Michelle Baltazar
Chair
Executive Director, Media at Rainmaker Group, the publisher of Money Magazine, Industry Moves and Financial Standard. An award-winning author and finance journalist.
Our people
The people of Kindred Pathways.
Kindred Pathways is everyone who walks this journey together: the people who lead it, the people who give their time and skills, and the communities we walk alongside.
Who walks the work
A board that knows the work, and stays close to it.
Our board brings real experience from media, finance, governance and design. They are not at a remove from the work. They make decisions in the company of the people who do it, and the people it is for.
The board
George Votava
Director | Treasurer
A specialist in AI and business transformation, and Vice President for NSW of the Australian-Philippine Business Council.
Allan Mortel
Director | Secretary
A tax adviser with more than 25 years of experience, and a recognised voice in taxation reform.
John Tantoco
Director
A former product designer at Imagination Sydney, and Membership Director of the Australian-Philippine Business Council.
Rafael Toda
Director
President of the Australian-Philippine Business Council, where he works to strengthen the ties between Australia and the Philippines across business, government and community.
How we lead
The way our board shows up.
01
Lead with the work
Our board members are practitioners first. Each brings real expertise to the table, and stays close to the decisions that affect the people we serve.
02
Open by design
We publish what we set out to do, what we delivered, and what we learned. Governance is an act of trust we owe to the people who give and the people we serve.
03
Many voices, one table
The board, the team, our partners and our volunteers are different parts of the same effort. No one walks this work alone.
How we govern
Governed openly, accountable for every step.
We are governed by our board, with clear policies for financial management, risk, conflict of interest and accountability. Our committees oversee finance, audit and compliance, and our practices are open for review.
How we workEveryone who belongs here
The Filipino-Australian in Western Sydney belongs here. So does the supporter in Melbourne who has never set foot in the Philippines. So does the family in Cebu whose children are learning to read. What we share is not background or circumstance. It is the belief that connection across distance is worth building, and worth protecting.