Directors - Coast2Bay Community Housing Group Sunshine Coast

Gordon SutherlandChair

Gordon has a Bachelor of Science in Building and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. He has over 35 years experience in the construction and property industry in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, having worked for a number of major property companies.

In Queensland, Gordon has worked on high profile public projects such as the redevelopment of the Gabba and Lang Park in Brisbane, and has been involved in retail and residential developments including both high and medium density residential schemes and suburban subdivisions. On the Sunshine Coast, he has worked as a development manager for FKP and Reed Property Group and has a particular interest in environmentally sustainable development. Gordon is also a Director on the Board of Purpose Real Estate

Helen GlanvilleDirector

Helen also holds two other board positions, one as Chairperson of Purpose Real Estate Ltd and the second as Director of the Australian Housing Urban Research Institute. Helen has a Graduate Diploma in Housing Management and Policy from Swinburne University and is a licensed Real Estate Agent. She has worked in various Property, Housing or Real Estate roles since 1990, including 12 years working for the Qld Department of Housing. She has partnered in commercial and residential development projects on the Sunshine Coast. Helen has broad business and management experience and is currently a self-employed commercial property manager.

Jean McRuvieDirector

Jean McRuvie (Appointed 05/11/2015)
Jean has held the role of CEO, Senior Executive and Board Director for the past 21 years in a range of private and NFP companies. Her more recent roles as CEO of the Central Highlands Medicare Local and previously as General Manager of Focus Health based on the Sunshine Coast were focussed on the health industry. Both organisations provided mental health, physical health, Indigenous health and drug and alcohol services in addition to health planning, preventative health promotion and community development. Jean is currently also a Director on the Board of Purpose Real Estate Ltd, LiveBetter, a social services organisation providing disability, child safety and aged care services based in NSW and Queensland, COTA Qld (Council for the Ageing Qld) and Excelcare Australia.

Peter MoriartyDirector

Peter is a dedicated, team orientated and strategic thinker with a strong business acumen developed over his 14 year career in construction and development projects. A well established reputation in development management and consulting planning, has led Peter to be instrumental in the delivery of a broad range of highly successful multi million dollar projects.

With exceptional skills in the management of specialist project teams and their outputs, Peter has a well-established and highly respected reputation for getting the most out of people and projects.

Leanne NewberryDirector

With over 30 years’ experience in commercial real estate management across Asia Pacific Leanne has experience in property and facilities management for investors and occupiers. Currently with Cushman and Wakefield, a global real estate firm with a rich history Leanne is presently Account Director for Aurizon a top 50 ASX company and Australia’s largest rail freight operator.
Leanne has a Bachelor of Business (Land Economy) as well as qualifications in adult and workplace education, project management, copyediting and proofreading. During her career Leanne has gained strong experience and skills in commercial real estate management, business operations, organisational transformation, governance and risk, people development and project management.
Beyond her career Leanne is involved in several organisations including Zonta Club of Blackall Range, Montville Village Association and Maleny Film Society. She is also a Director on the Board of Purpose Real Estate.

Michaela DukeDirector

Michaela holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of International Business and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (Griffith University) and is a Member of the Queensland Law Society.

Michaela is a highly experienced commercial, property and estate planning lawyer providing advice to business owners and private investors in relation to leasing, property acquisitions and sales, business transactions and structuring.

Daren CardowDirector

Daren is a professional accountant, practicing for over 20 years. Daren is a business owner and long-term resident of the Sunshine Coast, and a devoted husband and father. Daren holds board positions with both commercial and Not for Profit organisations as well as advisory board positions with numerous SME’s across diverse industries, and acts as external auditor for a variety of local community organisations, as well as commercial and statutory engagements. Daren is a business graduate from Monash University, Certified Practising Accountant, Chartered Tax Professional and graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Daren has extensive financial reporting, business development and corporate governance capabilities

Dan O’BrienDirector

BENG(CIVIL), MIEAUST, MAPM, FAIM

A strategic minded Executive Director, Dan has over 17 years’ business experience in the planning, capital investment and delivery of major infrastructure and resource projects.Dan has an engineering degree from the University of Queensland, and has completed a postgraduate Leading Projects course from Saïd Business School at Oxford University. He is a qualified project management practitioner with the Association for Project Management (UK), and was previously a Director of the Australian Institute of Management.As an experienced Senior Executive, Board member and Project Manager with a background in both corporate (publicly listed, large private and government owned corporations) and professional sectors, Dan brings significant experience in highly regulated environments of construction, engineering, water, resources, energy and infrastructure.