Our Board members invest their time and expertise to provide governance to TADWA and work closely with our CEO and management team to ensure TADWA is heading in the right direction.
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As a "team of teams" TADWA is led by an experienced, diverse Board and a passionate and capable Executive team. Here you can read about the people behind the projects.
Our Board members invest their time and expertise to provide governance to TADWA and work closely with our CEO and management team to ensure TADWA is heading in the right direction.
Board Member
Bernadine specialises in identifying gaps and opportunities in governance to deliver better organisational outcomes. Typically this includes regulatory compliance strategies, policies, governance frameworks, complaint management, and risk management.
She has successfully managed a number of government enquiries and brings an extensive understanding of how to work within large complex regulatory environments.
Bernadine holds a Master of Criminal Justice by Research and is completing a PhD in government oversight.
Chairperson
Michael joined the TADWA Board in 2014 and is a public sector manager who has worked with the WA Public Sector for 17 years.
Michael has a passion for learning, and for assisting others to use technology to learn, and is the father of a child with Autism.
He holds a Bachelor degree in intelligence analysis from Queensland University of Technology, a Graduate Certificate in public sector management from Flinders University and an Executive Masters in Public Administration from the University of Western Australia.
Board Member
As an ex Councillor of the Town of Bassendean, John’s practical advice has been helpful to developing TADWA to the organisation it is today. John first discovered TADWA when the organisation was still developing and relatively small. As he began to hear more about the projects TADWA was doing, he eventually accepted a position on the Board in 2008.
John has a strong commitment to building the community.
Board Member
Over the course of his career as a registered builder Terry has supervised the construction of more than 30,000 homes.
As the Group Building Manager for JWH Group Terry has responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the building function, including construction, estimating, scheduling and materials procurement.
Terry is a representative on a number of industry committees including the HIA IR Legal Committee and HIA Technical Committee. He maintains close liaison with statutory bodies such as Standards Australia and the Builders Registration Board.
Board Member
James is currently Head of IT Portfolio Delivery (DER) at Synergy and brings to the TADWA Board nearly twenty years of diverse business experience, principally in the field of sustainable energy.
For ten years James led Australian Energy Consultants – a consultancy empowering Australian businesses to reduce their energy costs through innovation and technology. He then ran Eighteen04 – an inspirational incubator and co-working space for clean tech and smart city based startups in the Hunter Region.
James is currently completing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Curtin University.
Lisa is a marketing and communications specialist with experience across both public and private sectors in the UK and Australia.
Her work involves strategic communications and marketing planning, brand management and development, social media, website development and management, project management, direct marketing and stakeholder engagement.
Lisa is currently Executive Manager, Communications and Engagement at the City of Vincent. She joined the TADWA Board in late 2022.
Vice Chairperson
Tom is principal at Tom & Co Legal – a law firm practising in the areas of family law, migration and commercial. The practice focus is to provide quality and culturally appropriate legal services to the CaLD communities.
Prior to entering the legal profession Tom operated as a commercial consultant assisting entrepreneurs, corporations and entities with commercial interests in the ASEAN region.
Tom brings to the TADWA board an in-depth experience of the disability sector and the NDIS, as well as valuable legal and commercial acumen.
Following his six year role as leader of the WA Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition between 1986 and 1992, Barry stepped into the role as TADWA’s Patron in 1993. He has extensive experience in community service, politics and the corporate and disability sectors.
Barry has been involved with many organisations in the disability sector including the Disability Services Commission, Commonwealth Hearing Services Consultative Committee, Speech and Hearing Centre for Deaf Children, Ananda Young Foundation Mental Health Advisory Council, Hearing Research and Support Foundation and Deafness Council WA.
Our executive team brings to TADWA a diverse range of skills and experience. Most importantly, they bring their passion and their commitment to making a difference in the lives of as many people as possible.
Chief Executive Officer
Steve brings to TADWA over forty years commercial experience, most at senior management / director level.
Prior to joining TADWA as CEO in 2017, Steve was Founder and Managing Director of internet pioneer Pretzel Logic, winner of WAITTA Achiever of the Year 2002, and a State Finalist Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2001.
He is currently Chairman of of Home Modifications Australia and a member of the Home Modification Information Clearing House (HMInfo) Advisory Committee.
General Manager, Therapy Services
Camille has thirty years experience as a registered Occupational Therapist, working in health, disability and aged care sectors, the last four of those at TADWA.
Her experience includes roles as a Specialised clinician for Home modifications and Equipment prescription, holding the position as CAEP Coordinator for three years and CAEP Advisory committee member for two years.
Camille has a Bachelor Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) Postgraduate Occupational Therapy, and Post Graduate in Business.
Manager, Marketing and Communication
Talita has spent over 20 years in marketing and business development roles for organisations predominantly in the healthcare sector.
She joined TADWA at the end of 2022 in the role of Project Manager, MyndVR and a short time later transitioned into the role of Manager, Marketing and Communications.
Talita enjoys encouraging teams to be proud of the people they help and the valuable work they do, and promoting that to external stakeholders.
Manager, South West Operations
Jayson has twenty-six years experience in disability and aged care sectors, including teaching and service coordination.
He served as the DSC local area coordinator for eight years, then gained seven years financial planning experience working with retirees and retirement planning.
Jayson has been with TADWA for three years, during which time the South West office has experienced impressive growth. He holds a BA Ed (Primary), Adv Dip Financial Service (Financial Planning) and is currently completing a Cert IV in Leadership and Management.
General Manager, Finance
Tanya is a qualified CPA with experience across a vast array of commercial and charitable industries including advertising, HACC & NDIS services, volunteering, hospitality, children’s services, therapy services, builder and trade services.
She joined TADWA in October 2023 overseeing finance, procurement, facilities and fleet, and ensuring our business remains financially sustainable.
Tanya enjoys helping managers see the story that is being told by the numbers and bringing financial clarity to the organisations she works with.
Operations Manager
Michael has a background in trade logistics and supply chain management. He joined TADWA in 2015 as a stock control officer, was later promoted to Assets Manager before being appointed to the role of Operations Manager in 2020.
With so many moving parts at TADWA, Michael is one of the busiest people at Bassendean. His calm, consultative approach and broad understanding of the operations of every business unit helps keep operations running smoothly.
Want to join the TADWA team? Find out more about what we do, our history and advertised jobs for TADWA from our "Meet The Team" landing page.