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1. 1. MS Society of Australia - MS Life Issue 7

   www.msaustralia.org.au/publica - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/28/2007   Last Visited: 12/28/2007

   Read more about CEO, David Brettell in About Us.
   ...
   David Brettell is the Chief Executive Officer of the MS Society of Australia, an organisation dedicated to finding a cure for the neurological disease MS and to providing the necessary care for people with MS. The organisation is one with a very committed team of people, many of whom are volunteers. They all contribute significantly to the great work of combatting MS.
   
   David Brettell
   
   David has just completed what he believes was the greatest experience of his life. From mid-1996, he worked with the Organising Committees for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sydney. Says David: "The Games were a marvellous success and an uplifting experience for all Australians". The Games' success and the spirit of the Games was to a very considerable extent enhanced by an amazing group of people - the volunteers.
   
   David's role for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was all to do with people - a lot of people. He was the Manager for both the Volunteer and Venue Staffing Programs - in a nutshell that translated to the overall management of the 62,000 volunteers and the staffing operation in each of the 40 Games venues.
   ...
   Before the Games, David was a senior manager with Australia's largest insurance organisation, the AMP Society - Sales and Marketing roles were his forté. The sales and public relations experience he gained there was, he believes, tremendously helpful in running such a large people program for the Olympics and Paralympics.
   
   David has been active in the community through his connections with sport and the Association of Apex Clubs. He has served on the Board of Basketball NSW for 12 years, for three of which he was the State President. Before reaching the "magic exit age" of 40 with Apex, David spent many fruitful and fulfilling years with Apex - he left with the award of Life Membership but as most Apexians say "you never really leave Apex".
   
   Sport has always dominated his life, initially as a participant (basketball being the top choice), then and now as a spectator at most sports, and today as an administrator. The Olympics have been his passion - and he shares this passion with his wife of 30 years (murderers don't serve that much time!) - together they have attended 7 Olympic and 2 Paralympic Games, so to call them Olympic "junkies" is a label they both feel quite comfortable with.
   
   He was born and raised in a small country town, Cootamundra, well-known for connections to Sir Donald Bradman - perhaps this explains David's love of sport. But the city life in Sydney captured his heart in the early '70s and it has been his home since. Away from sport, he enjoys the theatre, ballet, concerts, movies, and lots of reading, especially autobiographies. He and his wife have travelled extensively and believe travel to be one of life's great pleasures - not so good on the hip pocket though!
   
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2. 2. MS Society of Australia - MS Life Issue 7

   msaustralia.org.au/publication - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/28/2007   Last Visited: 12/28/2007

   Read more about CEO, David Brettell in About Us.
   ...
   David Brettell is the Chief Executive Officer of the MS Society of Australia, an organisation dedicated to finding a cure for the neurological disease MS and to providing the necessary care for people with MS. The organisation is one with a very committed team of people, many of whom are volunteers. They all contribute significantly to the great work of combatting MS.
   
   David Brettell
   
   David has just completed what he believes was the greatest experience of his life. From mid-1996, he worked with the Organising Committees for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sydney. Says David: "The Games were a marvellous success and an uplifting experience for all Australians". The Games' success and the spirit of the Games was to a very considerable extent enhanced by an amazing group of people - the volunteers.
   
   David's role for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was all to do with people - a lot of people. He was the Manager for both the Volunteer and Venue Staffing Programs - in a nutshell that translated to the overall management of the 62,000 volunteers and the staffing operation in each of the 40 Games venues.
   ...
   Before the Games, David was a senior manager with Australia's largest insurance organisation, the AMP Society - Sales and Marketing roles were his forté. The sales and public relations experience he gained there was, he believes, tremendously helpful in running such a large people program for the Olympics and Paralympics.
   
   David has been active in the community through his connections with sport and the Association of Apex Clubs. He has served on the Board of Basketball NSW for 12 years, for three of which he was the State President. Before reaching the "magic exit age" of 40 with Apex, David spent many fruitful and fulfilling years with Apex - he left with the award of Life Membership but as most Apexians say "you never really leave Apex".
   
   Sport has always dominated his life, initially as a participant (basketball being the top choice), then and now as a spectator at most sports, and today as an administrator. The Olympics have been his passion - and he shares this passion with his wife of 30 years (murderers don't serve that much time!) - together they have attended 7 Olympic and 2 Paralympic Games, so to call them Olympic "junkies" is a label they both feel quite comfortable with.
   
   He was born and raised in a small country town, Cootamundra, well-known for connections to Sir Donald Bradman - perhaps this explains David's love of sport. But the city life in Sydney captured his heart in the early '70s and it has been his home since. Away from sport, he enjoys the theatre, ballet, concerts, movies, and lots of reading, especially autobiographies. He and his wife have travelled extensively and believe travel to be one of life's great pleasures - not so good on the hip pocket though!
   
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3. 3. www.e-volunteerism.com

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   Published on: 12/27/2007   Last Visited: 2/28/2008

   David Brettell
   
   David Brettell is now the CEO of Multiple Sclerosis Australia. He served as Manager of Venue Staffing and Volunteers for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ('SOCOG") in 2000.
   
   David shared personal story in his speeches:
   
   In 1972, I fell in love with something.