Board of Directors

Compass Housing Board of Directors

Compass Housing is governed by a skills based Board of Directors who are elected members of the company. The Board comprises of up to 12 skilled members.

Paul Johnson - Chairperson

Director and Member of Compass Housing
Now retired, Paul has experience as a Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary, General Manager and IT Manager at various credit unions throughout 1980 to 2007
Qualified CPA Accountant
Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Member of the Australian Computer Society
Other qualifications include a Diploma of Financial Services from The Australian College of Commerce & Management

Greg Budworth - Director/Company Secretary

Greg is the CEO and Executive Director of Compass Housing Services Co Ltd
Greg is currently a member of PowerHousing Australia, the primary industry representative organisation for the majority of Australia’s largest community housing providers, a director of the Australasian Housing Institute and a member of various other related committees and panels
He has a Masters Degree in Business from Newcastle University and other tertiary qualifications in Business Management, Project Management, Workplace Safety and Workplace Training, as well as, other qualifications relevant to former vocations as a minister of religion and police detective
He also has previous experience in CEO and senior management roles in for profit human service organisations and is completing a Doctorate in Business Administration
Graduate Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member Australian Institute of Management

Stephen Barr - Vice-President

Member of Compass Housing
Currently the Director of Monteath and Powys
Certified Practising Planner and Registered Surveyor in NSW with over 17 years experience in the development industry
Other qualifications include Masters in Planning, Bachelor of Surveying (Hons), NSW Surveyor General’s International Fellowship
Chairman of the Hunter Chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA)
Town Planning tutor at the Board of Surveyors Workshops hosted by the Australian Consulting Surveyors and Guest Examiner Board of Surveyors and Spatial Information
Member of the Urban Planning and Design Advisory Committee providing advice to Newcastle Council

Rosanne Chalmers

Retired Registered Nurse - in charge whilst working
Tenant with Compass Housing Services since 1999
Previous Director of Compass Housing Services Board
Skills in assessing people

Sandra Calland

Tenant Advocate of Hunter and Central Coast Tenants Advisory Council
Skills in Housing Policy Development and Tenant Advocacy
Director and Member of Compass Housing since 2004
Committee Member of Belmont Uniting Church – Community Justice Centre from 2008 to date

Kwesi Addo

Director – Member of Compass Housing since 2005
Formal qualifications include: Admission as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of NSW and as a solicitor in the Federal jurisdiction, LLB/Diploma of Legal Practice, Postgraduate Research in Political Science, MA (International Relations, MBA (Hons) (International Business), BA in Philosophy/Business Administration and Undergraduate courses in political science. Currently undertaking a Master of Construction Law program
Vast experience working as a Lawyer in various commercial firms across Newcastle and Sydney
Previous experience as a Corporate Tax Consultant Author of various legal publications including Community Housing: A Practical Guide to Residential Tenancies & The Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal, to be published by Compass Housing Co Ltd in 2011
Also a Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors, Civil Contractors Federation, Society of Construction Law Australia and Law Society of NSW

Steve Edmonds - Company Secretary

Director and Member of Compass Housing
Formal qualifications include MBA Faculty of Economics, Masters of Property, Masters of Business Administration, Bachelor ED (Major: Science), Diploma in Commercial Asset Property Management, Australian Institute of Company Directors Diploma and Diploma in Project Management
20 years experience in senior management and executive roles
Currently the Chief Financial Officer of The City of Newcastle – has held this position since 2009
Previous positions have included working as a Business Group Manager, Executive Consultant and Project Director, Regional Director Hunter Region and Property Development Director, General Manager, Executive Manager Economic Development, Director Commercial and Marketing Division, Product Manager and Marketing and Property Manager
Also lectured at TAFE NSW in Management and Marketing for 8 years and is a Tutor and Guest Lecturer of Newcastle University – Bachelor of Business
Has also represented on the Board and/or Committees of Newcastle Airport, Hunter Regional Development Corporation, HEDC Infrastructure Committee, Property Council, API, Maitland Chamber of Commerce, Hunter Export Centre, Maitland City Centre Committee, Walter Water Works Trust, Northville Lodge

Barry Martin

Barry has experience in human resource management over a cross section of industry including not-for-profit and government organisations in a career spanning 30 plus years
Academically, he is in possession of a Diploma of Business Certificate IV in Front Line Management, Certificate IV Workplace Training & Assessment, Personnel Administration Certificate as well as various statement of attainments
Barry possesses a comprehensive experience in working with the aboriginal community, working closely with land councils and its relevant elders in the Hunter and Upper Hunter in many matters including recruitment, training and welfare matters
Barry has an extensive background in organisations incorporating change management and organisational development
Barry has skills in the implementation of change in various organisations involving new technology, marketing campaigns and company growth, always with a view to improve working practices and always with total employee involvement

Mark O'Dwyer - CTEP Board Representative

Member of Compass Housing since 2009
Retired Regional Manager Yellow Pages Aust. ( Edward H O'Brien Pty Ltd) including a successful career in Advertising Sales and Sales Marketing and Administration
Member of Central Coast Local Health District Community Engagement committee 2007- Present
Member of the Brain Injury Association of NSW
Consumer Advocate Cancer Voices NSW
Affiliate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Peter Francis

Leadership and people development
Organisation culture change and values development
Competitive product and marketing strategy development
Project development, invest management and governance
Stakeholder engagement and creation of advocacy networks
Solutions focussed issues management and negotiation
Property portfolio management
Balancing social, environmental and economic outcomes
Private and public sector and diverse industry experience

Tim Williams

Currently the CEO of the committee for Sydney and a principal with Arup leading on urban development and place-making
International experience of affordable and community housing having advised housing ministers and governments in the UK and Australia
Responsible in the UK for creating a new national social housing and urban regeneration government body called the Homes and Communities Agency with its $10b budget
Understanding of housing policy issues and specifically knowledge of innovation in creating new housing models and bringing in new sources of funding for development