About Greenacres.
Our business objective is to be a sustainable, quality focused and values driven organisation which is responsive to the needs and goals of people with disability.
Greenacres is one of the leading disability service providers in Illawarra. For over 70 years we have been committed to enabling people with disability to achieve their dreams and live the best life possible. We are a trusted name in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven with a reputation for innovation, flexibility and quality support. Every week we provide training, employment opportunities, respite and community life and leisure programs to over 500 people with disability.
The experienced and caring team at Greenacres is passionate about supporting people with disabilities to live a life of inclusion, opportunity, friendship and fun.
Purpose
We will support people with a disability to transform their ideas and goals into experiences and achievements
Vision
We imagine every person with disability creating their own positive future
Values
We believe in Fairness, Inclusion,
Respect, Excellence & Safeguarding
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Our Impact
At Greenacres, we support people with disability to live their best everyday lives. This includes socially as well as through the development of skills, achievement of qualifications and employment outcomes that meet each individual’s goals. We are committed to breaking down barriers, advocating for people with disability to exercise choice and control and creating safe and inclusive communities where people with disability not only feel they belong, but where they can flourish and thrive.
Greenacres History
Meet the team
Management Team
Board of Directors
Chris Christodoulou
Chief Executive Officer
Leanne Field
Chief Financial Officer
Stephanie McKay
Chief People Officer
Audra Tuckwood
Chief Commercial Officer
Grant Vukasinovic
Chief Operations Officer
Greg Parrish
Chairperson Since 2019
Board Member Since 2013
Director; Chairperson (2019); Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2020); Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020).
Appointed to Greenacres Board May 2013.
Chief Operations Manager for the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong; CPA, MBA & GAICD.
Chris Burrows
Deputy Chairperson Since 2024
Board Member Since 2017
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee; Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee.
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director June 2016. Appointed as a Director in February 2018. Appointed Deputy Chairperson in April 2024
Head of Strategic Project Delivery CEnet; Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Henry Crawford
Board Member Since 2020
Director; Chairperson Participant and Carers Reference Group 2021; Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2023)
Appointed to Greenacres Board November 2020.
Currently Retired. Formally the Asset Manager Steel Treatment and Caster Services at Bluescope Steel. Long-term Co-Carer for a disabled person.
Stephen Dawson
Board Member Since 2008
Director; Member of the People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020).
Appointed to Greenacres Board May 2008.
Principal, Dawson Lawyers and Wollongong Conveyancing Services; Director Illawarra Diggers, Aged and Community Care Limited.
Marcela Kohazy
Board Member Since 2020
Director; Deputy Chairperson Participant and Carers Reference Group (2022). Member of the Audit and Risk Committee (2023).
Appointed to Greenacres Board 2020.
Marketing & Communications Manager – Woonona Bulli RSL Club; Professional Member AMI.
Trish McClure
Board Member Since 2018
Director; Chairperson People, Culture and Governance Committee (2020).
Appointed to Greenacres Board as an Alternate Director November 2018. Appointed as a Director 2019. Former Manager Infrastructure Strategy and Planning, Wollongong City Council; Former Chair Carers NSW, Former Director Interchange Illawarra; Director RDA Illawarra.
