Board
Mr Michael Walsh: Director and Chair
Michael Walsh is a retired Legal Practitioner having specialised in civil litigation for over 35 years. Michael is a Lay Preacher of the Anglican Church and is also the Chair and member of various Diocesan committees, Councils and Tribunals and a Tasmanian Diocese delegate to General Synod.
Michael is the current and past Board Chair member and Chair of many not-for-profit organisations involved in social justice/social equity issues, including twelve years as a Board Member and a term as Board Chair of Anglicare. Michael is an active member of Lions and has been a member of the Lions state Cabinet for the last five years.
Michael’s special areas of interest are governance and social justice/social equity issues.
Mrs Juanita Miller: Director and Deputy Chair
Juanita Miller is a member of the Uniting Church where she currently holds executive positions with serving as a Pastoral Partner. Since 1982 she has been the nominated representative for the Launceston City Mission and Australian Church Women in her church.
As well as serving as a director on the Board, Juanita has been a member of the City Mission’s Women’s Auxiliary for 29 years, 25 of them as President. This is a small fund raising group.
Her positions with Australian Church Women are those of Branch secretary and State secretary.
Juanita is an executive member of PR&Friends Inc., not for profit charitable organisation and a member of a fund raising committee for Uniting Care.
Mrs Elaine Bushby: Director and Board Secretary
Elaine Bushby is currently a Director on the Launceston City Mission Board, holding the position of Board Secretary since 2002. She became a Christian in her early teens and from then on has sought to live a life that demonstrates her faith in action. This included supporting her husband, Max, in his business, political and community service life, for 40 years while raising their five children, as well as being involved herself in volunteer service with several not for profit Community and Christian organisations, which included secretarial and leadership roles.
Elaine believes that the appeal of the Launceston City Mission as an area of service is that it is more than a welfare agency, as it also provides the opportunity for people to have their spiritual needs met, by forming a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Mr Laurie Kellett: Director and Board Treasurer
Laurie holds a Diploma in Theology & Church Ministries. He Graduated in 1978. He has been a Bible college lecturer in Church Administration and Accounting. Incorporation/Associations Auditor since October 2002. Laurie served in the Armed forces between 1961 and 1967 in administration and accounting. He has also been employed as a company paymaster, Accounts office manager and assistant accountant. He became a Pastor in 1980 and continues in that role today. Having a heart for evangelism, Laurie fully supports the Mission’s practices of “Caring and sharing in Jesus’ name.
Mr Tim Holder: Director
Tim Holder is the Executive General Manager of Tasmanian Broadcasters whom operate 10 commercial radio stations across the State. Prior to this Tim was the CEO of a content and publishing business in Melbourne. Tim and his wife Jenny are also partners in Abe’s Audio, a national audio production house.
Tim has served on a number of Christian boards including Prescare, WayFm and in various courts of the Presbyterian Church (Tasmania) and as an Elder in the Christian Reformed Church (Adelaide). Tim currently sits on the NRM North Board and is Treasurer.
Mr James McKee: Director
James McKee is the CEO of NRM North, an organisation which addresses natural resource issues in the region. James is also an ordained Anglican minister and is part of the St John’s Launceston staff team. James has held a wide variety of board positions and is committed to boards which are strategic, useful and engaged. He brings this commitment to the City Mission board.
James has travelling to a range of countries where he has witnessed firsthand the impact of poverty. In part, this has motivated his commitment to international missions/relief/development but he believes that we have a responsibility to first to care for those around us (our neighbours in the truest biblical sense) and this is one of the key reasons he is involved on the board of City Mission.
James is married with three children. He is a graduate and member of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Australian Institute of Management.
Royce Aldred: Director
Royce graduated with a degree in Environmental Technology from UTAS in 1998 and is currently the Launceston Manager for Engineering and Environmental Consultancy, SEMF. He acts in the role of National Manager – Environment when required also.
Royce currently serves on the Business Ministries Board at the Door of Hope Christian Church, is the Northern Chair for Engineers Australia and is the Tasmanian representative on the National Committee of Engineering Technologists.
Royce is currently undertaking the Company Directors course through the Australian Institute of Management.