Chris brings extensive, global financial experience, abilities and possibilities to LandAid. His passionate rural roots and perpetual ‘thinking outside the box’ ensures excellent mentoring and guidance as LandAid expands and navigates new and promising waters for its initiatives. Chris’s Corporate management experience includes: Senior Management with Coca-Cola Bottlers, and Vegetable Oils Australia; Senior Product Manager of The Cooperative Building Society (The Adelaide Bank and sister Financial Institutions); Group Marketing Manager of Bennett and Fisher (National rurally- [ ... ]

Christopher’s deep rural legacy reflects wide and varied perspectives to LandAid’s mission. With extensive experience in the water resource management and mining/exploration arenas, as well as financial planning accolades - Christopher enables LandAid to affect its goals and vision from the grassroots through to the corporate markets.

Christopher’s management/mentoring experience includes: Member - the Mortgage & Finance Industry of Australia (MFAA); Past Member - Financial Planning Association of Australia (AFPA); Past Member - Country Fire Service. Current appointments and [ ... ]

Kay is a trained journalist and has shined for most of her professional career in the public sector working in marketing and public relations. Her most recent position was General Manager - Communications and Marketing with Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA). In August 2004 Kay left the public service and was appointed the Rural Financial Counsellor for the Mid North region until she commenced as General Manager - RFCSSA Inc in September 2006. Kay’s considerable experience in Senior Management in the public sector enables her skills to transfer easily across to LandAid L [ ... ]

Abi has a background in project management, marketing and events. With a commitment to rural community growth she often takes the role of grant writer to stimulate regional progress. Additionally she held a long career as a travel manager and flight attendant. Today she is a small business owner of a seafood processing company and local store. She is also part of a fourth generation farming family that has drawn out her fascination and dedication to research and has facilitated groups across Australia that has resulted in an academic paper and book based on the pressures and needs of  [ ... ]

Since 1986 Peter has run a successful accounting business. His business now employs more than 20 people and incorporates taxation, accounting, financial planning, lending and general insurance. Peter specialises in providing advice to clients with complex tax matters or sophisticated business or investment structures. In particular he helps business owners grow their business, improve profitability, increase cash flow, protect their assets and ultimately put in place a succession plan or help them sell their business. He is a CPA and a fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia  [ ... ]

Neil brings to LandAid rich history, experience and service as a Legal Practitioner and Barrister specializing in Commercial Law and Commercial Litigation.

Neil received his Bachelor of Laws Degree, Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand in 1966, and remained there practicing from 1967-1979. In 1979 he was appointed to the Attorney General’s Chambers, Hong Kong, where he served and shined until 1988.

Since returning to Adelaide in 1988 and taking up residence at Cleveland Chambers - North Adelaide, he has successfully represented and looked after numerous Corporate intere [ ... ]

Hailing from SA's West Coast farming district of Cungena, Erin comes to LandAid with knowledge of experiences and challenges constantly facing rural communities. Her commitment has been instrumental in both helping compose LandAid’s Constitution, and steering us in a direction that will help our initiative achieve the most good.
Erin’s studies and talents are broad including: Nursing at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital, Midwifery at Queen Victoria Hospital, Health Promotion and Marketing Erin’s passion, integrity and commitment to conscience have made her successful in the  [ ... ]