Council

Suzanna Christison

Chair Person
chair@mittagundi.org.au
Joined Council: 2009

Suzanna Christison is our current Chair. With two year's history on the Council, as well as three years as a Director at Mittagundi with her husband, her knowledge and experience of the organisational is a valuable asset. Suz's first experience of Mittagundi was as a participant some 20 years ago. The profound impact of the nine-day course pointed her to studies and a career as an outdoor leader, manager in outdoor organisations and onto facilitation.

Bruce Crothswaite

Vice Chair
Joined Council: 2010

Bruce was fortunate enough to attend Mittagundi as a young person and was given a chocolate milkshake as a reward after doing so. He has since been drinking milkshakes and has also been passionately involved in Mittagundi both as a staff and council member. Bruce loves Mittagundi, its simple philosophy and the sense of community and camaraderie it inspires. Bruce is otherwise a lawyer who drinks milkshakes, eats ginger nuts and practices in litigation and insurance.

David Gibbs

Treasurer
Joined Council: 1983

David Gibbs is a business strategist and adviser with a reputation for developing wise and practical solutions to business problems. His career in financial advice spans some 35 years.

During this time, David has seen the effects of many business cycles and the succession of management within a wide range of business operations. This experience has sharpened his passion for excellent Corporate Governance and the identification and management of risk.

A committed supporter and office bearer of numerous community based and youth organisations including MittagundiDavid also served as the Chairman of the Victorian State Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Kev McGennan

Councellor
Joined Council: 1989

Kev started his teaching life at Traralgon High School in 1976 where he was first introduced to the wonders of the Victorian high country. This started a life of bushwalking and cross country skiing which still continues. In 1982 he arrived at Wangaratta High School, started teaching outdoor education in 1987 and joined the council shortly after. He told his year 10’s that if they didn’t go to Mittagundi they would fail year 10 and be expelled from the school. The rest, as they say, is history.

Jo Brockwell

Councellor
Joined Council: ????

Jo is a Senior Manager working for The Outdoor Education Group partnering 10 client schools around Victoria. OEG History – 2011 is my sixth year in this role after working in the field with young people for many years. I have been a member of the Mittagundi Council for @10 years and I am a registered teacher.

I am passionate about connecting young people with the environment, developing their true potential through outdoor education and relationships with others. Love getting to know people, Bushwalking, Skiing and generally being out of the city.

Helen Collins

Honorary Solicitor
Joined Council: ???

Helen was first introduced to the Victorian mountains on a Mittagundi course as a Year 9 student from CRC Melton. Helen has also been involved at Wollangarra including a stint as a staff member in 1993 and has been a member of the Wollangarra Council since 1996.

Helen has extensive remote area bushwalking experience, with young people and on private expeditions, in Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory and treks in Nepal.

Qualifications: BSc(Hons) / LLB(Hons) (Melb), LLM (ANU)

Greg Marks

Secretary
Joined Council: 2000

Greg has a keen interest in outdoor activities including cycling, walking and travel, interests which are shared with his wife Dawn. He has been on the Mittagundi Council for over 6 years and is currently the secretary.

Involved in the finance industry for over 25 years, he brings knowledge of investments and business analysis.

Tom Hay

Councillor
Joined Council: 2005

Tom worked as part of the staff team in 2002 and has been passionately involved ever since. He runs the annual Hop, runs the website, has been Chair Person for a bit.

Dick Alder

Councillor
Joined Council: Near the very beginning

Dave Armstrong

Councillor
Joined Council: ????

James (Jimmy) Findlay

Councillor
Joined Council: 2001

Mike Heffernan

Councillor
Joined Council: 1998