Our Board
ACHL is a not for profit community housing provider and is supported by a board that is made up of a majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander board members.
The board advises ACHL’s director and executive team on Aboriginal housing issues.
The board’s objectives are to:
- provide advice to ACHL’s Director regarding adequate and culturally appropriate housing
- Provide strategic direction for all ACHL’s housing services
- Provide advice and review ACHL’s performance against strategic goals
Angela Huston
Chair, Non-Executive Director
CA, MAICD
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Angela is a proud Southeast Queensland Kamilleroi Woman with over 24 years’ experience in accounting and business development in large, medium and not-for-profit Indigenous organisations. Angela has extensive experience in development, implementation and maintenance of commercial, procedural and reporting processes to ensure contract obligations are delivered in a timely and accurate manner.
With a strong cultural awareness, Angela desires to improve the welfare of Aboriginal People through education, environmental management, housing and new project opportunities.
Maureen O'Meara
Non-Executive Director
BAppSc (Indigenous Health), PgCert (Aboriginal Alternative Healing)
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Experienced in Aboriginal relationships and interactions, Government and not-for-profit sectors, housing, health, inter-sectoral government relations and management of government partnership funds, community and business development. Member of Aboriginal Community Housing Limited (ACHL) and Director of CHL Timor-Leste Limited.
Richard Ruhl
Non-Executive Director
Cert IV in Property Services (Real Estate) Real Estate Licence, Real Estate Agent
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Experienced within the Real Estate industry from Sales to Property Management, knowledge and understanding of Community Housing and its systems in place to help sustain tenancies.
Margaret McCallum
Non-Executive Director
DipGovMng
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Experienced in Governance networking at all levels and working with a diverse range of people to inspire them and gain their collaboration, navigate and capitalise on financial arrangements.
Fionn Skiotis
Non-Executive Director
MSocSci (Policy & Human Services), Grad Cert SocSci (Housing Policy & Management), FAICD
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Over 30 years’ experience in corporate governance and management in the not-for-profit sector, including in social housing, disability services, community development, mental health, advocacy, human rights and media and communications in Australia and internationally. Former community member of the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal (2006-2021). Director of Aboriginal Community Housing Limited (ACHL), Building Communities (Vic) Limited (BCVL), CHL Latino America SpA and Chair of CHL Timor-Leste Limited.
Brian Bero
Non-Executive Director
LLB, Legal Practitioner
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Experienced in negotiating, drafting and providing advice with respect to a variety of agreements including complex information technology and general procurement agreements (including novations, assignments, releases, NDAs, variations, consultancy, leases and logistics). Brian assists in general commercial and strategic direction and the dispute team with litigation matters. Also, provides advice and draft responses to various regulatory bodies with respect to regulatory investigations and on general privacy law matters and risk and compliance with respect to credit and billing.
Matt Jones
Non-Executive Director
CA, MBA, BIntBus, BA
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Experienced with professional services specialising in business reconstruction and recovery, cashflow forecasting, financial due diligence and risk management from a banking perspective. He is also a board member of DV Connect QLD.
Steve Bevington
Chief Executive Officer
Dip Mgt (MBS Senior Executive Program), CHP, Registered Domestic & Commercial Builder
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Experienced in development and management of Social Housing for over 40-years including the development of Cooperative Housing in London, Chairmanship of London Borough of Camden Council Housing Authority in the 1980s, Coordinator – Housing Cooperative programs – Victorian Ministry of Housing and Construction 1989 – 1991. Establishment and development of Community Housing Ltd to the present day. Board member of Community Housing Industry Association.
