BOARD & STAFF

REDFERN-WATERLOO AUTHORITY BOARD

Chair - Dr Col Gellatly

Dr Col Gellatly is the current Chairperson of the Redfern-Waterloo Authority, as of 1 July 2007. Dr Gellatly is the former Director-General of the Premier’s Department, a role which he held since being appointed in 1994. He has held a number of senior management positions within the NSW public service, including as Director General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation. He has been NSW representative on a wide range of State/Commonwealth Working Parties and Committees and has had three periods as a part-time Commissioner with the Industries Assistance Commission. He has also served on a diverse range of boards and committees.

Dr Gellatly has a degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of New England, a Master of Commerce from the University of NSW and a PhD from North Carolina State University.

CEO - Mr Roy Wakelin-King

Roy Wakelin-King was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Redfern Waterloo Authority on 16 February 2009.

Prior to this Roy was the Deputy Director General of the Office of Public Works & Services with the NSW Department of Commerce.

Roy was also the Chief Executive Officer of the World Youth Day Co-ordination Authority, which coordinated the effective delivery of Government services in support of the highly successful World Youth Day 2008.

Roy has been an executive director within the NSW Ministry of Transport in the position of Director, Transport Operations Division. This role involved the leadership and management of a multi-discipline division that coordinates the delivery of essential public transport services for the public of NSW.

Roy has extensive experience in both operations and project leadership, particularly in the fields of transport and logistics. His experience includes a short Army career as a commissioned officer, followed by a series of very senior project and operational appointments within the NSW Government. During his time in the Army, Roy saw operational service in Somalia as part of the multi-national forces delivering humanitarian and security aid to that country.

Ms Lucy Turnbull LLB MBA

Lucy is a businesswoman and company director. She is a director of the board of Melbourne IT , an Australian publicly listed internet services company with operations in North America, Europe and Asia.

Lucy is currently the Chair of the  Salvation Army’s City of Sydney  Red Shield Appeal, Deputy Chair of the Committee for Sydney, and a member of the board of the Centre for Independent Studies and the Redfern Foundation Limited, and the Turnbull Foundation.  She is also a board member of the NSW Cancer Institute.

For many years Lucy worked as a solicitor and as an investment banker. From 1999 to 2004 she was Sydney’s first female Lord Mayor ( 2003-4) and Deputy Lord Mayor ( 1999-2003). Lucy has also published a book titled Sydney – Biography of a City in 1999.

Mr Shane Phillips

Shane Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tribal Warrior Association and a dedicated contributor to a range of community organisations.

Shane's career includes juvenile justice and the law including working with the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody as a community liaison officer, and working with young people in child protection.

In 1993 Shane Phillips established the Redfern Aboriginal Corporation (RAC). He is an advocate of Aboriginal rights, a campaigner for justice and has been a spokesperson for the Aboriginal Rights Coalition , a Life Member and Coach of the Redfern All Blacks Under 19s rugby league team, a Member of the National Indigenous Chamber of Commerce, the Gilbert & Tobin Reconciliation Planning Team, the National Aboriginal Alliance, the Quarantine Station Community Committee, and is a founding Director of the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce.

Shane has cultural connections to the Bunjalung, Wonnarua, and Eora peoples and has received numerous awards for his outstanding contribution to community service, Aboriginal education and cultural awareness.

Redfern-Waterloo Authority Organsational Chart

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