Asylum Seekers Centre

Patrons:

Her  Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO

John Menadue AO

Board members

     Stephen Bradley

     Chairman

Steve has extensive commercial experience in business strategy and the effective use of information technology. He has been responsible for some of the largest change programs in Australia. Since finishing full time work, he has been involved in a number of not for profit enterprises.

Frances Rush

Deputy Chair

Christopher Fogarty

Assistant Director, Office of the Public Guardian. Frances has extensive experience in complex case management and crisis intervention and has been associated with ASC since its inception.  

Christopher is a lawyer and consultant with extensive experience in governance, management and international development. Christopher served for many years as Chair of Australian Volunteers International.

      Lachlan Murdoch

      Treasurer

Deputy Director, NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). Lachlan was a founding member of ASC and brings extensive expertise on refugee trauma and mental health matters.

 Steven Glass

Partner in the law firm Gilbert + Tobin. Steven has practised for 17 years, specialising in commercial litigation.  For 10 years Steven has led the firm’s pro bono refugee practice.  He has been a regular visitor to Christmas Island and other detention centres to represent asylum seekers.

      Graham Thom

 Refugee Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia. Graham has visited detention centres and refugee camps both in Australia and the region and has chaired the NSW Asylum Seeker Interagency since 2000.

       Jack Thomas

      Wendy Watson

Jack has a broad background in marketing, and international operations management and brings with him a passion for human rights Immediately before retirement, Jack was the President, Asia Pacific for Cognos Inc, a leading supplier of business intelligence.

Wendy holds a Ministerial appointment as an Official Visitor Mental Health and an Attorney General’s Appointment as Guardian ad Litem. She has held senior positions in education as a school principal and in welfare as a senior manager.