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.
Greg Parrish
Chairperson Since 2019
Borad Member Since 2013
Director; Chairperson (2019); Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2020); Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020).
Appointed to Greenacres Board May 2013.
Chief Operations Manager for the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong; CPA, MBA & GAICD.
Trish McClure
Board Member Since 2018
Director; Chairperson People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020).
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director November 2018. Appointed as a Director 2019. Former Manager Infrastructure Strategy and Planning, Wollongong City Council; Former Chair Carers NSW, Former Director Interchange Illawarra; Director RDA Illawarra.
Stephen Dawson
Board Member Since 2008
Director; Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020).
Appointed to Greenacres Board May 2008.
Principal, Dawson Lawyers and Wollongong Conveyancing Services; Director Illawarra Diggers, Aged and Community Care Limited.
Chris Burrows
Deputy Chairperson Since 2024
Board Member Since 2017
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee; Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee.
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director June 2016. Appointed as a Director in February 2018. Appointed Deputy Chairperson in April 2024
Head of Strategic Project Delivery CEnet; Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Henry Crawford
Board Member Since 2020
Director; Chairperson Participant and Carers Reference Group 2021; Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2023)
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2020.
Currently Retired. Formally the Asset Manager Steel Treatment and Caster Services at Bluescope Steel. Long-term Co-Carer for a disabled person.
Marcela Kohazy
Board Member Since 2020
Director; Deputy Chairperson Participant and Carers Reference Group (2022). Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2023).
Appointed to Greenacres Board 2020.
Marketing & Communications Manager – Woonona Bulli RSL Club; Professional Member AMI.
Toby Dawson
Board Member Since 2024
Director; Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2025).
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2024.
Principal, Tomorrow Together; Chair, Suicide Prevention Australia’s NSW Committee; Co-Chair, Leaders for IMPACT Network Illawarra Hub; Director and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee, Illawarra Turf Club.
Chris Brown
Board Member Since 2024
Director; Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2025).
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2024.
Senior Manager, Operational Compliance, University of Wollongong
Eloise Young
Board Member Since 2024
Director; Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2025).
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2024.
Senior Legal Counsel, University of Wollongong Global Enterprises.
Natalie McLean
Alternate Director Since 2024
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director November 2024.
Director in Federal Government; Chair of Board for Women Illawarra; Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Anita Kumar
Alternate Director Since 2024
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director November 2024.
CEO of ECTARC Early Childhood Education and Training Services; Chair – Global Access Partners Early Childhood Education and Care Task Force; Co Chair – Leaders for Impact, Illawarra Hub; Board Director and Chair Finance/Audit Committee – Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre; Committee Member – Harvard Club of Australia Nonprofit Fellowship; Board Advisor – Fritz Family Foundation; Committee Member – Business NSW, Skills and Education Policy Committee
