Micah Projects Board
Michael Kelly
Chairperson
Certificate in Cartography, Diploma in Coaching, Diploma in Management, Cert IV Training and Assessment
Michael Kelly has been a board member for five years and chair for the last two. He is an advisor on the Common Ground Queensland Board and has travelled to New York to learn more about the Common Ground model to resolve chronic homelessness.
Michael is a Natural Resource Officer with the Department of Environment and Resource Management and works in the area of Planning and Assessment. He is actively involved in community engagement for natural resource management, promoting a sustainable environment based on ethics and shared value. Michael is strongly committed to equitable outcomes for people who are marginalised or disadvantaged. He has over 10 years experience in the areas of community engagement, change management, facilitation and coaching.
Michael Booth
Treasurer
BEcon, BCom, Grad Dip Comm Computing
Mike Booth currently teaches in the School of Accounting and the School of Management at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) where he is undertaking a M. Bus. (Research) in the area of financial viability of nonprofit organisations. Previously Mike worked for a number of federal government agencies, most recently the Australian Taxation Office. In that organisation he spent 10 years as an Assistant Commissioner with his last role focusing on compliance with taxation lodgment requirements as well as debt collection. His role included large scale staff leadership with asociated business outcome achievement and business stratgey development as well as IT project management. Mike has worked as an HR manager, IT Manager, Accountant and auditor (both internal and external).
Terry Fitzpatrick
Secretary
MSWAP. Master of Social Welfare Administration and Planning. Registered Nurse. Catholic Priest.
It has been a privilege to have been with Micah Projects since it formed and its Secretary for a number of years. I have been a Catholic Priest for 22 years, 16 years at St Mary's South Brisbane and 6 years in rural and remote Australia.
St Mary’s Community has had a strong social justice commitment responding to local, national and international issues for many years. My life enriching experiences in nursing and studies in social work have assisted me in my work as a priest and as secretary to Micah Projects. My work as a chaplain to the Catholic Aboriginal Community since the mid 1990’s has been both challenging and rewarding. This work has assisted me in understanding some of the issues and problems faced by the First Australians dispossessed of land and culture.
Annie Holden
Dr Annie Holden is an anthropologist with specialist expertise in social impact assessment. She provides policy advice to the Board and has been a long term member of the Micah Projects Board. Annie is Managing Director of ImpaxSIA Consulting Services and has special interests in women and homelessness and social exclusion.
David Gonsalves
David is a Partner at MPN Lawyers and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.). He specialises in banking and finance law, with an emphasis on consumer credit, compliance and securitisation issues. David undertakes national legal work for clients. He has vast experience in the management of legal firms, with an emphasis on leading accounting and information technology initiatives. David has also held part-time lecturing positions at the Queensland University of Technology Law School.
Beside his work commitments, David is drafting a manual on 'Risk Management of Consumer Transactions from a Legal/Financial Perspective'. He also takes an active interest in the arts, sports and other community related projects.
Joanne Richards
Joanne is manager of adult accommodation services for Cerebral Palsy Queensland in the southern metropolitan region. She holds a M Theology, majoring in ethics, BA majoring in behavioural science, and Grad Dip Health Science majoring in disabilities. Currently she is undertaking an MBA studying philanthropy and non‐profit organisations.
Joanne has broad experience within disability service organisations in research and policy development and complex care team management. Her work over the past 10 years has included conference presentations and publication of discussion papers for a range of stakeholders in disability services. She brings to Micah Projects Board a life‐long journey shared from birth with persons with disabilities and an educational and work history where the emphasis has been on inclusiveness of marginalised persons and groups.
Peter Martin
Peter has a Master of Counselling and his interest in Micah Projects' activities is based on a personal history of involvement in the helping professions over many years. He has a passion for the integrity of life. This has led him through various forms of service from the traditional to the marginal. Peter finds in Micah Projects one of the best expressions of integrity and service to humanity that is available. His experience in philosophy, theology, counselling, and human development find a place in Micah Projects' hope for a better life for people. He is the Director of Mission Support Services at Mater Health Services and has encouraged a link between Micah Projects and a major health provider, with some valuable connections resulting from this relationship.
