People

On the tools.

This work is a collective – a long list of volunteers headed by a small team. Contributors, staff and board are proud to put their names to their work.

Team

Keeping services running day to day.

Ben Fairless
Ben Fairless
Chief Executive Officer

Leading the foundation, looking after the people who build the tools and services, and finding sustainable ways to fund work that belongs to everyone.

James Polley
James Polley
Chief Financial Officer

Financial management, budgeting, and reporting; making sure there is enough in the bank to keep the lights on.

Ian Heggie
Ian Heggie
Senior Developer

Software expert who keeps services running smoothly, while developing new features to further our mission.

Emanuele Muratore
Emanuele Muratore
Planning Alerts

Oversees the Planning Alerts API service, working with our business customers to ensure they get the most value from our planning data.

Brenda Wallace
Brenda Wallace
Civil Disobedience Kiwi

Turning tangles of complexity into clean simplicity, drawing on years building civic technology and government services across the ditch.

Board of directors

The board meets four times a year. Governance documents are public.

Matthew Landauer
Matthew Landauer
Founder and Director

Co-founded the OpenAustralia Foundation in 2007. Developed early initiatives and code. Responsible for directing the foundation for most of its early years.

Katherine Szuminska
Katherine Szuminska
Founder and Director

Co-founded the OpenAustralia Foundation in 2007. Established constitution and charity status, negotiated content licensing with Parliament, responsible for the early shaping of design and content, and represented OAF internationally.

Donna Benjamin
Donna Benjamin
Chair of the Board

Open-source community leadership and governance from Red Hat, the Drupal Association and Linux Australia.

Sae Ra Germaine
Sae Ra Germaine
Director

Leadership in technology and the open-source community at CAVAL, VALA and Linux Australia.

Keep the collection open

Funded entirely by donations from people who use the services and want them to keep going. OpenAustralia Foundation is a registered charity. Donations are not currently tax deductible.