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Board of Directors Dr Graeme Smith OAM, Managing Director General Manager/Managing Director for the past 20 years, Graeme’s face and name is synonymous with The Lost Dogs’ Home. He is often featured in newspapers, and interviewed on radio and television as an expert on many animal welfare issues. He is passionate about the Home and animal welfare in Australia, and is always looking to improve animal management services in the community. He is a leader and visionary in his field. Graeme’s range of duties at the Home include:
  John Allen B.Bus (Marketing); Dip Ed John brings a wealth of broad-ranging fundraising experience to the Board with over 22 years experience in the sector. He has particular experience and interest in program development, marketing and strategic planning, and governance issues all to enhance professionalism within the not-for-profit sector. A past President of the Fundraising Institute – Australia (Victoria), he was also a Board member of the Institute for seven years until his retirement from this role in 2005. He is a Fellow of the Institute and was recognised by his peers in 2006 through the awarding of the prestigious Arthur Venn Award. He is currently the Executive Director of the Monash University Medical Foundation. With an avid interest in the conservation of our environment and its habitat, John’s passion for animal welfare stems from an over-arching belief that human actions and attitudes to animals reflect mankind’s worth within a civil society.
Brian Walsh Brian has been a Director of The Lost Dogs’ Home since 2002. Brian Walsh is the Director of Communications for www.ourcommunity.com.au, an online resource for Australia’s 700,000 community groups. He joined the management team at Our Community in 2001 after a background in media, mainly with News Limited. He worked with The Sun and the Herald Sun in various senior reporting and management roles over 15 years including deputy chief of staff, National Editor and Weekend Editor. Appointed Managing Editor - Sport in 1999, he was in charge of the News Limited group Olympic sporting coverage at Homebush and was one of 40 editors worldwide selected to judge the finalists in the 2000 World Sports Awards. Brian also spent two years in media and marketing with Tourism Victoria. He is currently a member of the Committee for Melbourne Future Focus Group.  Dr Andrew Tribe Andrew Tribe has been a member of the Board of The Lost Dogs’ Home for 11 years, and is currently its Chairperson. He has worked with companion animals for the past 20 years, both in Brisbane and previously in Melbourne, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Management in the Schools of Veterinary Science and Animal Studies at the University of Queensland. From 1992 to 1996 Andrew was Director of the University’s Veterinary Science Farm and prior to this was the Senior Veterinarian at the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens. Dr Tribe is actively involved in Animal Behaviour teaching and research, and in particular has recently been supervising a number of animal behaviour research projects investigating the effectiveness of environmental enrichment and temperament assessment in improving animal management and welfare.  Anne Cordiner Anne Cordiner has worked for many years in Human Resources Management, both as a line manager and as a consultant. Her work has involved her in a diverse range of industries, in both the private and public sectors. In the 1970s Anne was given the opportunity to train as an actor, and has balanced this passion with her management career. She has worked on stage, TV and in film for over 30 years. Anne’s love of animals and interest in their welfare, led to her association with the Lost Dog’s Home in the 1980s. She joined the Board in 1988, and served for 5 years as Chair and subsequently as Deputy Chair. Anne also served on the Board of Plan International (Australia) for 5 years, including as Deputy Chair. She is currently on the Council of Geelong Grammar School.  Yvonne Lawrence, J.P. Yvonne Lawrence is a highly rated and much loved Melbourne radio personality. She is also a journalist, a Rotarian, and a passionate spokeswoman for the animals. The latter role is evident in her broadcasts and writings, and in the animals that share her own life. She loves whippets, her Balinese cat ‘Moosh’ (a ‘graduate’ from the Cat Protection Society), and the family of possums that dines nightly on her bounty. Yvonne’s hobbies include reading, gardening, antiques (her husband Peter is an antique dealer), and doing the rounds of the Op Shops.  Dr Keith Farfor
Keen ocean racer for many years, won places in all major East Coast Australian races, owner/skipper of “Superstar” 1977 Admiral’s Cup; Chairman Victorian Yachting Council Committee that drafted Safety Rules for Yachting Victorian waters. Founder of Keith Farfor & Associates Pty Ltd, consultants in Occupational Health & Safety and all matters relating to WorkCover. Has served on numerous Victorian Government Committees in Occupational Health & Safety matters. Former President of Australian Lighthouse Association, Wine and Food Society of Australia, Justice of the Peace, Bail Justice (retired 2000), adviser to some animal welfare groups including The Lort Smith Animal Hospital, “Puppy” sponsor, Guide Dogs Victoria. Dorothy McGuiness Jenny Scovell Margaret Crossley |
