"The theme of your project is critical for our survival." - Professor David Suzuki
"An admirable and very amibitious project." - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
The Centre for Change is a public educational institution, which provides education as its main object. Its aim is the advancement of education. It is a non-profit community organisation seeking to educate, revitalise and inspire the community through a renaissance of thought, consciousness and values.
The Executive Team and the International Executive members make up the Executive Committee.
Executive Team
The executive team, which is part of the Executive Committee, is Melbourne based and acts as an advisory body in relation to the funding, planning and program activities of the company.
Dr Michael Ellis
|
Chairman
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Convenor and Co-founder |
Pastor Randall Denton | Vice Chairman | Global Conference Consultant Ordained Minister of Religion, Hypnotherapist, Student and Teacher of “A Course in Miracles” Pastoral Psychotherapist, Rebirther, Creator of ‘Randy Denton - Creates Awakening Events’, which assists the world in exploring the infinite possibilities available for the spiritual growth of humanity, Global Conference Consultant |
Ms Jager Ellison | Co-Founder | Mind-Body Therapist, Bio-energetic Healer, Researcher, Writer |
Ms Lesley Pocock | Vice Chairman | Executive Director - Global Family Doctor Wonca Website. Publisher of Wonca is an unusual, yet convenient acronym comprising the first five initials of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians. Wonca's short name is World Organization of Family Doctors |
Prof Avni Sali | Executive Member |
Head of Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, |
Dr Pavel Kasyanov | Vice Chairman | President of the Russian Society for Ecological Economics (RSEE) Director of the Centre for Preparation and Implementation of International Projects on Technical Assistance (Moscow. He formerly headed a subdivision at Economic Department of Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. |
George Besch | Vice Chairman | Environmentalist, Fullbright scholar, Film maker, Educationalist and Peace Maker |
Ronald Ingalsbe | Vice Chairman | PhD(Metaphysics/Religion) M. Ed., Health Promotion and Wellness Management, BA (Psych) 1995-Present COMMUNITY WELLNESS CONSULTANT. |
Ms Michiko Kajikawa Marques |
Executive Member | Pharmacist, Buddhist Teacher |
James Chen | International IT Administrator | Software Engineer, IT consultant. For detail information please visit Intelligent & Integrated Solutions. |
International
Advisory Board
This committee, like the Executive Team has a role of advising on content and speakers for the Conference programs as well as networking the program with international organizations. It does not meet for logistical reasons, but members maintain regular correspondence and phone contact.
The International Advisory Board includes the members of the Executive Team plus the following interstate and international representatives:
Sir Professor Mark Oliphant | [deceased], patron and key support for this conference, is our respected Australian Father of Science and Founding Father of the Australian National University, who is a dedicated peace worker and a former Governor of South Australia. |
Dr Deepak Chopra | has written twenty-five books, which have been translated into thirty-five languages. He is also the author of more than one hundred audio and videotape series, including five critically acclaimed programs on public television. In 1999 Time magazine selected Dr Chopra as one of the Top 100 Icons and Heroes of the Century, describing him as “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine”. Dr Chopra currently serves as CEO and founder of The Chopra Centre for Well Being in La Jolla, California. |
James Hurtak | Director of Academy for Future Science, California holds doctorates in Linguistics, Social Psychology and Philosophy. He is former Professor of California State University and is a prolific writer. |
Dr Keith Suter | is Federal Vice President UN Assoc. of Australia, President of the Australian Club of Rome and International Authority on UN Disarmament and Peace Building. |
Ms Julia Morton-Marr | President, International Holistic Tourism Education Centre, Founder of School Peace Gardens, Canada |
Dr Helen Caldicott | internationally acclaimed Australian physician and anti-nuclear activist, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility. |
Dr Willis Harman | (deceased), President, Institute of Noetic Sciences, California and Emeritus Professor, Engineering - Economic Systems, Stanford University. |
Dr Desmond Berghofer | educator, author and consultant on leadership and the creative management of change. From 1977-88 he was Assistant Deputy Minister of Advanced Education with the Government of Alberta. He has represented Canada internationally through the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada and (UNESCO). He is Chairman of the International Foundation of Learning and Co-founder of the Institute for Ethical Leadership and President of Creative Learning International |
Dr RoberT Muller | COSTA RICA Chancellor Emeritus, University for Peace Costa Rica and Former Assistant Secretary-General UN |
Dr Kamran Mofid | PhD BA MA course leader(at Plater College, Oxford teaching economics and theology, the economics of the common good, and an inter-faith perspective on globalisation. He has been a frequent speaker at major international conferences .In addition to many papers in various journals, he is the author of Development planning in Iran: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic (1987), The Economic Consequences of the Gulf war (1990) and Globalisation for the Common Good (2002). He has organised and convened major international conferences, including: Japan and the UK economy, NAFTA and the EU, Japan and the Global Economy, Iran and the Emerging Global Order, Forgiveness and Reconciliation. He holds annual international conferences on Inter-faith Perspectives on Globalisation which is to be held in Dubai in 2004 |
Dr Russall De Souza | Director, Continuing Care Psychiatry Program, Koonung Centreand Senior Research Fellow, Mental Health Research Institute, BoxHill, Vic., Australia. A world-first treatment for severe depression combining spirituality and psychiatry |
Ms Marija Hampton | With Manuel Aguilar ,they founded The Center for Responsible Change which has now become theTurtle Island Institute. USA |
Dr Ian Brighthope | President Australian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine |
Prof Marc Cohen | Head of the Dept of Complementary Medicine, RMIT University |
Sherrill Sellman | Psychotherapist and lecturer |
Bob Phelps | Founder and Director of the Australian GeneEthics Network |
Christine Hooper | Public Relations Consultan |
The Centre has the support and endorsement of the following individuals and organizations.
