National Board of Directors
Kids Under Cover features a Board of which most organisations would be proud to call their own. Their hard work and dedication as a collective has allowed them to achieve inspiring results.
With an average tenure of 8.5 years, this Board is focused on long-term investment in the future growth of the organisation.
Ken Morgan - Founding Patron
Without a doubt the most high profile car dealer in Australia! Ken's automotive links with national television programs turned him into a celebrity in his own right. In the late 80's, Ken was Chairman of the Variety Club of Victoria for 4 consecutive terms- the longest serving president on record
In 1989 he had a dream to build a house for homeless children who had suffered abuse- be it physical, mental or sexual. In order to do that, he had to break away from Variety and go it alone. That dream is now Kids Under Cover as we know it.
In 2000, Ken was awarded a Humanitarian Award by the Australian Humanitarian Foundation, in recognition of his work with homeless children. In 2003 Ken was awarded the Centenary Medal for his services to the community- in particular youth homelessness.
Sarah Davies - Chair
After joining the Board in December 2003, Sarah was appointed Chair of Kids Under Cover Victoria in November 2006. With a background in the tertiary education sector, Sarah established the Kids Under Cover Scholarship Scheme in 2004, which supports the young people in KUC accommodation. Sarah's passion for the work of Kids Under Cover can be explained simply by the fact that "all young people deserve to be safe, supported and loved. If we don't support and look after the children in our communities, we'll have no community or future".
Professionally, Sarah is CEO of the Melbourne Community Foundation. She is also a Director of the Skyline Education Foundation, a member of the Victorian Police Blue Light State Council and a Victorian Bail Justice. Her contribution to the community was recognised recently when she was the recipient of the 2008 BrainLink Women of Achievement Award
Ian Fullagar - Deputy Chair
Ian Fullagar has been practicing law since 1989 and is currently a commercial partner of Lander & Rogers legal firm. He advises government and commercial clients on a broad range of legal and policy related areas. Previously Ian has served on a number of boards in the private and public sectors, and is also a Vincent Fairfax Fellow. He joined the Kids Under Cover Board in 2006, and his legal expertise will be invaluable as we grow into a national organisation.
Ken Latchford - Finance Director
Ken is one of the newest members to the Board, bringing with him valuable experience in general financial management, accounting, treasury and corporate finance. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Nylex Limited. Prior to this he successfully carried out a number of senior executive roles within the former Coles Myer Group, including the General Manager Finance roles for both Coles Supermarkets and Myer Stores and was also the Group Treasurer for a number of years. Ken's skills and experience are a great asset to Kids Under Cover.
John Dingeldei
John Dingeldei is a professional marketer and brings to the Board specialist skills in marketing communications, advertising, direct marketing and strategic planning. He has substantial experience marketing small to medium enterprises to global brands in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, professional and financial services industries.
John is currently Managing Director of Orangehammer Advertising & Marketing which is a full service advertising and marketing agency with some of the best and brightest advertising minds in Australia. His clients include Jetset, realestate.com.au and Subway.
Recently John completed the Great Ocean Road Ultra Marathon and personally raised sufficient funds for the CO-ID Organisation to build a school on Bhola Island Bangladesh for 400 children.
Petrina Dorrington
Petrina started at Kids Under Cover in October 1997 and worked tirelessly for over 10 years until she stepped down from her role as Executive Director in 2007. Petrina became a member of Kids Under Cover Board of Directors in November 2000 and continues to be actively involved in Kids Under Cover's operations and strategic direction.
Prior to Kids Under Cover, Petrina had a background in Hospitality and Tourism. While managing the Inland Queensland Tourism and Development Association, she was responsible for the development of promotional strategies, operation of tourist information centre, organisation and hosting of events and special functions.
Petrina is member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia and is also involved on a number of committees:
Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre - Director 2008 - current
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation - Life Cares Grants Committee 2008 - current
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation - Youth In Philanthropy Mentor 2008 - current
Petrina currently provides consulting to not for profit organisations on various projects.
Max Pietruschka
Max qualified as an Engineer & Marketer in Australia and practiced in the telecommunications market segments in Australia and off-shore. He was a Director for 7 years with the international firm TTC Inc (which became Acterna and is now JDSU Inc.) with various postings in Australia, Asia Pacific and America. Leading up to the acquisition of WaveTek-Wandel & Golterman, he was the Australian General Manager based in Melbourne responsible for Asia Pacific business.
Max spent many years developing international marketing projects and channel process optimisation, and drove an international acclaimed management processes for pipeline and customer contact management.
After leaving Acterna, he became Director and Senior Consultant for the Melbourne based consulting business, PW Services Pty Ltd. PWS is a successful Marketing - Sales channel - business planning consulting business with clients national and international clients such as CommsLearning, Vodafone, The Defence Dept, OBS and Swinburne University.
Max is a member of several boards, including Kids Under Cover. He brings to the board of PWS and Kids Under Cover a wealth of experience and strategic direction, both local and international.
Tim Stannage
With over 24 years retail experience, Tim has recently studied a Business Masters Degree in "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" at Swinburne University. He is the Managing Director of online company, Kari Accessories. Tim's numerous Business and Marketing qualifications are a great asset to Kids Under Cover.
