Board

Joan Hughes
President
Joan Hughes joined the COTA NSW Board at the Annual General Meeting 2014, and became President in 2017. She is also on the Board of COTA Australia.
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Laurie Axford
Vice President
Laurie joined the COTA NSW Board in 2017, after a 35 year career in health, predominantly working with older Australians. He commenced his role as Vice President in 2020.
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Geoff Banting
Treasurer
Geoff joined the COTA NSW Board in June 2020. He has spent thirty years in senior management positions in local government.
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Sharon Burns
Board Director
Sharon joined the Board in June 2020. She has broad commercial experience gained within the financial services sector.
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Dr Stephen Ginsborg
Board Director
Dr Stephen Ginsborg joined the COTA NSW Board in 2016. He is a general practitioner who works on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
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Associate Professor Myra Hamilton
Board Director
Myra Hamilton joined the Board in September 2019. She is Principal Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research at the University of Sydney.
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Raymond Lim
Board Director
Raymond joined the Board in September 2018. He serves on the Audit and Risk Committee, and provides pro bono legal services through the COTA NSW Legal Pathways program.
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Elfa Moraitakis
Board Director
Elfa joined the COTA NSW Board in March 2022, and is CEO of SydWest Multicultural Services.
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