Mr David Coluccio, Chairman

B.A., M.A. (Int.St), MAICD

David has more than 6 years senior management experience in the not-for-profit sector through successful leadership of the Adelaide University Union and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation. He possesses a deep understanding of the not-for-profit environment in South Australia and familiarity with the childhood health and medical research sectors.

He is currently a Director of Unibooks Pty Ltd, Student Care Inc. and Kathleen Lumley College Council.

Ms Lorraine Caruso

MBA, GAICD

Lorraine Caruso has over 25 years experience working with respected and successful brands throughout Australia and New Zealand. Lorraine has developed a broad understanding of what works and what doesn’t in today’s multi-channel business environment.

Having held Regional, State, National, General Management and CEO roles throughout her successful career, Lorraine’s depth of skill and experience covers all aspects of leadership and management to build and grow an exciting and sustainable business.

Ms Emma Drew


LLB(Hons), B.Ec., GDLP, GAICD

Emma Drew is a leading corporate lawyer, board member and board adviser.

In her role with a top tier international law firm, she has been a trusted legal adviser to a diverse range of Australian and international clients, including listed companies, large corporates and SMEs and their boards. She has also carefully advised and guided entrepreneurs, start up businesses and not for profit organisations.

Emma was responsible, together with Greg Oke, in establishing the Foundation and is committed to charitable work and giving back to the community.

Mr Mark Evans

Mark Evans is currently Channel Manager at Amcom, a National Fibre and Telecommunications Carrier.

Mark has enjoyed a wide and varied career with a focus on business development, hospitality, corporate relations and information technology. He has been actively involved in the South Australian charity sector for over 5 years, and has significant experience in customer relationship management, event management and the use of new and emerging web technologies and social media. 

Ms Deb Hosking


Deb Hosking owns and manages the Austral Group of companies, a South Australian success story that includes Austral Tree Services, Project Green - Environmental Management Services, and TMH Safety and Hire.

Working in partnership with her husband Craig, Deb has grown the business from a single truck to a growing fleet and team of skilled Arborists and environmental consultants. Deb possesses a strong background in strategic planning, business process engineering and operations management, and has a very strong committment to the ideal of embedding good business practice to best service the needs of the broader community.

Mr Gregg Johnson

B.Com, Assoc.Dip.Mech.Eng

Gregg is a director at Ferrier Hodgson and specialises as an insolvency practitioner delivering workable solutions to individuals experiencing financial hardships by way of Bankruptcy, and both Formal and Informal Insolvency Agreements. He also has extensive experience dealing with corporate entities in receivershp and liquidation where he manages trade-on and sale matters in addition to undertaking complex investigations into the affairs of companies in liquidation.

Gregg is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Insolvency Practitioners' Association of Australia, and was previously a Partner at Freer Parker where he practiced insolvency and general accounting. 

Mr Greg Oke

B. App Sc.(Met), MBA, MCIPS

Greg Oke has considerable experience in the promotion of CF and raising funds to support research into a cure.  He has worked for a number of years in support of CF and is also on the board of The Cystic Fibrosis Association of South Australia Inc.

Greg's professional experience is predominately in the fields of industrial process improvement and procurement. He has held senior management positions in the mining, automotive and manufacturing industries, and is currently Group Manager Procurement at Alinta Energy Ltd.

Ms Lija Proske, Company Secretary

LLB / LP (Hons), B.App. Sc(SpPath), ACIS

Mr John Winckel

Dip. Ind. Chem

John has a technical background graduating from the former SAIT in Industrial Chemistry. He worked for ACI and attained the position of GM Glass Packaging, Australia. In 1996 he left to join Pasminco as Executive GM Metals. In 2000 he joined Amcor as Group GM Glass and led the development of a Greenfield wine bottle business in Gawler SA.

John retired from corporate life in 2008 although he is still retained by Amcor as a consultant and mentor in their glass operation.