Meet the Chamber Team

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Chair

Kerrie Sheaves

Acting-Deputy Chair & Secretary

David Kashan

Treasurer

Joanne Brooker

Lee Morgan

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MyCommunity Strategy

John Drury

Jason Owen

Rebecca Deane

Rebecca Kidner

Andrea McDonald

Project Officer – Member Experiences

David Ferris

Project Officer - Alliances

Kerim El Gabaili

Glen Redgrove

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Project Officer - Systems Projects

Phil Patelis

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Membership Manager

Richard Holland

Chair

Kerrie Sheaves

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Kerrie is the Chairman of Sydney Hills Business Chamber and the Managing Director of Foundational Business Pty Ltd.

She has worked with micro and small business owners helping them grow their businesses for over 10 years as a business consultant, through Foundational Business Consulting and the Foundational Business Centre; a small business incubator and support centre supporting north-western Sydney.
Prior to starting her own business, her career in large corporates included senior management roles for PwC Australia, MCI Worldcom, AAPT and Optus.

Kerrie is passionate about business and community connection, she has been actively involved in the Sydney Hills Business Chamber for over 8 years, 3 of those as a support partner, and served on the SHBC Board for the last 2 years as a project officer and Deputy Chair.
She is active in many local networking groups and she serves on the board of local Men’s Health charity Bring A Mate.

Kerrie’s key business driver is to increase the effectiveness of small businesses, reducing the rate of failure by providing practical and achievable help to small business owners, to empower and equip them to succeed.

Kerrie brings to the SHBC Board her experience working with micro and small business owners as well as working in senior roles in larger corporates.

Her skills include Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, Software & Process Documentation, Practical Sales & Marketing Strategy and Risk Management.

Acting-Deputy Chair & Secretary

David Kashan

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David is the Principal Financial Advisor and Director of Wealth of Advice.  He goes above and beyond to give authentic, genuine, client-focused and unbiased advice to his clients, with the intention of serving their financial dreams to the best of his ability. From humble beginnings to now managing a successful business, David continues to grow Wealth of Advice from strength to strength. 

David has been an active Chamber member for 2 years, is an engaged MyBoard Member and co-leads Young & Hungry, an initiative by the Chamber aimed to propel young professionals in their career, whatever it may be, through involvement and engagement with the Chamber.

David is driven and passionate about actively contributing to his role on the Board, in particular to the Young & Hungry program, so that both established and developing businesses continue to thrive in their Membership with the SHBC.

Treasurer

Joanne Brooker

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Joanne is the owner of Pengwen Bookkeeping, (named after her daughters Penelope and Gwendolyn) an Australian based team of professionals since 2007, providing Bookkeeping and Management Accounting services.

We have a mission to help business owners get organised and have sound financial systems in place.

That gives them the accurate and timely financial information that they need to measure and make informed decision.

Whilst building solid cash reserves and fall back in love with their business.

Lee Morgan

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Lee Morgan is a 25+ year sales and marketing professional and Partner at Cure Collective.  Lee’s focus is on helping clients define their marketing strategy and associated tactics across the buying journey from awareness, consideration, conversion and use — all to build differentiated, sustainable marketing models that drive predictable lines of revenue.

A seasoned business leader experienced in small-to-large enterprises, Lee spent 15 years in sales and marketing with a focus on new customer acquisition before spending the last decade in senior strategy, innovation and brand roles in financial services. Lee has lectured for the Direct Marketing Association in Acquisition and Growth marketing and has a raft of qualifications to her name.
 
Lee is recognised for her strategic, creative input to an organisation’s success and is adept at thinking through strategy from development to execution – being well versed in best-practices across tactical vehicles such as brand, web, mobile, app, SEO, SEM, email marketing, social, print and press, content and creative in both a B2B and B2C environment.

As a new member to the Chamber Board in 2022, Lee’s vision is to boost membership growth to attract more businesses in the region and those doing business in the region.

