Australian & New Zealand Viola Society
Officers & Committees (past and present)
Former Australasian Viola Societies (joined separately as sections of the International Viola Research Society in 1976):
AUSTRALIAN VIOLA SOCIETY (1976 to about 1978 or 1979)
Ceska Baret, Director
NEW ZEALAND VIOLA SOCIETY (1976 to about 1980)
Gavin Saunders, 1st Director (1976)
Glynne Adams, 2nd Director (1977-1978)
Berys Cuncannon, 3rd Director (1978-1980)
Australian & New Zealand Viola Society
(founded 1982 and joined as a section of the International Viola Society in 1984)
1982-1993 OFFICERS
Michael Vidulich, Founder (1982), Director (1982-1993) & Co-Editor (1985-1986), Editor (1986-1993)
Glynne Adams, Associate Director & Co-Editor (1985-1986)
Helen Pitcher (now Tuckey), Australian Representative (1986-1993)
1993-2004 OFFICERS
Michael Vidulich, Director (1993-1998), President (1999-2004) & Editor (1993-2004)
Olwyn Green, Secretary-Treasurer (1993-2004), Journal Production Editor (2001-2004)
Helen Tuckey, Australian Representative (1993-1997)
Robert Harris, Australian Representative (1998-2000), Vice President (2001-2004)
2005 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
Robert Harris, President
Anna Brooker, Vice President
Neil Shepherd, Secretary-Treasurer
ANZVS Committee:
Michael Vidulich, Past President
Olwyn Green, Journal Production Editor
2006-2011 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
Anna Brooker, President
Michael Vidulich, Acting Vice President (2006) & President Emeritus
Louisa Brand, Vice President (2007-2011)
Neil Shepherd, Secretary-Treasurer
ANZVS Committee:
Olwyn Green, Journal Production Editor
Charlotte Van Asch, South Island, NZ Representative (2007-2011)
(Robert Harris, Immediate Past President, Non-Committee Member)
2011-2014 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
Anna Brooker, President
Michael Vidulich, Acting Vice President (late 2011-2014) & President Emeritus
Greg McGarity, Secretary
Neil Shepherd, Treasurer
ANZVS Committee:
Robert Harris, Immediate Past President, Committee Member
Olwyn Green, Journal Production Editor
Charlotte Van Asch, Hawkes Bay, NZ Representative
Helen Tuckey, Western Australia Representative
Paul Groh, Central Coast, NSW, Australia Representative
Glen Donnelly, UK Representative
Andrew Filmer, Advisor (2012-2014)
Peter Garrity, Advisor (2013-2014)
Ryan Youens, Advisor (2013-2014)
2015-2021 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
Greg McGarity, President & Webmaster
Peter Garrity, Vice President (2015 to early 2021) & Co-Facebook Editor
Olwyn Green, Secretary & Journal Production Editor
Neil Shepherd, Treasurer
ANZVS Committee:
Anna Brooker, Immediate Past President
Michael Vidulch, President Emeritus
Ryan Youens, Advisor & Co-Facebook Editor (2015-2017)
Robert Harris, Advisor & Past President, Interim Vice President (late 2021)
Helen Tuckey, Western Australia Representative
Paul Groh, Central Coast, NSW, Australia Representative
Andrew Filmer, Advisor
Judith Gust, Committee Member (2018-2021)
Elyse Dalabakis, ANZVS Representative on the IVS (2020-2021)
2022-2025 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
- Robert Harris, President (early 2022)
- Michael Vidulich, President (late 2022-2025), Vice President (early 2022) & President Emeritus
Raquel Bastos, Secretary (early 2022) & Committee Member (2022-2025)
Neil Shepard, Treasurer (2022), Secretary-Treasurer (late 2022-2025)
Mark Bennett, Vice President (2024-2025)
ANZVS Committee:
Alison Giles-Damjanovska, Journal Production Editor & Acting Vice President (2023-2024)
Greg McGarity, Past President
Anna Brooker, Past President
Olwyn Green, Past Secretary & Past Journal Production Editor
Elyse Dalabakis, ANZVS Website Manager (2022-2023)
Paul Groh, Central Coast, NSW, Australia Representative
Helen Tuckey, Western Australia Representative
Alina Zamfir, ACT, Australia Representative
David Banney, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Representative
Heather Powie, South Coast/Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia Representative
Andrew Filmer, Advisor
Peter Garrity, ANZVS Facebook Moderator
2025-2028 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
Sherry Grant, President
Mark Bennett, Vice President
Neil Shepherd, Secretary-Treasurer
Heather Powrie, Australian Representative & South Coast/Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia Representative
ANZVS Committee:
Michael Vidulich, Immediate Past President & President Emeritus
Vacant, Journal Editor
Greg McGarity, Past President
Peter Garrity, ANZVS Facebook Moderator
David Banney, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Representative
Paul Groh, Central Coast, NSW, Australia Representative
Helen Tuckey, Western Australia Representative
Alina Zamfir, ACT, Australia Representative
Andrew Filmer, Advisor
Jasmine Smith, ANZVS Youth Representative for Australia
Vacant, ANZVS Youth Representative for New Zealand
(Robert Harris, Advisor, Past President, Non-Committee Member)
(compiled by Michael Vidulich, March 2026)