No to Violence Board
Tim Lo Surdo
Board Chair
Tim Lo Surdo has 17 years’ governance experience across 10 different non-profit boards, including current service on the board of Plan International Australia, the Australian Marine Conservation Society, Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre and Environment Victoria.
Sarah Rainbird
Deputy Chair
Sarah is a lawyer and senior management professional with over 22 years’ experience, including philanthropy, program delivery, teaching, research, and corporate law. Sarah’s social services experience was gained at Save the Children Australia. As the National Manager for Individual and Family Philanthropy, Sarah’s was responsible for connecting donors to programs.
Luis Menezes
Director
Luis Menezes is a qualified (FCPA) Finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in Senior Finance roles and governance policy. He has experience working with professionals in relationship counselling, education, dispute resolution and men’s behaviour change.
Luis’ background includes working in international NGOs delivering programs supporting climate, gender, economic and First People’s justice; and fighting human trafficking and slavery. Luis is the Chair of NTV’s Finance and Risk Committee.
Debra Filippin
Board member
Debra Filippin is a senior business development and marketing communications professional, with extensive experience working in global law firms in both Australia and Japan. Debra has been responsible for leading teams of business development and digital marketing professionals across the Asia Pacific region, as well as developing and advising on business development strategies targeting the Asia Pacific.
Jilly Charlwood
Board member
Jilly Charlwood is a marketing and communications specialist with extensive experience working for not-for-profit organisations. Jilly is the current Head of Brand and Marketing for Beyond Blue, where she is responsible for leading a marketing team to deliver Beyond Blue’s external brand and product marketing activities.
Troy Edwards
Board member
Troy Edwards has 20 years’ experience working in and around the public sector on diverse, community-focused projects, including Victorian local government, the Commonwealth public service and the private sector.
Natasha Foster
Board member
Natasha Foster is a governance, risk and compliance expert, working globally across financial services, telecommunications, technology and not-for-profit. Natasha has proven ability across these sectors in leading and delivering strategy to drive sustainable business performance and is passionate about governing for-purpose driven organisations.
Kristin Haynes
Board member
Kristin is a qualified CXPA (customer experience professional) with a background spanning 20 years in the telecommunications, banking, media, sports and entertainment sectors. In 2020, Kristin established her own business, Senyah Projects, where she now provides consultancy services to both government and private enterprise. Kristin is a Non-Executive Director with Crimestoppers Tasmania where she also serves as Chair of the Sponsorship Committee.
Sue Clifford
Board member
Sue Clifford has nearly forty years of experience working across law enforcement, elite sport, and in the public sector. Sue has made significant contributions to various sectors, demonstrating her commitment to fostering positive change and enhancing community well-being.
Executive Management Team
Phillip Ripper
Chief Executive Officer
Phillip is a highly experienced CEO spanning almost 30 years as an executive leader of multiple community organisations.
He is a passionate advocate for social justice and has dedicated his career to leading organisations that contribute to building strong, healthy, and connected communities.
Phillip is recognised as a visionary, transformational and ethical leader and has extensive policy, government and media relations experience.
Previous positions include, CEO of Sunbury, and later, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health as well as executive roles with Plenty Valley Community Health where he oversaw innovative family violence interventions services including Men’s Behaviour Change Programs as well prevention and community awareness initiatives.
Phillip holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science, and MBA with Deans Commendation and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Lauren Palma
General Manager, Services
Lauren is an experienced Senior Programs and Operations Management professional with a passion for leading and developing teams. Lauren’s experience includes working in the correction services, not-for-profit, education and social change sectors. Lauren holds an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections and post graduate qualifications in educations.
With a passion for service development and innovation, Lauren champions collaboration and engagement with a broad range of stakeholders and delivers success through leading teams. Lauren embraces NTV’s values of Leadership, Change, Accountability and Gender Equity.
Leadership Team
Lizette Twisleton
Head of Engagement
Lizette Twisleton has worked in the human and community services sector for 30 years for NGO’s and in local government. Lizette has experience in domestic and family violence having worked with victim-survivors, and men who use family violence.
