Governance

The Board

Tuggeranong Community Arts Association (TCAA) manages the Tuggeranong Arts Centre (TAC). The TCAA Board meets quarterly, and its work is shaped by the TCAA Constitution and its Strategic Plan. TCAA Board positions are all voluntary, and all must be members of the TCAA and have a Director Identification Number. 

We are currently seeking expressions of interest for people to join the governing Board of the TCAA.  To complement the current directors, we are looking particularly for HR skills and experience. Please click here for the EOI

Board Members

Joanne Ramadge, Chair

Joanne has a background as a registered nurse, and in health care management, regulation, policy and education in the public and not-for-profit sectors. She has held senior leadership roles in the Department of Health and in Cancer Australia, a health portfolio agency, and as a CEO of two not for profit health care related organisations. She holds a number of degrees including a graduate degree in NFP management and a PhD in health and is a Graduate of the Australian Company Directors Course (2007) and she completed an update course (2014). Joanne has had board experience locally and internationally (2010-2013). Currently, Joanne’s work is in the aged care sector.

Don Cumming, Deputy Chair

Don was a journalist and communications manager in print, radio, television and the public sector for many years. He is a former ABC Canberra News Editor and Political Correspondent for Radio Australia. He spent 25 years in various Federal Government communications roles including as a Ministerial Press Secretary before he (semi) retired to the quiet life of freelance journalism in 2009. Don served for over 20 years as the ACT Branch President of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

Ray Watt, Treasurer

Ray has a background of accountancy and finance having worked both in public practice and in various Commonwealth Government departments. He is currently the Treasurer of the Riverina Travelling Bowlers. During his working life he was a member of various professional bodies associated with accounting and secretarial practice and in retirement has retained his membership as a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants.

Georgia Briggs, Board Member

Georgia Briggs is the Principal Solicitor of Briggs Law, which operates in offices in both Canberra and Wagga Wagga. She completed her Masters of Law in 2021 and became an accredited Independent Children’s Lawyer in 2022. She has a keen interest in community engagement, and has worked in volunteer capacities, such as with Camp Quality who she has volunteered with for over 6 years, and with her own initiative Paperback Planes, which aims to give the gift of second-hand books as a surprise!

Annika Romeyn, Board Member

Annika Romeyn is a practising artist who creates immersive works on paper that combine printmaking, drawing and watercolour to convey her experiences of being in the landscape. Her work is represented by Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne. Annika also works as an Artist Educator at the National Gallery of Australia and has previously served on the Boards of Australian National Capital Artists and M16 Artspace.

Averil Templar, Board Member

Averil has 17 years of experience leading major change programs and communications campaigns at both the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Her professional experience is underpinned by a First Class Honours degree in Commerce at the ANU and a Bachelor of Law including admission as a legal practitioner in the ACT Supreme Court. As an active participant in the performing arts for over 30 years in both the ACT (Canberra Raiders, Fresh Funk) and Adelaide (Australian Company of Performing Arts) she is passionate about the longevity and growth of the arts industry.