Board & Executive

Board of Directors

Hutt St Centre is overseen by a Board of Directors committed to preserving the charism and values of the Daughters of Charity. The Board comprises the following Directors:

Chair, Tim O'Callaghan

Deputy Chair, Peter Hoban

Richard Amato

Angela Carey

Mark Hall

Gabrielle Hummel

Dr. Mark Mackay

Sr Debra McCarthy DC

Noon McNamara

Sean van der Linden

Chris Burns CSC (Ex-Officio - CEO)

Tim Conlon (Ex-Officio – Company Secretary)

Eloise Abraham (Ex-Officio – Board Secretariat)

Executive 

The Executive oversees the implementation of the Board’s strategy and the day-to-day governance and operations of the Centre. The Executive comprises the following members:

Chris Burns CSC - Chief Executive Officer

Eloise Abraham – Executive Assistant to the CEO

Courtney Arthur – Manager, People and Culture

Tim Conlon - General Manager, Culture & Sustainability

Carolyn McInarlin – Manager, Wellbeing

Tom Steeples - General Manager, Homefulness

Tameka Thompson - Manager, Aspire Program

Board Sub-Committees

The Finance, Audit & Risk (FAR) Committee is responsible for advising on the controls and risk identification and management including recommending the annual budget, the approval of operational financial systems and policy and ensuring that existing finance policy is implemented. The FAR Committee comprises the following members:

Chair, Sean van der Linden

Noon McNamara

Chris Burns CSC (Ex-Officio)

Tim Conlon (Ex-Officio) 

The Foundation Committee assists the Board in supporting the organisation’s non-government revenue-raising activities. The Foundation Committee comprises the following members:

Chair, Mark Hall

Deputy, Phil Rundle

Grantley Fraser

Alex Hehir

Noon McNamara

Randell Hodginkson

Simon O'Loughlin

Chris Burns CSC (Ex-Officio)

The Governance, Nominations and Review (GNR) Committee is responsible for advising the Board on effective Board practice, compliance with the Centre’s Constitution, compliance with the Corporate Governance Charter of the Daughters of Charity and any issues arising including:

• succession planning, for both the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO);
• Board structure, operations and sub-committees:
• Board evaluation, development and performance; and
• CEO’s performance appraisal and development plan.

The GNR Committee comprises the following members:

Chair, Angela Carey

Peter Hoban

Sr Debra McCarthy DC

Noon McNamara

The Investment Committee is responsible for advising the Hutt St Centre (HSC) Board on the most appropriate financial investments consistent with the Board’s Investment Policy. The Investment Committee comprises the following members:

Chair, Mark Hall

David Meyer

Grantley Fraser

Chris Burns CSC (Ex-Officio)

Tim Conlon (Ex-Officio)