Ryk Eksteen specialises in audit and has 30 years’ experience advising and auditing not-for-profit organisations, including their compliance requirements and best practice governance. His approach places emphasis on understanding each client’s needs, risk exposure, accounting policies and governance issues

Derek Mortimer has more than 16 years' experience advising not for profit organisations and charities on legal issues. He advised and prepared the public consultation draft code of practice and complaints process for the Fundraising Institute of Australia; a code which is now independently regarded as being a benchmark of not for profit best practice. Derek is recognised as a leader in developing mediation processes to effectively address internal disputes within not for profit and charity type organisations.

Andy is an experienced small business owner with a background in accounting, recruitment, sales and management.

Andy’s key objective at Local Impact is to help develop new community enterprises for the organisation. Andy is a passionate supporter of sustainable and equitable community development.

Giving back to the community drives me. As Chair of Local Impact I have an ongoing opportunity to create and support positive social change.

My roles give me the privilege of seeing across our organisation. Applying my Bachelor of Business Marketing degree, alongside experience in loyalty, membership and digital industries. My work advising clients on marketing and communications strategies, and mentoring university graduates and community groups, strongly supports what we do.