Company Members
Community Housing Central Australia is an independent, not for profit, company limited by guarantee. Community Housing is governed by our constitution and managed by a Board of Directors who are appointed and nominated by the following Company Members:
TANGENTYERE COUNCIL
Founding Member
CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL
Ordinary Member
HEALTHABITAT Ltd
Ordinary Member
PURPLE HOUSE
Ordinary Member
MLCS CORPORATE
Ordinary Member
BOARD AND EXECUTIVE
Community Housing has an experienced skills based Board of Directors. As the Founding Member, Tangentyere Council’s Executive Committee (made up by the 16 Town Camp Presidents) appoint five Directors to the board, with remaining Directors elected at the AGM. For a full list of current Directors please see our last Annual Report.
Board
David Avery
Chairperson
David has been practising as a Barrister and Solicitor since 1971 in the Northern Territory.
Maxine Carlton
Director
Maxine has worked within the legal system for 18+ years as both an interpreter and a client services/field officer while working at the Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service (CAALAS).
Sarah Brown AM
Director
Chief Executive Officer of Purple House -she has been helping the
Indigenous Directors to run the organisation since its inception more than 20 years ago.
Patrick McDonald
Director
He has spent the last 15 years working for Tangentyere Council in senior positions including two years as Chief Financial Officer and four years as Chief Operating Officer.
Roz Marden
Director
Roz has qualifications in Education and Business Systems Design and Management.
David Donald
Director
David is currently the Program Manager for Healthabitat overseas, managing housing, water and sanitation projects in Nepal and South Africa.
Eileen Hoosan
Director
Eileen is a Traditional Owner of Uluru Traditional Owners Association, Yankunytjatjara Kutu.
Peter Marin
Director
Peter is currently a Director of MLCS and Independent Director for a number of Aboriginal Corporations.
Executive
Ken Marchingo AM
Chief Executive Officer
With a 40 year career in community, non-government & public sector housing, he has been recognised for his outstanding work by being inducted as a Member of the Order of Australia.
STAFF TEAM
