasmania. She completed a PhD examining episodic volunteering focussing on volunteer tourism, now works as a consultant and is active on several other state and national Boards including Wildcare and Ecotourism Australia.
Claire is passionate about understanding and supporting the diverse ways volunteering allows our communities to flourish. She is keen to contribute to ensure volunteering continues to be seen by all levels of society and government as a positive, effective and critical part of our way of life.
