Governance

Debbie has spent 20 years protecting and representing her council, university, government, hospitality, and large and small business clients. Having established Integrity Corporate Finance Group in 1997, Debbie fought to expose unethical business practices and contracts.

Nominated for Business Woman of the Year on three separate occasions, Debbie is also an educator, speaker, mentor, and a compassionate and long standing advocate and fundraiser for the disadvantaged.

Debbie joined the board after learning of Easylink’s services in her endeavour to help an older woman who had lost her bearings, did not speak English and was in need of finding her way home.

Debbie was elected to the position of Chairperson of Easylink in May 2019 and holds a Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Economics, Diploma of Business (Governance), Securities Interest Diploma and GAICD.

Tony has over 40 years’ experience within the financial sector, during which he has developed a broad knowledge and expertise of both finance and management.

Up until retirement, Tony was a Certified Practising Accountant and a member of the Australian Institute of Credit Management.

Throughout Tony’s career, he has been actively involved in volunteering, including management accounting assistance for Sunnyfield and as a member of the Sydney Advisory Board for the Aruma (formerly House with No Steps).

Margaret has extensive management experience in the health sector, from prevention to palliative care.

Margaret is skilled in strategic planning, governance, policy development, quality improvement, marketing and communications, campaign development and evaluation, financial management, program management, team leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Margaret is passionate in promoting the social determinants of health, holding a Master of Public Health and a Graduate Diploma in Nursing Management.

Jane, GAICD, is currently the Senior Manager Community Engagement at Transport for NSW. With extensive experience in the design, delivery and management of large community engagement projects, Jane utilises her skills to coordinate large-scale, controversial projects in high pressure environments.

She is passionate about undertaking genuine community engagement processes that seek optimum outcomes supported by the community and key stakeholders.

Grant is currently the Marketing Director, International for Chamberlain Group, the world leader is residential and commercial access solutions. He has over 15 years’ experience in marketing and strong skills in strategy development, demand creation and customer experience.

Grant is a Northern Beaches local and passionate about supporting the community and putting the customer first.

Venessa has over 20 years serving as a Board member in the local community with;

• DARTS (Disabled Alternative Road Service);
• KADDY Transport (Keen Abled and Disabled Dee Why);
• Northern Beaches Interchange;
• Northside Enterprise Post School Options;
• Belrose Uniting Church;
• Northern Beaches Creative Leisure; and
• Sailability Pittwater.

Venessa is a full time artist working in many different mediums. She is a keen advocate for people living with disabilities and is currently active on several accessibility advocating panels for services including banks, transport and utilities.