Donate Planet

Born in Wagga Wagga, Australia, Damien graduated from UTS Sydney with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting/ Marketing).

On January 18, 1988 he founded Stenmark Organisation which grew to become Australia’s leading independent national media representation company, and also specialised in sponsorship, Sports Marketing and philanthropy. Damien & his team approached Sony Australia with the concept to establish the now long running Sony Foundation & served for approximately 10 years as the Executive Director. He & the team also approached Arnott’s Campbell’s with the concept of establishing the Arnott’s Foundation where he is still on the Board.

In 2010 Damien conceived the idea of a global not-for-profit online donation hub & registered www.donateplanet.com. The aim is to revolutionise the way we donate and as a result significantly increase online donations across the planet.

Born in South Africa, Robin studied Education at University of The Witwatersrand's College of Education, and Sociology and Communication through the University of South Africa. She also holds a Certificate IV in Accounting.

In 1982, Robin founded an educational not-for-profit in South Africa, which trained rural women to run preschools and family support groups, and which currently reaches over 3,500 women and children annually. She was Director for 20 years.

Robin joined Stenmark Organisation in 1999. In her current role her responsibilities include finance, admin, HR and IT.

Zoë Stenmark studied a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences at Sydney University graduating in 2010. Since then she has been providing outsourced media consulting services across a diverse range of areas to deliver social media campaigns that extend brand reach and interact with customers by creating community and personality for their brand.

Zoë also actively supports a range of charities including OCRF, beyondblue, National Heart Foundation, Starlight Children's Foundation and The Salvation Army. In 2014 she took part in the OCRF White Shirt Campaign for Sunday Style Magazine to help raise funds and awareness for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Donate Planet is honoured to have the support of our Ambassadors - remarkable individuals from our community who share the Donate Planet passion for philanthropy.

Adam is the 2014 Australian of the Year and a professional Australian Rules Footballer with the Sydney Swans. Adam has had great success in his sport as a dual Brownlow Medallist; he has represented Australia in the International Rules series and is a member of the Indigenous Team of the Century. Adam is not only famous for his sporting prowess – he is active within Australia’s Indigenous community and is prominently involved with several Indigenous sport and community programs.

Peter is well known and respected within the Australian film, business, and philanthropy community. Peter was the Chief Executive of Hoyts Cinemas from 1988 to 1999 and during that time he grew the business from a small local cinema chain to a global business. He is an active supporter of the arts and charities, and has more than 30 years of experience in the private and nonprofit sectors. Peter hold many different positions, some of which include appeal chairman of the Jewish Communal Appeal, Chairman of the Sydney Australian Football Foundation and Board Member of the Jewish Film Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the President's Council of the Art Gallery of NSW.

Brendan Jones is a Sydney based broadcaster and media personality. Making up one half of the award winning WSFM breakfast radio show Jonesy and Amanda. He and his radio partner Amanda Keller host "My Generation" which is aired on 97 stations nationally each week. Brendan has performed on Dancing with the Stars and makes a regular appearance on the daytime television chat show Mornings with Sonia and David. Brendan has also hosted Off the Record on the World Movies channel.

Popular television and media personality Amanda Keller is one half of the long running award winning WSFM breakfast radio show Jonesy and Amanda.

Amanda has an impressive list of TV credits to her name including Ray Martin's Midday Show, Beyond 2000, Channel Seven’s The Denton Show; ABC’s Mondo Thingo, SBS comedy Swift and Shift Couriers, Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, Dancing with the Stars and was captain of the Baby Boomers on Channel 10’s award winning show “Talking ‘bout Your Generation”. She is currently the host of Channel 10’s fun lifestyle show “The Living Room”.

Amanda is married and the mother of two children. She is Patron of the Sydney Kids Committee - a volunteer organisation that raises funds for Sydney Children's Hospital.

Lewis Roberts-Thomson is a former professional Australian Rules Footballer (AFL) with the Sydney Swans.

Having won two premierships, the utility player found great success over his 13 years with the club.

During his time at the Swans, he was greatly involved in working with various charities including Red Kite, The Sydney Children's Hospital, beyondblue and Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Catriona Rowntree is an Australian Travel Reporter, farmer's wife and mum to two beautiful children. She has many years experience in radio and television but is best known as a travel reporter on the TV program Getaway. Catriona is actively involved with philanthropy in many areas, most notably Landcare, The Arnott’s Foundation (where she sits on the board) and causes that relate to women’s health and wellbeing.

Identical twins Jordan and Zac Stenmark international models and presenters were just beginning their agricultural economics studies on Australian Football League (AFL) Scholarships at The University of Sydney when a friend suggested they try their hand at modelling. Fast forward two years and the boys have established themselves on the local and international fashion scene, thanks to their athletic good looks, strong work ethic and down to earth attitude.

Featuring on the high rating television show "Dancing with the Stars", Jordan and Zac successfully represented their chosen charities; The Salvation Army and The Heart Foundation. They are passionate about giving back to the global community through raising awareness and fundraising.

Nicole Warne aka, "The Gary Pepper Girl" is the first Global Ambassador for Donate Planet.

Praised as both an entrepreneur and style blogger, she has also been featured and profiled in prestigious international publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, and Grazia. Having worked with brands ranging from high fashion to the high street including Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Lancome, Mango and Zara, it's no wonder she has been described as “one of the most visible innovators on the Australian fashion landscape”.