Murrumbeena Village Traders Association AGM

Join us for the last traders meeting of the year on Wednesday Dec 16! This will be a very short but important meeting to project us into 2021.
We hope you can make it.

• Adam McKay as President
  My name is Adam McKay and I am a local trader with a photography and
  videography studio located on Neerim Road. My most applicable association
  experience has been my role with Helping Hoops (a charity running free sporting
  programs for disadvantaged children) which I founded in 2010 and stepped away from at the start of 2020. My position was Executive Director, where I was in charge of executing strategy agreed upon by the Committee of Management,
  fundraising and grant management, marketing and communications, program
  development and rollout, stakeholder engagement and more. I also held the
  position of Secretary at Helping Hoops for 10 years, which saw me charged with
  all compliance and regulatory reporting along with member engagement and
  committee tasks, such as minute taking.Although Helping Hoops is a charitable entity, it is also an association, and many
  of the skills I have honed over the past ten years are directly applicable to the
  Murrumbeena Village Traders Association (MVTA).My vision for the MVTA can be summarized in six points:
  1. Bring MVTA’s compliance responsibilities up-to-date, including the
  upcoming AGM and all reports to Consumer Affairs Victoria.
  2. Design a clear strategic direction for MVTA by which all initiatives and
  projects can operate within.
  3. Establish clear and effective communication systems with local traders to
  ensure their voices are heard and our community cohesiveness is
  strengthened.
  4. Mobilise the Committee of Management to support local traders through
  ideation and execution of events, projects and initiatives.
  5. Help MVTA reach a financially stable position in which projects are able to
  be resourced through fundraising and the securing of grants.
  6. Establish effective systems and processes to streamline operations for
  MVTA.I believe that Murrumbeena has a wonderful community consisting of a diverse and passionate group of residents and traders. There is an excellent foundation in place already, and I would appreciate the opportunity to play a small part in
  helping the MVTA reach its full potential over the next 12 months.
• Merv Ritter as Vice President
  Banker and Bank Manager for over 30 years including at Murrumbeena
  Self Employed Mortgage Broker over 15 years at Dingley and Murrumbeena
  Self Employed Trophy & Sporting Goods Retailer for over 20 years at Dingley and MurrumbeenaRotarian for over 30 years including president 3 times
  Caulfield Rotary Club meets at Murrumbeena Hub weekly (except during COVID restrictions)
  Treasurer St Peters Murrumbeena with Holy Nativity Hughesdale Anglican Churches
  Resident of Murrumbeena 1949-1974 & 2000-2020 
• Brooke Grant as Ordinary Member
  I am a mother of 2. I work 4 days a week as Creative Director of FreshPict in Murrumbeena Village. I have skills in marketing, graphic design, web development and social content management. These skills are the only skills I have time to support the traders with.
  I am moving to Korumburra (1.5 hours away) so will unfortunately be less available for meetings.
• Sue Foley as Ordinary Member
  Have served on MVTA for several years as president
  Still wishing to make a contribution to the MVTA and the local community
  Currently serving on the Murrumbeena Bowls Committee and several other committees with Rotary and the Animal Rehoming Service