Our Team

Nick Scott has spent over thirty seven years working in senior roles within the media; much of this time being based on the Gold Coast.

He has held the positions of Director, Group General Manager, General Manager and National Sales Director.

Nick has recently retired from his full time position with Southern Cross Austereo; operators on the Gold Coast of television brands Southern Cross Ten, 11 and One as well as broadcasting stations Hit90.9 Gold Coast and 92.5 Triple M Gold Coast.

Nick owns and operates his own Business & Media Consultancy TGM; consulting to local, national and international organisations and presently sits on various local Boards including Bond (University) Business School, Destination Gold Coast and Gold Coast Community Fund.

Dawn Fraser is an Australian icon. Winning eight Olympic medals, including four gold medals, and six Commonwealth Games gold medals she also held 39 records with the 100 metres freestyle record hers for 15 years. Named Australian of the Year in 1964, Dawn was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1965, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1967, and was recently appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2018.

In 2015 Dawn accepted the role of our Ambassador after her recognition of the extensive work we do in the volunteering sector. Her overall commitment to non-competitive sport has placed Dawn at the forefront of many events utilising volunteers, which she passionately supports. Dawn epitomises the Australian spirit of tenacity and team work., something that we see everyday in our army of dedicated volunteers.

Annabelle Stephenson has been working in Hollywood for the past 10 years and more recently starring in Home and Away. Her strong ties to the Gold Coast and love for people and community, was her deciding factor in moving back to her roots.

Annabelle has always believed that a sense of community is what binds humanity.

“Volunteering Gold Coast is dedicated to strengthening the integral connection of the individual to the wider community by providing excellence in volunteering, transport services and business. I am proud to represent this wonderful organisation and its passion to unite and reach out to a helping hand for those who need it.” Said Annabelle.

Ben is the newly appointed Chair of the Board of Volunteering Gold Coast.  He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Social Science (Criminology) from Bond University, and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the Australian National University (ANU).

Ben is a migration professional, having commenced practice as a registered migration agent in 2015 and left the profession for a number of years to work alongside senior members of the Australian Government and Parliament in migration and national security policy advisory roles, before returning to the profession in 2024. He also lectures at Griffith University in their Migration Law and Practice course.

He has been a volunteer firefighter in the Tallebudgera Valley Rural Fire Brigade for over 15 years, where he was the First Officer and has received the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service Medal for his diligent and ethical service, before being named by the Service as “State Volunteer of the Year” in 2023.  In 2010 the Gold Coast City Council recognised Ben for his community work, naming him “Gold Coast Young Citizen of the Year”. Ben is also a Board Member of the Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce.

Josie was appointed as a volunteer Board Director in 2014 and held the position of Chair from Oct 2022 to Oct 2024. Josie has decades of corporate experience working in leadership roles within the public service, medical practices, personal finance, insurance, and superannuation. She also produced and hosted a national talkback radio show “Money Matters” for 5 years.

Josie is a prolific volunteer having been involved in a number of not-for-profits, charities, and community groups, with specialties spanning children’s literacy, school communities, and the environment. Josie thrives in challenging environments and is very proud to be contributing to this extraordinary charitable organisation, along with a team of approximately 300 passionate and kind individuals who are making an extraordinary social impact within the local community and beyond.

Alex is a successful strategic advisor, certified Advisory Board Chair, and experienced CEO. Previously as an Executive Chairman within Asia Pacific. Alex expertise lies in global capital markets and investment banking. Specialising in growth focused new markets, as well as change and crisis management.

While in Asia, Alex developed opportunities for less privileged children. His community work focused on the well-being and education of children. Alex has sat on the Board of numerous international schools including the Board of Kellett School, The British International School in Hong Kong, as well as Chairman of the Development Committee. Alex’s entrepreneurial nature allowed him to develop scholarships and bursaries for people who wouldn’t ordinarily have access to the opportunity.

Andrea is a highly experienced executive with a wealth of corporate leadership expertise spanning various dynamic organisations and industry sectors throughout her career. With over 25 years of experience in high-growth service sectors – including Flight Centre Limited (where she held significant roles such as President and CEO for North America and Global HR Manager), and Michael Hill (where she served as Chief Operating Officer and led the global retail business to record results during the challenging Covid period) – Andrea has honed her skills in scalable, rapid growth with a special focus on business model innovation.

Andrea is a graduate of Harvard Business School and is now happily based back at the Gold Coast. She is thrilled to be contributing to the amazing work of VGC. Her areas of deep expertise include Retail, Tourism, HR and operational excellence. Additionally, Andrea has worked for a wide range of esteemed Australian companies, including Queensland Rail, One Harvest, Blackmores, Curry Kenny Aviation Group, Auscript, Lighthouse8, Soul Origin, and Stuart Alexander.

Peter established Volunteering Gold Coast within the Gold Coast-based disability organisation FSG. He wanted to ensure community organisations had a service which recruited and supported volunteers and volunteer organisations.

Peter has been a Board member since the organisation’s inception in 1998.

In recognition of his contribution to Volunteering Gold Coast Peter was inducted as a Life Member in 2014.

Joy-Anne has more than 35 years’ experience in accounting, payroll and HR. Inspired by her mother’s example of a lifetime of volunteering, Joy-Anne began donating her time to a youth group which continued for more than a decade.

In 2007, she commenced her association with Volunteering Gold Coast. Serving as President from 2013 to 2016, and Vice President in 2023. Joy-Anne is a current Director on the Board and was made a Life Member in 2017.

Steve is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Organisation Strategy & Design practice and leads operating model and organization design for the AAPAC region.

Steve was previously Executive, Workforce Strategy & Design at a major Australian bank. He was responsible for shaping enterprise organization design and conducting long-term capability-based workforce planning. Prior to this, Steve spent 13 years with Deloitte Consulting, working predominantly across the United States and Australia to deliver a wide range of workforce-related productivity programs. When he left in 2018, he was Lead Human Capital Partner for QLD and Australian National Lead for organization design.

Steve lives with his family on the Gold Coast, Australia. When not at work, Steve can be found in the surf or on a mountain bike in the hinterland.

He has a BA/BSc in Psychology from the Australian National University and an MBA from Cornell University.

John has volunteered with Volunteering Gold Coast for over 12 years. He has been instrumental in developing the Community Liaison Department as well as creating huge awareness of the Volunteering Gold Coast brand and services.

He has tirelessly worked on major campaigns including International Day of People With Disabilities, and has been the instigator in building lifelong partnerships with Hospitals, RSL’s and clubs, Probos and more on the Gold Coast.

John’s hugely successful career as Managing Director of Terrafirma Consulting, Personnel Manager at Coles, National Operations Manager at Ella Bache to name a few, enabled him to apply his corporate experience into VGC on a national scale. Specialising in training and development, behavioural change, business innovation and more.

Terry and Wendy volunteered for VGC for 10 years (2008-2018), Terry as a driver and Wendy as his assistant.

They were a very popular couple servicing the Thursday Shopping run, driving once or twice a week on the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation Cancer Treatment Transport, taking our elderly customers on Outings around the Gold Coast and beyond, and also driving on our community circuit.

They both gave time to the WH & S committee where Terry’s experience in his previous job was very valuable and Wendy acted as secretary.

Over the years Terry and Wendy have given an enormous amount of time to our organisation for which the community cannot thank them enough.