
Our Board
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Chair
Leigh Findlay
Leigh is a Director of the Shepparton-based engineering firm CAF Consulting. He grew up in Shepparton before leaving to study Civil Engineering and worked across various infrastructure development projects in Melbourne and the United Kingdom.
Moving back to Shepparton in 2009, Leigh and his family have immersed themselves into the community, holding positions on various community and industry groups

Director
Damion O'Callaghan
Damion is Managing Director of CPE Construction in Cobram and Guthrie McGoldrick Consulting Engineers based in Shepparton.
He has worked in construction project management in regional Australia and Melbourne before purchasing CPE Construction.
One of Damion’s passions is helping develop career opportunities for young trades and professionals in the Goulburn Valley region.

Director
Emma Youill
Emma is the General Manager of Customers and Growth for Goulburn Valley Water. She started her career in Sydney developing and managing industry and government events across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Emma and her family are dedicated CFA volunteers that work in their local community and across the regions to support fire and natural disaster-affected communities.
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Deputy Chair
Jane Macey
Jane is the principal town planner with Spiire in Shepparton and oversees the business’s Town Planning and Urban Design Practice Area across Spiire’s six offices.
Living on her dairy farm near Cobram with her husband and three children, Jane enjoys being part of the local community and actively participates on the St Joseph’s Cobram Primary School Advisory Board and with the Cobram Junior Tennis Association

Director
Andrew Mann
Andrew is the General Manager of Advanced Ag.
He is responsible for the business which supplies farmers in northern Victoria and southern NSW with seed, chemical and fertiliser across three sites.
Andrew was previously a board member of Murray Dairy. Andrew is passionate about careers and opportunities in agriculture in our region and the flow on effects through our communities.
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Director
Timothy Cannon
Tim is the Director of Strategic Projects at Goulburn Valley Health and has a background in commercial law, strategic communications and engagement, and government relations.
He spent eight years in senior roles at the front line of NSW politics, serving as an advisor to the NSW Finance Minister, Communications Director for the NSW Treasurer, and Executive Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Communications for the NSW Premier.