I am an experienced CEO, Company Secretary & General Manager with an MBA and proven track record driving business growth and financial sustainability by combining an entrepreneurial mindset with high emotional intelligence to develop and implement organisational purpose, mission, and operational plans that achieved great results.Over the last 20 + years I have played a key role in leading capital and fundraising activities, promoting and enhancing brand and reputation, developing new business opportunities, engaging new donors, and driving support of funders, volunteers and pro-bono providers.My extensive commercial acumen and strong leadership and relationship-building skills have enabled me to articulate organisational vision, build a positive work culture with highly engaged teams, and collaborate, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders in the philanthropic, education, corporate, government, non-profit and community sectors.As CEO of Firefighters Credit Union, I successfully influenced key stakeholder consensus and advocacy in various change initiatives, such as streamlining the business integration with Teachers Mutual Bank and successfully transitioning the business to remote working during COVID-19.As CEO of Maleny Credit Union, which included the role of Executive Officer MCU Charitable Trust & MD of MCU Financial Services, I drove business growth and change following 5 years of decline, and significantly improved community outcomes by restructuring the Credit Union and strengthening financial management and controls.In addition to my senior leadership roles with leading financial and banking institutions, I have held various Non-Executive leadership positions. These include President of the Northern Suburbs Hockey Club Inc., Chair of Link Vision Ltd (formerly Aid for the Blind QLD), Director of Combined Financial Services Ltd, and Director of Shared Services Ltd.Some of my key contributions in these roles included leading members of Link Vision and securing member support for a change of company structure as well as refurbishing 42 home units in line with applicable building standards for people with low/no vision. I also negotiated with Brisbane City Council for an extension of lease on playing and oversaw the installation of a synthetic practice pitch at Northern Suburbs Hockey Club.
Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Mergers, Business Strategy, Customer Service, and 43 others.