Current Committee
Rachel Walsh, President
Rachel graduated in Law/Arts from Melbourne University in 1992 and has worked as a solicitor in Melbourne ever since. She is a partner of DLA Phillips Fox. Rachel has been a member of the Reprieve Australia committee since 2002. In 2002-03, Rachel spent three months as a volunteer intern in the Gulf Region Advocacy Center (GRACE) in Houston, Texas. She speaks regularly at universities and colleges and to school groups and professional bodies about her experiences as an intern and the work of Reprieve.
Ben Kiely, Vice-President and Treasurer
Ben studied Law and Arts at The University of Melbourne and graduated in 2008. In 2005/06 he completed a three month internship at the Gulf Region Advocacy Centre (GRACE) in Houston, Texas, working on several death penalty cases in Harris County and helping to draft the 8th edition of Losch's Texas Capital Defender Manual, a guide for court-appointed capital defence attorneys. Since returning from Houston, Ben stayed involved with Reprieve and has previously served as its Executive Officer. He was Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review in 2006, and is undertaking articles with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in 2008.
Nicholas Harrington, Immediate Past President
Nick was the founding President of Reprieve and is a barrister at the Victorian Bar. His principal areas of practice are industrial relations, employment law and discrimination law.
Anna Martin, Secretary and Volunteers Coordinator
Anna is currently completing degrees in Arts, Law, Swedish and may also take up Spanish. After spending a semester studying in Sweden, she completed a Reprieve internship in Houston, Texas in 2006. Anna currently works part-time for a criminal solicitor and studies full-time. She is also the Patron Coordinator of Australia's very first Human Rights Arts and Film Festival.
Natasha Stojanovich, Intern Coordinator
Natasha studied Law and Arts (majoring in criminology) at Monash University and graduated in 2008. In 2002/03 she completed a three month internship at the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Centre (LCAC) in New Orleans, working on a variety of cases in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. Since returning to Australia, Natasha has remained actively involved in Reprieve Australia, and has previously served as Reprieve's Executive Officer, Secretary and Education Officer. Natasha is currently coordinating Reprieve Australia's Internship Program. She has involvement and experience in a variety of social justice organisations, and has a special interest in international law and criminal justice policy. Natasha is currently undertaking her articles with DLA Phillips Fox in 2008.
John Fergusson, Committee Member
John is Head of Business Management, Specialised Businesses at the National Australia Bank and is in charge of Reprieve's Media operations.
Lucy Larkins, Committee Member
After graduating from law school in 2006, Lucy made her way to New Orleans where she spent four months doing an internship at the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center ('LCAC'). The LCAC is a not-for-profit law firm that represents people facing the death penalty in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. She recently returned to New Orleans to take up a volunteer position as the Client Welfare Coordinator at the LCAC. Her work focuses on improving the welfare and conditions of people on death row and people serving life in prison.
Paul Lamb, Committee Member
After hearing about Reprieve at a university talk, Paul signed up as a member and later volunteered to work as an intern. In 2005, he worked at the Gulf Region Advocacy Center in Houston, Texas, assisting in investigations and legal work for a number of clients facing capital punishment. After returning from the US, Paul joined the Reprieve committee and helped put together the new Reprieve website. Paul holds Arts and Law degrees and is currently a solictor at DLA Phillips Fox.
John Riordan, Committee Member
John completed a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne in 2009. He is a junior assistant for barrister Julian McMahon and is currently working with the legal team who are supporting those in the Bali 9 who have been condemned to death. John completed a Reprieve internship in March 2008 with the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center (LCAC).
