Autism Association of WA 2026 Annual Report

The Board

Dr Rob Storer CHAIRMAN

Mr Geoff Kidd VICE CHAIRMAN

Mrs Vicki Rank

Mrs Bobby Brownhill

Dr Duncan Monro

Dr Storer is a Consultant Anaesthe tist and long-term member of the Autism Association. He has been actively involved in leading the Board at a time of major strategic development, maintaining a keen interest in the field of disability, as well as Autism. Dr Storer is also a Committee Member of the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and of the Anaesthetic Departments of both St John of God Subiaco and Murdoch.

Mr Kidd is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Aus tralia and New Zealand and has over 40 years’ experience in pro fessional practice as an accountant and Business Advisor to a wide range of clients. Until his retirement in 2015, he was the Managing Partner and Chief Executive of the Perth office and a member of the national executive of large multina tional firm Crowe Horwath. Mr Kidd has been a former State Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Ac countants and has been a member of a number of not-for-profit boards, including 10 years as a board member of Lifeline WA.

Mrs Rank is a Senior International Training Specialist in industrial software. She has been a family member of the Autism Association for over 21 years and is married with two children. Mrs Rank has been an active member of the Autism Association for more than two decades and has supported the Association in public educa tion, fundraising and other projects throughout the years.

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 sup port groups and accommodation projects. She is also involved in advocacy for people living with a disability and their parents.

Dr Monro has over 30 years’ expe rience as a Chartered Accountant and Business Advisor 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 Lim ited, Yued Aboriginal Corporation, Yilka – Trustee Advisory Commit tee, Denmark Arts Council Inc., and South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. Dr Monro has worked in a diverse selection of industries. His experi ence 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.

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