Alan’s daughter Francesca was a chorister with MYC from 2015 to 2017 during which time Alan joined the MYC Board in a volunteer capacity as Treasurer and Chair of the MYC Major Grants Team. He left the Board in 2018 for personal reasons.
He re-joined the MYC Board as Vice President in January 2023 following 15 months of engagement supporting the strategic direction of MYC and its operation as a fundraising organisation.
Alan has over 4 decades of experience locally and internationally building enterprises across technology, training & management, career transition, education and wholesaling/distribution.
In 2009, Alan founded and guided both strategy and funding for Insight Education Centre for the Blind & Vision Impaired in Berwick. Insight is a 21st Century model of specialist education linked to pathways to employment to better serve the long term needs of people of all ages who are blind or vision impaired. While managing Insight, Alan also invested considerable energy in school leadership, with multi-term Council and Presidential roles at Nossal High School and many years in Council roles at Frankston High School.
Alan returned to Australia in 2008 for family reasons, selling his interest in the Italian business.
In 1991, Alan founded a successful business in Italy, providing specialist services to, amongst others, 14 Fortune 50 and leading Italian companies.
Behind Alan’s success in all that he does is a passion for long-term strategic relationships coupled with a commitment to delivering above expectations.
Alan has a B. Engineering (Communications) degree from RMIT University.