Michelle Baltazar
Chair
An award-winning finance journalist and author who has spent her career in financial media, and current Executive Director of Media at Rainmaker Group, the publisher of Money Magazine, Industry Moves and Financial Standard.
Our people
The people of Kindred Pathways.
Kindred Pathways is everyone walking this journey together. The people who lead it, the people who give their time and skills, and the communities beside them, all moving the same way.
Who walks the work
A board that knows the work, and stays close to it.
Our board brings real standing in finance, governance, media and design, and they stay close to the work itself. They make their decisions alongside the people who carry it out, and the people it's for.
The board
George Votava
Director | Treasurer
A specialist who works across AI and business transformation, and current NSW Vice President of the Australian-Philippine Business Council.
Allan Mortel
Director | Secretary
A tax adviser who has spent more than 25 years in the field, and a recognised voice in taxation reform.
John Tantoco
Director
A product and brand designer who spent years at Imagination Sydney, and current Director of Communications for the Australian-Philippine Business Council.
Rafael Toda
Director
President of the Australian-Philippine Business Council, who works to strengthen 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 shape the lives we support.
02
Open by design
We're open about what we set out to do and how we're going against it. Governance is a trust we owe to the people who give, and the people we support.
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.
Our board governs the work through clear policies covering financial management, risk, conflict of interest and accountability. Committees oversee finance, audit and compliance, and our practices are open to scrutiny.
How we workEveryone who belongs here
We're building a community where everyone has a place. Wherever you come from, wherever life has taken you, there's room for you here. Because the connections we build across every distance are what hold us together, and what carry us all forward.