Our Team

The HMSTrust management structure is centred around the Board of Trustees, who are responsible for overarching governance and decision-making across the Trust's three key areas of operations: grantmaking, investment, and finance and compliance. In addition to attendance at Trustees' Meetings, Trustees elect to sit on the Investment Committee and the Grants Advisory Committee.

Each area of the Trust's operations are staffed with skilled professionals who are responsible for delivering on HMSTrust's vision, purpose and guiding principles.

Our Team

Our Trustees. L-R (top) Philip Moors, Alex Gartmann, Claire Higgins, Rod Kemp, Bruce Parncutt, (lower) Jan Robins, Andrew Sisson, Keith Smith, Danielle Toon, Catherine Walter.

Trustees

Dr Philip Moors AO  Chair (retired 26 November 2020)
Catherine Walter AM (appointed Chair 26 November 2020)
Alexandra Gartmann
Claire Higgins
The Hon Rod Kemp AM
Bruce Parncutt AO
Jan Robins (from 11 May 2020)
Andrew Sisson AO (from 16 March 2020)
Keith Smith (UK-based – retired 27 November 2019)
Danielle Toon (from 11 May 2020)

For further details of our Trustees, visit the full Trustees page on our website.

Our Team

The only way we saw each other for most of the year - via Zoom! Clockwise from top left: Glen Thomson, Michelle Springall, Amber Moore, Sarah Bartak, and Lin Bender with Ryley, our four-legged Chief Morale Officer, reclining on the couch.

Staff

Lin Bender AM  Chief Executive
Glen Thomson  Finance Executive
Lea-Anne Bradley Grants Manager (to 14 Feb 2020)
Sarah Bartak  Grants Advisor
Amber Moore  Grants Advisor (from 10 March 2020)
Michelle Springall  Grants Support and Executive Assistant

For further details of our staff, visit the full Staff page on our website.

Grants Advisory Committee

Claire Higgins Committee Chair
Lin Bender AM
Alexandra Gartmann
Dr Philip Moors AO
Jan Robins (from 11 May 2020)
Keith Smith (to 27 November 2019)
Danielle Toon (from 11 May 2020)

Investment Committee

Catherine Walter AM  Committee Chair
Lin Bender AM
Dr Philip Moors AO
The Hon Rod Kemp AM
Bruce Parncutt AO
Andrew Sisson AO (from 16 March 2020)
Glen Thomson

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