DIRECTORS’ QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Mr James Glissan AM, ESM, QC CHAIR General Director Appointed Original Director 3 July 2009 – 11 December 2010 Elected 11 December 2010, 3 year term 23 November 2013, 3 year term 26 November 2016, 3 year term 23 November 2019, 3 year term
Mr Robert Wilson General Director Elected 24 November 2018, 3 year term Greater Sydney Regional Director 11 December 2010, 2 year term 24 November 2012, 2 year term
Mr Glissan is a member of Marine Rescue Botany Port Hacking, after joining the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association Botany Bay flotilla in 2008. He has been elected as Chair of the Board each year since 2010. He has been a Barrister since 1971 and a QC since 1985. With extensive practice in Company and Commercial law, Mr Glissan has served as a Public Defender NSW (1981-1984), Associate Judge, District Court of NSW (1989-1991) and on numerous Boards, including the Firearms Safety Awareness Council NSW. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2019.
Mr Wilson is a member of Marine Rescue Botany Port Hacking. He joined the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association in 2007 and has held roles including Deputy Commander of the Botany Bay Coast Guard and MR Botany Bay and, since 2016, unit fundraising, public relations and events officer. Mr Wilson was MRNSW Company Secretary from 2011 until 2015 and Sydney International Boat Show and Trailer Boat Show coordinator for 10 years. A retired taxation agent and former staff member of the Australian Taxation Office, he holds qualifications in accounting, economics and taxation law.
Mrs Patricia Fayers ESM General Director
Mr Darcy Henriksen Regional Director Northern Rivers
Elected 29 November 2014, 3 year term 25 November 2017, 3 year term
Elected 23 November 2019, 2 year term
Mrs Fayers is a member of Marine Rescue Central Coast and the first woman elected to the MRNSW Board. She has served 22 years in volunteer marine rescue since joining the Central Coast division of the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (RVCP) in 1998. She was appointed Divisional Commander from 2006 to 2010 and elected as Unit Commander from 2012 to 2014. A Skipper One, Mrs Fayers has participated in many rescue operations and has served in positions including Watch Officer, Assistant Quartermaster, radio invigilator and boat licence tester in MRNSW.
Mr Henriksen joined Marine Rescue Point Danger in 2007 and has held roles including Administration Officer, Project Officer and unit fundraising. He successfully completed his Radio Operator’s licence in 2020. In addition to his volunteer commitment, he brings five years of executive level management from the civilian industry, along with 39 years in the Royal Australian Air Force. The last nine years of his career in Defence were focused on Leadership and Ethics education across the three Services. Mr Henriksen retired in June 2019, joining the Board the same year.
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