Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO
Official Patron
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Companion of the Order of Australia, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor of the State of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Board of Patrons
The Board of Patrons was established by the Board of Directors to give The Shepherd Centre access to a group of individuals who would publicly endorse the work of the Centre and offer advice on specific issues. This group has no statutory or governance responsibility.
The Charter of the Board of Patrons is: “To assist and support the work of The Shepherd Centre through the endorsement of the Centre in the general community, with potential benefactors and with government. At times it may be asked to assist with introductions to people and organisations that may in turn support The Shepherd Centre.”
Dr Brendan Nelson
Dr Nelson is currently Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO. He served in the Australian Parliament as the Member for Bradfield from 1996 to 2008 and was the Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party from November 2007 until September 2008.
Mr Maurice Newman AC
Former Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Newman is an Advisor to the Marsh Group of Companies; a Director of the Queensland Investment Corporation; Honorary Chair of the Macquarie University Foundation; Chairman of The Australian Fathers’ Day Council; Chairman of the Taronga Foundation; and Director of The Bradman Foundation.
Mr John Fraser
Mr Fraser was appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Asset Management Business Group of UBS in late 2001. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of UBS Asset Management and head of Asia Pacific, and Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBC Australia Funds Management Ltd from 1994 to 1998.
Associate Professor Jim Patrick
Associate Professor Jim Patrick was one of the original engineers pioneering the development of the multi-channel cochlear implant and is recognised as a world authority on cochlear implants.
Ms Cathy Harris AO PSM
Ms Harris currently holds the positions of Director of The National Gallery Foundation; Director of the Australian School of Business UNSW; and Commissioner of the Australian Rugby League and Honorary Consul General for Bhutan.
Mr John Mangos
Popular television newsman John Mangos has been a familiar face on Australian television for almost thirty years. Mr Mangos is currently a news reader with SBS and is a media trainer, master of ceremonies and seminar mediator.
Mr Paul Roos
AFL premiership-winning coach Paul Roos is one of Australia’s most admired sporting personalities. A former coach of the Sydney Swans and current Head Coach of the Swans Academy, Mr Roos is a newspaper columnist and professional speaker, and is regarded as one of Australia’s leading motivational keynote presenters.
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Has your child been diagnosed with a hearing loss? Do you have concerns about your child's hearing? We can help. For more than 40 years, The Shepherd Centre has been teaching deaf and hearing-impaired children to listen and speak.…