Board of Management

The Foundation Board and ALSO Care Committee has the collective responsibility of stewardship and trusteeship on behalf of the members, to ensure that the legal entities remains viable, relevant to its purpose and the needs of the GLBTIQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex & queer) community and effective for the future.

The Board and Committee ensures that the organisation has a secure and long-term future by:

• Appointing and evaluating the performance of the chief executive officer

• Establishing {also}'s strategic direction and priorities

• Monitoring {also}'s performance and evaluating strategic results

• Defining key relationships between {also} and it's stakeholders and other key individuals and organisations.

Current Board and Committee Members

Gerard Brody - Treasurer (Foundation & Care)

Gerard is a consumer advocate and lawyer, currently employed as the Senior Manager, Financial Inclusion at the Brotherhood of St Laurence.  In this role, he leads a team that develops and demonstrates effective financial inclusion programs for disadvantaged people, and also advocates for universal access to mainstream, affordable and appropriate financial services. 

He has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and has been admitted as an Australian Lawyer by the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Bill Jeffrey (Ordinary Member - Foundation & Care)

Bill has been involved with {also} for 22 years and serving on the board for the last 19. Has worked on the production side of theatre - mainly stage management. Was a proof reader and sub editor for The Age newspaper and is now a self funded retiree.

Robert is a member of the Australian Psychological Society having graduated from Swinburn University with a Bachelor of Arts (Psych) and a Bachelor of Education (Counselling) from LaTrobe.  Robert was elected to the Foundation Board and Care Committee in November 2010.  Robert has a long history with both organisations when he was elected to the Board in 1982 and later became the first President of ALSO Care.

Daniel Perkins (Ordinary Member Foundation & Care)

Daniel is a lawyer practising in the government sector, but with experience in the corporate and community sectors.  I’ve been a member of the {also} Policy Working Group since its inception, with a passion for driving the establishment of a community legal service focused on the needs of the GLBTIQ community, and contributing in the area of law reform.

Jim Wootton - (Ordinary Member Care & Foundation)

Biography pending

Jules Wilkinson - (Ordinary Member Foundation only)