The Steering Committee comprised representatives from faith communities, international  development NGOs and women’s organisations. The Chair of the Breakthrough Steering Committee was Coleen Clare, who was also President of IWDA until November 2009.

Asia Pacific Breakthrough Steering Committee and Working Group Members

Misha Coleman	—	AngliCORD
Barbara O’Dwyer	—	AusAID (observer)
Tessa Scrine	—	Australian Baha’i Community
Alexandra Blaise-Balmer	—	CARE Australia
Jane Higham	—	CARE Australia
Margaret Fyfe	—	Caritas Australia
Angela Bourke	—	Department of Planning and Community Development (observer)
Mary Bereux	—	Department of Planning and Community Development (observer)
Mary-Faeth	—	Chenery Global Peace Initiative of Women
Nada de Murashkir	—	Global Peace Initiative of Women and Australian Red Cross
Lyn Amy	—	Good Giving Guide
Kristi Mansfield	—	Greenstone Group
Ranj Samrai	—	Greenstone Group
Sue Barros	—	Greenstone Group
Rev. Helen Summers	—	Interfaith Centre of Melbourne
Coleen Clare	—	International Women’s Development Agency
Jo Crawford	—	International Women’s Development Agency
Mary Hawkins	—	International Women’s Development Agency
Ruth Owens	—	International Women’s Development Agency
Jane Sloane	—	International Women’s Development Agency
Ann Wigglesworth	—	International Women’s Development Agency
Annabel Brown	—	Oxfam Australia
Jirra Lulla Harvey	—	Oxfam Australia
Fiona Moore	—	Oxfam Australia
Nina Bassat	—	Parliament of the World’s Religions
Victoria Kahla	—	Plan Australia
Di Kilsby	—	Plan Australia
Donna Bryan	—	Salvation Army
Danielle Strickland	—	Salvation Army
Sheila Byard	—	Status of Women Committee, UN Association of Australia
Sue Conde	—	UNIFEM Australia
Lara Jacques	—	UNIFEM Australia
Melba Marginson	—	Victorian Women’s Trust and Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition
Roscel Mariano-Diego	—	World Vision Australia
Clare Seddon	—	World Vision Australia
Michelle Higelin	—	World YWCA Representative
Madalaine Moore	—	Youth Delegate
Jan Chorley
Kerry Gardner
Julie Helen Owen