BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
THE BOARD
Our Board provide the governance and strategic direction for the organisation. They contribute valuable experience from the
not-for-profit, government, education and business sectors.
Joined 2023
Gerson was born and raised in the Yarra area, growing up in the Fitzroy flats just down the street from FLN. He went to Sacred Heart Primary School and a part of his own heart will always live in Fitzroy. As the son of refugees who escaped the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s, Gerson has always been community minded with a strong desire to give back to the community where he grew up. He has worked as an advisor and speech writer to Senators and Members of Parliament and currently works in policy in the public sector having led multiple projects for legislative reform. He volunteers for many causes, particularly within Victoria's Hispanic community, and is passionate about empowering those around him and seeing them flourish.
With FLN having just turned 40 years old and a lot of change for the organisation in the near future, Gerson is aware of the great responsibilities and challenges associated with being the Chair and hopes to ensure that FLN can continue to flourish and empower its students for the next 40 years and beyond!
Gerson Hernandez
Chair
Joined 2024.
Shawn brings fantastic experience in compliance, audit, risk management, regulation and policy having held substantive roles in these areas in government and the private sector.
Shawn holds postgraduate qualifications in accountancy and economics and currently chairs the Finance, Risk And Compliance Committee [FRACC]. Shawn began his Fitzroy Learning Network involvement as an associate on FRACC in 2023 and was elected to the board at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Shawn Tan
Co Vice-Chair
Joined 2024.
Kimon is an experienced senior executive and board director.
Most recently, he held the roles of CEO and President of Football Victoria. His executive career spans new media, technology, finance, and sustainability. Kimon holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Business, and he is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. As a former Socceroo, he strongly believes in the benefits of education and sport in supporting disadvantaged families and communities.
Kimon Taliadoros
Co Vice-Chair
Annie Chapman
Secretary
Joined 2019.
Annie has volunteered with FLN since arriving in Australia five years ago, first as a classroom assistant and as a Board member since 2019. Annie was instrumental in creating the Faces of FLN book. Before migrating to Australia Annie had her own human resources consultancy practice for many years, with a leading reputation in the UK non-profit sector. She now has a portfolio of interests as a researcher, advisor, volunteer and in book publishing – having recently completed a Masters in writing and publishing at RMIT.
Joined 2023.
Angela is a Chartered Accountant with 15 years of expertise in forensic accounting and 5 years auditing financial statements. 
Angela has worked in New York and Melbourne for Deloitte and PwC specialising in investigations, data analytics, litigation disputes, and risk management. Angela is currently focused on setting up her own consultancy business, offering affordable and pro bono forensic accounting solutions to not-for-profit organisations. 
Angela has enjoyed travelling to various countries and places for speaking engagements on forensic accounting topics and issues.
Angela Clancy
Treasurer
Eloise Cox
Board Member
Joined 2024.
Eloise has worked and volunteered at Community Legal Centres across Victoria representing vulnerable clients in family violence, tenancy and employment law. She is currently employed as a Community Lawyer at Social Security Rights Victoria, practising in social security law (Centrelink matters) and representing clients at both divisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. In her career, she is committed to improving access to justice and social justice. In her personal life she enjoys playing footy, snowboarding, cooking, and singing in a community choir. Eloise is looking forward to being part of the FLN board and supporting the organisation to strengthen community connections and tangibly improve the lives of individuals.
Martin Foo
Board Member
Joined 2024.
Martin is an Associate Director at S&P Global Ratings, contributing to assessing the credit quality of
governments (sovereign, state and local), public universities, social housing providers and municipal
funding agencies across the Asia-Pacific region. This role involves analysing public spending, taxation and
borrowing decisions; writing credit reports and commentaries; meeting with senior government
ministers, chief executives and council mayors; and conducting outreach to media and investors.
An economist by training, his previous experience includes stints working in higher education,
international development, and federal government.
Martin is passionate about applying the tools of economics to good public policy and helping the financial sector to accelerate progress on managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.
Joined Nov 2020.
Jeannine has a strong interest in digital health and the use of technology to improve service delivery and empower clients and their families. She trained as a lawyer and has had a long career in the public sector, having been involved in primary health and aged care reform since 1999. She has worked on a series of major recent policy developments, including the design of the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Victoria. Jeannine has also undertaken consultancy work with local councils and with a union on the impact of changes in both aged care and disability services. Jeannine brings extensive knowledge of social policy, regulation and governance to FLN.
Jeannine Jacobson
Chair
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Chloe Pearse
Board Member
Joined 2023.
Chloe is a program and business operations manager with over a decade of experience in both the higher
education and the not-for-profit sectors. She has delivered a successful higher education program including
budgeting, logistics, stakeholder management, marketing, communications, partnerships, strategy and project management.
Chloe managed the operations for a national scholarships program for aspiring maths students, helping to raise the profile of scholarships and significantly increase the interest and applications in the scholarship program.