KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTIFUL NSW TEAM

VAL SOUTHAM

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

HAILEY DURHAM

Education Programs Manager

DEBORAH KELLY

Administration & Program Support

MARC HARPER

Sustainability Educator

BRIDGET MULLANY

Sustainability Educator

SHANI PATEL

Education Programs Support & Sustainability Educator

ELLIOT STEPHENS

Program and Partnerships Manager

LAURA CARRAZZA

Brand Manager – Media & Communications

BOARD MEMBERS

DAVID CARTER

Chair

David was Lion Group Environment and Business Continuity Director from 2005 to 2014. This followed his earlier career in engineering and supply chain, at Proctor and Gamble and Lend Lease. Prior to this David was appointed to Lion China as China Operations Director, Joint Managing Director and Business Development Director.

David is also the Current Chair of Keep Australia Beautiful National, member of the New Zealand Environment Ministers Waste Advisory Board, and Chair of the CSIRO’s Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub Stakeholder Advisor Group.

VAL SOUTHAM

Executive Director

Val has been a senior executive in the environment industry for 30 years, and CEO and Executive Director of KAB NSW for three years.

She has had senior environmental affairs roles in major corporates in the packaging industry and was the Chief Executive Officer of the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) for 15 years.

Val has served on multiple boards and government advisory committees including the Federal Government’s Product Stewardship Advisory Committee, the Oil Stewardship Advisory Council, the National Packaging Covenant Council and the National Packaging Industry Association.

ANDREW BEST

After a 37-year long career in teaching, Andrew is the recently retired principal of Harrington Park Public School.

Andrew was the recipient of the 2008 Churchill Fellowship for Environmental Education. He is a trained facilitator for the Franklin Covey Seven Habits of Highly Effective People; and Great Teams, Great Leaders, Great Results programs. Andrew was previously Chairman of Macarthur Sustainable Schools Network, a position he held for 10 years.

Andrew is currently a part time Educational Leadership Consultant/Mentor with Climate Reality Leadership Corp operating through University of Melbourne.

HARRY PETROPOULOS

Harry is joint Managing Director of Red Pill Holdings Pty Ltd (trading as Red Pill Performance Consultants).

Red Pill consults to public, private and NFP organisations on business performance and board governance.

Harry has been the senior torch-bearer on several significant business transformation programs. He has held leadership roles at Laminex Industries, Lion Nathan, Boral and George Weston Foods.

Harry is a registered psychologist.

GERARD VELAYUTHEN

Gerard has held senior executive and non-executive board roles in aerospace, mining services and infrastructure projects. He is currently director and shareholder of Velconsult International Pty Ltd and a Fellow member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

He brings to KAB NSW experience in formulation and execution of business strategies, business development, financial and operational management and a proven track record as a Finance Director/Chief Operating Officer in multinational companies.

CLARE PORTER

Clare has been a passionate advocate for all things water for over 20 years, working in leadership positions within the not-for-profit sector, a variety of utilities both within Australia and overseas, and contributing to urban water policy in Canberra.

Clare has strengths in strategy design and implementation, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and most recently in city shaping activities.

Clare brings enthusiasm for change and a discipline for delivery and is committed to showcasing the continued contribution that so many people make to improving the environment.