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Meet the Team

MEET OUR BOARD

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NAOMI SHARPE
CHAIRPERSON

Qualifications
Naomi holds various Degrees in Management, Community Services Work and a Bachelor Diploma of Business (specialising in Human Resource Management).

Experience
Naomi has over 10 years of experience in management and training as well as community services, children’s services and aged card.

Currently a transport for NSW professional in the areas of training, compliance, competency and governance. Together with over 20 years’ experience in the disability field primarily in employment and day services. An SME and current trainer in Community Services from Certificate II through to Diploma.

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Patricia Hiesberger
Vice Chairperson

Qualifications
Patricia holds a Master in Business Administration (Finance and Project Management through UTS), Bachelor of Business Studies (Management – through Charles Sturt University), Industrial Engineering Associate Diploma and an Aircraft Mechanical Engineering Trade Certificate.

Experience
Patricia has over 30 years’ experience within the Transport industry – primarily Airline, Rail and Bus. She has extensive senior level experience in strategy management, project management and compliance with a strong focus on safety and reducing operating costs.

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Angelo Di Benedetto
Treasurer

Qualifications
Angelo holds a Bachelor of Business degree (Accounting Major) from The University of Western Sydney. He is also a fully credentialed CPA.

Experience
Angelo has over 30 years of corporate professional experience both locally and abroad, and as well he has over 20 years’ experience working numerous different boards, in various industries and different geographies across the globe, fulfilling the roles of board member, company secretary and board chairperson.

His professional career commenced in the finance area, expanding over his career to at times include: HR management; IT Systems; Legal and Tax; Operations and Supply Chain and finally General Management which included being part of a (multinational) executive team, tasked with setting the global company’s strategic direction and needed action plans and then ensuring delivery against those targets.

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Glenda Buckley
DIRECTOR

Qualifications
Glenda has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of Human Service organisations including Government and Non-Government.

Experience
Glenda has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of Human Service organisations including Government and Non-Government. Glenda in employed in an Executive role for the past 6 years and is currently the Director of Statewide Operations Network for NSW Department of Education. Glenda is passionate about supporting people and has experience in leading a NDIS service.

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Carol Lawrence
Director

Qualifications
Carol holds various Graduate Degrees in Education in the USA, Graduate Diploma in Careers Education, Graduate Diploma from Sydney University in Health Education.

Experience
Employed as a teacher in Australia for over 25 years Community involvement being part of Neighbourhood watch and assisting the Arncliffe family festival for two years.

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Laura connarty-duncan
Director
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James Woodburn
Director
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Simone Dossetor
Director
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Tony Yortis
Director

MEET OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERS

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Liz Cohen
Secretary &
Chief Executive Officer

Transformation is key to Liz Cohen’s leadership. Liz continues her work in shaping the future of disability service providers in their journey from the traditional block-funded not-for-profit to an innovative, values-driven ‘profit for purpose’ organisation at Sunnyhaven.

Liz holds degrees in teaching and education and has more than 30 years’ experience in the disability, education, and health sectors. She has a keen interest in the way technology can support increased independence for people with disability and create efficiency and effectiveness for organisations.

Liz is the 2020 SA Telstra Businesswoman of the Year (for Purpose and Social Enterprise) and she sits on the boards of the Human Services Skills Organisation and NeckSafe.

Liz feels very privileged to have been appointed to the role of CEO at Sunnyhaven in December 2022 and looks forward to leading the organisation into the future.

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Kulander Chapman
Chief Operations Officer
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Justine Latham-Hall
Chief Financial Officer