SAGE COMMITTEE

SAGE NSW Inc is a not-for-profit incorporated organisation with a volunteer management committee, and several sub committees. SAGE was incorporated on Nov 19 2009.

The management committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting, usually held in August.

It includes the executive positions of President, Vice President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, and ordinary members who hold positions of Education and Events Officer, Media Officer, Grants Officer, Volunteer Officer and Membership Officer.  

On 21 August 2022, the executive committee was elected.

President- Cath Reilly

Vice president - Peter Heyward

Past president - Mark Barraclough

Secretary - Susan Heyward

Treasurer - Jan Maitland

Stuart Whitelaw - all-rounder!

Sandra Makdessi - education and events coordinator

Sarah Cooper - grants officer

Eliza Cannon - farmers & growers representative

Carmen Bellis - media officer

The following sub committees and committee convenors are approved by the management committee.

• Farmers Market - Peter Heyward
• Education and Events - Sandra Makdessi
• Community Food -Alda Rudzis
• SAGE Garden Maintenance and Working Bees - (vacant)

Farmer Market Committee

• Convenor - Peter Heyward
• Secretary - Shani Keane
• Treasurer - Jan Maitland
• Members - Penny Cook, Stuart Whitelaw, Lorna Calder, Susan Heyward and Kirsti Wilkinson and Kevin McCash as stallholders representatives
• Tanya Senior is the interim Market Manager.

Stepping Stone Farm is a wholly owned enterprise of SAGE NSW Inc. It operates as a separate entity with a management committee appointed by the SAGE management committee.

Stepping Stone Farm Management Committee

• President - Mark Barraclough
• Vice-President - Stuart Whitelaw
• Secretary - Susan Heyward
• Treasurer - Jan Maitland
• Committee members - Fraser Bailey and Alison Walsh