Our members

Business and community members

Tracey Slatter – Chair

Tracey is a respected community leader. She values diverse perspectives, good governance, and high performance, aiming to deliver the best possible outcomes for her organisations, the region and Victoria.

Tracey is the CEO of the Transport Accident Commission, was previously the Managing Director of Barwon Water for 6 years, has been a CEO of 2 Councils and held senior executive roles in health and community services. Tracey has postgraduate qualifications in business leadership, a Master of Commerce, is a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration, a graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a level 2 IECL coach.

Nat Anson – Deputy Chair

With an extensive career in urban and regional planning, Nat leads the Geelong office for urban advisory firm, Urbis.He contributes to Geelong-based committees for Property Council of Australia (Geelong Committee member) and Committee for Geelong (Strategy and Policy Committee member). At Urbis, Nat leads major projects throughout the region on behalf of private and government clients. He has previously held senior roles at the City of Greater Geelong and the Victorian Planning Authority. Nat advocates for smart planning, sustainable development and economic opportunities that benefit the community and environment. Nat holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Urban Planning.

Lisa Kingman

Lisa is a highly respected advisor to corporates, foundations, and for-purpose organisations in Australia. She was awarded the Order of the Medal of Australia (OAM) for over 30 years of work connecting businesses and charities and was named one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence in 2019.

Lisa’s initiatives span education, Indigenous affairs, arts, and social enterprises nationwide. She co-founded EdConnect and Housing All Australians. A proud Geelong resident, Lisa is dedicated to addressing major social challenges in the Barwon region and promoting sustainable growth for future generations and is the CEO at Tanarra Social Purpose.

Frances Diver

Frances is a respected healthcare leader in Victoria with over 20 years of senior leadership experience. Initially trained as a nurse and midwife, she has worked in hospitals in New Zealand and Australia.

Frances served as Deputy Secretary, Hospital and Health Service Performance at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services until 2016 and led the Country Fire Authority (CFA) until 2019. She chairs the Barwon South West Region Health Service CEO Council and holds multiple board and advisory positions, including G21, Health Round Table, and Deakin University.  In 2020, Frances was appointed Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health at Deakin University and is the current CEO at Barwon Health.

Tracy Carter

Tracy Carter brings over 20 years of experience in growing the visitor economy in Geelong and The Bellarine and is the Executive Director of the Regional Tourism Board – Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine. She is experienced in strategic leadership, manages relationships between the organisations, government partners, and the tourism industry, and implements programs aligned with regional goals.

Tracy’s expertise includes communication, negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making.

Michael Johnston

Michael is an experienced senior executive in policy creation, strategy development, and stakeholder management across government, and sport sectors. He leverages his leadership experience to work with members in creating a vision for the city and advocating for it. Michael understands complex operating environments and fosters effective collaboration to achieve meaningful outcomes.

Michael has played a central role in significant governance reforms within Australian sport, contributed to the development and implementation of match-fixing policy, and successfully built an integrity function at Hockey Australia. Michael is the current CEO of the Committee for Geelong.

Corrina Eccles

Wadawurrung Woman Corrina Eccles lives and works on Wadawurrung country and has 23 years of employment experience in Aboriginal organisations and community engagement.

She actively contributes to various advisory and committee groups and on many regional Boards. Corrina has undertaken board governance training and brings knowledge of Wadawurrung and First Peoples culture, perspectives and values to see growth, recognition and self determination.

Thys Heyns

Thys is the deputy chair of the Geelong Manufacturing Council, a company director and a consultant. With has 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, most recently with Viva Energy as Chief Operating Officer, Thys is a globally experienced Industry leader, with a recognized ability to inspire teams to great performance through the values of excellence, collaboration and respect. Prior to joining Viva Energy and moving to Geelong in February 2015, Thys was with BP for 28 years in an international career across 4 continents that covered Supply Chain, Oil Trading and Refining.

Thys now calls Geelong and the Barwon region home and is excited to be able to use his skills and experience in service of industry and his community.

Meg Price

With 18 years in government and non-profits, including 12 years in leadership, 3 years as a Board Director, and 3 months as Acting CEO at Give Where You Live, Meg has extensive experience in strategy, stakeholder engagement, governance, policy, and program management. She specialises in social procurement, inclusive employment, food security, disability, public health, multicultural issues, community development, and gender.

Meg is a values-driven leader committed to continuous professional development and leading teams to achieve social impact and sustainable systems change, something she lives everyday as the Head of Social Impact at Give Where You Live Foundation.

