Afghan Refugee Assistance

Chairman: Gary Goldsmith

Rowan has been:

• Senior Business Development Officer in Papua New Guinea

• Advisor to native groups in North America

• Australian First Secretary Commercial in Jakarta

• An executive search consultant in Japan

• A management consultant in Australia, Asia and Europe

• A service industries consultant for the United Nations (WTO) in Pakistan, China, The Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. He lived overseas for 12 years.

Rowan has taught part-time at Universities in Australia, Canada and Indonesia and has an accountancy qualification, an MBA and is a Certified Management Consultant and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants in Australia.

He first joined the Rotary Club of North Balwyn in 1999. He was Rotary District 9800 RAWCS Chair 2012/13, Chair International Service 2014 to 2016 , club President in 2016/17 and District Chair Club Service in 2020/21.

He is managing trustee of Overseas Kids Foundation which provides education, health and infrastructure support to five of the poorest communities in Vietnam. Since the fall of Kabul, he and some Rotary colleagues have been assisting Afghan Refugee Families settle into Melbourne, now being joined by refugees from other countries including Ukraine.

Rowan’s personal interests are music, golf, and international affairs.

June, 2022