Our Board

Dr Rob Storer

Chairman

Dr Storer is a Consultant Anaesthetist 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 Geoff Kidd

Vice Chairman

Mr Kidd is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, and has over 40 years’ experience in professional practice as an Accountant and Business Adviser 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 multinational firm, Crowe Horwath. Mr Kidd has been a former State Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been a member of a number of not-for-profit boards, including 10 years as a board member of Lifeline WA.

Dr Duncan Monro

Dr Monro has over 30 years’ experience 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 Limited, Yued Aboriginal Corporation, Yilka – Trustee Advisory Committee, Denmark Arts Council Inc. and South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. Dr Monro has worked in a diverse selection of industries. His experience 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.

Mrs Vicki Rank

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 2 children. Mrs Rank has been an active member of the Autism Association for more than 2 decades and has supported the Association in public education, fundraising and other projects throughout the years.

Mrs Bobby Brownhill

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 support groups and accommodation projects. Mrs Brownhill is also involved in advocacy for people living with a disability and their parents.

Mr Mark Altus

Mr Altus has held a number of senior positions in his career. He is a former Chair of the Curtin Business School Advisory Board for the School of Economics and Finance. He was a Director of LLL Australia Ltd, an APRA-regulated Authorised Deposit Taking Institution. As a former Public Servant, he has held a number of positions in the WA Department of Treasury, including Director of Revenue and Intergovernmental Relations. Mr Altus also undertook a secondment to the University of Western Australia as its Chief Financial Officer. He was also a member of the University’s Senate Strategic Resources Committee. Mr Altus is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently chairs Lutheran Homes Foundation (WA) Inc.

Clinical Professor Harvey Coates AO

Clinical Professor Coates AO is a former Paediatric Otolaryngologist and Clinical Professor at the University of Western Australia, specialising in the medical treatment and research in ear disease in remote Aboriginal children. After training at the Mayo Clinic, he worked for 38 years as a Consultant at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He co-founded the first Paediatric Otolaryngology Society in Australia and was a Board member of the Telethon Kids Institute. He worked with the Commonwealth to develop the ear health roadmap; and has worked with the World Health Organisation. Professor Coates was honoured with appointment to the Officer in the Order of Australia in 2005.

Professor Stephanie Fryer-Smith

Professor Fryer-Smith holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in Law from the University of Western Australia. She was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia as a barrister and solicitor and accredited by LEADR as a mediator. She has worked in private legal practice, as a Registrar and Native Title Coordinator at the Federal Court of Australia in Perth and for six years was Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Native Title Tribunal.Professor Fryer-Smith has extensive experience in the higher education sector and international education. She has lectured in native title law and has published articles on a range of indigenous land rights issues.In 2021, Professor Fryer-Smith joined Federation University Australia as Director, Governance and Strategy, most recently holding the position of Vice-Chancellor's Fellow.