The Management Committee meets on a monthly basis. Members are elected every year at our Annual General Meeting.
All of the charity’s finances are audited annually and are reported to the Committee, the Department of Fair Trading and the Office of Charities.
President, John Star
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Vice President, Anthony Tanti
Anthony was the co-owner of SDDC, a data and document destruction company and held the position of the Australasian Chairperson for the international organisation NAID (National Association for Information Destruction) for 3 years and served on the International Board of Directors. He is currently a volunteer for St Vincent de Paul in our local parish and a Josephite Companion helping run the local Josephite Companions monthly prayer group and assisting in annual food and clothing appeals.
Treasurer, Tim McAuliffe
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Secretary, Zara Tai OV
Zara has worked in local government as a town planner for around 30 years. She has been on property advisory councils and women's councils in the Catholic Church. Zara was also a company director for a community housing provider. Zara belongs to the ordo virginum (consecrated virgin), a form of consecrated life in the Catholic Church.
Founder, Sr Myree Harris OAM
Myree worked as a school teacher for 15 years as well as holding executive roles in the NSW Catholic Education Office. She's held Board and Committee positions as well as roles at St. Vincent de Paul (mental health), Coalition for Appropriate Supported Accommodation for people with disabilities (CASA), Boarding House Expert Advisory Group (BHEAG), Churches Community Housing, Churches Housing Ltd and Amélie Housing.
Bernadette Chad
Bernadette has held HR roles within the universities of Sydney and NSW, as well as NSW Sydney Water. She also worked as a teacher within the NSW Education Department.
Phillip Morath PhD, FAICD
Phillip is also currently a Director at the Centre for Disabilities Studies and an Executive member with Amélie Housing. He was the former CEO of Amélie Housing and he also holds a PhD in Organisational Change.
Rhonda Tanti
Rhonda was the co-owner of SDDC, a data and document destruction company. She is currently on the Finance committee for the local parish. She is a volunteer for St Vincent de Paul in the local parish and a Josephite Companion helping run the local Josephite Companions monthly prayer group. She has organised appeals for food and clothing for the Gethsemane Community and the Lifejacket program through St Paul's Anglican Church in Burwood. She was the Sacramental Coordinator for many years. She is currently a volunteer for Lifeblood.
Timothy Doherty
Educational generalist. Current project is the design of haptics-based material for the early teaching of numeracy. Long-time affinity for indigenous social justice through equity in the early learning sector. Gethsemane is a living-breathing exemplar for the social justice of care.