As the Managing Director and lead travel advisor at Jayes Travel, Michelle Barker is all about creating amazing once in a lifetime experiences for travellers. Michelle took over the reigns of Jayes Travel in 2006 with the vision to create a travel agency that saw its clients as more than just dollar signs. Today, Jayes…
Kyle Scott is a specialist Employment and Industrial Relations Lawyer with Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors. He heads up ABLA’s award winning workplace team in Newcastle. Kyle and the team assist businesses in all areas of workplace law including people management, IR strategy, and employment-related litigation. He provides strategic advice to employers to help them…
Stuart Campbell is the Director and the Principal Architect at CKDS Architecture. He leads the firm’s Newcastle office which employs fifteen people. Passionate about architecture and design, Stuart has extensive experience in the design of residential, educational and commercial projects. In fact, Stuart has played an instrumental role in Newcastle’s city centre revitalisation through the…
Bernadette Smyth is a CPA qualified finance professional with over fifteen years’ experience across public practice, commercial and for purpose (not-for-profit) organisations. Her love of continuous improvement is evident in her daily work as she constantly strives for the best outcomes for her clients. Previously held roles in charitable organisations have seen her function across…
As the Chief Executive Officer of TROG Cancer Research, Susan Goode oversees the strategic direction of TROG’s research activities. She is also responsible for managing the Central Operations Team from an operational perspective. Susan has more than twelve years’ experience in clinical and health services research and had formerly been providing strategic support to the…
John Manuel has more than twenty years’ experience working within the financial planning industry and became a Prosperity Director in 2004. He is both a Chartered Accountant and Financial Planner and specialises in developing financial planning strategies for his business and high net worth clients. John was named as one of six finalists in the…
Established as a local, family owned business in the Hunter region in 1995, PERSAS has grown to become an industry leader in providing specialised products and support to heavy industry and mining companies. Brett Williamson is the Managing Director at PERSAS, with over twenty years of experience in providing one-stop mining solutions for clients in…
Managing Director, Colliers International Newcastle Chris is the Managing Director of the Colliers International Newcastle business, and is passionate about the City of Newcastle and its people. Chris has over 35 years of extensive property experience spanning all sectors of the market. Since becoming Managing Director of the Newcastle office in 2013, he has been…
With a focus on the value of collective impact, Brad strives to align the objectives and needs of diverse stakeholder groups to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes for these stakeholders and the broader community in each of the roles he has worked. Brad’s appointment as the CEO of Samaritans sees him following his passion for ensuring…
Executive Director, Atwea College (formerly WEA Hunter) Not long after joining WEA Hunter’s Links to Learning team in 1999 her passion for education was sparked when she saw a logical approach to providing practical ways for young people to engage in education. The result was the creation of the Alesco Senior College which has now…