Original board members Carmel Johnson and Nick Bamford stepped aside from their board positions while new member Gracia Musafiri was welcomed.
GSF chair Rhys Holleran thanked Mrs Johnson and Mr Bamford for their knowledge and experience during the transition from being a community fund to the new foundation.
Mr Holleran said new board member Ms Musafiri was a young leader in the Shepparton community.
He said Ms Musafiri had volunteering and employment experience at African House, Shepparton.
“Gracia also brings valuable marketing skills to our board and is currently employed by Southern Cross Austereo as a digital marketing specialist,” Mr Holleran said.
Returning to the board for another term is Mr Holleran as chair, Mark De Paola as deputy chair and directors, Kara Shields, Anna Turnbull, Julia Thomas and Olivia Barlow.
The foundation’s annual report noted that more than $600,000 of grants and donations were committed to local projects in the past year and that the GSF was a major contributor to the local response to COVID-19 lockdowns and recovery initiatives.
More than $50,000 was given to local initiatives for mental health support, social connection opportunities, food and personal care relief, COVID-19 messaging in multiple languages and work-ready programs.
To read more about the GSF board members and to view the 2021 annual report, visit the ‘about us’ page on the foundation’s website at www.greatershepparton.foundation
