The NSWICC Board of Directors

As a business owner, he has built relationships with government and corporate clients, driving partnerships that facilitate opportunity for Indigenous people and a deep belief that government and private sector partnerships will play a bigger role in delivering social and financial outcomes to the community as a whole. It is a perfect environment for strong leaders and change adapters to deliver sustainable outcomes that benefit Indigenous people – Indigenous health in Indigenous hands.

Integrity Health & Safety is an Indigenous owned company that works closely with clients to offer the best of Health and Safety innovation. Through partnership with market leaders, IH&S supports Indigenous education, employment and career progression in health.

Integrity Health & Safety works with a number of Federal, State and Local Governments, Other Government Agencies, Non-Government Agencies, Not-for-profits and ASX listed Companies. Integrity is a member of Supply Nation, the New South Wales Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce.

As founder and CEO, he has led the company from a community-based start-up to a long-term success story and best practice example. Liam has also provided significant input into future Indigenous health policies and Indigenous procurement policies at a federal, state and local level.

A major part of Kate’s working life consisted of a long-standing career in the public sector, working up through the ranks to serve as a Regional Manager in Australia’s social security system for six years in two states. This was followed by twelve years in the private sector as a practitioner in the International Education Export Industry. Kate has interfaced with overseas students and stakeholders from across the Globe, involving on and off-shore experiences and extensive travel throughout the Asian-Pacific region. Drawing on the diversity and richness of these experiences, Kate demonstrates a firm understanding of workplace challenges. She has a unique ability to relate to people from all walks of life bringing a richness of connection with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, resulting in a highly valued skill set in cross-cultural intelligence.

Experience:

Interim CEO at NACCHO; Cultural safety facilitator conducting forums and workshops around the nation on behalf of Lowitja Institute and Menzies; Evaluation of Toronto (NSW) Aboriginal Child & Family Centre (Nikinba); Regional Manager in what was the Department of Social Security responsible for implementation of Government programs, policies and procedures; Director of the International Student Program in a private school for 12 years where responsible for overseas student recruitment and support, marketing, and community integration; Contractor to Symmetra International & Diversity Inclusion.

John was a joint member of the first Indigenous employment panel tender provided by the Commonwealth to select and assess organisations for selection on the “preferred list” of providers to deliver Indigenous employment and training programs.

He has an extensive network amongst the Indigenous organisations and communities. This network also includes significant networks across both the Commonwealth and State Governments.

After a couple of years of talking about it, finally went out on his own and founded Noble Brands Worldwide in early 2012. Monty has appeared as an industry expert on many TV shows including The Gruen Transfer, Lateline Business, Australia’s Next Top Model and Sky News. He has also served on the board of the creative industry’s peak body AWARD (Australasian Writers & Art Directors) and, as a proud Wiradjuri man, spent several years working towards a better Australia as a board member of All Together Now – a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to erasing racism in Australia. Campaigns included, “Give Racism the Finger”, the Football Federation Australia’s “Erase Racism Round” for the A-League and the “One Parramatta Project” which won the NSW State Government’s Grand prize for Diversity projects.

Other achievements: James is Founder and Director of multiple business enterprises and has achieved double University master’s degrees, which include a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of International Business (MIB). James is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders (FIML) and Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

James is committed to Australia’s First Peoples ongoing economic advancement and capacity building. He believes social impact investment, entrepreneurial leadership and stewardship of community are integral to the development of strong and sustainable communities, both now and future.

James specialises in strategy and negotiation.

Greg had a very successful 20-year history in coaching Softball teams, during this period of coaching Club, Representative, Academy, Men’s NSW State teams, and A/C Open Men Australian team coaching. Combined with Greg’s 45 years as a Mechanical Engineer Cert & Fitter & Turner Tradesman, is indicative of his business in-depth industry knowledge. Greg’s professional story is one just like a farmer’s son (where he has learnt his knowledge from the floor up to the top of the business), progressing through a number of other companies and finally settling in with the family business in 1983, Greg spent many years still working through the workshop full filling different positions to finally taking up the position as the Managing Director of the DCL Group for since 1992.

Greg has worked closely with his brother learning the hard art of this very technical industry from a very young age. During these years of building the DCL Group he and his expert team/employees have provided breakdown solutions and services within the transmission industry for clients in the mining, steel, lift, ski fields, fibrous cement and cement industries. These clients now recognize DCL Group as a leading company supplying them with reliable answers and solutions on the East coast of Australia. DCL now has 3 factories in Sydney & Wollongong combined with offices in Newcastle and Hungary, in Eastern Europe. Greg’s frequent travelling to Europe over the last 35 years has enabled him to build a very extensive supplier support with some of the largest manufacturers in the world of industrial transmission equipment and current product/service insight. Through Greg’s direction the DCL Group, have taken the bar upwards in Gearbox reliability and service longevity.

DCL are now advising & consulting their services to the Transmission industries on methods of total reliability in their Mechanical equipment, which will return savings to these companies going forward. DCL Engineering is a company forging into the future holding the same respective and honest values the company was founded with in 1960.

He is also currently a director of a promotional and marketing business established 2018, Whatsinaname Indigenous. Pathways business model includes a functioning native nursery, numerous social and employment programs attached to its operation plus reputable youth programs running within the education system. ICaN was an inaugural recipient of IAS funding for its youth program and is now servicing over 500 Aboriginal clients yearly. Following is a summary of his experience sitting on and chairing community boards and organisations.

2015 to Current – AECG Local Board Member & Regional Representative for AECG Regional Board
2014 to 2016 – Disability Information Group (Dubbo Region) – Inaugural Chairperson
2015 – Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre – Board Member
2014 to 2016 – Ngurambang Out of Home Care – Chairperson for an Aboriginal Out of Home Care Service

Robert Riley is an ideal candidate to sit on the board of the NSWICC given his passion and dedication to his people and to Aboriginal entrepreneurship. He has a distinctive approach to advancing indigenous business and to engaging mainstream stakeholders. His experience in both the commercial business world and the service sector leads to outcomes evolving from always understanding both worlds and the need for sustainable outcomes.