Jobs Australia Board of Directors

Ailsa is the CEO of Jobs Australia Midland and has worked in the community sector since the early 80s.  During that period she has been responsible for the delivery of a range of employment and training services.  Ailsa has a history of being proactive in the WA network, and has consistently advocated open communication and cooperation between members.  She sees the role of a Jobs Australia Board member as having the potential to not only assist in governance of the company, but also to foster open communication between members, the Secretariat and the Board. 

Bill Davidson is one of Australia’s most experienced service industry professionals. Bill has been in the forefront of outsourced service contracts, and has managed significant service providers both within Australia and overseas. He has been the CEO of Public companies, Private companies, and Social Enterprises, and remains committed to working in a collaborative manner with all stakeholders as a key component of achieving successful outcomes. Bill Davidson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Job Futures Ltd.

Lin has worked within the not for profit sector across a broad range of community based employment, training and youth programmes in South Australia for the past 25 years.  She has networked widely throughout the State and in her current role with Heta Incorporated continues to do so.  Her current role with Heta incorporates work in the communities of North, South, West and Eastern Adelaide.  Regionally she is currently managing training and support programs in the Remote regions of Port Lincoln/Ceduna and Northern Country SA for Heta.  Lin enjoys writing grant submissions and tenders and has supported the communities she has been involved with, by sourcing funds to develop community resources particularly for the provision of services to unemployed Indigenous Australians and others most disadvantaged. 

Lin has been involved on the Board of Jobs Australia since 2004 and is currently a member of the Audit and Governance committees.  She is committed to continue supporting the strategic objectives of Jobs Australia.

Michael is Director of Economic Participation and Development, ACCES Services Inc (ASI).  Over the last five years, he has overseen the development of ASI’s employment programs division, growing it into a multiregional program, and securing QLD’s first (and only) CALD specific Job Services Australia (JSA) contract. He has initiated a range of business and social enterprise projects that have strengthened the connections between ASI, its clients and the wider community.

ASI offers integrated employment and settlement services for migrants and refugees, taking them from the airport to employment. By providing literacy programs, accredited training, targeted vocational skill development and work placement programs alongside settlement services, ASI helps clients to realise their aspirations and build a solid foundation for a new life.

Michael has an extensive background in employment and industrial relations and has worked across private industry, state government and not-for-profit sectors.

Peter had worked in the not-for-profit sector for over 20 years. He has been CEO of two employment service providers. Peter was instrumental in the foundation of both Community Sector Banking and Australia's first regional superannuation fund. Peter is currently Deputy Chair of Jobs Australia and also serves on a number of other Boards which include Community 21 Limited, Community Sector Enterprise, Illawarra Disability Trust, Access Community Group,  COMMACT Australia, INAISE and RIPESS.

Ray is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. Having gained his initial qualifications at Cooper Brothers (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) he took executive positions in the share-broking industry, The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Australian Stock Exchange. He held a national executive position with ASX until he retired from that position in 1991 to form his own Chartered Accountancy and Chartered Secretarial practice. His experience makes him uniquely suited to provide out-sourced company secretarial services.

Ron is the CEO of WCIG in Melbourne, a member of Jobs Australia since the early 1990’s. WCIG provides employment, training, and services for young people, specializing in employment services for people with a mental illness. Ron is particularly interested in community organisations; how they form and develop, and their management and governance. He has worked in and with community organisations in Melbourne’s western suburbs since 1983, in housing, youth, health, counselling, community development, employment, training and vocational education.

Wally has had a long association with Mersey Skill Training Inc. having joined the Board of Governance in 1990. He has held the position of Chair for  15 years. Wally is a qualified accountant FCPA, and is also a qualified company secretary and company director.

His employment resume is extremely diverse,  having worked in PNG for 8 years, he was involved in training indigenous people in finance and ministration. Up until 2001 was employed at the Gordon Ibbott Group of Companies as the Manager of Finance & administration and Company Secretary. His work in the construction industry provided Wally with an in-depth knowledge of current regional economical trends and conditions.

Wally has a wide network in industry liaison, which is vital for training organisations such as Mersey Skill Training Inc. With his financial background Wally makes a valuable contribution as a member of the Finance & Legal Advisory Sub-Committee, which meets regularly on a monthly basis. He was a founder member of JobNet Tasmania and has been chair of this organisation since inception.