Our Board – ABM

The Most Reverend Geoffrey Smith – President of the ABM Board

Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia
President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia
Archbishop of Adelaide

The Reverend Andrew Sempell – Chairman

Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Theology; Diploma of Ministry
Retired Priest. Formerly Rector of St James’ Church Sydney; Dean of Bathurst Cathedral Bathurst; Army Chaplain; and Priest at Grafton Cathedral.
Chair of the Board, Anglican Board of Mission – Australia (ABM)
Acting Chair of the Board, Anglicans in Development (AID)

Dr Colin Bannerman

Bachelor of Science; Master of Business Administration; Doctor of Philosophy
Commonwealth Public Service (top-level Organisation and Resources Management, Strategic Planning and Employment Policy); Senior Research Fellow, University of Canberra (Educational Communication);
Independent Researcher and Writer (Australian food history and culture)

Mr Brett Collins

Appointed by GSSC
Victoria

Ms Elissa Cotroneo

Director Anglican Youth Children’s and Families, Anglican Church Southern Queensland

The Reverend Paul Devenport

Appointed by GSSC
South Australia

The Reverend Dr John Deane – ABM and AID Executive Director

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity. Doctor of Philosophy
Former Overseas Program Coordinator, ABM
Former Member of the Committee for Development Cooperation

Ms Sarah Gowty

A development practitioner (government and NGO sectors) with experience in Australia and overseas managing diverse and complex development and humanitarian assistance programs across Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
Australian Public Service executive with a focus on community development and social policy.

The Right Reverend Dr Murray Harvey

Bishop of the Diocese of Grafton

The Rev’d Canon (Auntie) Dianne Langham

Director of Reconciliation, Anglican Diocese of Newcastle

Mr Pei Onn Lee

Master of Applied Finance, Fellow member of CPA Australia
Senior executive with experience in auditing, developing and implementing operational risk policies and processes as well as in-depth knowledge of financial markets and wealth products, combined with hands-on experience in managing the accounting, operations and product control functions.

The Reverend Matthew Smedley

Western Australia Provincial Representative
Rector of the Parish of Mosman Park

Mrs Edwina Waddy

Associates’ Director

The Reverend Christopher Waterhouse

Appointed by GSSC
Rector of St James’ Church (King Street) Sydney

Ms Sue West

Appointed by GSSC
New South Wales