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Paddi Creevey
Chair
Ms Creevey is the Mayor of Mandurah and has an extensive background in social and community health work. She is a member of the Peel Region Planning Committee, a local government representative on the Peel Development Commission Board and Regional Development Australia Peel, and chairs the Women in Local Government ministerial advisory committee.
She is a member of the Federal Government's Climate Change and the Coast reference group and serves on an advisory group on higher education in regional Australia. Ms Creevey received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2010 for her dedication to the community. |
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Mike Deeks
Deputy Chair
Commodore Deeks served for 32 years in the Royal Australian Navy, retiring in 2005. He is vice patron of the Australian American Association of WA, a councillor of the Royal United Services Institute of WA, a governor of the Leeuwin Ocean Adventures Foundation, former president and current board member of the Submarine Institute of Australia and member of the State Training Board. Cdre Deeks is presently WA site executive for Raytheon Australia, a technology and engineering company. |
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Liz Harris
As CEO of the Challenger Institute of Technology, Liz Harris is responsible for leading Western Australia's most diverse provider of vocational education and training. Liz brings to the role a breadth of experience, having worked in both the training and university sectors and in the international, national and state vocational education sectors.
A WA Telstra Business Women's Award winner in 2009, Liz Harris is an accomplished business and community leader. Liz is a member of the Murdoch University Senate, the State Training Accreditation Council and a Board Member of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM). Liz's professional interests include building partnerships across educational and industry sectors both within Western Australia and internationally to encourage learning and career development. |
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Michael Allenby
Mr Allenby is the Principal of Swan Green Clean Consultants (SGCC); Client Director of Osmoflo Pty Ltd and Chairman of the WA Sports Federation. A Fellow of the AICD, his areas of emphasis are on corporate governance best practice, training and staff development, as well as government liaison. He has served on remuneration, audit and recruitment sub-committees in a number of organisations in varying industries.
Two of his most satisfying achievements in his career are the development of the WA water treatment business of GCI from zero to more than $20M annual sales; and the design and construction of the $80M biodiesel refinery. |
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Selma Alliex
Professor Alliex is Dean of the University of Notre Dame's School of Nursing. Prof Alliex's area of expertise is nursing education and qualitative research. She has worked in all areas of nursing and has current nursing experience as a community health nurse.
Prior to teaching at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle, Prof Alliex was the professional standards nursing adviser for the Nurses Board of Western Australia. Prof Alliex has nursing education experience both in Australia and overseas. |
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Kaye Butler
Ms Butler is human resources manager for the Australasian Strategic Business Unit of Chevron Australia. Ms Butler has worked in the resources industry for most of the past 18 years and has a strong background in organisational psychology and human resource management.
She has been involved in projects on people development and organisational improvement across a number of countries, covering a broad range of issues. Ms Butler holds board positions with Palmerston Association and the Curriculum Council of WA. |
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Stephen Cain
Mr Cain is chief executive officer of the City of Cockburn. During the past 20 years he has held senior management positions in the private and government sectors. He served for 11 years as an officer in the Australian Regular Army and is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
He continues to serve in the Reserve Forces and holds the rank of colonel. Mr Cain is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics and Governor of the Corps of Commissionaires. |
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Helen Cattalini
Ms Cattalini is a former Commissioner of Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs with the Western Australian Government. She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1998 for services to the community.
Since 1987, she has been a director of Helen Cattalini Consultancy Services, which specialises in social research and policy and program development in the government, local government and community sectors. |
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David Holland
Mr Holland is principal strategist and director of Brighthouse urban designers and tourism development consultants. He is a specialist in environmentally sustainable accommodation developments for the tourism, resource and retirement sectors.
He has considerable experience in tourism operations and has served as chairman of the Peel Region Tourism Association, president of the Caravan Industry Australia (WA), and as a member of the WA Hospitality and Tourism Industry Training Council. Mr Holland is chairman of judges for the WA Tourism Awards. |
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Harry Kleyn
Mr Kleyn has an extensive background in business development and entrepreneurship initially as a builder then as founding partner of Community Newspapers and until 2010 founder and CEO of WA Business News.
Outside his main interests in publishing and building, Mr Kleyn has also served for many years on community and business organisations including board member of the Small Business Development Corporation, president of the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Board member of the John Calvin School Association. He currently serves on the Board of the Good Samaritan Industries and the Association for the Blind of WA. |
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Tina Thomas
Ms Thomas' career spans more than 20 years in the oil and gas industry. She is currently senior vice president corporate at Woodside Energy with a portfolio that encompasses corporate affairs, indigenous affairs, environment, human resources, health and safety, security and emergency management and sustainability.
Tina is on the board of Activ Foundation and a councillor of the Australian Business and Arts Foundation. She is also a committee member on the Corporate Volunteer Council, the University of WA Business School's Centre for Social Impact Advisory Board and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy. |
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Jacqui Stewart
Jacqui has over 20 years experience working with SMEs and corporates as a corporate governance, risk and compliance professional, predominantly in the financial services industry.
She is a Certified Compliance Professional and one of Australia's most recognised and highly regarded compliance professionals. She was pivotal in establishing one of Australia's leading independent risk and compliance consulting firms, specialising in financial services.
Jacqui's focus is on ensuring that businesses meet their strategic and commercial objectives whilst also addressing their legal and compliance responsibilities. She takes a whole of business approach when partnering with clients. |
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Kevin Woods
Mr Woods is the managing director of Woods Matson, a consultancy that specialises in business
development. He has extensive senior management experience in secondary and tertiary education institutions, including as chief executive officer for Excel Education and Alexander Education Group and provice chancellor resources at Murdoch University.
He has served on the governing boards of several corporate and public sector organisations, including Murdoch Institute, MS Biotechnology and Uni Super. |