our people
our committee
The following members were elected to the Bosom Buddies Management Committee in December 2022.
Carol Mead
President
Shantanu Bhattacharya
Vice President
Cloudy Wei
Treasurer
Narelle Sargent
Secretary
Vacant
Support Team Liaison & Coordinator
Lynn Bean
Public Officer
Catherine Rider-Aichholzer
Executive Officer
Justine Gibbings
Committee Member
our patron
Annette Ellis
Annette Ellis is one of our key supporters, she is devoted to helping our organisation whenever she can and others in the local community.
Annette is the former Member for Canberra in the Federal Parliament where she served for fourteen years, and a former member of the ACT Legislative Assembly.
our ambassadors
Jeremy Hanson MLA
Bosom Buddies ACT Ambassador since 2011
In February 2013 Jeremy was elected by his colleagues as the ACT Opposition Leader and is also the Shadow Attorney General, Shadow Minister for Health, Shadow Minister for Police, and Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. As ACT Shadow Health Minister, Jeremy has shown active interest in the work of Bosom Buddies ACT and has filed a commendation of our work in the Assembly.
John Runko
Bosom Buddies ACT Ambassador since 2011
John Runko is CEO of the Independent Property Group. Through their Foundation, the Independent Property Group has donated generously to our community. The Foundation gave a substantial donation to ACT Health to purchase equipment for breast MRI Services, it has made a substantial contribution to more effective diagnosis and treatment.