Our Board

Elissa Baillie, with over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, and PR in the Arts, is currently the Sales Director at Simon and Schuster Australia/New Zealand, leading a team of 20. She develops and drives the organisation's B2B and B2C marketing and PR strategy, building strategic partnerships. Recently appointed to the board of Aspire Disability Services in Albury, she supports disability services across NSW and Victoria. While in New York, Elissa volunteered with a not-for-profit organisation on art installation projects for at-risk youths.

Frank Zaknich is the CEO of Albury City Council. Frank joined AlburyCity in March 2013 from Broken Hill City Council where he had been the General Manager since 2006. Frank's career has included senior positions in rural and metropolitan councils across NSW and South Australia, and he is highly experienced in community governance, change management and strategic regional planning. Frank is also a Board Member of Museums & Galleries New South Wales (M&G NSW).

Isobel Parker Philip is the Senior Curator for Contemporary Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW). She was AGNSW’s representative curator for the 2019 edition of The National: New Australian Art, major biennial survey of contemporary Australian practice and a collaborative venture between AGNSW, Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.

Formerly the Curator of Photography, her curatorial projects at AGNSW include Hold still: The Photographic Performance, 2018 and Shadow catchers, 2020-21. In 2017, she was the coordinating curator of Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium and AGNSW’s managing curator for the 2020 Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN. Isobel has independently curated exhibitions in a range of institutional contexts, most recently Garden Variety: Photography, Politics and the Picturesque at the Royal Botanic Gardens. She also writes and publishes extensively.

A Member of the MAMA Advisory Committee since 2018, Isobel is an advisor for PHOTO Australia and PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography, Melbourne.

Janet Osborne holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree; a Bachelor of Laws and a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management. She has worked in a number of different sectors including publishing, regional development, education, law and small business.

Central to her work has been a strong interest in regional communities and she has a focus on how regional communities can be strengthened with access to a services, education and cultural experiences. Having grown up in the region, Janet brings strong networks, and a solid understanding of how regional communities operate and interact with institutions. She also brings significant understanding and experience in strategic and business planning and in small business operation.

Janet is currently a Director of a dental surgery in Wodonga.

Janet has been involved with Murray Art Museum since 2018, and was the Chair of the Mama Advisory Group which precedes this Board. She has chaired the Provisional Board since December 2020; the Mama Inc Board (since 2023) and the Mama Interim Acquisitions Group.

Rachael Muntz is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and is a founding partner of Muntz & Associates, a boutique accounting firm based in Albury. She has over 20 years of experience in the accounting profession and has a reputation for delivering high-quality and personalised solutions to her clients. Passionate about community development, Rachael's vision for MAMA aligns with amplifying the Arts & Culture sector's presence regionally and nationally, with an emphasises on increasing community engagement and to see MAMA continue to be a leading regional cultural centre.

Rachael joined the Board of MAMA Ltd in 2023 with a view to support the strategic direction and financial sustainability of the Museum.

Tony Smith is a prominent Albury businessman and philanthropist, and has been involved with the arts in Albury for over 50 years. Tony has been involved with the Museum since its inception, first with Albury Regional Art Gallery (established in the early 1980’s), as the Chairman of the then Board of Trustees, as well as the founding Chair of the Albury Wodonga Regional Arts Foundation (now MAMA Art Foundation). Tony continues to be an active supporter of the Museum and its collection, as Chair the MAMA Art Foundation.