Dr Alan Molloy

Dr Alan Molloy is a medical practitioner working in Melbourne, Australia. He has studied Buddhism for over 30 years and lives with his wife and daughter in a Tibetan Buddhist centre in Melbourne - Tara Institute. Alan has worked on all the previous Tours of His Holiness to Australia.  In both 2002 and 2007 he was the National Director for the Australian tours.  He brings a wealth of experience in major event management to the Board but also has extensive contacts and liasons with the Buddhist groups around Australia.

Mr Tony Steel

Tony Steel is Centre Director for Vajrayana Institute Inc., a Buddhist meditation centre based in Sydney. He is also director of Liberation Prison Project Limited and is Chairman of Terrapinn Limited, a conference and events business which he established in 1987.

Ven Yeshe Khadro

Yeshe Khadro has worked in various roles within FPMT since the international organization was established. She studied Buddhism at Kopan Monastery in Nepal and was ordained in 1974.

She was then Director of Chenrezig Institute, Australia 1976-81, Secretary at Wisdom Publications, Nepal and London 1982-83, Director of FPMT International Office, Nepal in 1984 where she also undertook further study and retreat until 1986.

She was then a Student of Buddhist Philosophy at Chenrezig Institute and Western teacher in various centers including Chenrezig Institute, Taiwan, Hong Kong from 1986-96. 1996 saw her take over the role of Director of Karuna Hospice Service, Australia. Yeshe Khadro has been a Director on the DLIA Ltd Board since 2006.

Robert Keldoulis

Rob Keldoulis joined the Board of Dalai Lama in Australia after the completion of the 2008 Stages of Meditation Teachings.

Rob studied Law at the University of New South Wales where he graduated in 1985 with Honours and was then admitted to the NSW Supreme Court in 1986.

After completing his studies he became a Broker within the Australian finance markets until 1989 and then lived in Amsterdam until 1995 where he traded on the Amsterdam Options Exhange.

Rob is currently the Managing Director of Optiver Australia Pty Ltd, an international arbitrage firm and a member of the global management board of Optiver BV, the Dutch parent company.

Tibet Information Office

Sonam Dagpo His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Representative in Australia

Ngodup Gyaltsen Manager, Australian Tibet Information Office