Rotary Foundation Australia
Directors
Rotary Foundation Australia operates at the highest levels of transparency, under the direction and governance of highly experienced and qualified Rotarians. Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator for the thirteenth consecutive year.
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Jessie Harman, AM
PhD, MBA, BA (Hons), GMAICD | CHAIR
Past Rotary International Director; Chair, Ballarat Community Health; Chair, Gason Pty Ltd, Director, UNE Partnerships; Director, Harman & Associates. Past Directorships – Ballarat Symphony Orchestra, Pinarc Disability Services; Past Trustee, McCallum Disability Services Foundation; Governor, Rotary District 9780. Formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Partnerships) Federation University Australia.
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Dennis Shore
MIEAust, CPEng NER, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), BE and MEngSc | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee, Monash University APPI Foundation; past Council Member Monash University and Standards Association of Australia; senior executive, pulp, paper & packaging industry; Rotary Endowment/Major Gift Advisor; Past District Governor, Rotary International; Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award from The Rotary Foundation.
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Mark Anderson
COMPANY SECRETARY
Major Gifts Officer, RI South Pacific & Philippines Office; Past President, Past Assistant Governor and over forty years’ experience in Interact / Rotaract / Rotary clubs, Foundation Major Donor, Rotary International.
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Tony Heading
BAppSc (RurTech) (Hons), GradCertT
Past Head of Department (Agriculture), Stanthorpe State High School; past Director, National Association of Agricultural Educators; past company director and small business owner. Past District Governor and Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, Rotary International.
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Tony Monley, OAM
BCom, GradDipIT, MBA
Principal, A C Monley & Associates; Director & Treasurer, The Onemda Association Inc; Director & Treasurer, Healesville Indigenous Community Service Association; Past District Governor, Secretary/Treasurer 2023 International Convention HOC, Rotary International.
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WENDY PROTHEROE
B Ed., MBA, GAICD
Past District Governor in both Districts 9620 and 9600, President Rotary Club of Brisbane High-Rise, Recipient Regional Award for services for polio eradication. Working background in Government, Not-For-Profit and Corporate sectors including economic and education sectors, national programs for Kids Helpline, Child Abuse and Domestic and Family Violence.
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JILL DAWSON OAM
Director
Past Assistant Governor in both Districts 9455 and 9423; Past President of the Perth Rotary Club, 2020-21; Rotarian of the Year, District 9455, 2020-21. Chair, Vienna Pops Committee, 2024-25. Board Member, Perth Rotary Club; and current President, Perth Rotary Club 2025-27.
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Jeremy Maughan Wright AM
BE (Hons), MBA, GAIDC
Member, Rotary Club of Sydney Cove since 2009; President in 2013-14; District 9675 Grants Chair for five years from 2014; Founding Board Member, Environmental Sustainability RAG (ESRAG) from 2015; District Governor, District 9675, 2021-22; ongoing Chair of the District Public Image Committee from 2022; National Chair, Rotarians for Bees, 2022-25. Also involved in First Nations community projects.
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Vinita Deodhar
PhD, Master of Business Economics, BA (Hons) Economics, GAICD
Transformation executive with the Australian Government; Board Director, & Chair Finance, Risk and Audit Board Committees: providing stewardship of for-purpose companies engaged in provision of community services, disability supports, early childhood education and care, higher education. Previously, Executive Director at NSW Treasury, NSW Department of Education; Chief Product Officer Open Orbit; various board roles with Rotary Club of Beecroft.
ROTARY FOUNDATION AWARDED CHARITY NAVIGATOR’S HIGHEST RATING FOR 14TH YEAR
For fourteen consecutive years, Rotary Foundation Australia’s parent organisation, The Rotary Foundation, has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. They have given TRF an overall score of 100% — that’s 100 / 100 for all four parameters: Financial, Accountability & Transparency, Leadership & Adaptability and Culture & Community.
“We are proud to announce The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International has earned our fourteenth consecutive 4-star rating”, says Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator.
“This is our highest possible rating and indicates that your organization adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way. Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work.
“Only 1% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 14 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International outperforms most other charities in America. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness.”
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