AHIC Directors

AHIC Secretariat & Directorate

The AHIC Directors and Trustees are volunteers who are committed to serving the Australian Horse Industry.

Mark has ridden horses all his life and grew up attending Kangaroo Ground Pony Club and is now a licensed racehorse trainer and hobby breeder.

Mark been working as an Equine Dental Technician since 1985 and is one of only 35 horse dentists that hold accreditation under the Equine Dental Associations Certificate IV in Work Practices for Equine Dental Technicians.   His profession has provided him with the opportunity to travel and work in different countries and with some of the most experienced horse dentists in the world.

Mark is a past President of the Equine Dental Association of Australia and the Victorian Horse Council.  Both of these roles have given him the opportunity to keep in touch with all sectors of the horse community from racehorses, performance horses, pleasure horses and service providers, all of whose opinions are important to the future of the Horse Industry.

During EI, Mark worked as a Horse Industry Liaison Officer with DPI Victoria at their Attwood premises.   He was also instrumental in organizing a meeting that brought together all sectors of the Victorian Horse Community in an endeavour to co-ordinate the relief effort for horse owners during the Victorian Bushfires in early 2008.

Mark has represented AHIC at various Government and Industry meetings and forums and brings to the table the all important aspect of the “small business and service” part of the horse industry.

Contact: markaburnell@optusnet.com.au

Joining the Board of the Australian Horse Industry Council brings together Linda’s lifelong passion and involvement with horses and successful career as a senior executive.

Linda is regarded as one of Australia’s leading Digital and Content Strategists.

Linda has had a diverse career in media and digital ranging from working as a radio producer, reporter, presenter and Content Director to being the Manager of triple j where she created triplejunearthed.com and reinvigorated triple j to develop it into a multi-faceted digital brand.

She then went on to manage the 170 strong Radio Multiplatform and Content Development Team – a multi-disciplinary team covering design, development and digital content making in over 50 locations across Australia. This included the establishment of ABC Open, an ambitious UGC project supporting regional communities to bring their stories to life across digital platforms.

Linda’s most recent position in the ABC was as Head of Audience Strategy and Digital and Service Design. Her team led the UX and UI across a range of ABC products including iView, ABC News, triple j and ABC Listen.

Her remit also included International Strategy, the ABC’s R+D area and the Great Ideas Grant – a $20 million content development project for the ABC.

Since leaving the ABC, Linda has launched her own consultancy business - focussing on digital strategy, creative leadership and how to build great teams. She is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Graduate of their internationally recognised Company Directors course. 

Linda has ridden all her life - beginning as a Pony Club kid at Toronto Pony Club in Lake Macquarie NSW and was a successful show and dressage competitor. She lives on her horse property in the Macdonald Valley in the Hawkesbury area of NSW.  The area is renowned for endurance riding (being the home of the 400km Shazada competition) and Linda, although new to the sport is a keen endurance competitor. 

Contact: lindahbracken@gmail.com

Scott is a C-suite executive and Board Director with extensive experience across health, Government and the not-for-profit sector. He is a qualified accountant and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Although not a horse owner himself, he has an incredible amount of experience in the human health sector which he can leverage and apply to the work we do in equine health.

It is great to have someone with Scott’s financial and commercial acumen on the Board.

Kym has been in the horse industry for many years. In the past Kym has had the role of Secretary of the Victoria Horse Council and currently is the President of the Australian Pony Stud Book (Vic Branch) and sits on Australian pony Stud book (Federal).

Kym has a keen interest in the recreational horse industry and recognition of this group as a major player within the horse industry.

Jaime Wallace

Jaime is a Human Resources Consultant with a background in banking, tech and not-for-profits, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She competed through her childhood at pony club and later moved into breeding thoroughbreds. As a result of this, she now has 7 very lovely paddock ornaments who live a life of absolute luxury.

Jaime is looking forward to working with our members to drive better (and more practical) outcomes for the health and welfare of our equines.

Australian Horse Industry Council

P.O. Box 283, Narre Warren North, Victoria, 3804
P: 0478 351 112
E: secretary@horsecouncil.org.au