Leadership
Our Board of Directors and Executive Team provide strong leadership, sound governance, and a shared commitment to creating inclusive communities. Together they bring extensive experience across business, disability services, and social impact, guiding Greenacres with integrity, innovation, and purpose. Through their vision and collaboration we continue to empower you and people of all abilities to thrive, participate fully, and pursue meaningful opportunities.
Management Team
The Greenacres Management Team is a group of dedicated leaders driven by a shared vision to empower people with disability. With expertise across operations, finance, people, and community impact, they ensure Greenacres continues to grow as a trusted, inclusive, and purpose-led organisation.
Karen Burdett
Chief Executive Officer
Leanne Field
Chief Financial Officer
Audra Tuckwood
Chief Commercial Officer
Grant Vukasinovic
Chief Operations Officer
Board of Directors
The Greenacres Board of Directors is a dedicated group of professionals who provide strategic direction and governance to ensure our organisation continues to grow with purpose and integrity. With diverse experience across business, community services, and leadership, the Board guides Greenacres in achieving its mission to empower people with disability and strengthen inclusive communities.
Trish McClure
Chairperson
Director; Chairperson (2025) Deputy Chairperson (2024 - 2025); Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2026); Chairperson People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020-2025).
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director November 2018. Appointed as a Director 2019.
Long career in Infrastructure, Assets, Traffic and Transport management for the Public and Private sector.
Strong and enduring relationship and involvement with the Disability Sector with both lived and leadership experiences.
Former Chair Carers NSW, Former Director Interchange Illawarra; Former Director RDA Illawarra.
Chris Burrows
Deputy Chairperson
Director; Deputy Chair (2024 to date); Chairperson of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2026); Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020 - 2025); Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2018 - 2023). Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director in June 2016. Appointed as a Director in February 2018.
Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance at CEnet; Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD); Graduate of the Governance
Institute of Australia.
Marcela Kohazy
Director
Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee (2024 to date); Deputy Chairperson of the Participant and Carers Reference Group (2022 - 2025). Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2024); Member Governance Committee 2021. Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2020.
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications, Woonona Bulli RSL Memorial Club.
Toby Dawson
Director
Director; Chairperson Quality and Safeguards Committee (2026); Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2025).
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2024.
Director, Social Advisory at RPS; Director and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee, Illawarra Turf Club.
Chris Brown
Director
Director; Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2025 to date); Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2026).
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2024.
Senior Manager, Operational Compliance, University of Wollongong.
Eloise Young
Director
Director; Chairperson Participants and Carers Reference Group (2025 to date); member of the Chairperson Quality and Safeguards Committee(2026): Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2025).
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2024.
Senior Legal Counsel, University of Wollongong Global Enterprises.
Anita Kumar
Director
Director; Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2026); Member of the Quality and Safeguards Committee (2026).
Appointed to Greenacres Board as a Director November 2025. Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director November 2024.
CEO of ECTARC Early Childhood Education and Training Services. Chair - Leaders for Impact, Illawarra Hub; Board Director – Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre; Committee Member -Harvard Club of Australia Nonprofit Fellowship and Business NSW, Skills and Education Policy Committee.
