ST GEORGE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT - Key Persons

As a previous employee of St George Community Transport, I am excited to now return as a board member. With 10 years experience in Aged Care and Disability & Mental Health, I am pleased to add my community engagement and business strategy experience to SGC. It makes me proud to be part of an organisation that has successfully provided service to our community for more than 40 years, and to contribute to the outstanding relationship that we have with our clients, members and other stakeholders. I look forward to being an integral part of our board committees, working towards the continued success of SGC.

As a new Board member of the St George Community (SGC), I am proud to volunteer my time to serve the community applying my previous professional skills and knowledge. My regulatory and medical experience will bring to the Board and enhance the overall governance of the organisation to achieve better and more efficient outcomes. Based on my interactions with community members, I can see that the programs and services provided by SGC have been widely used and appreciated by people in the areas for their everyday life activities. Therefore, I commit to work within the organisation and support our community.

As a full-time company director who has held a range of commercial and not-for-profit senior executive roles, I look forward to working with the Board and management team of St George Community. I hold over 30 years of experience in financial services covering M&A, large-scale business re-engineering and corporate turnarounds. I provide advice in the areas of risk management, internal controls, transaction support, regulatory reporting and governance practices. For me it's all about the customer, ensuring they receive the best care outcomes.

Glen Packwood has been a volunteer driver for more than 18 years. He has certainly seen a lot of changes since he first started. He used to play competition tennis and was playing against two women who worked at SGC. When they heard him talking about his upcoming retirement, they quickly encouraged him to sign up with SGC and he has been driving ever since. Glen said that the reason he has been with SGC for so long is because he really loves driving, and the clients are absolutely fabulous. When Glen is not driving, he and his wife enjoy going on cruises. Glen was one of the founding members of St George and Sutherland Ulysses Club and he often jumps on the bike for a ride.

Shannon MacRae is the face of St George Community Transport. She is the first person you'll see when you walk into our office. Many of you will have spoken to her over the phone - and now you can put a face to the voice. Shannon reflects on her role at SGC, "I love being able to help our clients when they call. It's great hearing familiar voices on the phone and having a bit of a catch up. Working with SGC is very rewarding and I love getting to meet some of our clients whenever I get a chance to get out of the office.

Stephen McGeough started his journey with St George Community as a volunteer driver. He was volunteering on a regular basis 4-5 days per week, earning him the Individual Volunteer Award. This photo is of Stephen and his very proud mum, Fi, on the night. Stephen is now a permanent full-time driver and when asked what he liked most about his role he said, "It's the clients, they're all so lovely and appreciative of the service, and they all enjoy having a chat, although I do make sure I speak slowly as my accent can be a bit tricky for some of them. I feel so lucky to be able to give back a little something to my adopted community."