Davina Bambrick
Chair - Volunteer
Davina brings more than two decades of commercial experience spanning retail, human services and the not-for-profit sector.
After growing up in Monto where she worked for her father, Davina relocated to the city to explore her creative skills at the Queensland College of Art and later the Gemmological Association of Australia. A call to join one of Australia’s iconic retailers, Country Road, Davina then became engaged more deeply with the commercial world and during this time completed her business studies with the University of Southern Queensland. It was with one of Australia’s leading ASX companies, Davina actively participated in a bold expansion of facilities, people and brand strategy and embraced a new mantra “commercial with a heart”.
Currently engaged as an Entrepreneurship Facilitator and Business Teacher for TAFE NSW in northern NSW as well as running her own Photography and consulting business, Davina is always happy to collaborate and support emerging businesses to flourish by sharing her business experience and knowledge.
Carly Baker-Burnham
Managing Director of The Rex Monto Ltd,
Co-Lead Harvest & Co Collective - Volunteer
Carly Baker-Burnham’s experience and passion straddle Agriculture and The Arts.
Carly has more than 20 years’ experience as director and finance manager of an organic beef cattle business. Her philosophy is to tread gently on the earth, working with the natural rhythms to ensure regeneration occurs within farming and community systems.
A deep interest into the human form has led Carly on a journey of learning and researching leadership, community and creativity. Carly has facilitated events and gatherings in agriculture, environment and community settings. Her style is unique, professional and creative which has enabled her to take up roles on industry and community boards.
Carly has qualifications in agribusiness and organisational analysis and holds a MA Leadership and Management.
Carly leads with a creative and dynamic energy to ensure our communities and industry adapt to changing times in order to grow together.
Grant Burnham
Director - Volunteer
Grant Burnham has been dedicated to Agriculture for almost 30 years. He owns and operates an organic beef business in the North Burnett region.
Grant is driven and enacts dynamic leadership to grow and develop his own business, whilst sharing his skills and knowledge with the industry.
Grant has been invited to speak at many events and workshops throughout Queensland, and led the Monto AgForce Branch for several years. He is also a dedicated volunteer and contributor to the Monto community.
He holds a Diploma in Beef Cattle Production and is a graduate of Grazing for Profit and Executive Link.
Grant’s business strategies and excellent communication skills enable him to consult and share with other businesses, industry and community groups.
Trudie Leigo
Secretary - Volunteer
Trudie Leigo has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years, with experience in commercial, not-for-profit and public galleries in Sydney and regional Queensland.
Trudie holds an MA in Museum Studies and a BA in Art History & Theory and Social Anthropology from the University of Sydney.
Working as a regionally based curator and having grown up amongst the red dirt and mulga trees of far western NSW, Trudie is a passionate supporter of regional, remote and rural communities.
Trudie is committed to regional arts development and manages the Regional Arts Services Network for CQUniversity.
Julie Leacy
Board Member
Julie has more than 30 years experience in retail, specialising in data analysis.
Passionately committed to customer service and data equally, Julie’s career has taken from Monto to Brisbane, Sydney, USA, Adelaide and now based in Gympie, Queensland.
Julie has a Bachelor Degree of Business Management and operates farms with her husband Chris.
Although life has taken Julie many places, the third generation of iconic retail store will always call Monto home.