Dr David Marsh, OAM

Date of Birth:
01/03/1951

Professional:
1975Junior Resident Medical Officer, Austin Hospital
1976Registered Medical Officer, Prince Henry's Hospital
1977Senior Registered Medical Officer, Prince Henry's Hospital
1978Lecturer / Demonstrator at Monash University & part-time General Practice
1979-1980GP, Scotchmer Street Medical Centre, North Fitzroy
1981-PresentSole General Practitioner, Richmond
1981-1983Senior Medical Officer, Richmond Football Club
1994-2002Visiting Medical Officer, The Melbourne Clinic, Richmond
2003-PresentGP Representative to the Medical Advisory Board, Epworth Hospital
PresentMedical Advisor to Sir Eric Pearce House, Richmond
PresentBed rights at Epworth Hospital, Freemasons Hospital & St George's Hospital

Pro Bono Interests:
1988-1994Board Member / Director, Variety - The Children's Charity
1994-2005Hon. Medical Advisor, Variety - The Children's Charity
2003-2005Board Member / Director, Wintringham Services for the Elderly
2005-PresentMentor to the Mentors, Richmond Football Club
2006-PresentFounder & Chairman of the Marsh Foundation Ltd

Family:
Married to wife Clair since 1981.

Other interests / accolades:
Athenaeum Club Member
Australia Day Ambassador
Awarded OAM for services to Medicine during the Bali Bombing
Victorian of the Year 2003

Clair Marsh, OAM

Married to husband David since 1981.

Formerly in Public Relations, she is now a director of 4 companies here and in Indonesia.

Was heavily involved with Variety - The Children's Charity, for more than 18 years as a Board Member and was chair of various committees.

Is now on the Board of The Marsh Foundation Limited which recycles unwanted but serviceable medical equipment to send to Indonesia and beyond. She and her husband have sponsored an orphanage in central Bali which cares for handicapped children for more than 14 years.

Appointed the second only Life Member of Variety - The Children's Charity in 2003.

Awarded OAM for services to Victims during the Bali Bombing.

Awarded along with husband, David the Herald/Sun Victorian of the Year for 2003.

John Sinisgalli

Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws, Monash University

Partner Hunt and Hunt Lawyers

Professional

John is an accredited commercial litigation specialist who has spent his career to date at a boutique Melbourne firm.

His clients at Hunt and Hunt include thoroughbred horse business, OTI investments, as well as companies in the printing, relocation services, steel manufacturing and technology sectors.

He also receives a steady flow of referral work from a list of Victorian insolvency practitioners. He practices in all Victorian jurisdictions as well as the Federal Court of Australia.

Paul Wheelton

Paul holds professional standings in Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne 1978 and has been a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants for 25 years.

Paul was the group manager Administration and Finance for the Budget Rent a Car Corporation, and for the last 21 years has been managing director and owner of the largest Budget Rent a Car Franchise Group in Australia. Paul is also chairman of the Budget Rent a car “Licensee Advisory Council”.

Paul has been treasurer of St Theodore's Anglican Church in Surrey Hills for 11 years. He is currently a member of the Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar Development Board which organizes the Brownlow Breakfast in Melbourne. He is deputy chairman of Variety - The Children's Charity in Victoria and Chairman of Life Education Victoria, the largest non government provider of health and drug education to school children in Australia.

Paul and his family are actively involved in two orphanages in Bali.

Angela Sbisa

Education:
Grammar School, College (Business Banking Diploma)

Professional:
Started in finance industry (Marketing), offset printing industry (Sales & Production) Business owner for 20 years: clothing Labels, restaurants previously. Now, Tiger Corporation Director & Sales Manager (5 companies) and Paintsheild Australia director

Family:
Married to Larry (21 years) 2 teenage daughter, Alyssa, 22 & Sarah, 18 and a cat called Finnegan!

Other Interests:
My family & friends first, movies, shopping, art and design, reading, gym, computer games, VRC, Variety, ASGA, Richmond Football Club, Melbourne Victory Member, Victory in Business.

