Members Committee

CPA, M Bus, Dip App Fin, Dip Ed, JP

Steve Bonnor's background is accounting and auditing, holding management and advisory positions for Auditor Generals in NSW, the UK, the UAE and as substantive Auditor General in the island nation of Tuvalu. Steve has a keen interest in education, consulting and auditing at the primary, secondary and tertiary level, including recently reviewing on the tertiary funding model in the UAE. Steve completed his Dip Ed in 2006 and has been a member since 1980. He is a member of the Development & Education Committee.

M. Ed

Matt is a proud public school Deputy Principal (Inclusion & Support) who is committed to ethical, member-first governance. He has held numerous leadership positions on committees and associations and has a long history of serving the community as a NSW Justice of the Peace, understanding duty, integrity, and service. He has been a member of TMB since he was young, coming from a family of teachers, and has a strong desire to make sure TMB serves its members.

Matt brings strengths in strategy, risk, compliance, and stakeholder engagement, with postgraduate qualifications across educational leadership, psychology and special education, and is currently completing an MBA. 

Dip Ed, Dip Ceramics 

Veronica Harrison has taught in secondary education in public and private schools at the classroom, resource and management levels. As a businesswoman operating across a range of industries, Veronica’s experiences have taught her the importance of putting the customer at the heart of everything the bank does and recognising the value of a community of multi brands – Teachers Mutual Bank, Firefighters Mutual Bank, Health Professionals Bank, and Unibank. She has been a member of the TMBL since 1974.

B.Comm CA

Gina Leone was elected to the Members Committee in November 2019. She has been a member of the Firefighters’ Employees Credit Union all her life. She has a professional background in Banking - in accounting, auditing, risk management and compliance in Sydney, London and New York. Gina also has a keen personal interest in philosophy and ethics; and is a strong advocate for ethical banking in the Mutual sector, for the benefit of Members. 

BA, Dip.Ed, Dip Editing & Publishing, Grad Cert Total Quality Management, Grad Cert Fraud & Risk Control

Judy MacGraw began her varied career path in secondary schools and TAFE NSW as a teacher, adult trainer, curriculum designer, author of textbooks and researcher. She moved to corporate management positions working in quality assurance, industry skills planning and funding, and later at the national level in accreditation and registration standards.  She was the CEO of a national Industry Skills Council for the community services and health sectors and a consultant specialising in strategic planning, organisational performance, and workforce development. Judy was the Chair of the Board for the Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre and a board member of The Wine Society, Stormwater Australia and Spectrum Victoria. She has been a member of Teachers Mutual Bank all her working life.

BSc(Hons), PhD, GAICD

Dr Tasha Prabhakar has a strong interest in public education having taught at university. She highly values mutuality, member services and sustainability and has helped build member-based organisations including NRMA, as Vice Chair of Youth Hostels Australia (YHA NSW Ltd), an international youth travel network, and as Chair of Playgroup NSW, dedicated to supporting families and communities with young children.

As a professional working as a Senior NSW Government Executive and Corporate Consultant, she demonstrates expertise in strategy development and execution, social research, member and customer experience enhancement and innovative solutions.

MBA, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Chartered Secretary

Fred Taweel is a strong proponent of mutuality, having a distinguished career with co-operatives, building societies, credit unions and mutual banks. “People helping people” is core to his on-going commitment to our Mutual Bank. 

With strong experience in audit, fraud prevention and governance, Fred is keen to build on the Bank’s noted security, services, and products. 

B. Commerce (Economics), Dip Ed.

Bernie Williams worked as a Secondary teacher and Head Teachers for 40 years and has been a member of our organisation since the start of his teaching career. He has maintained the link with the education sector by working as a university supervisor for beginning teachers and as an HSC Presiding Officer. He has represented the Members Committee on a broad range of committees. He is a passionate supporter of mutuality and of our bank.