Our Board

Jane Buncle is a barrister focusing primarily on commercial disputes in the Supreme Court, Federal Court, as well as Royal Commissions and international commercial arbitrations. She has strong family ties to the Riverina region and a longstanding commitment to community service through providing professional expertise as a board member for various organisations, ranging from mental health to youth homelessness initiatives.

Elissa Baillie has extensive experience in sales, marketing, and PR in the Arts, and is currently the Sales Director at Simon and Schuster Australia/New Zealand. She develops and drives the organisation's B2B and B2C marketing and PR strategy, building strategic partnerships. As a board member of Aspire Disability Services in Albury, she supports disability services across NSW and Victoria.

Rachael Muntz is a Certified Practising Accountant and is a founding partner of Muntz & Associates, a boutique accounting firm based in Albury. She has extensive experience in the accounting profession. Passionate about community development, Rachael believes in the importance of amplifying the presence regionally and nationally of the arts, with an emphasises on increasing community engagement.

Frank Zaknich is the CEO of Albury City Council. Frank joined AlburyCity in March 2013 from Broken Hill City Council where he had been 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 and regional planning.

John Kirkman is an arts leader with extensive experience across cultural development, performing arts and visual arts sectors. He was most recently Executive Director (2012-2020) Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE) (now Arts and Information Exchange), a Western Sydney community arts organisation working in the areas of cultural development, screen culture and digital technology and related education/training programs.

Prior to joining ICE John was Chief Executive Officer Penrith Performing & Visual Arts (2005-2012); Director of the Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest (2001-2005); Curator/Manager djamu Gallery Australian Museum at Customs House (1998-2000); inaugural Director, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (1992-98); and Project Coordinator, Flying Fruit Fly Circus (1987-1992). John has worked extensively as curator and project manager for a range of exhibitions, performance programs and major public art commissions, and has also developed a range of international cultural exchange programs (with particular focus on Japan and India). He was a member of the NSW Premier’s Arts Advisory Council (2003-2006).