Mr Laurence Iffla — Chairman

Laurence was appointed Chairman of the Trust in 1996. He is a partner in the national legal firm Mallesons Stephen Jacques and practises in the areas of Commercial Property Law, States taxes and trusts.

Laurence is a former member and Treasurer of the Council of Law Society of Western Australia.

He has had a long association with Activ through his family. His father was on the Activ Board and his brother attends Activ Industries.

Laurence has been a member of the Board since 1993 and has previously held the positions of Deputy Chairperson and Secretary.

Mrs Leonie Walker — Vice Chairperson

Leonie was elected to the Board in 2003. She is a mother of two adult sons with intellectual disabilities and lives with her husband in Dunsborough.

Leonie has a long history with Activ. She joined in 1975 and has served in various positions with the Busselton Support Group. She has been Secretary or President of the South Regional Council for the past 15 years and was awarded Honorary Life membership in 2001.

In December 1993, Leonie was appointed to the inaugural Board of the Disability Services Commission and remained a member until February 2000. In December 2000, she took up a position on the Ministerial Advisory Council for Disabilities and chaired the Regional Advisory Forum standing committee as well as serving on several additional standing committees.

Leonie is also an active member of her community, holding various positions and serving as a volunteer ambulance officer for 17 years. In June 2000, she was nominated for WA Citizen of the Year Community Services Division and in 2003, was awarded a Centenary Medal for Community Service.

Mr Dennis Barton — Treasurer

Dennis was appointed to The Hawkevale Trust in early 1994, and served on the Board of Activ Foundation from 1995 to 2003 including a period as Activ's Treasurer.

Dennis was elected to the position of Treasurer of The Hawkevale Trust in 1999.

Dennis has practised as a consulting actuary since 1980. He has been State Chairman of the Association of Superannuation Funds and a member of State councils of the former Securities Institute of Australia (now Financial Services Institute of Australia) and the Retirement Villages Association of Australia.

Mr Ken Booth

Ken joined the Board of Directors in January 1995 as an appointee of Activ. He was Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Trust from 1996 until early 2005.

Ken has had a 35 year career in education, including teaching, curriculum development, human resources management, development of legislation and strategic management and policy. He now works as an independent consultant and civil celebrant.

Ken has family links with Activ through his parents, who were involved in the Fremantle Branch of the Slow Learning Children's Group. He also served on the Board of Activ from October 1999 to May 2002.

Ms Julie Beeck

Julie joined The Hawkevale Trust Board in November 2001.

She is a senior consultant with Synovate, a global market research company, and was previously Managing Director of Synovate Australia from 2009-2010. Her marketing expertise is helping further develop the services and profile of The Hawkevale Trust.

Julie has consulted to government and private sector organizations in Perth for 20 years. She has previously been WA Chair of the Australian Market and Social Research Society and a member of the UWA Graduates Association Marketing Committee.

Mr Kerin Smart

Kerry was appointed to the Board of Directors in early 2009.

Kerry is a qualified lawyer who graduated from the UWA in 1971. He is currently a Consultant with Taylor Smart, the law firm he established in 1976.

Kerry practices corporate and taxation law including vineyard and agricultural project structuring and capital raising and is very well regarded for his work dealing with Wills, Testamentary Trusts, and Powers of Attorney particularly in relation to Protective Trusts for incapacitated beneficiaries. He has completed, in a professional capacity, a considerable amount of that type of work for numerous clients of the Hawkevale Trust over many years and is now pleased to bring his experience to the Trust as a Director.

Kerry is also a Director of a number of companies involved in the wine industry in WA and Victoria and enjoys tennis, travel and spending time on his farm near Pemberton.

Kerry is married with five children and lives in City Beach.

Mr Lui Pangiarella

Lui is a Principal of Loop Advisory and Wheatstone Partners specialising in mergers and acquisitions, strategy and execution and organisation development.

Prior to establishing Loop Advisory and Wheatstone Partners, Lui held senior Finance, Commercial and Project roles with in the Wesfarmers Group of companies. Lui's experience spans a broad range of industries including hardware retail, transport and logistics, fertiliser and chemicals manufacturing and distribution, heavy construction and insurance.

He has led the formulation of business strategy, cultural transformation and performance improvement plans across many organisations. He also has extensive experience in evaluating new opportunities, the development of business cases, and integration of acquisitions.

Lui is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Curtin University, Western Australia.

Ms Yvonne Parnell — Executive Officer

Yvonne joined The Hawkevale Trust as Executive Officer in April 2008.

Yvonne's previous roles have included Franchise Business Manager WA/SA for Dymocks Bookstores and Operations Manager WA/NT for eye care specialists, Laubman & Pank as part of the Luxottica/OPSM group for over ten years. She also has eight years finance and administration experience with accountants, Arthur Andersen.

In addition to her work with the Trust, Yvonne is a Director of a private consulting business providing strategic asset and facilities management advice to business, local government, and not-for-profit organisations with a special interest in health and aged care.

In a voluntary capacity Yvonne is Immediate Past Chair of the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Community Advisory Council and has been a member of the Council since 2003. She is also Deputy Chair of the North Metropolitan Area Health Service Community Advisory Council and a member of the City of Subiaco Social Sustainability Committee.

Yvonne is currently undertaking postgraduate studies in disability at Flinders University. She is married to husband Geoff and lives in Subiaco.

Ms Erica Salih — Executive Assistant

Erica was employed by The Hawkevale Trust in 2009.

Prior to joining The Trust Erica worked in marketing and promotions management for five years. Her high level of administration skills were gained while working as an office manager for seven years with a legal IT firm in London UK, followed by some time out to raise two children who are now in their early teens.