Meet the team

Technical Team

Roger Timms

Roger is the Head of Taxation and Superannuation.

Prior to joining Taxpayers Australia, Roger was the National Manager of the Webb Martin tax training business, responsible for the writing of all tax technical papers and delivering training sessions.

Roger was a tax consulting partner at a Big 4 accounting practice servicing multi-national companies and also had responsibility for staff training.

Roger left public practice to carry out a series of tax assignments for a large commercial organisation, subsequently returning to practice as the partner in charge of tax for a Victorian second tier accounting practice.

Tom Ravlic

Tom is the General Manager – Tax and Compliance. Tom brings to his role  a broad range of skills that include  technical analysis, journalism and policy development.  

He is a published author, a former journalist and was the Head of Research for one of Australia’s prominent accounting organisations prior to joining Taxpayers Australia.

His role involves a mixture of administration, technical analysis, editorial management, advocacy and product development.

Michael Perry

Michael's interests include superannuation and retirement planning.

For much of the previous decade he has run a consultancy assisting clients with strategic wealth management and investment planning matters.

He has provided services for superannuation and retirement income modelling and brings a range of business skills gained through a number of years of experience in various corporate roles.

Graeme Evans

Graeme is both a qualified accountant and financial planner and brings to the Association a detailed knowledge in superannuation and related matters.

Andy Nguyen

Andy is a Tax Specialist with over eight years’ tax experience, specialising in corporate tax and fringe benefits tax. Prior to joining Taxpayers Australia, Andy developed his tax knowledge in the Big 4 and mid-tier chartered accounting firms. Andy has provided advice to a diverse client base ranging from individual taxpayers to listed companies.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is also workshop leader for the CA Program’s Tax module and is on the exam marking panel.

Letty Tsoi

Letty is a Tax Specialist with over six years’ chartered accounting experience gained in several mid-tier chartered accounting firms and a Big 4 firm. She has worked with a broad range of clients in corporate tax, international tax and business advisory. Letty is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) from Monash University (Clayton).

She is currently undertaking a Master of Tax degree at the University of Melbourne.

Bill Mavropoulos

Bill is a Tax Specialist with over 3 years experience in public practice. Bill has a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in accounting and is currently completing his chartered accounting qualification.

He has worked with a diverse range of clients within the SME sector in his time in public practice and his interest areas include small business capital gains tax concessions and trust distributions.

Bill has also worked for LaTrobe University in their FBT and GST compliance area prior to starting his chartered accounting career.

Stephanie Burton

Stephanie is the Personal Assistant to Roger Timms and Senior Administration Assistant to the Technical team. She is responsible for all technical team administration and is also Project Manager of Taxpayer’s Australia’s Conference and events.

With experience in all facets of office administration, Stephanie utilises her array of skills in ensuring the department runs smoothly whilst working closely with the Publishing & Marketing team.

Publishing, Communications and Sales Team

Leonnie Gleeson 

Leonnie is responsible for the desktopping and production of the Association's publications and ensures all publications are dispatched to members on time. She also looks after the Tax e-news and Super e-news ensuring the smooth processing and dispatch of these free communications.

Daniel Cuturilo 

Over the past twenty years Daniel has consulted in the field of business development within the commercial finance and international trade sectors.

He has an expert knowledge of relationship building, negotiation, sales and marketing within the SME sector.

Steve Burnham

Steve's decades of experience working for mainstream media includes positions at major metropolitan newspapers and specialised business magazines as well as with investment and financial publications and feature contributions to international magazines.

A broadening into online media with a small business website preceded his joining Taxpayers Australia in the roles of content editing and business writer.

Justin Cohen

Justin brings to the business a unique blend of skills ranging from website and content management, a Journalism Diploma, seven years' experience in promotional development and management, as well as media campaign management.

He is responsible for our website, as well as a mix of marketing, communication and strategic activities.

Membership Services Team

Margaret Bethel

Margaret is involved in the general office. She answers members' phone calls and enquiries, processes membership payments and keeps members details up to date. All orders for and renewals of our various products for both Taxpayers Australia and DIY Superannuation are overseen by Margaret.

Jane Abbey

Jane answers members' phone calls and enquiries, processes membership payments and keeps member details up to date. She also deals with our external products, including Trust Deeds. Jane is also our main Seminar Program co-ordinator as well as responsible for the Tax Discussion Group conducted by Roger Timms, our national Technical Manager.

Administration Team

Moti Kshirsagar

Moti is the Head of Finance and Membership Services.

He is an accomplished senior finance executive with extensive experience in finance, accounting, strategic planning, budgeting / forecasting, mergers & acquisitions, business process re-engineering, lean six sigma operations, and MIS.

Prior to joining Taxpayers Australia, Moti was the Regional Finance Manager for a large multinational glass bottle manufacturing organisation. With over two decades of experience gained predominantly in the manufacturing sector, Moti is a seasoned player with expertise in domestic and international financial management both at operational and Corporate levels.

Moti is a Fellow of the Australian Society of CPAs, an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Carolyn Holmes

Carolyn handles all our invoicing and bill payments as well as a myriad of other tasks that keep the office running smoothly.

Jan Richards

Jan Richards is Assistant to the National Board of Taxpayers Australia and its subcommittees.