Our People
Board
David Thompson AM
Chair
David Thompson is CEO of Jobs Australia Limited, a national peak organisation for more than 250 non-profit providers of employment and related services for unemployed and is a founding Board member and current Director of the National Employment Services Association Limited.
David is also Chair of the National Roundtable of Nonprofit Organisations Limited, Deputy President and Executive member o...
Peter Quarmby
Peter is Executive Director of Community Sector Banking and CEO of Community Sector Innovations, the Banks business development and innovation unit. Peter has worked in the Community Sector for over 25 years. He has been CEO of two successful community-based employment services providers (Enterprise and Training Company of Coffs Harbour and Access Community Group in Wollongong). Peter...
Leah Armstrong
Leah, a Torres Strait Islander from Mackay in Queensland, has lived and worked in Newcastle, NSW for the past 20 years and joined Social Ventures Australia (SVA) in September 2009. She will assume the role of CEO of Reconciliation Australia in August 2010.
For over 18 years, Leah has worked with the Indigenous community on employment, training and enterprise development initiatives. Leah is...
Paul Vandenbergh
Paul Vandenbergh, mentor of the IYLP South Australian team, has recently been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Jobs Australia Foundation. Paul is about to commence a new position as the State Coordinator of the P-Plate program, a joint initiative between the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) and AFL football team Port Power. Prior to this he worked as the Manager of...
Mr Ray South
Secretary
Ray is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. Having gained his initial qualifications at Cooper Brothers (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) he took executive positions in the share-broking industry, The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Australian Stock Exchange. He held a...
Staff
Jodie Belyea
Manager
Jodie is passionate about helping people reach their full potential. She has developed and delivered a number of successful personal development, mentoring and leadership programs using a range of creative and experiential learning mediums. In 1999 she was awarded a scholarship and travelled to the United States as part of a Rotary Group Study Exchange to increase her knowledge and skills in y...
Advisors
Aileen Traynor
Trainer
Aileen has a Master in Social Work and holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and has spent 16 years working in and managing youth programs both in the USA and Australia – specifically personal development, recreational, therapeutic, leadership development, employment training and mentoring programs for young people and adults.
After moving to Australia in 2005, Aileen managed a...
Dion Taylor
Health and Fitness Trainer
Dion Taylor is the owner of Taste The adventure and Adventure specialist for Kokoda Spirit /Wild Spirit. He is a qualified and accredited Sports Personal Development Trainer, with over 13 years experience in the health and fitness industry. He has also studied eastern philosophies and meditation and has spent the last 6 years with teachers, Sharman’s, Buddhists and gurus in learning about the ...
Deb Blaber
EMS Consultants
Deb Blaber is Director of Effective Management Solutions P/L (EMS Consultants) and has over 25 years experience working in the public, community and private sectors. At EMS Consultants the focus is on building organisational capacity with an emphasis on effective leadership, teams and organisational structures, systems and processes. Deb has a particular passion for working with Indigenous...