Ronnie Atlas

Bringing his energy and marketing and public relations nous to the Marsh Foundation Board is Ronnie Atlas, Managing Director of Word of Mouth Communications. For over 20 years Ronnie has been working with organisations of all sizes to create stronger partnerships, generate sales, growth and marketplace visibility. Some of his clients include: Smith Snackfoods, Arnott's Biscuits, Mars Confectionery, Kia Motors, Uncle Ben's, Australia Post, The Walt Disney Company, Landcare Australia, Myer, Australian Consolidated Press/PBL, Mattel, Leaseplan, Samsung and Optus.

Ronnie is also an active blogger, sharing his knowledge about many of Melbourne's most loved cafes and coffee spots on his blog, www.ronnies-spots.com and is also working on the project for the cleantech manufacture of energy resources using 100% renewables and waste materials as feedstocks.

Ronnie has known and been involved with the Marsh's for over 20 years including serving with them on the board of The Variety Club and he is delighted to be able to contribute in a small way to help them achieve their objectives.

Lindy Pickersgill

Education:
Real Estate Representative Licence - 2000
Loss & Grief Counselling John Allison Monkhouse - 2000
Higher Diploma of Teaching Secondary
Firbank Grammar School VCE

Professional:
Area Sales Mornington Peninsula Grange Australian Unity - 2009 to present
Project Sales Manager, The Brighton on Bay, Lend Lease Primelife - 2004 to 2009
Sales Consultant, Waterford Valley Lakes, Primelife Corporation - 2004

Interests:
Travel particularly Bali & Vietnam, walking, supporter of the Jodie O'Shea Orphanage in Bali, live concerts, music.

Allan Hurley

Date of Birth:
2 October 1957

Family:
Married to invaluable Marsh Foundation supporter, Kathleen Hurley.

Pro Bono Interests:
Marsh Foundation Logistics Committee Member

Other interests:
Football, football, and more football. Richmond Football Club. Did I mention football?

Tom Tully

Education:
RMIT Business Studies
Doncaster Secondary School

Professional:
Insurance Consultant - CGF Insurance Services

About Tom:
Tom Tully has been an Insurance Consultant and has run his own business for over 30 years. He has had a long involvement with charitable organisations since the early 1990's.

A great fan of comedy and for over 10 years has hosted a 3 hour fortnightly radio show in Melbourne. Tom also has a passion for travel and has done so extensively throughout Asia and North America.

Tom and wife Ruby have a rural property near Mansfield Victoria and spend as much time as they can spare relaxing "on the farm".

Dianne Sisak

Dianne Sisak is a tax lawyer at Minter Ellison and is the key legal advisor to many not-for-profit organisations. Dianne has advised not-for-profit organisations on diverse issues, including their establishment, regulatory compliance and entitlement to tax concessions, including on a probono basis, and volunteers at the Homeless Persons Legal Clinic.

Dianne is a member of the Tax Institute of Australia and Law Institute of Victoria.

In her spare time Dianne loves to practice yoga and go shopping. objectives.

Sara Van Hecke

Director East Melbourne Psychology

Sara is a Clinical Psychologist and Director at East Melbourne Psychology. She specialises in working with couples, working with women who have chronic health issues in particular breast cancer, and family violence.

Her own experience with breast cancer in 2008 and her frequent travels to Bali led to her exposure to of the lack of breast cancer services there. She started WHOW (Women Helping Other Women) and began fundraising to help the efforts of BIWA (Bali International Women's Association). Their aims are to provide breast health education and early screening of breast cancer to women in Bali.

She is married to Andrew Duffield and has 3 children, Jess (27 y.o), Eddie (26 y.o) and Henry(14 y.o).

Garry Krauss

Date of Birth:
25/12/41

Education:
Bachelor of Commerce, Swinburne

Professional:
25 years' experience in the Mining Industry

Pro Bono Interests:
Director, Marsh Foundation
Director, Melbourne City Opera
Director, The Production Company

Other interests:
Opera