MyCommunity Strategy

John Drury

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John loves to work with busy business owners or managers with teams. Working with him enables you to ‘Buy Back A Day” each week into your life. Make sure that you have ‘Take Home not just Turnover’ and that you ‘Build Your Dream Team’.
John’s mentoring process provides a framework for all that to happen for you and then for your team.

He mentors clients in Sydney CBD, Parramatta and Western Sydney and Sydney Hills District. And also works with selected clients in Melbourne, and Regional areas such as Dubbo.

John believes business success and a healthy lifestyle can go hand in hand IF you are willing to take responsibility and make some changes.

He also has an effective process to assist a business develop a healthy business culture. The process guarantees high buy-in and accountability from the entire team to the new culture.

John works with high achievers, entrepreneurs and business owners who know there is more. Once you have achieved good levels of success the way forward is not just about working harder, or even smarter. The answer to moving forwards inevitably involves a period of self-discovery.
John leads you through a process of learning more about yourself and how you can move beyond your current limits. What’s more, he will enable you to do this with a ‘whole of life’ approach that will increase your capacity to go for your dreams and at the same time build a great lifestyle for your family.

Jason Owen

Rebecca Deane

Rebecca Kidner

Rebecca Kidner has been inspiring dancers for over 27 years! With a passion for dance and a commitment to excellence, she has become a fully qualified Royal Academy of Dance teacher, having studied for 3 years under examiner Hilary Kaplan.

Early in her career, she had the opportunity to work alongside her mentor and run the Turramurra branch of Kaplan’s school. Later, she served as the head of the junior school at The McDonald College in North Strathfield for 8 years, where she nurtured young talents and prepared them for the stage.

Her teaching has produced many notable students who have gone on to join ballet companies around the world, a testament to her expertise and dedication. In 2010, she founded Tiny Toes Ballet, a school for 2–7-year-old aspiring ballerinas and dancers. Over the past 15 years, Tiny Toes Ballet has grown to become an award-winning dance school with over 1000 students, 10 teachers, 6 assistant teachers, 4 Customer Happiness Managers at 13 locations across Sydney’s Hills, Inner West, and North Shore.

Through inspiring music, colourful props, a magical programme and the joy of dance, she and her team at Tiny Toes Ballet capture the imaginations of tiny children and in still in them a love for the art form that lasts a lifetime.

Andrea McDonald

Andrea is the CEO and Director of Barker Ryan Stewart.

Andrea is responsible for proactively leading the Barker Ryan Stewart team and managing the overall operations of the company through the development, delivery and continual refinement of effective business strategies and actions.

Andrea provides a high level of strategic business advice to the team and helps foster a culture of excellence by developing a skilled, motivated, and engaged team. She helps build and maintain a sustainable positive working environment and culture across the company.

As a new member to the Chamber Board in 2024, Andrea will be involved in the refinement of the strategic plan.

Project Officer – Member Experiences

David Ferris

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David currently serves as Executive Manager – Enterprise Division with Davelcorp Insurance Brokers.

David’s 41 year career has incorporated roles in Risk Management, Property Loss Control and Fire Protection Engineering in both Australia and USA, Direct General Insurance and General Reinsurance Management roles, Underwriting Agency Management, and Broking Management positions within the ’Non-life’ Corporate General Insurance Market.

David has been an active member of the Chamber for 14 years including the immediate past 3 years as a Chamber Board Member – MyBoard Portfolio.

His business philosophy, as plied across his Corporate and National target client-base, (including the affinity sectors of Church, Faith-based business and Not for Profit industries) has always been in striving to ‘add value through collaborative education’ and in recognising the worth of every person as an individual with story and a mission.

As a Christian, David values ‘integrity’ as a specific character trait that will continue to provide significant worth as part of his future Board contributions in his representation of the membership.

David has a passion to ensure that the Chamber Member Engagement remains a key member value for all active participants, and that it continues as a fundamental valued differentiator from other Business Chambers.

