After a successful career as a farmer, Anthony joined the Victorian Department of Agriculture in 1996 as an extension officer, later moving into project management. In the early 2000s, he began volunteering as a small business educator with Australian Business Volunteers in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and later Kenya. It was during these trips that he recognized the huge disparity in wealth and opportunities between people in Australia and those in developing countries.

 

His desire to help people in developing countries has grown into a passion.

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In 2012, Anthony and his wife Annabel visited Upendo Home in Moshi, Tanzania, and saw the transformative impact of Upendo on the lives of the children. They resolved to get involved with the Australian Upendo team.

 

Accepting the role of Chairman in 2015, Anthony has strived to ensure that both the Tanzanian NGO and the Australian charity fully comply with local rules and regulations. He brings high ethical values and strong business experience to the organization.​

As the Founding Director and CEO for Australia for Cedar Tanzania Nina delivers positive and sustainable change to sub-Saharan communities empowering people to live free of poverty and to have access to quality healthcare services.

 

With great insight and knowledge, Nina deliver the reasons why Africa matters and why Global Development is important to us all.

 

Having lived in several countries across 3 continents, Nina expertly leads her team across borders, continents, and time zones.

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Nina strongly advocates for not-for-profits to be lead and seen as businesses.

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Nina originates from Denmark but has spent 13 years living in Tanzania. She now resides in Perth, Australia.

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Born in Nairobi in 1946. His mother was a Scots South African from Cape Town. His father was English, from Lymm in Cheshire. They met in December 1943, in Nairobi during World War 2 and married, 2 weeks later, in January 1944.

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John and his brother Geoff, were brought up on farms in Kenya but John spent seven years in England at school and at Uni. They both gained Science degrees and later became teachers.

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John went back to Kenya at the end of 1968. He was given a job teaching Maths and Science at a Prep School in Kenya and did that for 8 years at two different boarding schools.

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When he arrived in Australia, John had no teaching qualification, so he spent the next five years tuning cars, having bought the franchise for Geelong from Home Tune.

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In 1981, he went back to teaching, gaining a post at Geelong Grammar School and spent the next 20 years teaching at GGS, including 15 years at Timbertop, Geelong Grammar’s Year 9 campus near Mount Buller. It was an outdoor, physical life which he very much enjoyed. Only one other person has taught continuously at Timbertop for longer than John has and that was his wife, Gaye.

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Since leaving Geelong Grammar he has worked part time at local Ballarat schools and become a mentor for troubled kids including two with Asperger’s syndrome.

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John has also become a leader and facilitator for the Pathways Foundation which ran contemporary Rites of Passage camps for teenage boys and their fathers or significant male mentors and the Victorian camps were run on his property, in the bush south of Ballarat where he lives with his wife, Gaye, and Jim, a young Collie dog. In his spare time, he still teaches sailing with Sailability in Ballarat, and he drives a ‘hot’ 52-year-old Peugeot 504 in rallies and autocrosses for fun.

Lia's strong connection to her Italian-Australian family is core to who she is and she is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Upendo family. She is driven to achieve a sustainable future for the Upendo children and their community, and to share in their challenges and growth.

 

Lia brings with her a variety of experience and established networks through her work in childcare, education, financial services - primarily working in operational management roles and drawing on her strong people leadership capabilities at Bendigo & Adelaide Bank over the past 15 years.

 

Lia holds a Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma of Education (majoring in Psychology and Social Sciences), and a Master of Business Administration.

 

Lia has developed a set of skills and knowledge throughout her career and further studies that will be highly valuable to the advisory board.

Tammi is a dedicated and passionate individual with a strong background in motivational and professional speaking, as well as team leadership. Her commitment to making a difference is evident through her ongoing contributions to The Upendo Foundation since 2013.

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Tammi's involvement with The Upendo Foundation seems to extend beyond just financial support, as she has coordinated silent auctions and raised funds to provide essential needs like an indoor kitchen, water tank, and school supplies for the children associated with the foundation.

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Moreover, her commitment goes beyond direct contributions, as she has recently joined the board. This move reflects her desire to leverage her insights and experiences to further enhance the impact of The Upendo Foundation and its mission to make a positive difference in the lives of the children it serves.