Our people

Michelle is a partner of Maddocks, an Australian law firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. She was the firm’s CEO between 2014 and 2020.

Michelle is a member of a number of advisory and fiduciary boards including In-Life Independent Living Limited, The Nature Conservancy, Women and Leadership Australia and Global Sisters Limited.

A strong advocate for women in leadership, Michelle’s contribution to the profession was recognised by being awarded both the Victorian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership and Executive of the year at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards in 2016, and in 2019 being named as NSW Women Lawyers’ Change Champion of the Year.

Danny has practiced as a solicitor in Victoria since being admitted to practice in 1996. He is currently a director of Dawes & Vary Riordan, a large regional law firm with multiple offices in various regional towns including Shepparton, Kyabram, Rochester and Tatura.

Danny practices primarily in agribusiness, commercial litigation and employment law. In addition to his legal practice, Danny is a former executive member of the Law Institute of Victoria, including serving as President in 2009. He has also served as a director of the Law Council of Australia. He remains a member of the Ethics Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria.

In addition to an honours degree in law from the University of Melbourne, Danny holds a Bachelor of Science from Charles Sturt University for which he was awarded the University Medal.

Danny was first appointed to the Committee in 2018.

Nicole is the Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Director, Consumer Affairs at the Victorian Department of Justice & Community Safety, and was formerly the Executive Director Family, Youth and Children’s Law and for the Gippsland region at Victoria Legal Aid.

Experienced as a consumer advocate and in the development of legal research and policy, including as a former Director Policy and Campaigns at the Consumer Action Law Centre, Nicole has also worked as a lawyer across private practice and within the community legal sector. She was admitted to practice in 2001. Nicole has also served on a number of public interest boards and committees including as Chairperson of CHOICE (2013–2017).

Fiona is the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Melbourne Water.

With qualifications in accountancy and business administration and a focus on policy, strategy and influence, Fiona’s career has included senior positions across both the public and private sectors.

Fiona has many years of experience in organisational governance and has held board positions at Bendigo Kangan Institute, Mambourin Disability Services, National Institute of Circus Arts and Thornbury Women’s Community House.

As a leader, Fiona is passionate about achieving exponential value through high performance cultures and believes that when value identification, creation and optimisation is understood and driven by all employees, the greatest results are achieved.

Lucy Terracall is a partner at Corrs and over a career spanning more than 15 years, has provided advice on insurance matters to some of Australia’s largest financial institutions, ASX listed companies, multinational corporations, Commonwealth and State Government agencies.

A regular advisor on major infrastructure projects, Lucy has worked on insurance and risk issues for some of the largest and most complex Victorian-based projects over the past decade. Lucy also routinely acts for policyholders in coverage disputes.

Lucy is affiliated with several professional organisations including Women in Insurance, the Law Society of Victoria, Australian Insurance Law Association and the Victorian Women Lawyers Association.

Mark has held several leadership roles in the insurance and health sectors, serving as director, CEO and executive.

For 13 years Mark served as CEO of GMHBA Limited, a top 10 health insurer and regional health care provider. Major features of his leadership focussed on revitalising the organisation’s purpose, strategy, scale and culture.

In addition to his role on the Committee, Mark is now the chair of a general insurer, and a non-executive director of three other entities including a disability services organisation, a medical professional indemnity organisation and a health insurer.

Mark brings a wealth of experience in insurance, including in professional indemnity. He has a deep understanding of strategy development, capital and financial management, reinsurance, and risk management.

Mark’s appointment to the Committee commenced in January 2022.

Mary is a qualified lawyer with a wealth of experience in the insurance industry in both legal and leadership roles. She has worked in senior roles at IAG, TAL, the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority and icare, and most recently has managed her own consulting business.