Lynne Bradshaw is the President of RSPCA Australia (since October 2006) and also the President of RSPCA WA.

The role of RSPCA Australia President is an elected position and is completely voluntary – the President does not receive any payment for their work, though they may be reimbursed for expenses they incur in carrying out their duties.

Though she has always taken a strong interest in animal welfare and environmental issues, Lynne was motivated to take action and subsequently to become involved with the RSPCA in Western Australia after seeing a particularly horrific animal cruelty case on television.

Initially joining as a regular member and working with the auxiliary, she was elected to the RSPCA WA state council in 1998 and following two years service as Vice-President, was voted in to the position of President in 2004.

In performing this role, Lynne divides her time between managing state council business as well as acting as representative and spokesperson in dealings with stakeholders such as government, industry and the media.

Lynne’s career began as a management trainee in the public service before making the move into private industry where she began to develop a solid grounding in sales, marketing and business development in the healthcare industry.

Having worked in a number of management and subsequently senior management roles, as well as being the proprietor of her own business within the healthcare sector for several years, Lynne has developed a range of skills that can be applied to her role as President of RSPCA Australia.

Born in Leeds, England in 1955, Lynne has lived in Perth with her husband Richard since 1985.

Lynne has been married to Richard for 28 years and they also have two dogs named Billi and Harri.