Board of Governors

 

Fiona Landers

Interim President: Fiona Lander

Fiona Lander BA(Curtin), ExecMPA(Curtin), GAICD

Fiona has a unique combination of government, non-government and commercial experience as an Executive and Non-Executive Director.  She holds an Executive Master of Public Administration and brings strategy, governance, human resources, information technology, communications and stakeholder engagement expertise to the Board.

Fiona is a Senior Executive and Consultant and has held numerous government positions including with the Departments of Health, Child Protection and Communities and with private companies Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Perth Airport Pty Ltd.

She is a Board Director of the WA Institute of Sport and held previous directorships with Fremantle Ports, South Metropolitan TAFE, Youth Focus, the Women’s Advisory Council and Healthway.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science), an Executive Master of Public Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.


david morrison ceo of adcorp and treasurer of the Meerilinga board

Treasurer: David Morrison

In 2018, Meerilinga Young Children’s Foundation welcomed David Morrison to the Meerilinga Board. With a business career spanning in excess of 28 years, David is a hands-on strategic marketer who has led a number of major client projects in the fields of brand development, digital strategy, television production and employee value proposition development and implementation. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Curtin University with Honours in Marketing.

After commencing with Adcorp Australia Ltd as General Manager of WA in 2003, in March 2011, David was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. As well as managing the company’s marketing agency operations across Australia and New Zealand, he has also spear-headed the establishment and growth of Showrunner Productions, Adcorp’s television production company specialising in factual documentaries and managed the investment in the global start-up video production business, Shootsta.

David is a Director of Volunteering Western Australia, the peak body for volunteering that aims to strengthen communities through volunteering by connecting volunteers from all walks of life with community-based initiatives and organisations.



Board Member: Claire Werner

“I have a passion for working with people and organisations, collaborating with them to foster peer learning and evolution in an increasingly complex, knowledge based and changing environment.”

Claire has been working in Learning and Development for many years and my approach is always grounded in real events and practical situations. Claire aims to challenge assumptions and stimulate genuine dialogue and learning. She has worked in and for public and private sector organisations and my experience spans managing training and assessment, learning and development, accreditation, quality control, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) design and management, business improvement, project management, research and organisational and cultural change. Claire’s recent work has focused on the reviewing and developing capability frameworks, organisational learning and development functions, organisational processes and quality systems.



Board Member: Jason Shapcott

I thrive in roles where I can work with stakeholders to implement innovative evidence-based improvement plans that lead to success. My leadership experience, across the public sector spectrum, is diverse with experience across all aspects of school and system improvement.”

Jason has been working in education as a school administrator in the public sector for over 10 years. He is an experienced school principal with a strong focus on developing professional learning communities that are focused on improved learning outcomes and support for students. Jason has specialist expertise in building corporate capacity for public organisations to harness stakeholder support to succeed.