Board and Leadership Team

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David Hawdon Director

David is a solicitor with BHM Lawyers. David has practiced in Narooma, Moruya and Batemans Bay from 1981 until concentrating in Batemans Bay in 1996. He has been actively involved in community services during that period including P&C Associations, Church groups, sporting and scouting associations and acting as Honorary Solicitor to services and sporting groups. He has been a committee member of the Regional Law Society and actively involved in continuing legal education for country practitioners. David is also a keen tennis player, bushwalker and supporter of his family's many sporting interests. His family pioneered the Moruya District, possibly one of the reasons he has a keen interest in ensuring the continued viability of local commercial centres and their sustained growth as a resource for employment opportunity. He has served on the Committee of Management since 1997 and has been Chairperson since 1998.

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Frank Bottomley Director

Frank moved to Batemans Bay in 1993 from Melbourne to take up ownership of a Childcare and Pre-School Centre situated at Denhams Beach. Since moving from this sector, Frank has juggled the competing priorities of running the road safety campaign 'Stop The 4 O'clock Knock' and working with a local chartered accounting firm. Frank is actively involved with a number of community services including President of the Batemans Bay Game Fishing Club. Frank has been involved with Campbell Page for the last 11 years and strongly believes in the philosophy of not for profit community based organisations.

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Philip Armstrong Director

Phil is the Chief Executive Officer of Banksia Village in Broulee which is a residential aged care facility providing both Hostel and Self Care residential options for older Australians in the Eurobodalla area. He has been involved with Campbell Page for over ten years with many of these years spent as the Treasurer. He is also a Member of the Rotary Club of Moruya and is the Far South Coast Regional Chair for the Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT.

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Tom Slockee Director

Tom is an Aboriginal person who has been in several leadership positions in the local community as well as on a number of State and National Committees. He is President of the Boomerang Meeting Place and Chairperson of South East Aboriginal Regional Management Service. He has expertise in leadership, management and organisational structure across a range of industries including the housing and employment sectors. Tom is also a Board Member of the NSW Aboriginal Housing Office and is sought out by top level bureaucrats and politicians for advice on issues such as health, housing, employment and training. Tom is also the Priest in charge at Boomerang Church in Mogo.

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Pamela Catty Director

Based in Victoria, Pamela has recently begun a new phase of her career as a non-executive director and executive mentor and coach after undertaking executive leadership roles in the public and private sectors for some 20 years. After beginning her career as a journalist in the UK and Bermuda, Pamela came to Australia in 1980 and began work as an adviser to State and Federal Labor Ministers, including the Federal Minister for Community Services and Health. She began the corporate phase of her career as Executive General Manager of Corporate Affairs at Ansett Australia and subsequently held executive leadership roles at the National Australia Bank and Coles Myer Ltd. Pamela is now Deputy Chairman of Tourism Victoria and a Director of Circus Oz and depressioNet. She also acts as a mentor and coach to a number of individuals, teams and organisations to help them achieve their full potential.

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Jane Schwager Director

Based in Sydney, Jane joined the Campbell Page Board in 2010. With executive leadership experience in both government departments and nonprofit organizations, Jane is well networked into the leadership of the business, government and nonprofit sectors in Australia. Currently working independently as a board director and consultant primarily in the field of nonprofit philanthropy, she most recently headed the Parklands Foundation and is a former CEO of The Benevolent Society. Jane has served on a number of Nonprofit and Government Boards including the Taxation Board of Australia, Nonprofit Australia, Social Ventures Australia, Indigenous Festivals of Australia, The Croc Foundation, The Benevolent Society, Home Hospice, Sydney Children’s Choir and The Sydney Foundation for Medical Research.

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Xavier Crimmins CEO

Xavier has led the Campbell Page team since 1999 bringing extensive management experience in the Employment Industry and Community sectors along with qualifications in Project Management. He has a wide network that has been instrumental in developing successful, strong strategic partnerships and alliances. Xavier is experienced in regional development activities in the VET and employment sectors and in establishing cutting edge projects for young and disadvantaged people.

Dale Cleaver Chief Operating Officer

Appointed in October 2011, Dale has a wealth of experience within the Not for Profit Sector in both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles. This includes as CEO for the Royal District Nursing Service of SA / Your Health and Learning and the Australian Red Cross, as National Chief Operating Officer overseeing annual budgets of over $100 Million and delivering multiple services and programs across Australia and Internationally . Dale has extensive experience in strategic repositioning and in establishing sustainable futures.

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Colleen Cuthbert Chief Corporate Officer

Appointed in 2010, Colleen brings over fifteen years experience as a senior Human Resources executive in high growth, complex and rapidly changing organisations. Having worked in both the public and private sector in Australia and overseas, she has an extensive range of experience across Human Resources and broader corporate services including risk management, dispute investigation/resolution, business strategy development and change management.

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Anthony O'Reilly General Manager Finance and Strategy

Anthony joined Campbell Page in 2005, bringing extensive experience in the Chartered Accounting and Commercial environment in corporate finance, audit and taxation. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), a Masters of Dispute Resolution (Hon) and recently completed studies in Foundations of Human Resources. Anthony leads a dynamic team encompassing financial, corporate and business development services and applies business excellence principals to provide strategic, innovative and quality corporate services to the organisation.

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Chris Gandy General Manager Community Services

Chris has an academic grounding in organisational psychology and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society. With extensive senior management experience in both publicly listed and not for profit organisations, Chris believes strongly in the future of the community sector and its power to significantly improve society. Chris joined Campbell Page in 2007.

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Joan Lynch General Manager Employment Services

Joan commenced with Campbell Page in 2009 bringing over 25 years of business experience focussed on achieving excellence through people. She has worked with ASX100 companies and public sector organisations in both consulting roles and as a senior HR and organisational development practitioner. Joan is passionate about providing the opportunity for individuals to reach their potential and achieve high levels of satisfaction contributing to organisational and team success.

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Mary Cripps-Warwick General Manager Europe

Appointed in 2009, Mary has responsibility for launching Campbell Page in the United Kingdom and Europe. Mary is an accomplished and professional business leader with a blend of operational, strategic, financial and leadership skills acquired both within the Welfare-to-Work and Commercial Human Resource sectors over the last 20 years. She has proven experience and expertise in building, leading and motivating successful teams, most recently at Deputy CEO level.