Board of Directors
Emma Germano
Chair, VFF President, VFFIA Vice-President
Danyel Cucinotta
Director, VFF Vice-President, Chair Farm Business & Regional Development Committee
Dr Zena Burgess
Independent Director
Andrew Dix
Independent Director
Ashley Fraser
Director and Grains Council President
Nathan Free
Director and Horticulture President
Steven Harrison
Director and Livestock President
Tim Kingma
Director and Pigs President
Paul Mumford
Director and UDV President
Executive
Jane Lovell
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Bottomer
Financial Governance Manager, Company Secretary
Molly Rhys-Jones
Executive Support and Office Manager
Delshea Sobhee
Executive Assistant to the President
Policy
Charles Everist
General Manager – Policy
Daniel Forwood
Policy Advisor – Farming Systems
Lisa Gervasoni
Senior Policy Advisor – Environment & Climate Change
Annabel Mactier
Senior Policy Advisor – Transport & Infrastructure
Joshua Rayson
Policy Advisor – Workforce and Social Infrastructure
Georgia Tsebelis
Policy Advisor – Planning
Farmer Engagement
Simon McNair
General Manager – Farmer Engagement
Kwenton Bellette
Farmer Engagement Administration Officer
Tegan Brammar
Livestock Project Officer (Stock Sense)
Vincent Britnell
Grains Group Manager
*Recruiting*
UDV/Dairy Group Manager
Peter Costello
Regional Engagement Representative NE Victoria and East Gippsland
John Darcy
Senior Farm Safety Advisor – Making Our Farms Safer
*Recruiting*
Livestock Group Manager
*Recruiting*
Horticulture Group Manager
Vacant
Livestock Project Manager Stock Sense
Mick McCarthy
Regional Engagement Representative Mallee, Sunraysia, Mornington Peninsula and West Gippsland
Tara Rich
Communications Officer – Making Our Farms Safer
Jennifer Shaw
Project Manager – Making Our Farms Safer
Kim Tupper
Regional Engagement Representative Wimmera, SW Victoria and Bellarine Peninsula
Richard Versteegen
Farm Safety Extension Officer – Making Our Farms Safer
Allan Zoch
Senior Workplace Relations Advisor
Promotions and Communications
Anita Donnelly
General Manager Promotions and Communications
Hannah Crook
Design and Publications Coordinator
Miriam Filippi
Partnerships and Events Manager
Ryan Moloney
Media and Communications Advisor
Governance and Business Services
Robert Taylor
General Manager Governance and Business Services
Lyndal Humphris
Projects and Administration Coordinator
Mandy Kaur
Assistant Accountant
Chris Taylor
Finance and Administration Manager
Karen Thomas
Workplace Relations and HR Advisor