BCNA's Patron
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Event Ambassadors
The Hon Julia Gillard MP
The Hon Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has held the seat of Lalor since 1998. She is the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Minister for Education; and Minister for Social Inclusion. Julia is the highest ranked female politician in Australian history. Julia stood on the Field of Women LIVE in Sydney in 2007 and is a great supporter of BCNA.
Janice M. de Kretser
Mrs Jan de Kretser was born and educated in Melbourne and, apart from 2 years spent in Seattle and 6 months in Edinburgh, has continued to live in Melbourne.
Following her marriage to Professor David de Kretser AC, Governor of Victoria, in 1962, Mrs de Kretser was involved in community activities and part-time work while raising their four sons. Now retired Mrs de Kretser's interests include migrant and refugee issues and the provision of educational and personal development opportunities for young people.
Rosemary McKenzie
Rosemary McKenzie is a research fellow and lecturer with the Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics, in the School of Population Health at The University of Melbourne.
Rosemary is married to John Brumby and is a mother of 3. She comes from a farming background and takes great pleasure in the farm she and John own in Central Victoria, on which they have sheep, an olive grove and a mixed native farm forestry plantation.
The Right Hon the Lord Mayor Robert Doyle
Robert Doyle is the serving Lord Mayor of Melbourne and is delighted to be an Ambassador for the Field of Women LIVE.
Robert is President of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and is involved in many not-for-profit organisations.
A Member of Victoria's Parliament for 14 years, Robert was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party for four years. He has also been Shadow Minister for Health and, in government, Parliamentary Secretary for Health.
Roger Gillespie OAM
Roger Gillespie OAM, Founder & Executive Chairman Bakers Delight Holdings Ltd - an all-Australian company founded in 1980 and built into the largest national chain of bakeries in Australia with over 700 bakeries operating throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. Bakers Delight has been a long standing supporter of BCNA.
Lesley Gillespie OAM
Lesley Gillespie OAM is the Co-founder and Director of Bakers Delight. Since 2000, Bakers Delight has raised more than $3.7 million for BCNA. Each year Bakers Delight bakeries across Australia join forces with breast cancer survivors and conduct a range of fundraising activities for BCNA in their effort to support women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Naomi Milgrom AO
Naomi Milgrom AO is the sole owner, Executive Chair and CEO of the Sussan Group comprising three fashion brands - Sussan, Suzanne Grae and Sportsgirl.
Naomi is recognised as one of Australia's top 25 business leaders and an outstanding entrepreneur. She is an iconic leader, advocate and mentor of Australian women and has achieved landmark distinctions for women in business.
Naomi has been a wonderful supporter of BCNA and has been actively involved in the Sussan sponsorship of BCNA since 2005.
Sue Morphet
Sue Morphet is CEO & Director of Pacific Brands Ltd. She joined Pacific Brands in 1996 as General Manager of Tontine and served as its General Manager of Bonds since 1999. She also serves as a Director of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival and is a member of Chief Executive Women together with various other philanthropic interests. Sue has been actively involved in the work of BCNA for many years and is a wonderful Ambassador for the organisation.
