Experience

Highly experienced Non-Executive Director with over 20 years’ experience in community housing and in the not-for-profit sector.

Senior lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in the areas of local government, commercial and construction law in private practice and in-house with global engineering consultancies and construction firms (advising on all aspects of major infrastructure projects, including Public Private Partnerships, joint ventures and alliances), with additional experience in commercial and civil litigation, debt recovery and insolvency, privacy, tax and employment law.

Author in the area of intellectual property, as well as authoring 3 editions of a NSW legal text on community housing and 1 edition of a QLD legal text on community housing.

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Master of Business Administration – International Business (Hons)
  • Master of International Relations
  • Master of Construction Law

Board and Committee Membership

  • Home in Place Limited Board Member (from 10 July 2024) and Chair (from 18 July 2024).
  • Group Chair (from 1 September 2025)
  • Home in Place (International) Limited Board Member (from 16 January 2025) and Chair (from 1 September 2025)
  • Governance and People Committee Chair
  • Home in Place (New Zealand) Limited Board Member
  • MyPlace Property Maintenance Pty Limited Board Member (Chair from 18 July 2025)
  • Internal Review Committee Ex-officio Member
  • Company Secretary since 2023

Director within the Home in Place Group since 2005