People Category: Board members

Peter Hebbes AM

Peter is a Life Member of Variety and has been an active supporter and volunteer worker for the charity for over 40 years and is currently the Chairman of Variety NSW Scholarship Committee. In the past he has served as a crew member, Chief Barker, membership secretary, national chairman of motoring events and organiser of … Continued

Andrew Antoniou

Andrew joined the Board in 2023 having spent the past 30 years working in the digital marketing start up sector both in the UK and Australia. He holds a Masters in Strategic Marketing from DeMontfort University along with a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). Andrew was a co-founder of Orchard … Continued

Tatiana Nikiforova

Tatiana has over a decade of experience in finance and property, having worked as a fixed income trader in financial markets prior to investing into alternative asset classes. At Kingsmede, Tatiana established the funds management business KMD Partners, growing it to over $125m of assets under management in its first two years of operation. This … Continued

Tracey Stephens

Born in Melbourne, Tracey Stephens grew up with disability around her. She has an older brother who lives with Downs Syndrome, and a niece and cousin pass away from significant disabilities. Throughout her life, Tracey has been heavily involved in caring for and supporting her brother, which now involves navigating the challenges of support from … Continued

Roslyn Miller

Roslyn has been involved in the not for profit sector for nearly 20 years.  Originally employed as a Sales Manager in the Technology Sector, Roslyn wanted to use those skills to raise funds to benefit charities.  She was worked or been involved with a large number of charities, both big and small, including The Girls … Continued

Matthew Saunders

Mat joined the Board in 2020 having worked with KPMG for 30 years. Whilst Mat is a chartered accountant, his experience at KPMG has largely focused on Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activity specialising in due diligence. This has meant Mat has had exposure to some of Australia’s largest M&A deals looking at transformational transactions that … Continued

John Dennis

John has been a Director of NFP/ DGR status Charities and Foundations since 2001. He has been involved with Variety NSW/ACT since 2007 as a major donor and Bash participant; as a committee member since 2010, as a Board member since 2012; was Deputy Chair from 2015 – 2017 and Chair from 2017-2020. He was … Continued

Greg Lewis

Greg has been associated with Variety since 1995 when he was a recipient of a laptop. The laptop enabled Greg, who has Cerebral Palsy, to attend mainstream high school and complete subjects that interested him, ultimately offering him the opportunity to pursue career in the IT Industry. Greg has been assisting Variety NSW/ACT by telling … Continued

Paul Mullaly

For more than 20 years, Paul has actively supported Variety NSW/ACT in numerous ways, including as a Member of the Sunshine Coach Committee for over 10 years, moving up to Chairman of the Committee in January 2010, attending eighteen NSW Bashes, fifteen of these as an official, leading the Bash Air Board, and providing his … Continued

Jack Cannons AM

2012–2013 CEO Variety International the Children’s Charity (based in Los Angles). 2006–2012, Vice President/Board Member, Variety International the Children’s Charity. 2009–2011 Chairman Variety Australia 2006-2009 Deputy Chair Variety Australia. 1992–2011 Board Member Variety the Children’s Charity NSW. 2004–2006 Chief Barker/ Chairman Variety the Children’s Charity NSW. 2005–current; Founded, developed, and launched the ‘Bush to Beach’ … Continued