Ann Messenger is a Chartered Accountant who studied marketing and operations management before specialising in accounting and finance. Ann began her career in banking and has had a range of commercial experiences both in Australia and overseas, including six years in Latin America where, as an equities analyst, she covered emerging markets during the mid-1990s.

In Australia, Ann has worked in corporate finance and middle market advisory roles with accounting firms KPMG and HLB Mann Judd in the early 2000s before moving into Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles with organisations including the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. In recent years Ann has developed a strong interest in the not-for-profit and education sectors. Ann worked as General Manager of St John’s College (within the University of Sydney) from 2009-10 with responsibility for the financial and commercial management of the College. In 2011, Ann was appointed to the Mosman Council’s Development Assessment Panel.

Ann is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

Geoff Fary is Chair of the Federal Government’s Asbestos Safety & Eradication Council and is a former Assistant Secretary of the ACTU, Ex-Chief of Staff to a Federal Government cabinet minister and was a senior executive at George Weston Foods Ltd and Nestle Australia.

Geoff’s working life has been devoted to Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations and his career moves have given him the unusual perspective of corporate, government and union experiences.

Geoff is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

Mike Zissler is the Chief Executive of the Australian Property Institute having been in that role since October 2014. Prior appointments include the Chief Executive Officer of Lifeline Canberra, the Commander of the Northern Territory Emergency Intervention and the Chief Executive Officer of a large ACT Government Department. He has extensive public sector experience having been in senior roles with a number of State and Territory Government agencies.

Mike has a British Army background and trained as a Paramedic/Registered Nurse before specialising in Paediatrics in the NHS. Arriving is Australia in 1988 Mike has undertaken a Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration and a Masters of Business Administration and has specialised in organisational development and change often working with organisations undergoing governance, constitutional and financial crisis.

Mike is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management.

Cherie is the CEO and Executive Director of Revelian where she is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the business. Here she delivers global solutions that utilise advancements in both technology and psychology, while optimising the individual potential of her team. Cherie joined Revelian (then Onetest) in 2003 as an intern, progressing to Head of Psychology in 2005, then became the CEO in 2015. During this tenure Cherie also managed the sales and marketing teams, client and technical services divisions, while holding not for profit Non-Executive Board positions after hours.

Cherie was recognised as the 2016 AIM Regional, State and National Leader/Manager of the Year in the Leadership Excellence Awards, and was also a QLD finalist in the 2015 Telstra Business Women’s Awards. Cherie is a registered Organisational Psychologist and Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Cherie understands people and how to motivate their behaviour to deliver successful business outcomes. She is a strategic thinker and an authentic, passionate leader. She values effective communication, credibility and the delivery of quality, commercial outcomes. She regularly presents at conferences, contributes to the media and guest lectures at a number of leading universities. She is also a wife and proud mum of two who loves to share a glass of wine with her girlfriends.

Stephanie is an experienced senior marketer, working with business leaders nationally to create tailored and integrated marketing strategies aligned to business objectives.

With an established background in marketing, communications and branding Stephanie’s experience has been varied from working in a small start-up to national law firm Minter Ellison and global firm PwC. Currently at PwC Stephanie operates in a national role acting as an advisor to senior leaders across the business on all matters of marketing. She also acts as an Executive Coach on personal brand to high performing firm Partners.

Stephanie is a member of the Institute and has been involved with IML for a number of years, most recently serving on the Institute of Managers and Leaders Emerging Leaders Advisory Board.

John Withers has extensive experience as a leader and manager in Defence, and more recently in the private and public sectors. After completing his schooling in Melbourne, John entered the Royal Military College and served as an officer in the Australian Regular Army for 25 years in the Infantry and the Special Air Service Regiment. After leaving the Regular Army in 1998, John moved to Hobart where he has worked in the private and public sectors.

John is currently a HR specialist with the Tasmanian State Government holding a number of positions in the Department of Education and more recently the Department of Justice.

For the past 17 years, he has been an active member of AIM in Tasmania serving as a member of the local committee of management, implementing and facilitating on the Aspiring Manager Program, and the IML Business Leadership Awards.

John is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

Marie-Louise has over 32 years in sales and management experience in the energy, telecommunications and ICT industries. As part of the Extended Leadership Group at Jacana Energy, Marie-Louise has directly been involved with the recent establishment of the Commercial & Industrial business of the Territory’s largest retail electricity company. With her background in management at IBM, Optus, and now Jacana Energy, Marie-Louise has extensive management experience in complex changing businesses and is keenly interested in delivering value and strong governance.
Under her Chairmanship of the IML NT Council 2006 to 2012, IML NT saw its strongest ever recorded Membership and participation rates. Marie-Louise has a strong history of leadership in community organisations. Most recently these included being Chairman of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra Board and Chairman of the Anchorage Sister Cities Committee of the City of Darwin.  Marie-Louise won the 2014 ALEA award for Community Leader of the Year.

Marie-Louise is a Life Member and Fellow of IML, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences.

After gaining invaluable consulting experience in organisations such as Hungerfords, and KPMG, Andrew established his own consulting company MOMENTUM Business Advisors Pty Ltd in 1988 where he is Principal Consultant. Andrew is a Director of multiple companies in the Momentum Property Group, Director of AIM ET, the CEO of Bene Aged Care (Aged Care Provider with over 650 staff and volunteers), and was previously a Director of Nepenthe Wine Group and Member of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network – Audit and Risk Committee.

MOMENTUM Business Advisors Pty Ltd provides a range of professional consulting services including accounting advice, taxation, financial management information systems, business advisory, executive outsourcing, business re-engineering and systems solutions. Andrew has an extensive history in the provision of professional management and business consulting services to a diverse range of not-for-profit, commercial and private clients. Andrew specialises in the SME, finance, wine industry, aged care and welfare service industries. His particular field of expertise includes strategic planning, business planning, management consulting, systems reviews, and financial management information systems.

Andrew has a Bachelor of Economics and is a Member of the Certified Practicing Accountants, a Registered Tax Agent, Certified Professional Manager and a Life Member of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

Melissa is an experienced executive, company secretary and lawyer who has worked for one of Australia’s leading commercial firms, as well as in-house for large mining and resources firms. She has also worked as a strategic advisor for a planning, environment and project management services firm and was responsible for company governance and corporate legal oversight at a venture capital and private equity firm. She is currently the CEO of a junior exploration company and sits on the board of the first proprietary horse racing company in Australia.

Melissa holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration, as well as a Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She is a member of the Queensland Law Society and is an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.