Board Members
The Livestock SA Board has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 9 Non-Executive Directors including a Chair.
Directors are elected by the members for 3-year terms at the annual general meeting. The Chair is elected by the board.
The board may appoint skill based Non-Executive Directors to fill any vacant position on the board.
Directors and the Chair may serve a maximum of 3 consecutive terms.
For more information, please call the Livestock SA office on 08 8297 2299.
Gillian Fennell
Chair | Marla, SAGillian Fennell was born and bred in North West Queensland, before moving to SA almost 15 years ago with her husband and his family. She...
Samantha Neumann
Board MemberSamantha grew up on her family’s wheat and wool property east of the Barossa Ranges. Her passion for livestock was formed there, and while she...
Mark Dennis
Board Member | Koppio, SALivestock producer Mark Dennis’ family has farmed at Koppio on the Lower Eyre Peninsula since 1965. Today the family runs 2500 ewes for wool, prime...
Colin Trengove
Board MemberColin followed the activities of Livestock SA with interest and support for many years including as the veterinary representative on the Johnes disease subcommittee for...
Leonie Mills
Board MemberLeonie and her husband Jon run a mixed farming operation at Cowell/Cleve/Wharminda on Eastern Eyre Peninsula. They have three adult children and Leonie has been...
Anthony Hurst
Board MemberAnthony sees Livestock SA as an extremely valuable industry body — not only for the South Australian livestock sector, but also at a national level...
Mary Rowe
Board Member | Coolillie, SAMary has extensive experience in animal nutrition across both intensive and extensive sheep and cattle production systems in South Australia. She has worked across various...
Lachie Seears
Board Member | Conmurra, SALachie Searers is a third-generation farmer managing the 6,000-hectare mixed livestock, irrigation and cropping farm, Boonderoo Pastoral Company, in the Lower South East of South...
Andrew Smith
Board Member | Laura, SA Goat, Sheep, Cattle ProducerAndrew grew up on his family farm near Laura in the Southern Flinders, South Australia. He left home at 18 to study Aquaculture at Flinders...