She has a background in nursing, youth work, health promotion and community development. She has specialised in men’s behaviour change work over the past eighteen years, twelve years as a men’s behaviour change program facilitator, three years delivering partner contact and three years leading Sector Development projects and strategies at No to Violence.
David Sutherland
Head of Communications
David specialises in building narratives around for-purpose organisations to help them grow and make an impact in the communities they serve. He has provided strategic advice and created content for a range of social impact campaigns via channels from traditional and social media to online and hard copy marketing collateral and direct stakeholder communications.
David is excited to be developing and implementing communications and engagement strategies to raise the profile of No to Violence’s advocacy and front line services while also keeping team members across multiple sites nationally feeling informed, valued and connected to NTV’s strategic direction.
Meegan Stanley
Head of Services
Meegan started her professional career twenty years ago building her skills in the recruitment and business development industry. Meegan has been working in the not-for-profit sector for the past twelve years with a focus on vulnerable cohorts.
Meegan has vast managerial experience, leading therapeutic teams and being part of executive management groups creating a solid foundation to add value in areas of innovation, growth, strategy and sustainable partnerships.
Meegan has committed a large part of her career working alongside people who have experienced complex trauma, specifically gendered based violence. She sits on the Board of a Family Violence Organisation and works in a therapeutic capacity supporting victim/survivors in crisis.
Meegan values education and ongoing opportunities for learning having completed two psychology degrees, a master’s degree in clinical family therapy and a certificate in clinical supervision. Meegan has trained in numerous trauma informed interventions and most recently has completed a Directors course with the Austrian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Advanced Leadership with the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA).
Meegan is motivated to influence systemic change in the gendered violence sector and is committed to leading skilled teams that provide quality services that meet the needs of the person using violence to protect, and always keep in view, the victim/survivors of that abuse.
Caitlin Davies
Head of Workforce Development
A passionate gender equity and family violence advocate and specialist, Caitlin has worked in various roles in a consulting and leadership capacity, including human resources, organisational development, stakeholder engagement, learning and development, recruitment, leadership development, communication, media relations and change management.
Her experience spans many industries and sectors including healthcare, human services, professional services, retail, publishing, government, finance and banking, in both for profit and non-profit organisations. She has worked extensively in Australia, the UK and Europe with national and international organisations and with individuals at all levels – from new graduates to senior leaders and CEOs.
Caitlin applies her knowledge and qualifications in neuroscience, learning and communication to ensure learning opportunities enable optimal engagement, connection and understanding and create new ways of thinking that transform attitudes, behaviour and culture.
A dynamic and strongly committed leader, Caitlin leads the No to Violence Workforce Development team to develop and deliver innovative and progressive professional development for, and engage and collaborate with, those committed to ending men’s use of violence and abuse including specialist family violence professionals, integrated service providers, and private, public, and community organisations across Australia.
Maria Keane
Head of People and Culture
Maria is a dedicated HR professional with over 15 years’ experience working across all aspects of the employee lifecycle in a variety of industries and capacities.
Passionate about achieving sustainable people outcomes that support NTV’s strategy, Maria advises, coaches, and empowers leaders and employees while overseeing delivery of all People and Culture’s services across NTV.
Minh Tran
Head of Finance
Minh is a results driven Senior Accountant with extensive experience in both not for profit and corporate organisations. Minh holds Bachelor of Accountancy and a full member of CPA and has previously held senior leadership roles.
Prior to working for No to Violence, Minh has worked across a range of industries including Community Services, Education, Hospitality, Real Estate and Retail. Minh has over 20 years’ experience in providing financial advice and analysis reports to Executive Management, Finance Committee and Board. His expertise includes structuring and succession planning for the organisations, growth and expansion advice, and compliances.
Minh’s personalised approach to working with key stakeholders of the organisation allows him to understand each of the key stakeholder requirements, goals, and future needs while also building strong relationship with colleagues and senior members of the organisation.
Providing decisive leadership, Minh values accountability, embraces change and enjoy professional challenge. He is naturally collaborative and is energised by working with teams to develop and implement great solutions for No to Violence.
Passionate about achieving sustainable people outcomes that support NTV’s strategy, Maria advises, coaches, and empowers leaders and employees while overseeing delivery of all People and Culture’s services across NTV.
