Board of Directors
The current elected Directors on the Board of TAFTA, serving a two-year term are:
President, Leonie McNally of Darwin, Arts Consultant and former General Manager of Territory Craft
Vice-President, Sue Mears of Brisbane, Secondary Teacher and Artist
Honorary Secretary, Donna Toussaint of Brisbane, Arts Worker
Directors: Svenja (Administrative Manager, lives in Brisbane);
Kay Faulkner (Hand Weaver, lives in Brisbane);
Sue Ford (Artist, lives in Brisbane);
Jude Skeers (Teacher, lives in Melbourne/Dubbo/Sydney);
Martien van Zuilen (Full-time PhD Student, lives in Perth);
and Sheila Virgo (Retired; lives in Brisbane).
You can find out more about the Board here.
The Honorary Treasurer is Brian Tucker, CPA of Brisbane, who works exclusively with artists and arts organisations. He has had a very long association with TAFTA and has frequently donated time to advise, and review the books.
The Honorary Solicitor is Paul Sugden who lectures in the Department of Business Law and Taxation at the Berwick Campus of Monash University Melbourne. He writes regular columns for Textile Fibre Forum magazine, “Legally Speaking,” which are posted on the website, and has a long association with TAFTA.
The auditing firm is Sothertons Chartered Accountants of Brisbane with Susan Mortimer acting as Accountant, Advisor and Audit Supervisor. TAFTA has been with Sothertons since 18 January 2000.
TAFTA is required to undertake a yearly audit of the books and to retain financial records for seven years. TAFTA is subject to the rules and regulations of ASIC (Australian Security and Investments Commission) who may at any time request to inspect the Minutes of the meetings of the Board of TAFTA which must be regularly approved and signed by the current President of the Board; they are held in the company archives.
TAFTA is registered as a charity and is legally able to accept tax-deductible donations which must be reported bi-annually to the Register of Cultural Organisations. TAFTA is authorized by the ATO (Australian Taxation Office) to run workshops at its FORUM events that do not attract GST (ATO Authorization no. 3631).
The Board of Directors of TAFTA welcomes your input. All subscribers to Textile Fibre Forum magazine are also members of the company and entitled to comment on Policy Items that may be posted on the website from time to time and/or to contact the Board through its President, Leonie McNally (leonietafta@gmail.com) or via the CEO, Janet De Boer O.A.M. tafta@iinet.net.au
The core business of TAFTA is currently: the production of the quarterly colour magazine, Textile Fibre Forum; operating a gallery and bookshop at 159 Payne Road, The Gap (Brisbane) – the bookshop can also be accessed online, and operating the TAFTA FORUMs traditionally held in April at Kinross-Wolaroi School in Orange, NSW – and in late September at Geelong Grammar School Corio Victoria.
As well, a Resources Centre is operated as part of the Office/Gallery building at 159 Payne Road, The Gap (Brisbane) and the CEO is available to provide information and advice insofar as the workload permits. TAFTA has had the same CEO since it became a company in 1987: Janet De Boer O.A.M.
