Maria MacNamara is the mother of 3 boys that have each attended the Lindfield Montessori Pre-School. She is a child advocate and committed to improving society's understanding of the child. Maria sits on the Advisory Board of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and is a Director of Portal Consulting Services. Maria is recognised as a specialist in the marketing of professional services with over 18 years experience in advising Legal and Accounting firms and individual partners in Strategy, Communications, Business Development, Community partnerships and Client Relationship Management. Maria was formerly the Director of Marketing for Phillips Fox and has advised KPMG, Minter Ellison, Clayton Utz, Baker & McKenzie, Kemp Strang and Slater & Gordon.