Our Board

Russell Good

Chair of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Board
Chair of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Finance and Audit Committee
Member of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Risk Committee

Qualifications

Masters of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Associate Diploma of Business Banking and Finance
Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking
Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
Associate CPA
Fellow of Financial Services Australia

Experience

Russell has 39 years experience in Banking and Finance, in his last role was responsible for Corporate and Institutional Banking covering SA & NT and is now currently self-employed as Corporate Finance Consultant. He has served on several business, charitable and sporting boards over the past 12 years.

Ken Patterson

Deputy Chair of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Board
Chair of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Development Committee

Qualifications

Bachelor Planning
Diploma Mechanical Engineering
Registered Building Supervisor SA and NT

Experience

Ken has a broad ranging suite of property development experience involving town planning, subdivision, building and landscape design and tourism. He recently retired as Director of Development for Australian Property Projects P/L after a long career in the development industry that included public housing, consultancy, and private land and building projects.

Shanti Ditter

Chair of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Customer Engagement and Sustainability Committee
Member of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Finance and Audit Committee

Qualifications

Masters of Environmental Law
Masters of Urban and Regional Planning
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), Urban & Social Geography (Major)
Graduate Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

Experience

Shanti has held leadership roles in several South Australian councils, the private sector and currently owns and manages a boutique consultancy business.
Shanti has a broad depth of experience in the development sector, and has delivered award winning affordable and social housing solutions for the not-for-profit sector in South Australia. She is a Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Janine Carroll

Chair of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Risk Committee

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Business

Experience

Janine has developed her professional experience from working in the Northern Territory and South Australian jurisdictions, where she advised government, corporate and individual clients in relation to a various property and commercial matters including leasing, sales and acquisitions of property and property development.
Janine has experience in private practice and in-house legal roles and has a particular focus on commercial solutions for the minimisation and management of risk.

Natalie Fuller 

Member of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Development Committee
Member of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Customer Engagement and Sustainability Committee

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science
Graduate Diploma in Recreation
Bachelor of Social Administration
Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Cambridge English Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Master of Social Work 

Experience

Natalie has over 40 years of experience in community development, facilitation, community engagement, conflict resolution and strategic planning.
Natalie held leadership positions in the public and private sectors prior to managing her own social planning consultancy for 20 years. She managed complex and wide-ranging community engagement projects associated with new greenfield housing developments as well as urban infill and redevelopment projects. Natalie’s volunteer leadership roles include housing development and social upliftment projects for disadvantaged families in Australia and overseas. 

Kate Millar 

Member of the Westside Housing Company Ltd Customer Engagement and Sustainability Committee

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Social Work
Oxford Executive Leadership Program
Dispute Resolution and Mediation
Workplace training 

Experience

Kate has over 20 years’ experience in government and administrative law with a focus on mental health, social security, disability and migration.
She has held positions as the Deputy President of the Guardianship Board, Member of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Manager of the Complaints Service at the Equal Opportunity Commission and Member of the Housing Appeals Panel. Kate is currently a Senior Member at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 

David Kidman

Member of the Finance and Audit Committee

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce
Associate, Chartered Accountants Australia & NZ (ACA)
Graduate Certificate Insolvency and Restructuring
Graduate Diploma Applied Finance and Investment
Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (F FIN)
Fellow, Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (RITF)

Experience

David has over 31 years’ experience in corporate restructure and insolvency and is adept at resolving commercial solutions in complex and challenging environments, whilst balancing stakeholder interests.  David’s experience spans across numerous industries and jurisdictions and he recently retired as a partner at KPMG, where he remains employed as a Special Advisor.