Sunny Forsyth
Chief Executive Officer

Sunny founded Abundant Water in 2008. In the years since he has been on the ground in project countries such as Laos and Nepal, refining filter systems and growing the social businesses.    

He is continually inspired by the human spirit’s capacity for practical creativity and to link across the world in order to overcome global obstacles.

Stuart Forsyth
Chairperson

Stuart was instrumental in founding Abundant Water in 2008 and is dedicated to developing a culture of innovation and enterprise. 

He trained in Zen Buddhism and Eastern medicine, works in Health Care and Conceptual Art, and has extensive experience in community organisations.

Rohan Rajaram
Treasurer

Rohan has a wealth of experience within Financial Services ranging from boutique practices to multinational corporates and government agencies. He graduated from the Australian National University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Actuarial Studies.

He believes in Abundant Water’s social business model as a sustainable way to empower communities in providing clean drinking water.

Michael Goodyer
Business Partnerships

Michael served as an army officer for over 30 years in a variety of diverse locations overseas. He is currently an advisor on environmental compliance in the military and government sector.

Michael has seen how difficult it can be for communities to have access to safe, clean drinking water and is committed to the Abundant Water approach of capacity building and empowering local people. 

Ariah Holmes
Director of Volunteering

Ariah is the membership, training, and capabilities coordinator at VolunteeringACT. With direct experience recruiting, inducting and managing volunteering, Ariah brings extensive knowledge of volunteer management best practice, National Standards for Volunteer Involvement, and strategic vision.

She is passionate about inclusion, connection and sustainability and strives to apply this passion to the mission & vision of Abundant Water.

Justyn Mcdonald
Director of Communications

Justyn is a professional in the Disability services sector for over 30 years, specialising in leadership, quality management and communications.

Justyn is passionate about human connection, the environment, and sustainable development. Justyn is new to Abundant Water and is inspired by the strong mission and values it holds.

Mitchell Dunn
Director of Governance

Mitchell is an experienced public sector manager, with expertise in compliance, policy and strategy. He hopes this background can help maintain strong governance standards at Abundant Water, which allows it to perform great public good.

Mitchell is an admitted lawyer in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Yuchen (Blair) Du
Secretary

Yuchen serves as a business manager specializing in finance and holds membership in the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) community. With a professional background in both accounting and trading, she possesses a comprehensive skill set that encompasses administrative and practical aspects.
Yuchen's proficiency extends to marketing, particularly in leveraging social media for influential purposes.

Tanya dixit
Advisor to the Board

Tanya is an engineer by profession. She believes in the power of technology to change the world, especially now that the growth is exponential.

For Tanya, growth means building services and products that impact the world. It's including everyone in the technological revolution. It means finally being able to realise the true potential of being a human.

Lucian Russ
Advisor to the Board

Lucian is a former Director of Communications at Abundant Water and is now an advisor to the Board. Lucian has spent 37 years working and learning including; delivering newspapers, supermarket shelf stacking, being a team member at McDonalds, residential aged care worker, owning a Wealth Management Practice and running an enterprise skills Not For-Profit in Cape Town, South Africa.

Lucian currently owns and operates his own Financial Planning firm, is Director of an investment company and Chairs the Board of a disability services provider.

Nathan Cammerman
Advisor to the Board

Nathan is the principal of Yew Investments, a progressive and established investment vehicle. It is a founding shareholder in a number of private, publicly unlisted and publicly ASX listed entities. With a moral philosophy of environmental, social governance at its core, it works with teams of start-ups across a range of industries including, but not limited to, the resource sector, environmental services, clean energy and information technology.

Yew Tree has a demonstrated track record in start-up, turnaround and rapid growth situations with a proven aptitude to identify and capitalise on unique opportunities.

Vaclav Rabas
Program supervisor
LAOS & Philippines

Vaclav joined the Abundant Water team in Laos in 2022. Following the smooth transition of the Laos program to local operations, he took on the role of Program Supervisor for both the Laos and Philippines programs.
With a master’s degree in Asian Studies and International Relations, Vaclav has dedicated over 7 years to working in Asia, focusing on project management and finance. His decision to join Abundant Water stems from his desire to share his skills and experience in the development sector.

nukham
Local social entrepreneur

Nukham has been with us since the beginning in 2008.  She is a founding member of Abundant Water and our kiln master, and the years of pottery expertise she brings is invaluable. 

Nukham is married and has 2 children and 1 grandchild.

Chris draper

Program supervisor

Chris first joined Abundant Water in August 2019 as a volunteer as he was drawn to the organisation’s values and tangible actions on the ground.

He is motivated to create long-lasting change in the Asia-Pacific region that improves people's lives for the better.
Building on his previous experience in government, Chris is now excited to be working on the ground with people directly and fulfilling a life goal of working in development.

Ozorio Leque

Program Manager

Ozorio joined Abundant Water in January 2024 after finishing as a National Advisor for the Secretary of State for Art and Culture. Beginning his career as a translator during the INTERFET days, Ozorio has since worked across the government, NGO and private sectors in a variety of roles. Over this time he has established a training centre for foreign languages, been a founding member of one of the country’s political parties, and worked as an independent columnist providing comment on various debates affecting the country.
Ozorio was drawn to Abundant Water through its work in using business to affect developmental change. He is excited to be learning new business skills and looks forward to growing our impact in Timor-Leste.

Jose Da Silva Ramalho

Project Officer

Jose hails from Dili and joined the team in August 2023. He completed his studies at the National University of Timor-Lorosa’e in 2013, having majored in Political Science. Before joining Abundant Water, Jose worked in several companies and agencies such as Heineken Timor-Leste, OPPO Electronic, Belun, Haburas, Plan International, Peace Winds Japan, Institute of Education, the National University of Timor Lorosa’e, was a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) recipient and volunteered with East Timor Humanist Force (FHTL).
About his role, Jose said “I’m really happy to join with this amazing team to bring clean water to communities in Timor-Leste and improve my business skills and english”.