The Buda Committee of Management
Bronwyn Rudolph – President
Registered Building Practitioner
BA interior Architecture RMIT 1976
Runs Design Connections building design service
Member of:
BDAV (building designers association of Victoria)
National Trust Victoria
Furniture History Society of Australia
Pat Grumont – Secretary
Retired Teacher
Education Consultant
Associated with Buda since 1981
Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Award 2019
Christine Lloyd
Retired secondary art and design teacher.
Buda Tour Guide since 2018.
Mandy Leveratt
BA (Hons) University of Sussex
PhD History ANU
Board of St. Kilda Community Housing
Cr Tony Cordy
Co-opted member Mount Alexander Shire Council
Peter Lukaitis – Vice President
Sergeant of Victoria Police (Retired)
Accredited Mediator
George A. Milford – Treasurer
Accountant FCPA
Trustee Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum
Trustee S R Stoneman Foundation
Previously Finance Controller Thompsons Kelly & Lewis Pty Ltd
Lengthy experience as Hon Treasurer of community organizations
Colin Tracey
Retired: Operations Manager Telstra Satellite Services
Retired: Bendigo Campus Manager Girton Grammar School
Primarily associated with Buildings and Grounds maintenance work
Faye Shortal
Retired Teacher, Librarian and Retailer
Associated with Buda since 1981
Buda Staff
Meredith Blake – House curator
BA (Hons in History) Arts, University of Melbourne
Masters Cultural Heritage, Deakin University
Ryan Garratt – Garden curator
25 years Nursery and Garden industry experience. Tree propagation, retail consultant, Head Gardener for large open garden, nursery production manager and Garden Educator.
Vivienne Hamilton – Communications and Administration Manager
BA (Fine art Phot) – RMIT University
Post Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Management – UniSA
