ARTHUR PAPAKOTSIAS Chair
MICHAEL LENNON Managing Director
HEATHER MCCALLUM
Arthur has been Chief Executive Officer of Neami National for more than 20 years. He chairs the Finance Audit and Risk Management Committee of Mental Health Australia (MHA). Arthur originally trained as a psychiatric nurse and has completed post-graduate studies in management at RMIT University. He has also completed three residential programs at Harvard Business School: Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management, Authentic Leadership, and Leading Change and Organisational Renewal.
Michael’s international career in housing, planning and urban development spans 25 years and includes CEO roles at the Glasgow Housing Association, where he led the largest housing stock transfer in Europe, and at Housing New Zealand Corporation. He also led the restructure of the internationally recognised Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. His leadership of Housing Choices has seen the organisation grow to an asset base of more than $640 million, with current operations in three states and a major focus on national growth. Michael is committed to making housing affordable, safe and accessible for the most marginalised members of the community, utilising a mix of commercial and government investment. Collaboration with quality service partners is key to Housing Choices’ business strategy. He currently chairs the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) and is a trustee of the South Australian History Trust. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation and is an experienced board director and university governor.
Heather is a chartered accountant and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has held senior management positions in private enterprise and the not-for-profit sector, as well as a number of governance roles in youth, education, employment and yachting organisations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University School of Business and was instrumental in the establishment of Housing Choices Tasmania.
TREVOR BALDOCK
JULIE MITCHELL
Trevor holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), is an accredited mediator (LEADR) and licensed general builder and building work supervisor. His experience and expertise includes the development of commercial strategies for major project transactions and commercial negotiations, including contract documentation and the oversight of delivery and completion of major projects and commercial transactions. He has also conducted and managed major litigation and the resolution of disputes in connection with major projects and commercial transactions by way of arbitration, mediation and negotiation.
Julie is a corporate social responsibility and strategic communications specialist. She has extensive experience in the design and delivery of complex and large-scale strategic communication programs in the corporate internal and external environment, as well as in issues management, and stakeholder engagement and management. Julie has designed and executed multi-dimensional community investment programs in locations throughout Australia and Asia for both corporate and not-for-profit organisations. Her interest in social housing stems from her early involvement in the establishment of Common Ground in Adelaide which is complemented by her involvement in the aged care sector.
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