Our team are highly skilled, creative and compassionate and kind. Our leaders are required to hold themselves and the team accountable for living our company values, keeping people safe and professionally managing our diverse range of business operations.
Julie Blake
Chief Executive Officer
Qualifications
Diploma of Property
Bachelor of Arts (Communications)
Graduate Certificate in Social Science (Housing Management and Policy)
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
Experience
An experienced Executive Manager with 20 years’ experience in social housing and the construction industry, Julie strongly believes that housing is the most effective social inclusion and anti-poverty tool available to society. Alongside her work in the not-for-profit sector Julie is also a trainer for the Real Estate Institute of SA.
Peter Clayfield
Corporate Services Manager
Qualifications
Bachelor of Economics and Master of Business Administration, University of Adelaide
Fellow of CPA Australia, Associate of the Governance Institute of Australia
Experience
Peter has had over 20 years’ experience as a Senior Manager across many industries, more recently in the not-for-profit disability sector. His main responsibilities at Westside are Finance, Human Resources, and Information & Communications Technology.
Alison Clare
Manager, Housing Services
Qualifications
Diploma in Management and Human Resources – TAFE SA
Cert IV in Paralegal and Conveyancing Studies – TAFE SA
Cert IV in Work Health and Safety
Experience
Alison has spent most of her career in high level policy, program support, reporting and office management roles. Having started her career in the building and construction industry and private real estate, Alison moved to the community housing sector in 2010. She worked to help grow a prominent tier 1 provider before moving across to Westside. Her current role sees her support the current CEO in aspirations to nurture Westside into a tier 1 housing provider, meet regulatory requirements, support staff through the development of policy and procedures and support the Westside Board.
Adam Newband
Manager, Development & Property
Qualifications
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
Experience
Adam has had extensive property development experience across the residential, accommodation, aged care and land development sectors within both private and profit for purpose organisations. Throughout Adam’s 20 plus years career he has had the opportunity to carryout projects in Adelaide, Sydney, London and Brisbane. Adam’s is an advocate for infill development and supports the notion of cities going up rather than out.