David Pease
Chairperson
Business Experience
- 20 years retailing experience as Manager/Director in both single and multi-store operations
Board Experience (BBC and other)
- Current Alderman, Burnie City Council
- Board Member/President, Footwear Retailers Association of Tasmania
- Board Member, National Footwear Retailers Association
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) UTAS
- Certificate IV in Business Management
Melanie Bartlett
Director / Vice Chairperson
Business Experience
- 40 years as a lawyer, with business experience as the managing partner in a private legal firm for a number of years
- Approximately 10 years as a Magistrate with the Magistrates Court of Tasmania
Board Experience (BBC and other)
- Previously President and Committee member of the Law Society of Tasmania
- Previously a member of the Board of Relationships Australia, Tasmania Branch
- Current Member of the Board of Legal Education
- Current President and Board member of the Australian Lace Guild (Public Company Limited by guarantee)
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (UTAS 1976)
Devon Cruickshank
Director / Treasurer
Business Experience
30 years’ experience as Financial Planner, including:
- 20 years as a Financial Planner, of which 16 years were as a Business Owner-Director of a boutique Financial Planning group on the NW Coast of Tasmania (1997 - 2017)
- 10 years’ experience as a Financial Planner and Fixed Interest Specialist with Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch in the USA (1987 - 1997)
- 5 years working with the Washington State Senate (1982 - 1987)
Board Experience
- BBC Board (2017 – current)
- Risk and audit committee member
- Ten Days on the Island (June 2019 – April 2021)
- The Northwest School, Seattle, (1990 - 1994)
Board Qualifications
- Australian Institute of Company Directors, MAICD (2003 - current)
Academic Qualifications
- BA Political Science, Economics - University of Washington, Seattle
- Wine & Spirits Education Trust I, II, III (2019)
- Court of Sommeliers I Certification (2019)
