Joined the Committee in 1988

Jane Nathan is a director of Cricket Victoria and President of Grace Park Hawthorn Club. Jane has a strategic and enthusiastic approach to strengthening and engaging communities and is a former Councillor, Mayor of Hawthorn and Commissioner and Administrator at Brimbank City Council. Jane was the first elected woman on The Melbourne Cricket Club Committee. Jane is a past President of HCC and was inducted as a Life Governor at our AGM in 2003. Jane uses her networks to make things happen.

Joined the Committee in 2011

Sarah grew up in Boroondara and has been living in Hawthorn for 25 years. She has four children and is actively involved in the community through schools and sporting clubs. A nutritionist with a PhD in obesity and metabolism, Sarah is currently working as a Business Manager in Health, Safety and Wellbeing.  Sarah has a strong commitment to have a positive impact on people, particularly those in her local community in need. As a former Vice-President and President of HCC, Sarah was inducted as a Life Governor at HCC's 2019 AGM

Joined the Committee in 2017

Sandy brings enormous experience in HR and recruitment to the HCC Committee, having held senior positions in companies in the retail, technology and energy sectors both locally and internationally. She has two children who attended local schools and looks forward to continuing her community involvement.​

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Joined the Committee in 2022

Michael grew up in Boroondara and has been living in Hawthorn for 25 years. He is actively involved in the community through schools and sporting clubs both personally and with his four children. An engineer by trade, Michael is currently working in the IT sector in industrial automation.  Michael has a strong commitment to have a positive impact on people, the environment and his local community.

Joined the Committee in 2022

As a resident of Hawthorn, Vidhya has a finance and strategy background from a Big4 Consulting firm. Vidhya works within the NFP sector as a Strategy Manager and is passionate about driving long lasting change within the community.

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Joined the Committee in 2023

Jacque and her family have lived in the Hawthorn/Kew area for over ten years and she initially became involved in the local community through her children’s sporting clubs, becoming more engaged when her husband Oliver ran as the first independent candidate in Kooyong. Now her children have finished school Jacque is keen to give back to this community through HCC’s initiatives.

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Joined the Committee in 2023

Sue has lived in Hawthorn for many years. She is a proven Senior Retail Operations Executive with over

30 years extensive  experience in both Corporate and Franchising sectors. She has a stategic mindset and is able to achieve business results by aligning team members with organisational goals and she has an ability to develop supportive and collective environments that allow individuals to excel and grow by empowering and encouraging ownership. 

Joined the Committee in 2024 

Kithmin has been a Boroondara resident since migrating to Australia with his family in primary school. He brings to the committee his experience as an asset management lawyer, advising multinational and listed companies on commercial and regulatory matters in financial services.  Kithmin is a proponent for building strong and inclusive communities that support those in need and help everyone enjoy fulfilling day to day lives in their community. 

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Joined the Committee in 2024

Mia and her family are fifth-generation Hawthorn residents. Both her mother and grandfather ran successful businesses on Glenferrie Road and her husband now has a practice there as well.

Mia currently works at a local school and has previously worked in, and owned, a business in Boroondara.

She and her husband have three children, all attending school in Boroondara. They have been actively involved with their children's sporting clubs, schools and kindergartens.  

Mia is proud of her strong family connection to Hawthorn and is keen to give back to her community. 

Joined the Committee in 2024

Sue is an award-winning journalist and author who has spent more than twenty-seven years in the media, working with some of Australia's biggest media brands. She has written eleven non-fiction books sold around the world.

Sue currently serves on the boards of Bairnsdale Regional Health Service and Regional Development Australia Gippsland. She has also held board roles with the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Destination Gippsland, and the Ad Standards Australia Community Panel.

She is a long-time resident of Hawthorn,  and has been actively involved in the community through local schools. She has proudly served as President of St.Joseph's Parents and Friends Association and Coordinator of the iconic fundraiser, St Joseph's Open Houses.