Board of Governors
Fiona Lander, President
Fiona has a unique combination of government, non-government and commercial experience as both an Executive and Non-Executive Director across various portfolios in human services and infrastructure. She brings extensive strategy, policy, communications, stakeholder relations, corporate services and governance expertise to the Board.
Fiona is an experienced Senior Executive and Consultant and has held numerous government positions including with the Departments of Health, Child Protection and Communities and with private companies Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Perth Airport Pty Ltd.
She is a Board Director of Injury Matters and held previous directorships with the WA Institute of Sport, Fremantle Ports, South Metropolitan TAFE, Youth Focus, the Women’s Advisory Council and Healthway.
Fiona is passionate about ensuring children and young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential, through a nurturing, safe community and the provision of quality education.
Fiona holds an Executive Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Claire Werner, Vice-President
Claire has worked in Learning and Development for 40 years, and her approach is always grounded in real events and practical situations. She has worked with both public and private sector organisations, with experience in a range of functions, including training and assessment, learning and development, accreditation, quality control, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) design and management, business improvement, project management, research and organisational and cultural change.
Claire’s recent work has focused on national projects to support the Commonwealth National Skills Reform Agenda as well as designing and strengthening organisational learning and development functions, processes and quality systems.
Claire holds a Master of Professional Studies (Instructional Systems Design), a Graduate Certificate in Vocational Training Systems and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary), as well as a Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and a Diploma of Quality Auditing. She is a member of The Association for Talent Development, and the Australian HR Institute.
David Morrison, Treasurer
With a business career spanning almost 30years, David is a hands-on strategic marketer who has led a number of major client projects in the fields of brand development, digital strategy, employee value proposition development and television production.
Commencing with Adcorp Australia Ltd as General Manager of WA, he was subsequently appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. He currently heads up global start-up video production business, Shootsta as Executive Director managing their global operations, as well as managing Adcorp’s marketing agency, NeonLogic, across Australia and New Zealand,
David is a former Chair of Volunteering Western Australia and is a member of Santa Maria College’s Advisory Committee.
He holds a Bachelor of Business with Honours in Marketing.
Ben Mercer
Ben is an experienced management consultant who assists organisations to achieve growth, transformation or performance improvements for key stakeholders. He has significant experience delivering services across Australia’s largest corporates to smaller for-purpose organisations, working for Deloitte Australia in Strategy and Operations Consulting as well as his own consulting business. Specialising in strategy, operating models, management system improvement, program management and change management, Ben is known for his strategic and systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, and pragmatic approach to addressing complex challenges.
Ben has also had extensive exposure in high performance environments, with over 30 years as an athlete, coach, high performance manager and consultant. He is passionate about safe and inclusive environments that positively impact the development of children and youth.
Ben holds a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Science, a Diploma of Project Management and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jason Shapcott
Jason has been working in education for 30 years and as a public sector school administrator for over 10 years. He is an experienced school principal with a strong focus on developing professional learning communities that improve learning outcomes and support for all students.
Jason has specialist expertise in building corporate capacity for public organisations to harness stakeholder support to succeed. He is currently the principal of the Independent Public School, Yale Primary School and a serving Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force Active Reserve.
Jason holds a Master of School Leadership, a Bachelor of Arts (Education) and a Diploma of Air Force Studies.
David Warren
David has more than a decade of experience working in the not-for-profit sector across the areas of corporate partnerships, marketing and corporate services. He commenced working with Foodbank WA to assist raise awareness and funds by developing corporate partnerships and elevating the media profile of the charity in Western Australia. He is integral to some of Foodbank WA’s major organisational change including the construction and relocation of three centres, the launch and development of its social media presence, establishing a highly successful corporate volunteer program and building the framework for the charity’s human resources, culture and safety policies, systems and training.
David holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing & Human Resources) and is a member of the Australia HR Institute.
