Board

Alasdair Norton

Appointed to the Board of Directors in 2004. President and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee 2009. Alasdair holds an MA in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University. Alasdair is Chairman of Marsden Jacob Associates, an economic, strategic and public policy consulting firm. He serves as a Board or committee member for a number of not-for-profit groups.

Christian Astourian

First elected to the Board of Directors in 2003. Deputy Vice President 2009 and member of the People and Governance Committee. Christian, who has cerebral palsy, is a Disability Consultant and an active public speaker for government and non-government organisations on issues related to disability.

David Colliver

First appointed to the Board of Directors in 2007. Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee since 2008. David has a background in finance and operations and is currently employed as Finance Director of Victoria University. He serves as a Board or committee member for a number of not-for-profit organisations.

Richard Gould

Dr Richard Gould joined the Board in 2003 and is a member of our People & Governance Committee. He holds a MBA, a PhD, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  He has worked in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors in Australia and overseas. Richard has served on a number of Boards, is a member of Council of Victoria University and a member of the health professions’ Hearing Panel list. 

Annie Duncan

First appointed to the Board of Directors in 2005. Member of the People and Governance Committee. Dr Annie Duncan has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Western Australia. She has a background in management and fundraising. She now runs her own consulting business and serves as a Board member of the Melbourne Community Foundation.

Irene Kwong

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007 and a Life Governor of Scope. Member of the Risk and Audit Committee. Irene, who has cerebral palsy, has worked with Scope for over 40 years and has previously served as a member of the Spastic Society of Victoria’s Governing Council. She is a professional public speaker and advocate for people with disabilities.

Janet Torode

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Member of the People and Governance Committee. The parent of a daughter with disabilities, Janet has been an advocate for people with a disability for over 20 years and is actively involved on regional disability committees. She is a pediatric dietitian who works as a senior clinician in an Early Childhood Intervention Service for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 

Rod O’Loan

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Vice President and Chair of the Scope Business Enterprises Advisory Group and a member of the Finance and People and Governance Committees. With a degree in Economics, Rod has an extensive background in management and logistics and, prior to his retirement, held senior management positions. Since retiring he now serves as an advisor and committee member for a number of not-for-profit organisations. 

Robert Bowen

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2008, having previously served as a Director for two years from 2005. Robert Bowen is a Director of a national residential building company. He is experienced in both finance and operations management and has a history of involvement with successful fundraising activities for charitable institutions.

Louis Lachal 

Appointed to the Board in 2009. Member of the Finance Committee. Louis recently retired as Managing Director of the Amcor Australasia Group. He has held many senior management roles, both commercial and operational, within Australia and overseas.

Karen Cleave

Appointed to the Board in 2009. Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee since 2010. Karen is the Chief Executive of the State Services Authority, and has had a career with the Victorian government since the mid 1980s, joining from the Commonwealth Public Service. Karen has worked in Community Services and Health, Treasury, Education and the Premier’s Department. Her roles have covered program policy development and delivery such as Disability Services and Primary Care. 

Mark Burrowes

Elected to the Board in 2009. Member of both the Finance Committee and the Fundraising Committee. Mark is the parent of a young man with cerebral palsy, and his son accesses Scope services along with other disability services. Mark is a former member of several not for profit Boards, including the Reach Foundation, Belmore Road School and Managing Director of Medibank Private. He has a thirty year career in corporate management and his most recent position was as Chief Executive Officer of Mitre 10.