Sam Klintworth
National Director
Sam joined in 2019. She has 30+ years experience working in the not-for-profit sector supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and communities, locally, nationally and internationally.
Meet our leaders
Amnesty International is a democratic movement, answerable to our own members – not to any governments or political or donor interests. Our organisation has leadership tiers at an international, national and regional level, which enables our democratic and self-governing structure to work as powerfully as possible to make a lasting difference for human rights.
Meet Amnesty International Australia’s leaders, Board of Directors and Activism Leadership Committees,
with their many and varied areas of specialisation.
Amnesty Management Team
Meet Amnesty International Australia's management team.
Tim O'Connor
Impact Director
Tim has worked across the world in human rights and international development for the last 20 years with local, national and international organisations and not for profits.
Lizzie Borwick
Fundraising and Philanthropy Director
Lizzie has worked in fundraising across the health, international development and animal conservation sector for over 15 years with local, national and international not-for-profits
Jez Hunghanfoo
Supporter Engagement Director
Jez has worked in international development and human rights organisations for the last 14 years, holding a variety of management roles across fundraising, communications and operations.
Emmanuel Tsakis - MBA, CPA, BBus, GAICD
Operations and Finance Director
Emmanuel has over 20 years of senior executive experience working in community and social services, international aid, disability services and trade unions.
Sarah Gooderham
Movement Director
Sarah has over 10 years experience of building grassroots power and developing creative public campaigns, with a background in community organising and human rights research.
Our Board
The Board is our highest-decision making body and is elected bi-annually by members. The Board provides governance, leadership and stewardship as part of a global movement of human rights defenders. Learn more about how the Board is run.
Mario Santos
Chair
Mario has been an Amnesty activist since 2000. He holds a Master of Human Rights Law and has 20 years of commercial and senior management experience. He joined the Board in 2018.
Lisa Annese
Director
Lisa is the CEO of Diversity Council Australia, and was named by AFR as one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence. She's also the recipient of a public centenary medal for her work on gender equality.
Michael Dundon
Director
Michael is an Executive Consultant at Aware Super. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in governance, finance and risk management.
Ajoy Ghosh
Director
Ajoy is a Chief Information Security Officer and digital forensics expert and lecturer, advising on the governance of emerging technologies such as cyber security, cloud, big data and AI.
Cassandra Seery
Director
Cassandra joined the Board in 2020 and began her journey with Amnesty in 2014. She is an experienced legal and social policy professional specialising in Indigenous and children’s rights.
Saras Suresh Kumar
Director
Saras has held leadership positions in the SA/NT region since 2013. She works in the environmental movement as a company director and staff for the social enterprise Conservation Management.
Opportunity to join the National Board of Amnesty International Australia
Nominations were open from 4 - 18 March 2022 and are now closed.
- Director Candidate Brief
- Self-assessment against National Board Attributes Statement for board candidates (click to download an editable Word version)
- Resume Guide
- Nomination form
Board candidates for 2022: Lisa Annese, Brad Chilcott, Susan Harris Rimmer, Terence Jeyaretnam, Belinda Neal, Mario Santos, Anne Wright and Alan Wu.
Activism Leadership Committees
Amnesty International Australia is divided into seven regions, loosely based on state and territory lines. Every member of Amnesty International Australia is linked to a region, based on their postcode of residence.
Each region is led by an Activism Leadership Committee whose members are elected by the members linked to that region.
Activism Leadership Committees help motivate, coordinate and develop local human rights activism. They mentor and support activists and action groups, and participate in consultations on our vision, campaign priorities and policies.
Activism Leadership Committees have up to 12 members. All Amnesty members are eligible to stand for election and to vote for their local Activism Leadership Committee. You can get in touch with your committee below.