Sir Mark Oliphant (deceased) Father of Australian Science past Governor of South Australia Past President Australian Conservation Foundation Founder, Patron, Honorary President Renaissance group.
Sir Ninian Stephen
(Former Senior Patron to Centre for Change) Justice of the high court
1972
Governor General of Australia 1989-1992
Former Ambassador for the Environment
Sir Williams Keys (Former Senior Patron) National President RSL (10 years), National Secretary Military Cross - Korean War, Author 'Flowers in Winter'.
AUSTRALIA
Dr Paul Blythe Chairman,
Emissary Foundation International
Dr Ian Brighthope President of the Australian College Nutritional and
Environmental Medicine
Dr Colin Butler Founder DEEPA and BODHI, Tasmania
Dr Helen Caldicott Founder,
President and President Emeritus
Physicians for Social Responsibility Founder Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament
Stella Cornellius UN Conflict resolution network
Paul Cox International Filmmaker
Michael Drapac Property Developer
Michael Field Former Premier of Tasmania
Dr Ian Gawler Director,
living centre Australia
Co-director, Australian Cancer Patient's Foundation
Tony Gelne Former
Executive Director
United Nations Association of Australia, Victoria
Dr Richard Hetzel Former Director, Whole Health Institute
Geoffrey Loftus Hills UNAA and Australian Club of Rome (Deceased)
Dr Bryan Rigby Governor General, TM Foundation Pacific and Australasia
Prof Allan Rodger
Australian club of Rome
Professor of Architecture, Melbourne University
Vincent Selleck The Shekinah Foundation
Sid Spindler Australian democrats
Andrew Wood Publisher
Campaign for International Cooperation and Development, Australia
Institute for Cultural Affairs
Medical Association for Prevention of War, Australia
CANADA
Doug Roche Chair of Millennium Council of Canada
Mr Maurice Strong Chairman of 1992 UN Rio Conference
Professor Helmut Burkhardt
Convenor Education of World Order, Conference Toronto 1999
FRANCE
International Club of Rome
GERMANY
Prof. Ulrich Jurgen Heinz Heinz Spagyrik institute, Braunschweig
NETHERLANDS
John-Richard Turner Founder of the whole self institute, Armsterdam and
Santa Fe.
Vice president of the international society for
Pre-natal Psychology and Medicine
INDIA
Anuvrat Global Organisation
A transnational Centre for Peace and Non Violence
IRAN
Prof.M.Tavakel Dean, faculty of social sciences and economics,
Azzahra University, Tehran
TURKEY
Mr Ediz Hun internationally acclaimed movie actor and
Environmentalist
MALTA
Professor Salvino Busuttil director general, foundation for international
studies university of Malta
Dr Tony Macelli Director, international environmental institute
LATIN AMERICAN
Dr Abelardo Brenes director, seeking the true meaning of peace project
UN University, Costa Rica
SWITZERLAND
Centre of the Common Future, Geneva
World Information Clearing Centre (WICC/NCWIS)
UNITED KINGDOM
Paul Clarke Director, Mandate
Goerge Cox World Disarmament Campaign
Lord Ennals Former Minister of Health
Michael Exeter The Marquess of Exeter
Malcolm Harper United Nations Association
Brenda Marshall President, College of Psychic studies
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Deceased) World Famous Violinist
Jan Nation Lusis Trust and World Good Will
Judge Emmanuel Oteng Former High Court Judge, Uganda
Prof. Harminder Singh Sikh Divine Fellowship
Sir George Trevelyan Founder, Wrekin Trust
Pierre Wijngaert Founder, Damien foundation
Findhorn Foundation
USA
Dr Willis Harman (deceased) Found of the Institute of Noetic Studies, California
Hazel Henderson International economist, independent futurist
Dr Larry Krantz whole
health institute international,
Colorado
Vance G Martin The
international wilderness leadership
Foundation, Colorado
Edgar Mitchell Astronaut,
scientist-Apollo 14, 1971, LM Pilot,
Lunar landing-Moonwalk
Archarlyn Leonard Orr Raja Consciousness Village, California
Ven Ugvwiyuhi Clan Chief, Etowan Cherokee Nation
Dyhani Ywahoo Spiritual
director, Sunray Meditation Society,
Vermont
Takeshi Utsumi President, global university, New York
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