WHO WE ARE
A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR MEN AND BOYS IN AUSTRALIA
Gillian is the Founder and CEO of Boardium, an independent consulting firm providing company secretarial and board governance services focussed on Not for Profits and SME businesses. Before that Gillian was Chief Executive Officer of Parents Beyond Breakup, a suicide prevention charity supporting parents in distress through separation, primarily supporting Dads in Distress until October 2023. Gillian is a passionate advocate of suicide prevention, mental health, and men's and boys' health more generally. She was directly appointed to the board in August 2022 and served as President since 2022.
Dale is an experienced finance and treasury executive with over 25 years of experience in senior treasury roles at some of Australia’s most recognisable corporate and banking institutions, where he has led the effective management and governance of organisation-wide financial risks. He is the father of two teenage sons and is passionate about mental wellbeing and nurturing people from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds. Dale is a graduate of AICD and was appointed to the board in June, 2024.
Rae Bonney is an Integrated Well-being Specialist, helping organisations develop best practice around mental health in their workplace. She combines a formal counselling qualification (La Trobe University) with more than 30 years in the corporate sector to design interventions that help create environments that support mental health, particularly around men’s and boys' issues. She was first elected to the board in 2018 and was most recently re-elected in 2023. Rae has been AMHF's representative on the Global Action for Men's Health Board since 2023. She was AMHF's Vice President from 2019-2022 and became AMHF Secretary in 2023.
Paul Campbell is a psychologist and Director of the Tasmanian Treatment and Assessment Service. He previously lived in South Australia, where he was a member of the Riverland Men's Health and Information Network Committee for many years as well as serving on the regional health committee for the Riverland region. He is currently a member of the Mental Health Council of Tasmania Board and finalising his PhD thesis looking at the experiences of Tasmanian Male Victims of Domestic Violence. He is in the early stages of developing a male-friendly domestic violence service with specific supports for men.
Shay is a social activist, community organiser and creator of Tough Guy Book Club. He has been working for 25 years to build stronger communities by using collaborative strategy, difficult conversations and leadership development. His work involves the use of personal narrative and community organising frameworks to rebuild the civic network and address issues of men’s mental health, literacy, and loneliness. Shay is currently a Teaching Fellow for Professor Marshall Ganz at the Centre for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Politics, working to teach others how to use their stories to help build power in their communities and make the changes they need in the world.
John Rich is Chair of Men’s Health and Wellbeing WA the peak body for men’s health devoted to the wellbeing of boys and men in WA. In his role he works extensively on both administration and governance, meeting with individuals and organisations in government and the sector, speaking at functions about men’s health, and promoting the men’s health sector in WA. John has extensive project management and business development experience in the corporate sector, as well as 12 years working in the social services sector, with experience of drug and alcohol services, domestic violence, family mental health, Aboriginal, parenting, prisoner wellbeing and suicide prevention.
David is Co-Founder and a Director of The Men's Table, a community led men's peer support program. His interest in men's work has grown since he joined the first Men's Table in 2011, and he has been fully immersed in men's health and mental health support work since starting the organisation in 2019. David also co-chairs the SPA Alliance for NSPLSP funded recipients, and is a Director of the Guild Theatre, a local amateur theatre company. Prior to his work with Not for Profits, David ran his own management consultancy for over 20 years, consulting in strategic and cultural change to large corporates and government agencies.
Shannon is the General Manager of organisational member, The Older Men’s Network (TOMNET), a community based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of men over 50 by reducing social isolation and loneliness and providing mental health support services. With over two decades of experience working in male-dominated resource sectors such as mining, and oil and gas, Shannon has also worked in corporate and government not-for-profit sectors bringing a wealth of experience in community-based initiatives.