Board of Management

Dr. Mehdi Taghian
Chair and Treasurer

Mr. Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah
Deputy Chair

Ms Yvonne Putz
Secretary
Ms Yvonne Putz is the longest serving member of the Board. Yvonne has been with Eastern Volunteers since 1994. Yvonne has served in various functions in addition to Board membership at EV including secretary, public officer, office volunteer, volunteer driver and event volunteer.

Ms Sue Edmonds
Board Member
Ms Sue Edmonds is a qualified accountant with a Bachelor of Business degree from Swinburne University. She conducts her own successful business providing accounting and tax services.

Mr Chris Liamos
Board Member
Chris Liamos Joined the Board of Eastern Volunteers in 2017. He has been a practicing lawyer for more than 17 years and is currently an Ombudsman with the Financial Ombudsman Service. Chris also volunteers as a Tribunal member with the Football Federation of Victoria and is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Alternative Dispute Resolution committee.

Mr Shankar Ganesh
Board Member
Shankar Ganesh is keen to contribute to the community through the experience gained from his professional career. He has over twenty five years of financial management experience working with various private and public sector companies in various countries. He is currently leading the Budget Estimates & Strategy function at the Country Fire Authority (CFA). He is a qualified accountant with a Master of Applied Finance from the University of Melbourne.

Ms Lyn Coad
Board Member