Autism Association 2024 Annual Report

Dr Monro has over 30 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant and Business Adviser in Australia and internationally. He previously worked as Principal in the Finance division of RSM Australia Pty Ltd for the large accounting firms KPMG and Crowe Australasia. Dr Monro currently serves on the Boards of other not-for-profit organisations including Central Desert Native Title Services Limited, Yued Aboriginal Corporation, Yilka – Trustee Advisory Committee, Denmark Arts Council Inc., and South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. Dr Monro has worked in a diverse selection of industries. His experience covers a wide range of areas, including business valuations, due diligence, business planning, financial mentoring and advisory services for Indigenous entities, and general financial consulting. Dr Duncan Monro Mrs Brownhill has been actively involved in the field of disability over many years both in Australia and overseas. Prior to returning to Western Australia from Melbourne, where she and her family had been living, Mrs Brownhill represented Mansfield Autistic Services on the Victorian State Council for Autism. As the mother of a son with Autism, she is involved with parent support groups and accommodation projects. She is also involved in advocacy for people living with a disability and their parents. Mrs Bobby Brownhill Mr Altus has held a number of senior positions in his career. He is a former chair of the Curtin Business School Advisory Board for the School of Economics and Finance. He was a Director of LLL Australia Ltd, an APRA-regulated Authorised Deposit Taking Institution. As a former Public Servant, he has held a number of positions in the WA Department of Treasury, including Director of Revenue and Intergovernmental Relations. He also undertook a secondment to the University of Western Australia as its Chief Financial Officer. He was also member of the University’s Senate Strategic Resources Committee. Mr Altus is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently chairs Lutheran Homes Foundation (WA) Inc. Mr Mark Altus Clinical Professor Coates AO is a former Paediatric Otolaryngologist and Clinical Professor at the University of Western Australia, specialising in the medical treatment and research in ear disease in remote Aboriginal children. After training at the Mayo Clinic, he worked for 38 years as a Consultant at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He co-founded the first Paediatric Otolaryngology Society in Australia and was a Board member of the Telethon Kids Institute. He worked with the Commonwealth to develop the ear health roadmap; and has worked with the World Health Organisation. Professor Coates was honoured with appointment to the Officer in the Order of Australia in 2005. Clinical Professor Harvey Coates AO

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