Executive Team
President: Ross Eason
Ross has been a dedicated member of the BWMCA for more than 30 years; however, like many members, he has preferred to remain in the background. With seven years of experience on the board of his profession’s peak body, he is also a member of the Buderim Historical Society and has been involved with the Buderim Foundation since its inception. Recently, accepted an invitation to become a Member of the Foundation as well.
Additionally, Ross has published the remarkable 4556 Book, filled with captivating history and stunning photography of Buderim.
Treasurer: Ian McKaskill
Ian is a professional mechanical engineer with over 40 years’ of experience in a diverse range of engineering and related areas including oil & gas, minerals processing, heavy engineering manufacturing, IT and education. He has expertise in project management and successful delivery of large capital works projects in the process industries. Ian’s career also includes marketing and business development and general management of engineering, construction and project management businesses.
Ian has also been involved in rural and regional-based activities in North East Victoria. Roles that Ian has held over the past 15 years include Board Member and Chair of the Alexandra District Hospital; Board Director of Yea Bendigo Community Bank; President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network; President, Treasurer and System Administrator of the Murrindindi East Chapter of U3A; and Independent Member of the Murrindindi Shire Council Audit and Risk Committee.
Ian has recently relocated to the Sunshine Coast and is looking forward to putting back into the community as he has done in Victoria.
Secretary: Jules Verity
Originally from the UK, with a background in nursing, Jules moved to Australia in 1999. In 2009, she and three others started a community radio station in Gin Gin (Gin Gin’s Own, 104.9 FM) and was secretary of the association on and off until she moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2015. She has been secretary for three other Associations on the Coast and is on the sub-committee for the annual BWMCA Jazz in the Park event. She is also a co-presenter of “Sunday Jazz” on 104.9 Sunshine FM. Jules is delighted to be involved with an organisation that has the community at its heart.
Vice President & Grants Co-ordinator: Dougal Pitt
Dougal was educated by and worked in the forest products industry of South Africa.
After an assignment to a Hong Kong trading company dealing in specialised pulps for the textile, pharmaceutical and food industries, Dougal retired and has happily settled in Buderim.
Executive Committee Member: Sue Wordsworth
Over four decades, I have had diverse roles including clinical, sales, marketing, professional and commercial education, compliance, governance and training, in public and private hospitals, and companies ranging from start-ups to multinationals.
I have focused my clinical, business and people skills on how best to support organisations and the teams I have worked with to achieve goals.
While accomplishments are important, what I have valued most are the relationships formed along the way; colleagues who became friends, mentors who shared the gift of their experience, and younger professionals I have had the privilege to encourage and learn from.
I am guided by a belief that when you put your Community first, everyone benefits. This is especially true of the community we live in. I look forward to contributing to our Buderim community by building on the traditions of service that are the bedrock of the Buderim War Memorial Community Association and its affiliated community organisations.
