- Who
runs the show?
- The
National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame Inc is managed by an elected
committee of 14, consisting of the Executive - President, Vice-President,
Secretary and Treasurer – and 8 ordinary Committee Members.
Committee members use their own individual skills to assist in
the day to day running of the museum, future planning and fundraising
aspects of the organisation.
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- COMMITTEE
2006/2007
- Executive
Committee
- President:
Roger Occomore
Vice-President: June Noble
Treasurer: Helen Joraslafsky
Secretary: Val Mitchell
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- Ordinary
Committee Members
Lindy
Andren
Wendy Collits
Margaret Hall
Julie Heller
Rosemary McKean
Jan Millington
Sophie Shiell
Margaret Waters
Public
Officer
June Noble
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- We
acknowledge the invaluable help of previous committee members
who have assisted in building the organization. Their commitment
is much appreciated.
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- STAFF
Since 1997 NPWHF has been successful is obtaining Museum and Art
Gallery of the Northern Territory Regional Museums Grant Support
Program monies for the employment of staff.
Initially
these funds were used employ Curator, Pauline Cockrill-Ross part-time,
then full time; then Operations Managers Leanne Toogood and Angela
Coad, and, since 2005, Manager, Helen Joraslafsky.
Manager: Helen Joraslafsky
operations@pioneerwomen.com.au
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was born and educated in South Australia; training as a secondary
school teacher (Commerce). She transferred to Tennant Creek,
NT in 1972, to Alice Springs in 1973; and has lived in Central
Australia since then.
Her
attendance at the 1994 Annual General Meeting of National
Pioneer Womens Hall of Fame out of interest resulted in
her being elected Secretary of the organisation. She has
served on the Committee continuously since then; as Secretary,
Treasurer and President.
Initially
appointed by the Committee to a temporary (3 month) position
to report on the future requirements of the organisation
in January 2005, she began her permanent employment as Manager
in April 2005. Helen’s experience as a business teacher,
taxation consultant, project officer, legal secretary and
executive secretary prepared her well for the position.
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Helen
Joraslafsky, Operations Manager, details building
work at the Old Alice Springs Gaol to The Hon.
Warren Truss when he visited in 2006.
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- Curatorial
Staff
Local consultants Kessing Clack Kessing have researched and
curated the Women at the Heart exhibition and updated the design
of Ordinary Women Extraordinary Lives: Women First in their
Field for their relocation to the Old Gaol in February 2007.
Marketing
Officer
Rosemary McKean has been appointed as part time Marketing Officer
until the official launch on 8 March 2006. Rosemary brings experience
in media and promotional fields to the organisation and is working
to implement a marketing strategy which will greatly increase
patronage.
Other
Supporters
Founder:
Mrs. Molly Clark
Patron: Mrs. Nancy Bird-Walton AO, OBE, D.Sc, Hon ME
Patron: Mrs. Leneen Forde AC
- State
Liaison Officers
In order to spread the word about ‘Pioneer Women’ outside
of Alice Springs, state Liaison Officers have been appointed to
assist in co-ordination of NPWHF fundraising events, gathering
and passing on information/artefacts regarding pioneering women,
increasing NPWHF membership and generally promoting NPWHF.
It
is intended that all states should be covered but we have only
been successful in attracting such representation in Victoria,
New South Wales and South Australia.
We
thank Carmel Ripper for her efforts over several years
in Victoria, until she moved to South Australia, and Colleen
Hines in New South Wales, who has recently handed her position
to Lynnette Williams.
Lynnette
can be contacted at:
3 Gemeren Grove, West Pennant Hills, NSW 2125
Phone: (02) 9872 7518
Email: lorraine.williams@bigpond.com.au
We
will be pleased to receive enquiries from anyone who wishes to
become a State Liaison Officer in their state or area.
