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    Palms Post October 2008

Palms Australia Members and Governance

Palms Australia is a unique independent and democratic organisation, open to the direction of its members. The board has seven directors elected by the membership. It is an agency whose legal structure is voluntary, not-for-profit and non-government. Palms is not formally part of any Church or Government funded institution or department.

Palms Australia maintains around 300 members from diverse backgrounds. To become a member one needs to be approved by the board and make a membership donation.

If you would like to become a member of Palms Australia, please download, complete and return this form with your membership donation.

Board of Directors

Sr Patricia Malone

Patricia Malone RSJ - President

Member of Congregational Leadership Team, Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
Adjunct Professor, School of Religious Education, ACU.
TC (CTC), BSc (UNSW), DipEd (UNE), MED (Mon), PhD (Macq).FACE.

Roger O'Halloran

Roger O'Halloran

Executive Director of Palms Australia.
B. Arts; Grad. Dip. Ed.; M. Ed. (Administration).
Palms Participant Samoa 1993-94.

Paul Barrett
Peter Corser

Peter Corser

Retired R

Paul Barrett

GP
Palms participant PNG 1993-1994
SA state representative

Member Program Support Committee

etail and Hotel Manager.
Palms participant PNG 1996-1997
Palms participant Kiribati 1999-2001

Co-chair Vision & Finance Committee.

Martin Crick

Martin Crick

Retired Company Director.
Fellow Certified Practising Accountant (FCPA).

Co-chair Vision & Finance Committee.

Phillip Dicalfas

Phillip Dicalfas

Lawyer.
BComm (UNSW), LLB (UNSW), Grad Dip Legal
Practice (UTS).
PALMS participant Swaziland 2004-2006.

Member Vision & Finance Committee.

Leonie Fehir

Leonie Fehir

PALMS participant Kiribati 1992-1994
PALMS participant China 1999-2001
PALMS development coordinator 1995-1998

Member Vision & Finance Committee

Michael Kukla

Michael Kukla

Hospital Health Service Manager, Royal North
Shore.
Diploma in Management and Leadership.
Chair Program Support Committee.