Shaun Cumming

With 7 years of executive leadership experience and the current Managing Director of Barwon Water, Shaun has regional knowledge and a focus on community development. Shaun has implemented transformative initiatives aligned with the Barwon Regional Partnerships vision of good growth.

His leadership has led to pioneering strategies in affordability, circular economy, and infrastructure delivery.

Elly Hanlon

Elly brings over 16 years of regional business leadership across manufacturing and construction, specialising in governance, stakeholder engagement, business systems, and workforce development.

She is passionate about strengthening ties between industry and community through collaboration, innovation, and inclusive leadership.

Regional Development Australia representative

Peter Dorling

Peter has over 25 years’ of experience in local government, primarily in economic and strategic development.

He was recently appointed Deputy Chair of Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority and is currently the Business Manager for Avalon Airport. His global connections at Avalon Airport make him well-placed to advise on ways to boost South-West tourism.

Peter holds a Masters in Business Management from RMIT and studied city development in the United States, England, Scotland, New Zealand and China.

He played a key role in driving the CBD redevelopment of the Greater City of Geelong through Vision II.

Victorian Government representative

Stuart Moseley – Deputy Secretary, Housing, Building and Land Delivery, Department of Transport and Planning

Local Government CEOs

Robyn Seymour – CEO, Surf Coast Shire Council

Robyn joined Surf Coast Shire Council as Chief Executive in July 2021. Robyn brings a people-centred leadership style to Surf Coast and has introduced a series of reforms to Council including a focus on strategy, alignment of work and delivery.

A key motivation for taking on the role at Surf Coast Shire Council was a strong wish to work more closely with community. Robyn was previously Deputy Secretary, Network Planning and head of Road Safety Victoria, with Victoria’s Department of Transport. Prior to that she was Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive of VicRoads after having started her career in the sector as a counsellor, working for eight years with individuals and families impacted by trauma.

Micheal Tudball – CEO, Borough of Queenscliffe

Michael is a seasoned professional with a diverse background spanning local and state government and the private sector. Michael possesses a good understanding of government departmental operations and has a large network across Victoria and Australia. His experience encompasses health, disability, emergency management, and regional collaboration.

Michael is a former CEO of Southern Grampians Shire Council and has served a number of Interim Executive roles over the past few years specifically in regional locations including South West Victoria.

He holds a number of board roles including Southern STAY Disability Services and WESTVIC Staffing Solutions based in South West Victoria. Michael holds a Graduate Diploma of Business and Master of Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ali Wastie – CEO, City of Greater Geelong

Ali is a purpose-driven leader with degrees in Arts and Education, complemented by a Master of Diplomacy and Trade. She has vast experience in executive roles in the Victorian Public Service and Local Government. She is now the CEO of the City of Greater Geelong, overseeing a large workforce delivering more than 120 community services.

She is a seasoned Board Director in the not-for-profit, community, tourism, and health sectors, holding key positions such as Chair of Alpine Resorts Victoria and Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.

Ali, an accredited executive coach and mediator, helps teams excel. She fosters a strategic, results-oriented, and trusting workplace culture that is also enjoyable.

Andrew Tenni – CEO, Colac Otway Shire

Andrew has over 20 years of experience in the public sector with qualifications including a Masters of Applied Science (Innovation and Service Management), Graduate Diploma in Business Leadership and Bachelor of Arts (Social Science).

Prior to joining Colac Otway Shire, Andrew held an executive role at the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions as Director Program Administration with Jobs Victoria, and was the Chief Executive Officer of the Magistrates Court of Victoria for 7 years. Andrew also held numerous executive roles at VCAT over 6 years including Chief Executive Officer and Director of Corporate Services.

Andrew has extensive experience and skills in leading large, diverse and complex workforces, modelling positive values and driving a positive culture of innovation and change.

TAFE CEO

Joe Ormeno – CEO, The Gordon Institute of TAFE

Joe Ormeno, CEO of The Gordon Institute of TAFE since 2019, brings over 16 years of experience in the vocational education sector, in addition to a career in the private and not-for-profit sectors. His own educational journey began at The Gordon with a Certificate III in Business Studies, followed by a bachelor's degree from Deakin University.

Joe is passionate about the transformative power of vocational education. He holds several leadership roles across the Community and the TAFE Network, highlighting his commitment to vocational education's development in Australia and its positive impact on the Geelong region.