Our Board Members
Brenda Kamau, Deputy Chairperson
Brenda Kamau is a health professional with significant experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse groups including refugees and migrants. As a member of the CALD community, she has a strong commitment to community based initiatives with a focus on people from CALD communities. She is a recent graduate of the Leadership and Governance course with the Office of Multicultural Interests and she holds a Master’s in Public Health.
Rowena Skinner, Treasurer
Rowena is a life member of the VPCA and is the volunteer finance officer. She is not an artist, rather an art lover and committed to supporting inclusive and accessible community art spaces.
Rowena has long experience working with community organisations in the areas of compliance, risk management, financial management and governance. She is currently the chairperson of the Town of Victoria Park’s Urban Forest Strategy working group, treasurer for the Victoria Park Community Garden and ordinary board member of the Victoria Park Primary School.
Previously, Rowena has been both treasurer and ordinary board member of the VPCA and is keen to contribute again to the medium and long term vision for the centre and its ongoing sustainability.
Sophie Smith, Secretary
Sophie is currently studying Arts Management at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and has strong connections to arts and cultural initiatives across the City of South Perth and Victoria Park. She brings skills in strategy, financial reporting, arts law, marketing and art production. Sophie will bring her experience as an emerging creative and a youth perspective to advance arts in the community of Victoria Park.
Greg Mahney
Greg Mahney joined the Board at the end of 2022. He has been on not-for-profit boards for most of his adult life, often in executive positions. He was the CEO of Advocare, an aged care advocacy agency, General Manager of the Murdoch University Guild of Students, a university administrator and even spent six frustrating months working for the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Now retired from the paid workforce Greg volunteers as a Justice of the Peace, resolves disputes as a Nationally Accredited Mediator and Chairs the VPCA Board. He has a Bachelor’s degree in politics and sociology, a Master’s in public policy, is a graduate of the AICD company directors course and Fellow of two management institutes.
Jill Turner
Jill is a ‘think global, act local’ creative. She has a Master’s in Occupational Therapy (Curtin) and BSc Psychology (London, 1993). She has had a career across health, youth and social services including: NHS health promotion specialist, youth service manager, and occupational therapist. After migrating in 2006, as the Lead Parent at Home Base, she spent 3 years on the Operations Group of Fairbridge Festival of World and Folk Music as Youth Arts Manager. She has volunteered in many community capacity building roles since being President of her University Psychology Society. Jill is a Member of Fairbridge Festival (FolkWorld Inc), WA Poets Inc, The Western Australian Division of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAAWA) and served on the Board of The West Australian Society of Arts (WASA). She enjoys painting portraits, poetry and dancing.
Kat Gregory
Kat is an eclectic, intuitive artist with a playful practice and a deep commitment to community development. Her experience in grassroots arts has focused on strengthening third spaces and expanding access to creative participation.
A skilled relationship builder and problem solver, Kat brings practical insight into inclusion and community engagement. Known for navigating complex issues with clarity and empathy, she champions transparency, shared purpose, and a vibrant, future-focused arts centre, guided by the belief that art exists in everything and everyone is an artist.
Would you like to join our Board?
Members are encouraged to become part of our governance team.
Please contact us with any enquiries and you can find the Board Member Nomination form below.
