Our board and CEO

ActionAid Australia is governed by a board of directors who generously volunteer their time to the organisation.

Our Board is responsible for overseeing ActionAid's strategic direction and instituting good governance policies and processes.

Chief Executive Officer

Archie Law
Archie Law has worked in conflict affected environments throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Prior to joining ActionAid, Archie worked for the United Nations Development Program in South Africa and the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York.

Archie was a member of the UN team that developed the contingency plan for an emergency response to the conflict in Iraq in 2002-2003.

He also spent four years heading up the Mine Advisory Group's 500-person Cambodia Program.

Before joining the non-profit sector, Archie was a drummer for the 1980s band Huxton Creepers. The group released three albums and gave over 500 live appearances throughout Australia.

President

The Hon John Dowd AO QC John Dowd was appointed Protection Ambassador for Austcare in 2005, elected Vice-President in November 2008 and President in October 2009. John has held the positions of NSW Attorney General and Leader of the House, Consul-General for the Cook Islands to Australia, NSW Supreme Court judge, and Australian government delegate to Palestine to monitor the Palestinian Legislative Council Elections.

Vice-President

Bill Armstrong AO Bill joined the Austcare board in 2003 and was elected Vice-President of ActionAid Australia in October 2009. He was Chief Executive Officer of Australian Volunteers International from 1982 to 2002 and President of the Australian Council for International Development from 1993 to 1997. Bill is a recipient of the Sir Edward Weary Dunlop Asia Medal for outstanding achievement and long-term commitment to enhancing the quality of life for people in Asia.

Directors

	Sonia Zavesky Sonia joined the Board in November 2009. She has worked in media in Australia and internationally for two decades. A former ABC Radio journalist and Chief of Staff, Sonia also headed up communications teams at Greenpeace. She now runs her own media & communication training and advice company based in Sydney Australia.
	Pamela Greet Pamela joined the Austcare board in 1998. Pamela is a former employee of Austcare and has extensive experience in the program development sector internationally, particularly in emergency preparedness, program evaluation and design, community education and working with volunteers.
	Tuong Quang Luu AO Tuong Quang Luu joined the board in 2007. He was Head of SBS Radio from 1989 to 2006, and was named "Australian Achiever of the Year" in 2002. Quang Luu was a senior executive of the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and has served as the Department's State Director for NSW in Sydney.
	Kevin Bailey Kevin joined the board in 2007. He is the founder and Chairman of The Money Managers and a former Director of the Financial Planning Association. Kevin presents radio talkback programs and is a columnist for the Money section of the Sun Herald.
	Dr Sekai Shand Sekai joined the board in June 2009. Sekai has worked in the aid and development sector for the past 14 years in the areas of relief, development, advocacy, food security, governance and HIV prevention. Born in Zimbabwe, Sekai gained her doctors degree in international relations at the University of Melbourne. She now runs an NGO best practice consultancy.