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Paul Pholeros is one of three directors of Healthabitat. The directors first met in 1985 in the Anangu Pitjatjantjara Lands, north west South Australia. Healthabitat is an Australian company with the goal of improving the health of disadvantaged people, particularly children, by improving their housing and the conditions of the living environment.http://www.healthabitat.com/ |
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David Trewin is Senior Manager Sustainable Business at the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. David’s team is responsible for establishing ‘partnerships for sustainability’ where organisations of all sizes are supported in their efforts to improve environmental performance in a way that adds business value. Over the last 5 years David’s Business Partnerships team has worked with almost 18,500 businesses and helped them achieve ongoing savings of $97 million a year. This includes the Sustainability Advantage program which is currently helping 645 medium to large organisations to identify, prioritise and implement environmental projects. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sustainbus/sustainabilityadvantage.htm |
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Nazha Saad is the CEO of St George Community Housing Limited (SGCH, one of the largest Community Housing providers in Australia, providing homes to close to 8,000 people. Over the past six years Nazha has grown the business by over 210%, expanding the portfolio to 4,200 properties and increasing the balance sheet from $6 million to $300 million. Nazha however, is most proud of the continued high levels of customer and staff satisfaction and engagement through this period of growth and change. Nazha is best described as someone that leads with authenticity, integrity and compassion.http://www.sgch.com.au/ |
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Karen Walsh has been the General Manager, Housing Services and Renewal at St. George Community Housing since 2010 – where she is responsible for social and affordable housing strategy, policy and delivery including the Bonnyrigg ‘Living Communities’ PPP. Karen’s career in human services spans over 25 years and includes senior roles in Government in policy, strategy, reform and service planning and improvements. Karen is an adaptive leader who strives for excellence and thrives on ‘wicked problems’. Karen’s vision is for a socially inclusive society.http://www.sgch.com.au/ |
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Rollo Browne has over 20 years’ experience as coach and facilitator, specialising in impactful learning and development processes. Rollo’s professional experience of 30 years spans a variety of industries including education, health, telecommunications, financial services, state & federal government, not-for-profit. He brings to his work a belief in the inherent capacity of individuals to create resolutions to the situations they face. One of Rollo’s greatest strengths is his ability to to think on his feet and work ‘in the moment’.http://www.brownewright.com.au |
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David Rowlinson holds degrees in Architecture, Master of Marketing and an MBA. He joined Ontera as Marketing Manager in 1998 and became CEO in July 2011. He has worked closely with the Green Building Council, Sustainability Advantage (NSW OEH), Edge Environment and others in the development of a robust, sustainable environmental platform for Ontera. |
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Shirley Snoyman, Head of Operational Risk, Investec Bank (Australia) Limited. Shirley has over 20 years’ experience in the investment banking industry, both in South Africa and Australia, and has worked across a number of areas, including trading, systems, operations and operational risk. Before joining Investec Bank in 1993, Shirley spent four years teaching four-unit mathematics.Shirley has an Honours degree in Mathematics and a teaching degree. Her passion for education was the driver for her involvement in Investec’s membership of the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN). She has been involved in ABCN’s Partners in Learning program for the past five years as a mentor to the principal and assistant principal of Villawood North Primary School. |
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Dr Alastair Rylatt is the Director of Alastair Rylatt Consulting. His personal mission is to increase the level of commitment and collaboration to make progress on hard to resolve issues facing humankind. Over three decades, Alastair’s main contributions have been in the areas of leadership development, change management, building better teams, strategic thinking and executive coaching. His client list is over 400 with many types of businesses, not for profit and government represented.http://www.alastairrylatt.com |
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Dr Claire Jankelson has been president of the SLaM Inc management committee for the last five years. In consulting, she uses the generative qualities of respect and the validation of each person’s experience to develop a greater sense of engagement, professionalism and leadership within one’s practice. Her particular passion is towards developing thoughtful leadership. Claire teaches Research at Macquarie Graduate School of Management where she also supervises a number of PhD’s within qualitative fields of research. |
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Yvonne Collier is an international speaker, trainer, facilitator and coach, specialising in Assertive Skills and People Skills, to produce profitable relationships. Her background is in sales, management, education and advertising. She is the Author of LAFFe to Success: A Practical Guide to getting along with others and the A–Z of LAFFe behaviour.http://www.maddisontraining.com.au |