Not-For-Profit Member
The Committee for Adelaide brings together businesses, industry bodies, community and government to shape the future of Adelaide, South Australia.
We are non-partisan, independent and sector agnostic.
Our membership is diverse and influential, making a significant contribution to the economy and society.
The Committee’s work centres around people, business and capital, and how the interconnection of these areas and their relationship to one another largely determine the economic and cultural health of our society.
We are focussed on harnessing the strengths, passion and insights of our members and partners to shape the future of Adelaide, South Australia.
Raymond Spencer has lived and worked in the US, India and Europe and brings to the role experience across international business, management planning, technology, finance, organisational culture expertise and mergers and acquisitions.
Raymond is currently the Chair of Hentley Farm Winery and Give SA in addition to the Committee for Adelaide, where he was appointed in 2022. He is the immediate past Chair of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN), SAHMRI, Scotch College and the South Australian Economic Development Board, among many other corporate and not for profit roles he has held across his career.
Professor Jessica Gallagher is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and External Engagement at Adelaide University. She develops and maintains the University’s relationships with external stakeholders and communities, locally, nationally and internationally. Jessica aims to be the ‘eyes and ears’ for the University’s diverse range of stakeholders, and to build strong partnerships that enable the University to enrich the communities it serves.
Her career has focussed on business development and strategic partner engagement initiatives in tertiary education. Many of her previous roles have also focused on the development and delivery of orientation, skills training, enrichment and global education programs for domestic and international students.
Caillin Howard is the Managing Director for Hames Sharley.
He has a passion for evolving the quality of our urban spaces and built environment through the evolution of evidence-based processes and an absolute commitment to the journey of design.
Caillin is an urban planner and design professional with over 25 years’ experience and has a high level of understanding particularly in the commercial, retail, residential and institutional sectors. He has proven himself as a versatile designer and manager with experience in a wide range of projects of varying sizes, complexity and focus. He brings to any project an excellent management, interpersonal and communication skill set with an ability to marry function, context and future aspiration in order to deliver meaningful, authentic and rich outcomes thus contributing equally to the social, economic and environmental values of place.
Anna is the Asset President of Copper South Australia of BHP.
Anna has over 20 years of experience in the mining sector and has a diverse work background in operational leadership, business improvement, commercial transactions and capital projects covering multiple commodities including coal, copper and iron ore.
Before joining BHP, she held a variety of senior operational and functional leadership positions with Rio Tinto including as General Manager Tom Price and Marandoo Mines, Head of Business Improvement Kennecott Utah Copper and as Business Development Executive in Rio Tinto’s London office.
Heather Croall AM is the CEO of Carrick Hill in Adelaide. She took over the leadership of the historic Springfield estate in mid-February 2026 after previously serving a highly successful 11-year tenure as the CEO and Artistic Director of the Adelaide Fringe.
Heather is known for delivering innovative festival programs that attract wide critical acclaim and diverse audiences. Heather drove a major digital transformation across the Fringe organisation which helped deliver exponential growth in ticket sales and a tripling in tourist numbers.
Andy is Managing Director of Saab Australia. He brings experience across the Royal Australian Navy, defence industry and the South Australian Government.
Andy served 22 years in the Royal Australian Navy, including command of two Collins class submarines, HMAS Waller and HMAS Sheean. He also undertook a three year exchange with the United States Navy’s Submarine Force in Pearl Harbor. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2006 for his leadership while commanding HMAS Sheean.
After leaving the Navy, Andy joined ASC, where his responsibilities included business improvement, operations in Western Australia, and business and strategic development. He was Chief Executive of Defence SA from 2015 to 2017 before joining Saab Australia.
Alicia is Adelaide Airport’s Executive General Manager – Corporate and General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Through her role Alicia is responsible for the legal, governance and corporate affairs functions including environment, community and stakeholder management, and brand, marketing and digital. Alicia was previously Legal Counsel for Viterra & Glencore Grain and a solicitor at Thomsons.
Alicia has a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice Honours and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) from Flinders University. Alicia has completed a Masters of Law (In House Practice) at the College of Law and is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Alicia is admitted to practise as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the High Court of Australia.
Jeremy Hill is a Partner at MinterEllison and leads the firm’s Environment and Planning practice in South Australia. A highly experienced practitioner and strategic adviser, Jeremy works with government and industry on complex development, infrastructure, environmental, and tenure issues, helping clients navigate major projects, approvals, risk and disputes.
His experience spans the extractive resources, renewables, infrastructure, property, waste, manufacturing and government sectors, with particular strength in navigating complex regulatory, approvals, and tenure processes. Jeremy is actively engaged with industry and government on the issues shaping South Australia’s development and regularly presents on planning and environmental law.
He also regularly appears as counsel in the Environment, Resources & Development Court, Supreme Court and Wardens Court.
