2020 AFFLIP Board

Hon. Greg Crafter AO
Patron
Greg had a distinguished career as a Member of the South Australian Parliament during which time he held four major ministerial portfolios, including that of Education and Children’s Services (1985-1992). He is a highly respected educator nationally and internationally and a former President of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (Geneva).

Susan Boucher
Previously AFFLIP Chair
susan.boucher@afflip.com
Susan has worked at an executive level in the not for profit sector for more than two decades across both education and health. She was previously CEO at Principals Australia and Deputy Chair and Executive Director at Teach For Australia.

Jeannette Emery
2020 AFFLIP Board Member
jeannette.emery@afflip.com
Jeannette Emery has recently joined the AFFLIP Board and brings specialist knowledge and contemporary experience in English Language and Literacy.

John Erskine
AFFLIP Treasurer and Coordinator Scholarships
john.erskine@afflip.com
John was previously a deputy principal and education consultant and is now an established business entrepreneur, serving on an international company board.

Miriam Cocking
Liaison with the Filipino Community in Australia
miriam.cocking@afflip.com
Miriam has over 30 years’ experience working and volunteering in the community sector. She currently holds the position of president of Multicultural Communities Council of SA (MCCSA).

Max Greenwood
Coordinator Professional Development Literacy
max.greenwood@afflip.com
Max was previously a Principal and Training and Development leader in the Department of Education and Children’s Services in South Australia. More recently, he spent ten years as an English Language and Literacy consultant in New York and Melbourne.

Pat Maloney
Coordinator Learning through the Outdoor Environment
pat.maloney@afflip.com
Pat was previously a school principal with the Department of Education and Child Support and President of the South Australian Area School Leaders Association. He has been a member of a number of influential DECD committees.

Trevor Tiller
Coordinator Schools Learning Network
trevor.tiller@afflip.com
Trevor was previously a district director in the Department of Education and Children’s Services in South Australia and now a consultant in education, who has worked internationally including in Mindanao.

Emeritus Professor Alan Reid AM
Patron
Alan Reid was previously founding Chair of AFFLIP and Professor at the University of SA. He has been influential in education policy development at both state and national level and has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to Australian education being awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2012, and a finalists for South Australian of the Year (2017).

Alastair Douglas
AFFLIP Chairperson
alastair.douglas@afflip.com
Founding Deputy Chair and Convenor Health & Nutrition. Ali was previously a principal in the Department of Education and Children’s Services in South Australia, has worked extensively as a consultant in education internationally over the last 15 years, including the Philippines and Mindanao in particular.

Tim Jackson
Deputy Chairperson and Chair Corporate Governance Committee
tim.jackson@afflip.com
Tim has extensive experience at senior levels in local Government in South Australia and Victoria. He was until recently (June 2015) the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Playford in South Australia. He is currently Board Chair of Volunteering SA&NT and President and Chairman of Volunteering Australia.

Irene Rowe
New Board Member
irene.rowe@afflip.com
Irene Rowe has recently joined the AFFLIP Board, she is a registered nurse with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and health care industry. Her commitment to the Filipino Community in SA is extensive and reflected in her voluntary work including as President of the Filipino Australian Nurses and Carers Association. She brings extensive experience to the AFFLIP board in the area of Health and Education having worked as a Nurse Educator, Tagalog Translator and Teacher with the Filipino Ethnic School of SA along with her role as Ambassador to Breast Screening SA and Board Member of the Ethnic School Association of SA.

Roger Saunders
Coordinator Scholarships
roger.saunders@afflip.com
Roger is a consultant in education and information management with international experience in the areas of ICT systems and the development of learning resources who has also worked in Mindanao for five years.

Mario Trinidad
mario.trinidad@afflip.com
Mario grew up in the Philippines and later studied social work at Flinders University, where he is a part-time lecturer. He is also Team Leader, Community Response Team for the St Vincent De Paul Society (South Australia).

Lyn Wilkinson
AFFLIP Secretary and Coordinator Professional Development Literacy
lyn.wilkinson@afflip.com
Lyn was previously a Senior Lecturer at the Flinders University of South Australia and is a specialist in the area of English language and literacy.

Dr Yvonne Zeegers
Board Member
yvonne.zeegers@afflip.com
Yvonne is the Program Director for the Bachelor of Education (MBET), at the University of South Australia. Yvonne has been a primary teacher, curriculum adviser, and was AusAid’s Pre-Service adviser in the Southern Philippines for three years. She teaches in Science curriculum, and Design and Technologies curriculum courses.