Darryl Ebenezer (Chair) | Darryl brings to MCU Communities Ltd his extensive experience in the non-Government and environment sectors. In his early working life he worked for the Bank of New South Wales and then the Westpac Bank. With his partner and two children he has lived on the Sunshine Coast for more than 18 years. Participation in the life of the community has been many and varied with roles in groups such as the Maleny Community Centre, Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, Maleny Credit Union Charitable Trust and Maleny Unwired. He is currently in the role of CEO with Queensland Water and Land Carers, a State peak body with more than 500 member groups. He has also been the manager of Barung Landcare based in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Two main areas have occupied Darryl’s attention over the long-term – activating and mobilising people to become involved in worthwhile projects and seeking long-term sustainable outcomes to assist people to achieve those aims. Darryl is actively involved in his local community, enjoys a good coffee and likes to hear about, and be inspired by ideas.

Sarah Davies | Sarah is a director of Sarah Davies Legal Pty Ltd, and specializes in commercial litigation for clients involved in agribusiness, financial services, property development and building & construction matters. She is an accredited specialist in commercial litigation, having received the highest achievement award when she completed her accreditation in 2010. She has experience with disputes involving commercial contracts, property transactions, joint ventures, corporations, trusts and managed investment schemes, public offer documents and issues relating to the provision of financial services.For the past 15 years, her legal practice has involved providing strategic advice to Boards, particularly those active in the funds management and financial services sectors. Sarah and her family live in Maleny.

Matthew Green | Matthew is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Company Auditor with the Brisbane based firm, Hanrick Curran. Matthew has over 15 years accounting experience, including commercial experience with ASX listed multinational companies.  Matthew’s practice areas include financial services, agribusiness and information technology. Matthew lives in Brisbane with his wife and four children and maintains an interest in the continued development of member based financial services.

Kylie Warner | Kylie and her family have had the privilege of living in Maleny since the end of 2008. During this time, Kylie has been active in the community, volunteering for a number of local organisations, such as The Suncoast Community Legal Service, Maleny Bushrangers and the MCU Social Accounting Committee.
Kylie has had experience with the Boards of various private companies, as well as School Boards and International based organisations. Kylie is the co-founder of an agribusiness research company which has recently listed on the ASX and NASDAQ. She is also a registered teacher and is passionate about education, inclusive communities and raising social consciousness.

Robert Elliot