Management Committee

Dr Josko Petkovic
Chair
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Prof David Andrich
Deputy Chair

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TBA

Secretary

Ivanka Sokol
Treasurer
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Margaret Carol
Member
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Neven Smoje
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Dr. Ingle Knight
Member
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Dr. Mirko Sardelic
Member
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Dr. Owen Beck

Member
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A/Prof Jenny de Reuck

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Dr. Mick Broderick

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John Baccich

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Patrons and Life Members

STEFANO FOUNDATION 10TH ANNIVERSARY (2021) 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.

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

Sub-committees

HERITAGE

Josko Petkovic

Johnny Dale

Doug Bathgate

Neven Smoje

Katarina Jerbic

EDUCATION

David Andrich

Owen Beck

Josko Petkovic

Jenny De Reuck

Mick Broderick

PUBLICATION

Dr. Josko Petkovic

Prof. David Andrich

Dr. Owen Beck

Dr. Mirko Sardelic

Neven Smoje

A/Prof. Jenny de Reuck

Dr. Mick Broderick

Dr. Ingle Knight

Dr. Katarina Jerbic

Divo Basic

CROATIA

Dr. Mirko Sardelic

Divo Basic

USA

Margaret Carol

John Baccich

CONSULTATIVE LOCAL REP.

Representatives required from:

NWCEAC

Department of Defense

Shire of Exmouth

Shire of Carnarvon

City of Fremantle

Ningaloo Heritage Council

Parks and Wildlife

DIA

WA Museum

DEC

Department of Transport

Pastoralist

NAIDOC

WAITOC

Consulates

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