Our Board

Chair of the Board and ex-officio member of the Board Audit Committee, and Board Human Resources Committee

Larry Kamener, is a Senior Adviser and former Senior Partner in the Boston Consulting Group. During his time with BCG, Larry founded and was the inaugural leader of BCG’s Global Public Sector Practice. He founded and is now the Chair of the Centre for Public Impact, a BCG Foundation based in London. Additionally Larry sits on the Boards of Teach for Australia and the Melbourne Theatre Company. Larry has been a director of Save the Children since September 2019.

Chair of the Human Resources Committee

Mary Sue Rogers is a Non-Executive Director of Save the Children and chairs the HR Committee. In addition, to Save the Children, Mary Sue is a Non-Executive Director of Women on Boards Australia, Deputy Chair of East-West Seed in Thailand, and sits on the Advisory Board of AIIR Consulting in the USA. In addition to her board work, Mary Sue consults in business transformation, governance, organisation design, mergers, and acquisitions. Mary Sue is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of leadership positions, from CEO to Partner, in global professional services organisations, including IBM and PwC. Mary Sue is a certified International Director through INSEAD’s International Directors Program and is an active member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mary Sue has participated in Save the Children’s HR Committee since 2016, and has been a strong advocate and supporter of Save the Children for over 30 years.

Karen Harmon has been involved in the health sector for 40 years and has wide-ranging experience in government, non-government and business sectors. Karen has also worked in humanitarian assistance with a special focus on the health of women and children. Much of Karen’s work has focused on Primary Health Care, both domestically and internationally. Most recently, she has concentrated on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and young people’s health and social and emotional wellbeing. Another important element of Karen’s work is advocacy in the areas of social justice and human rights – especially the rights of the child. Karen has been a director of Save the Children since September 2017.

Chair of the Board Audit Committee 

Michelle is a Managing Director & Partner in Boston Consulting Group’s Melbourne office and has a regional Asia Pacific role, spending considerable time across AP locations. Michelle has a background in finance, and extensive experience in HR and Operations. Michelle had several prior roles with BCG, including Finance Director for the Australia/New Zealand region, global functional leader for the group’s financial system implementation, Finance Director for Asia Pacific, Head of financial systems, head of HR for internal functions, Head of global Operations and Head of Global Finance Operations. Michelle previously worked for Arthur Andersen and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University. Michelle has been a director of Save the Children since September 2020.

Member of the Board Audit Committee

Harvey Collins is currently Chair of Insitor Partners Pte.Ltd, Singapore (an impact fund manager), and an Executive Coach with Foresight’s Global Coaching. He has extensive experience at executive and board levels in a range of industries. This includes Chief Financial Officer of Challenge Bank Limited, a Western Australian regional bank; Executive Director of listed-investment company, Chieftain Securities Limited; and Chairman of Navitas Limited, Bankwest Limited and HBF Inc. In September 2016, Harvey retired as Chair of Hagar International, the international NGO that works with women and children survivors of severe human rights abuses via operational bases in Cambodia, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Harvey has also held board roles in other industries including telecommunications, electricity and mining services. His earlier professional work was in treasury and financial markets. Prior to this, Harvey taught for three years in the tertiary education sector. Harvey has been a director of Save the Children since May 2017.

Michelle Scott was appointed the inaugural Director of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship at UWA in October 2015. The Centre is focused on buildinggreater capacity in the community to understand, contribute and positively impact on social issues. Michelle has over 30 years’ experience leading and influencing government and community organisations to address and reduce contemporary, complex social challenges. She has also been an independentstatutory officer, including as WA’s first Commissioner for Children and YoungPeople (6 years), and Public Advocate for WA (5 years). Michelle was appointed by the WA Government as the Chair and Co Chair of the Supporting Communities Forum for five years, her term concluding in December 2023.  Michelle was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community through social welfare organisations. Michelle has been a director of Save the Children Australia since November 2019.

Justin Hanney is the CEO of the City of Melbourne. As the former Head of the Employment, Investment and Trade Group in the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Justin’s portfolio encompassed economy-wide work to attract and facilitate international and domestic investment, grow employment and expand Victoria’s offshore trade. He was also responsible for oversight of key entities including Regional Development Victoria, Visit Victoria, Development Victoria, Agriculture Victoria, Trade and Investment Victoria, Small Business Victoria as well as the delivery of Victorian Government nominated major projects. He was previously CEO at the City of Yarra and the City of Wangaratta, the CEO of statutory body Regional Development Victoria and Deputy Secretary at the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Justin has been a director of Save the Children since September 2020.

Board Audit and Risk Committee

Karyn Baylis AM has held a range of senior management and C-suite executive roles in multinational businesses including at Optus, Insurance Australia Group and Qantas Airways. In 2009 she was appointed CEO of Jawun and spent 12 years working with some of the leading indigenous reform voices in the country. Karyn has received a number of awards, notably a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the Indigenous community in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours and The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Award in Diversity in 2015. Karyn is also a current member of Chief Executive Women (CEW) and Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Previous Board positions include CARE Australia, Cure Cancer, Grocon Holdings Pty Ltd and NRMA Financial Management and Life Nominees. Karyn has been a Director at Save the Children since August 2024.