Project Officer - Alliances

Kerim El Gabaili

Kerim’s greatest achievement has been nurturing a loving family for the past 24 years, raising three wonderful children, and serving as a dedicated husband. Alongside his commitment to family life, he has been deeply involved in various aspects of leadership, consultancy, and his passion for football, geopolitics, and culinary delights. As the CEO of OnePoint, he has spearheaded innovation and transformation, consistently aiming to foster a client-centric approach that delivers tangible commercial outcomes by seamlessly integrating multiple Marketing and Communication disciplines.

Kerim has served in leadership roles with the WSITC, the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Leichhardt Chamber of Commerce, the Australian Arab Council, and on the B2B Marketing expert panel at the ADMA Association for Data-Driven Marketing & Advertising.

In recognition of his industry knowledge and expertise, he had the privilege of being selected as an AMI Awards Judge in both 2022 and 2023. Furthermore, in 2023, he invested significantly in expanding his knowledge by undertaking numerous and comprehensive courses in AI at the Australian Institute of Management. Kerim subsequently had the honour of presenting on AI to six distinct business groups throughout the year 2023. His professional journey reflects a commitment to excellence, innovation, and continuous learning, and he looks forward to contributing to further achievements in the ever-evolving landscape of marketing and consultancy and the Sydney Hills Business Chamber leadership team.

Glen Redgrove

Glen is a Director of GMK Accounting Pty Ltd Chartered Accountants, a Company which he started in 2020 to provide quality and personable services to clients. Glen has over 20 years experience in the accounting profession and he feels fortunate to have built many close relationships with many good people during that time. Those relationships have been built on trust, communication, care, competency, service, mutual respect and keeping his word. Glen credits his Family and upbringing for his great, fortunate life.

Project Officer - Systems Projects

Phil Patelis

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Phil is the founder of Aibl and provides advisory services as an independent Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to Australian organisations & Boards.

In 2005, Phil co-founded and was the Managing Director of XCentral, one of Australia’s most recognised IT Services companies. This company won 3 x Microsoft Partner of the Year awards amongst other international recognitions. After 15-years, XCentral was sold in February of 2020.
 
Phil’s view is that effective Digital Transformation must harnesses the full power of technology to deliver substantive, strategic change in both organisational models and service offerings. In today’s world, technology must be seamlessly integrated into every aspect of the organisation to ensure a sustainable future.
 
We all know technology can be a noisy, confusing space. As an executive leader and advisor with a proven track record at the cutting edge of the field, he brings clear vision to complexity and ambiguity. He helps organisations to build a technology-enabled future, pioneering not only Digital Innovation but new ways of thinking.
 
Phil’s mantra has always been that “Limitations inspire Innovation.”

As a new member of the Chamber Board in 2021, Phil’s vision is to develop out the digital capabilities of the chamber.

Membership Manager

Richard Holland

Richard has been the Chambers Membership Manager since 2012.

Before joining the chamber team, he spent over a decade in banking, almost two in the printing business, and a year or so getting to know the world of social media and web development, assisting business owners with challenges, and identifying opportunities for collaboration between businesses.

Richard works closely with our members and the wider business community to attract and retain members that add value to the chamber, and to each other’s businesses.

Richard works with the Chamber board to execute key strategies for growing the Chamber in the Hills Area, as well as representing the wider business community in his role on the Chamber Alliance of Western Sydney.

Richard has established a hundreds of business relationships and made some great friends along the way. And his work to facilitate meetings between members has blossomed into long term collaborations and strategic partnerships, with mutual benefits for the businesses involved.

If you would like to learn more about Chamber membership Richard would be delighted to speak with you. He is truly passionate about the Sydney Hills Business Chamber.

It is an outstanding organisation with a genuine focus on guiding members towards long term business relationships and strategic collaborations – and you will not find a more welcoming group of individuals!

If you are a businessperson in the Hills District feel free to connect with me via LinkedIn or call me and introduce yourself.

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