Jonathan was born and raised in Melbourne and studied in Sydney, receiving a BA from UNSW. He ran various businesses in Sydney before joining OM and serving on the Logos ll for three years. In 2001 he became the OM Australia National Director.  Jonathan is responsible for the overall leadership of OM Australia, representing OM Australia both nationally and internationally and is responsible for the oversight of the national office and the care of almost 100 Australians serving around the world with OM. Jonathan is also the Regional Director of Australia/Pacific, giving leadership to the development of OM's work in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Jonathan lives in Melbourne with his wife and 3 sons.

Michael has a Diploma in Ministry (Wesley Institute, Sydney; 1986). His wide range of work experience includes Director and Manager Marketing Services at Wesley Mission, Sydney, from 1991-93. From 1994-98, he worked on delivering social services in Africa, working as Operations Manager and then Projects Director for ACROSS (Association of Christian Resource Organisations Serving Sudan), based in Nairobi, Kenya. Following that, Michael worked for World Concern as Regional Program Development Officer, also based in Nairobi. Michael is currently Director of a retail footwear business. Michael is a visionary with entrepreneurial and marketing skills who believes in modelling servant leadership.

Rod is an experienced property developer who has operated in Australia, the USA and the UK. He became a Registered Surveyor in 1980 after graduating with an Honours degree in Building Surveying from UNSW. He is a Partner and Development Director of a Sydney-based company which project manages and constructs residential, commercial, industrial and hotel complexes.  Rod is also a Partner and Chairman for Realty Marketing Pty Ltd. Previously, from 1987 – 1991, Rod held the position of Executive Vice President for Citistate  Limited, his main responsibility being to set up the international development arm of the company in the USA and UK.  Rod is a Licensed Strata and Community Manager and a Justice of the Peace. Previously a Director of Habitat Australia Ltd, his length and depth of service on the OM Board has provided invaluable continuity.

Gary lives in Sydney where he works as the Chief Financial Officer for the Retail and Business Banking business of Westpac Bank. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Gary has more than 25 years experience in the Banking and Finance industry. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is married to Allison and they have three children, Aimee, Nathan and Alexander. He is a member at St Matthews Anglican church in Pymble.

Jonathan lives in Melbourne where he works as a corporate lawyer with national law firm Freehills. Originally from Perth, he completed Law (Hons) and Commerce degrees at the University of Melbourne. Jonathan is currently President of the Young Lawyers Section of the Law Institute of Victoria and a member of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics Alumni Council. He is a keen sportsman and enjoys travelling and camping.

After graduating from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1988 with a BSc in Chemistry and Oceanography, Ashley served for a number of years as a navigator and diving officer on warships. In 1999, Doulos visited Australia, and Ashley and Alison sensed the call to mission. The ships were a great match for both Ashley and Alison with their passion and gifts for training and equipping God's people for service. They served four years initially, after which Ashley served two years as the Deputy Harbour Master at Fremantle Ports. Another invitation back to the Doulos saw them serve a further two and a half years as Captain. Now based in SA and contracting as a Marine Pilot, Ashley and Alison enjoy ministry in their local church, the occasional speaking engagements and raising their three daughters.

Though Richard has ministered in local churches for 30 years, he did not grow up as a Christian. He came to faith as a young adult and felt called to serve God as a pastor. Church planting in south west Sydney was followed by a decade working at Robert Menzies College, Macquarie University. Currently Richard is Senior Pastor of Macquarie Chapel. His ‘Bible in one hand and newspaper in the other’ commitment is expressed in a weekly email, Word4Life; involvement in the media at 2CH Radio, 103.2 FM and the television program ‘Face to Face’ as seen on the Australian Christian Channel.  Richard is currently the Hon. President of the NSW Council of Churches.  He is married to Wendy and their three adult children all enjoyed a gap year with OM Ships.

William was born and raised in Sydney and received a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) from UNSW. With over 25 years in marketing and sales, he has held the full breadth of marketing roles within large global multi-nationals both in Australia and around the world, the last ten as Marketing Director and a Global Strategy Director of Mars Confectionary, based in Ballarat. William has just begun his own company, T-garage but enjoys the tranquillity of raising a family on their ten acres even more.

Kelli has been practising law since 1985 and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts. Since 1991 Kelli has been a Partner in the national law firm DibbsBarker specializing in insurance and government services. Kelli is presently; chairman of Peer Power Limited, a Christian organisation working with youth; chairman of the working committee of the Queensland Gift Foundation Baptist Union; a long standing member of the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Board, the peak advisory board to the Queensland Minister on Workplace Health and Safety issues. She has lectured at University on legal and insurance issues. Kelli is married to John Zellner, an Aeronautical Research Engineer based in Los Angeles. They spend time visiting each other across the Pacific, and attend the Rolling Hills Covenant Church when in the U.S. and Ashgrove Baptist Church when in Brisbane.