Chief Financial Officer
Haven Home Safe
Bendigo, Australia
Over nearly 25 years I worked as part of dedicated team of talented and committed colleagues to grow HHS from a small homelessness support agency into an integrated housing and homelessness organisation. Over that time properties under ownership and management grew from 3 to more than 2000. Working collaboratively with others I regard my most significant achievements to be building a $500m+ affordable housing property portfolio, development of the HHS Financial Headroom Strategy, attaining registration as Victoria's first registered Housing Association, construction of Forest St Bendigo Head Office, establishment of 100m+ in debt facilities, development of 1000+ NRAS property portfolio, development of 20+ Specialist Disability Accommodation units, development of 100+ "Wattlewood" properties at Carrum Downs, delivery of 50+ new homes in Boxing Day Tsunami affected Sri Lanka, leading HHS initial community response to the Black Saturday Bushfires, growing HHS's support program offering, development of Sidney Myer Haven housing and support program for homeless young people and learning from and developing some excellent staff within the HHS Finance Team.