BA DipEd GAICD M ICOMOS

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Julian Donaldson brings to the National Trust significant leadership experience gained in a career spanning the commercial and cultural sectors. He is committed to involving the community in the National Trust’s mission to connect communities to the value of Western Australia’s diverse natural and cultural heritage and emphasises the role of storytelling in deepening the connection people have with heritage. He is focused on ensuring that all Western Australians have the opportunity to engage in the National Trust’s role in building a valued sense of our place in the fast-changing world through reflection on our rich and diverse cultural heritage.

Mr Donaldson led the Perth International Arts Festival over a decade before joining the National Trust of Western Australia in 2016. He retains his involvement in the arts through membership on the board of the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Symphony Orchestra. He also represents the Trust on the City of Perth Cultural Advisory Committee, and the Albany Bicentenary Working Group.

BA DipEd MACE

Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Director Corporate Services

Mr Enzo Sirna AM joined the National Trust in 2001 and has over 30 years’ experience in education and in governing community and not-for-profit organisations.

Mr Sirna was previously a Senior Policy Advisor for the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests and a former Senior Master of Languages and Director of Studies at Penrhos College.

He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004, for service to the community through education, multicultural affairs, welfare and the arts.

Mr Sirna is also Chairman of the Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Deputy Chairman of Community Languages Australia, President of the Italo-Australian Welfare and Cultural Centre and a member of the State Government’s Multicultural Advisory Group.

B.Com, ACMA, DBA, APIA AFA

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Michael D’souza joined the Trust in February 2019. He has extensive experience and skills from a broad range of commercial and government business across diverse geographic and cultural environments.  He is a qualified accountant and has over 30 years of experience in Finance, Business and ICT.

He has held senior positions in WA State Government and in the private sector in Australia and overseas. He has a track record of driving major reforms, managing multimillion projects and delivering innovative cost – effective outcomes, aligned to organisational strategic objectives. Mr D’souza is very passionate about being able to serve the community of Western Australia.

B.Arch (Hons) B Arts (UWA), M AIA, M ICOMOS

Senior Manager, Asset Management  

Ms Kelly Rippingale has qualifications in both architecture and history and has worked for over twenty years in government, private and the not-for-profit arenas, in Western Australia and the UK, focusing on the management of significant places. She has been with the Trust since 2001 and undertaken a broad range of projects across the whole of the asset portfolio.

Ms Rippingale is passionate about the values embodied in Western Australia’s built heritage, seeking to best maintain those values while meeting sustainable future use goals.