THE STEFANO FOUNDATION
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS 2012-2024
14 NOVEMBER 2024
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[13th]
Chair
VACANT
Vice-Chair
VACANT
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
David Andrich
Member 2
Jason Levis
Member 3
Emily Olman
Member 4
Joshua Dreyfus
Member 5
Neven Smoje
Member 6
Jeanette Smoje
Member 7
Tom Clark
Member 8
Rob Barough
Member 9
Arif Fernandez Sator
Member 10
Audrey Fernandez Sator
16 NOVEMBER 2023
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[12th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
David Andrich
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Neven Smoje
Member 2
Jeanette Smoje
Member 3
Jenny de Reuck
Member 4
Mick Broderick
Member 5
Tom Clark
Member 6
Matt Winter
Member 7
Arif Fernandes Satar
19 NOVEMBER 2022
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[11th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
David Andrich
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Margaret Carol
Member 2
Mirko Sardelic
Member 3
Neven Smoje
Member 4
Jeanette Smoje
Member 5
Ingle Knight
Member 6
Jenny de Reuck
Member 7
Mick Broderick
Member 8
Tom Clark
Member 9
Matt Winter
Member 10
John Baccich
20 NOVEMBER 2021
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[10th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
David Andrich
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Margaret Carol
Member 2
Mirko Sardelic
Member 3
Neven Smoje
Member 4
Owen Beck
Member 5
Ingle Knight
Member 6
Jenny de Reuck
Member 7
Mick Broderick
Member 8
John Baccich
11 DECEMBER 2020
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[9th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
David Andrich
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Margaret Carol
Member 2
Mirko Sardelic
Member 3
Neven Smoje
Member 4
Owen Beck
Member 5
Ingle Knight
Member 6
Jenny de Reuck
1 NOVEMBER 2019
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[8th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
David Andrich
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
Mirko Sardelic
Member 4
Neven Smoje
19 OCTOBER 2018
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[7th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
Keith Spence
Secretary
Lyn Sutton
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
David Andrich
Member 4
Mirko Sardelic
27 OCTOBER 2017
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[6th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
Keith Spence
Secretary
Lyn Sutton
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
David Andrich
Member 4
Mirko Sardelic
3 DECEMBER 2016
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[5th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
Keith Spence
Secretary
Lyn Sutton
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
David Andrich
Member 4
Mirko Sardelic
27 OCTOBER 2015
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[4th]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
Keith Spence
Secretary
Lyn Sutton
Treasurer
Ivanka Sokol
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
David Andrich
Member 4
Mirko Sardelic
27 OCTOBER 2014
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[3rd]
Chair
Josko Petkovic
Vice-Chair
Keith Spence
Secretary
Lyn Sutton
Treasurer
Waynne Gibbons
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
David Andrich
Member 4
Marlyn Rulyancich
6 DECEMBER 2013
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[2nd]
Chair
Keith Spence
Vice-Chair
Doub Bathgate
Secretary
Lyn Sutton
Treasurer
Waynne Gibbons
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
David Andrich
13 JUNE 2012
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
[1st]
Inaugural
Chair
Doug Bathgate
Vice-Chair
Keith Spence
Secretary
VACANT
Treasurer
VACANT
Member 1
Ann Preest
Member 2
Margaret Carol
Member 3
Josko Petkovic
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Patrons and Life Members
JOSKO PETKOVIC - PATRON OF THE STEFANO FOUNDATION (2024)
2024 Honourable Mention: Hale School for their longstanding and sustained engagement with the Stefano shipwreck story in their education curriculum
2024 Honourable Mention: Rob Barugh for his longstanding contribution to the dissemination of the Stefano shipwreck story.
2021 STEFANO FOUNDATION 10TH ANNIVERSARY Honours List - ten named individuals who contributed to the public understanding of the Stefano shipwreck story and the country on which the story took place. Those remembered and listed by acclaim at the 2021 AGM include:
Gustave Rathe Grandson of Miho Baccich and the author of the popular 1990 book The Wreck of the Barque Stefano off the North West Coast of Australia in 1875 (Hesperian Press, 1990).
Syd Dale Aboriginal Elder and the former custodian of the North West Cape Country. The founding member of NWCEAC (with Ann Preest).
John Dale Aboriginal Elder. Son of Syd Dale and the present custodian of the North West Cape Country. The first named patron of the Stefano Foundation.
Maureen Dodd Aboriginal Ingadda Elder: Major contributor to the knowledge of the Gascoyne Aboriginal dreaming and to the NWCEAC.
Kate Morse Archaeologist. Discoverer of Mandu Mandu cone shell beads – the oldest examples of human adornment in Australia (c.32,000 years ago)
Bill Humphreys Museum researcher and collaborator of Ann Preest. Known for his investigation of Cape Range remipede community and discovery of the first Leptanthuridae (isopod) from the Southern Hemisphere.
Michael Zekulich Many West Australians came to know of the Stefano shipwreck story by reading Michael Zekulich’s articles in the West Australian newspaper.
Nenad Vekaric Dubrovnik demographer (Prof.) who provided valuable information on the Stefano crew and related persons.
Silvio Rivier Multiple SBS broadcasts of "A Tale of the two cities" produced by Silvio Rivier did much to promote the Stefano story nationally.
Fra Nikola Stanislav Novak In 2002 Fra Novak came to Fremantle with the "Jessie" painting. For many years he was in charge of Her Lady of Mercy Church Museum in Dubrovnik where “Jessie” and many other votive paintings are kept.
2020 STEFANO FOUNDATION HONOURS LIST
Ann Preest Founding member, Acting Chair, longstanding Committee member since inception in 2012, North West Cape Exmouth Aboriginal Corporation (NWCEAC) liaison
Lyn Sutton Founding member, Secretary 2012-2019, NWCEAC liaison
Keith Spence Founding member, Deputy Chair 2012+, NWCEAC liaison
Margaret Carol Founding member, Committee since 2012+ NWCEAC liaison
Anne Gonsoulin Founding member, NWCEAC liaison
Mary Lee Baccich Founding member, NWCEAC liaison
Wayne Gibbons Former Treasurer, NWCEAC liaison
Divo Basic Senior curator at Dubrovnik Maritime Museum and a major contributor to the Stefano shipwreck research.
STEFANO FOUNDATION LIFE MEMBERS
Doug Bathgate
Graeme Henderson
Neven Smoje
John Honniball
Ann Preest
JOHNNY DALE - 20xx PATRON OF THE STEFANO FOUNDATION