Welcome to our new Board Chairperson and Deputy
At the August Board meeting and AGM, TLG saw a change in Board Chairperson and Deputy Board Chairperson. Shane Devitt has been appointed Board Chair after three years as Deputy Chair, taking over from TLG founder Dave Sherwood. Dave along with Travis Elliot were the founders of TLG back in 2013 and Dave has been a dedicated and inspiring member of the TLG community ever since.
“Its been a pleasure being the chair of Teach Learn Grow over the last few years, we have achieved great things under our CEOs Ella (Ganfield) and Bridget (Staude), including record numbers of schools, volunteers and hours tutored. Our expansion to NSW is a key step in delivering our mission of closing the educational gap for rural and indigenous kids to all of Australia. Bridget and Cate (Leederman) have also done a fantastic job in drive sustainability and TLG is in the strongest financial position it has ever been. I look forward to staying on the board and seeing what the future has to bring.” - Dave Sherwood
We would like to thank Dave for all his efforts and are pleased he will be stay on as a board member, and we also offer our warmest welcome and congratulations to Shane as he is sure to offer a wonderful service in his new position.
Shane is a Koori man with over 30 years experience providing Governance, Internal Audit, and Risk Management services. He has provided these services to a diverse range of public and private sector clients across Australia, USA and New Zealand.
"As the Chairman of TLG I hope I can support the Leadership Team to continue to grow our service delivery and to improve the education outcomes of rural and remote students.” - Shane Devitt
Shane had a long history with PwC and now is the General Manager of the Waalitj Hub - The Western Australian Indigenous Business and Employment Hub operated by the Waalitj Foundation. Shane is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. Well done Shane!
Rachel Lee (Deputy Chairperson) and Shane Devitt (Chairperson)
We would also like to congratulation Rachel Lee for her newly appointed position as Deputy Chair person. Rachel is an active member of the Board and has a background as a Senior Associate at global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills. Rachel has a passion for access to education and social justice. In 2019 she completed a Jawun secondment to the East Kimberley to work with the Board and CEO of the Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre on governance.
“I look forward to supporting TLG further influence change through education in the Deputy Chair role. There is an urgent need to address educational disadvantage in rural and remote areas in Australia. TLG has a market-leading model to empower schools students, promote the teaching profession and support the education system in WA and NSW to close gaps.” - Rachel Lee
Rachel Lee exploring The Kimberley, North Western Australia
Prior to this, she has mentored students at Murdoch University’s Kulbardi Centre, worked for Teach for Australia, served on the Board of Community Legal Clinic Street Law, and has volunteered in a management role for the Oaktree Foundation, a youth-led not-for-profit focused on education access in developing countries.
Rachel and Shane have been, and will continue to be a wonderful asset to the Teach Learn Grow Community and we are excited to work with them going forward.