Our People

Tim Cox

Chairman

Tim is a business consultant, experienced in delivering improved performance. Tim was a partner with Price water house Coopers for many years, where he worked in Australia and overseas with leading Australian and foreign businesses. He is one of Australia's most experienced taxation practitioners and has been actively involved in tax policy reform.

Cindy Batchelor

Board Member

Cindy has worked extensively as a senior executive in both financial services and professional services. She held executive positions at National Australia Bank in Business Banking, Personal Banking and in People & Communications. She most recently held the position of Executive General Manager, NAB Business. Cindy is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a member of Chief Executive Women. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma (Human Resource Management) from Deakin University and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Glenn Willis

Board Member

Glenn has extensive industry knowledge with over 25 years’ experience in the Australian and international capital markets. Glenn was most recently co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Moss Capital. Prior to Eleanor, Glenn co-founded Grange Securities and led the team in his role as Managing Director and CEO. Glenn is passionate about the value of mentoring at school and the role business can play in mentoring the next generation of leaders.

Mr. Anthony Howard QC

Chief Patron

Patron-in-Chief

Anthony Howard QC is a former barrister and judge, having practised criminal law for a total of 43 years, including 10 years as a judge. He knows how important it is for young people struggling with life’s issues to have meaningful personal and mentor support. Over many years, Tony has had a significant involvement in youth mentoring and was a director of Big Brothers Big Sisters during 2015-2016.

Mr Howard is the husband of the Governor of Victoria, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC. Since July 2015, he has been actively supporting the Governor’s work and the comprehensive community program conducted both within and outside Government House. Tony is the patron of a number of community organisations, including Red Cross Victoria, the Eye and Ear Hospital, the Lighthouse Foundation (aiming to combat youth homelessness), the Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation and Travellers Aid Victoria.

Philip Brass

Patron

Philip Brass was Managing Director of Pacific Dunlop from 1987 until 1996 when he retired after 32 years with the Company. From 2003until February 2007, he was Company Directorof Globe International Ltd. Philip has also held the post of Chairman of NM Rothschild, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Philip is involved with several philanthropic organisations and in 1992 was awarded the B’nai B’rith Gold Medal for Service to Industry and the Community.

Philip has been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2009, with the development of a mentoring program for young people with big career dreams called Young Achievers. His foresight and belief in the benefits of mentoring to assist young people to achieve their career goals has been inspirational.

Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg

Community Ambassador

Michael is one of Australia's highest profile psychologists. He works in private practice as a nationally registered child and adolescent psychologist and is passionate about delivering national and international evidence based psychology workshops and seminars that make a difference to the health and wellbeing of young people.Michael's work has a focus on the importance of building resilience on young people, and he strongly supports the work of Big Brother Big Sisters as it is in line with his view that "young people need charismatic adults in their lives".

Dr. Bronwyn King

Community Ambassador

As an oncologist, many of the first patients Bronwyn cared for were suffering from tobacco related disease. The devastating impact of tobacco left a deep impression, one that compelled Bronwyn to act when she discoveredthat some of her pension fund savings were being invested in tobacco companies. Bronwyn founded Tobacco Free Portfolios, encouraging superannuation funds to implement tobacco free investment policies.To date, there are now more than 30 tobacco free superannuation funds in Australia, with a total divestment of more than $1.5 billion tobacco stocks.

Through this work, and also through her younger years training as an elite swimmer, Bronwyn has learned the importance of positive role models, particularly for young people.

"I've had many wonderful mentors guide me through challenging times.It would have been so much more difficult to negotiate life's obstacles without their backing. The Big Brother Big Sister mentorship program is a wonderful way to ensure that young people realise their full potential"

Greg Levine OAM

Community Ambassador

Now a Reserve Magistrate, Greg Levine was a Magistrate from 1986 to 2015. In that time he sat in the Children's Court of Victoria for 20 years, including a period of 5 years as the Senior Magistrate.

He was also the Senior Magistrate of the Sunshine Magistrates Court from 1999 to 2002. He was the founder of the Family Drug Treatment Court, the first such court in Australia, which commenced in 2014.

Greg, throughout his distinguished career has believed that children need loving and stable homes, and require timely decision making to ensure certainty in their lives - with their parents if at all possible, but if not, with others who will provide them with love, care and stability, and the best opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Sammy J

Community Ambassador

Sammy J is an award winning comedian, writer and songbird. From Melbourne to Edinburgh, he has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting and inventive performers on the international comedy scene.

Sammy J is also a former Big Brother so he knows firsthand how the program can influence the life and development of a young person.

When not on stage Sammy J regularly co-hosts the Conversation Hour on ABC radio and also writes for the Age newspaper.

Natalie Hunter

Community Ambassador

Natalie Hunter is best known for her role as presenter on one of Australia’s longest running children’s shows, and part of the fabric of Aussie television, Network Ten’s Totally Wild.

For a number of years, Natalie has proudly hosted our annual Big Brothers Big Sisters ‘BIG Breakfast’ event which is held at the MCG.

Cam McConville

Community Ambassador

Cameron 'Cam' McConville is an Australian racing driver and motorsport media personality. While retried from full-time competition Cam still races occasionally and is an in-demand endurance event co-driver. Cam spent 14 years as a professional driver, ten of those in the largest Australia domestic television programs and up until the end of the 2009 season was the colour commentator for Network Ten’s Australia coverage for Formula One. Cam announced his retirement form full time racing at the end of the 2009 season. Cam has recently taken the position of CEO of Ski Racing Australia.

Cam is passionate about the impact mentoring makes and wants to help raise the awareness of Big Brothers Big Sisters to garner much needed community support so that many more children can benefit from knowing they have someone who believes in them.

Zae Greenwood

Mentor Ambassador

Zae Greenwood was born and raised in Sydney Australia by his single mother and attended McDonald College of the Performing Arts as a dancer. Deciding not to pursue a courier in the performing arts, Zae left Australia at 19 years old to travel through Asia and Europe.

After working around the globe for over 10 years in hotel management, public relations & marketing & creating creative food and drink concepts Zae moved back to Australia in 2010 to start his own creative business project.

Since then Zae has innovated a number of catering & event brands into the market including Pop Up Picnic and Moving Meals, and the relaunch of Chilterns Catering & Events, all belonging to the One Hundred Hospitality group.

Zae recently became a Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentor Ambassador after being enrolled in the programme as a Mentor and has just begun his second 'match' with the programme. Zae is extremely passionate about Big Brothers and Big Sisters cause, in particular the well-being and future of young people in need of a positive role model in their lives.

Andrew Sullivan

Mentor Ambassador

BIO -Andrew Sullivan is the Managing Director of SULLIVAN Consulting an executive recruitment and HR Services business based in Adelaide, he’s an experienced Board Director and is passionate about volunteering and the community. When Andrew’s not recruiting executives across Australia he enjoys spending his downtime with his wife and their two children.

Andrew was matched with his little brother Charlie in 2009 through the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program and has been a steady mentor, friend and influence in Charlie’s life for the past 9 years. Charlie is now 17 years old and has matured into a wonderful young man, who has completed his studies and is looking to commence an apprenticeship.

Taaryn Wright

Youth Ambassador

Taaryn was referred to Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program many years ago due to her complex family situation. Through the support of Mel, her Big Sister Mentor she is now living a happy and fulfilled life.

“I’ve graduated high school, l have completed my certificate 4 in patisserie - which was a huge, huge step ... and life is really great!” – Taaryn