Our People

Pastor & CEO

Graham has been the Pastor and CEO of The Wayside Chapel since 2004.

At the time that Wayside called him into Ministry, Graham was a postie. He'd almost perfected riding a little motor bike when Wayside called him to be their next Minister. In his first life, Graham was a social worker in South Australia, specialising in the field of child protection. Graham trained for ministry from 1979 to 1982. After a few years in church ministry, Graham became a chaplain to Parramatta Prison and he ran a church welfare agency. Academically, after ordination, Graham pursued studies in philosophy achieving degrees from Catholic Theological Union and from the Catholic Institute of Sydney. A Masters with honours degree was halted when a near fatal motorcycle accident changed all of life's priorities in 2001. Graham has been married to Robyn for 37 years.

Graham is ably supported by a fantastic team of staff and volunteers

Board

	Doug Allen Doug Allen has spent most of his working life in the IT industry and in recent years he has focused on project management, particularly in the banking and government areas with clients which have included Westpac, Woolworths, Price Waterhouse and the Australian Government in Canberra.
	Doug Bishop Doug Bishop has been a partner at the law firm, Clayton Utz , since 1992 and has spent more than 25 years in the legal profession. Doug practises in the area of general commercial litigation. He has worked closely with the firm's Pro Bono and Community Connect programs including working with a number of community partners representing disadvantaged and marginalised people seeking legal and other forms of assistance.
	Mike Crivelli – Treasurer Mike Crivelli is the Executive Chairman of Perennial, which he co-founded with IOOF in 1999. He has nearly 45 years experience in funds management, of which 22 years was with BT Fund Management Limited. Mike was one of Bankers Trust Australia Limited's "founding" team. Mike has held a number of Directorships,including BT Australia, State Super Financial Services Ltd, Colonial Agricultural Ltd, Banardos, TIF (the investment management arm of the TWU), Statewide Roads Ltd. He is currently chairman of a number of Perennial operating companies.
	Bob Ellicott Bob Ellicott is a former senior Liberal Minister in the Fraser Government and Commonwealth Attorney-General. He is the longest-serving board member.
	Ian Martin – Chairman of Board Ian Martin joined the Wayside Board in early 2006 and was elected Chairman in June 2006. Ian has over 30 years experience in investment management, superannuation, investment banking, and financial services. He is former CEO of BT Financial Group and Global Head of Investment Management of Bankers Trust. Earlier in his career he spent 8 years as an economic policy adviser with the Australian Treasury, Canberra and 2 years as Chief Economist of Citigroup Australia. He was also the Inaugural Chairman of the Investment and Financial Services Association (1998-2000) and a Panel Member of the Australian Superannuation Review (the Cooper Review; 2009-2010). Ian has served on a numerous boards in both the commercial and not for profit sectors. He is currently a Director of Argo Investments Limited and St Vincent’s and Mater Health Sydney Limited.
	Colin Tate Colin Tate has been resident in the Kings Cross area 11 years. Colin is a Director and major shareholder in leading financial services publishing and conference producer, Conexus Financial. Colin has held and holds numerous company directorships and community board positions and joined the Wayside board 3 years ago. He Chairs the operational fundraising committee.
	Jo Thorley Jo Thorley joined the Wayside Chapel Board following three years of working in the Wayside Chapel Crisis Centre as a volunteer. Jo has spent the major part of her professional career working on major tertiary/quaternary hospital capital works projects, of a complex nature, ranging in total project value from $270 million to $950 million. Her most recent role was Project Director of the Royal North Shore Hospital and Community Health Services Redevelopment for three years.
	Richard Wylie Richard is a Partner and Co-founder of the Ursa Group, one of Australia’s most successful independent communication companies. He has worked in all aspects of the advertising agency business including Media, Account Service, Creative and Strategy/Planning. He has acted as a communication consultant on The Federal Government’s task force to increase the rates of organ donation in Australia, The Australian Red Cross (Blood Service, Organ Donation and International Disaster Relief campaigns), Vision Australia (formerly the Royal Blind Society) and The Property Industry Foundation. He is currently Chairman of the Heart Research Institute’s UK Board of Trustees.

Ambassadors

	Prof Marie Bashir - Patron Her Excellency, Prof Marie Bashir AC, Governor of NSW Her Excellency has a long history of commitment to community, mental and indigenous health, juvenile justice, adolescent depression and education for health professionals. We are proud to have her as our patron.
	David Wenham – Actor David is one of our favourite neighbours having lived in the Potts Point area for many years. He often drops by for a chat (when he is in between film shoots), and to get to know our volunteers, staff and visitors. He is very much loved by the staff at Wayside.
	Mark Trevorrow - Actor and comedian Mark is an Australian comedian (best known for his alter ego, Bob Downe), television host and media personality. Mark MC’d a fundraiser for Wayside in 2007 and has been a proud ambassador ever since.
	Claudia Karvan – Actor Claudia is one of Australia’s most respected and acclaimed film and television actors. She is also our most recently appointed ambassador and we couldn’t be happier about it!
	Eddie Perfect - Writer, musician and comedian Eddie Perfect (his real name) is an actor, musician and all-round entertainer with a wicked sense of humour and an ear for politics. He has also just written and directed Warney the Musical - you beauty!!
	Tim Brunero - Journalist and political activist Multi-talented Tim Brunero is a very busy man! He produces blogs for magazines and the satirical site, The Chaser. As well as being a wonderfully irreverent MC for many Wayside events he is also our Youth Ambassador.
	Leah Purcell – Actor Leah is one of Australia's leading actors, with award-winning roles in theatre, film and television. She has a loyal audience following, admired and loved for the warmth and honesty she brings to her performances. She has been part of our Wayside family since 2006.
	Ursa - ad agency, 54 people! What on earth do you say about a place as wonderful as Ursa? The staff bend over backwards to help us with our design, communications and fundraising. They take a personal interest in all that we do. They are warm, supportive, creative and committed and we love every single one of them!

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