Kerry Stubbs

Biography

Kerry Stubbs has undergraduate and postgraduate Arts honours degrees from the University of Sydney majoring in Government and Public Administration. Kerry’s career began in research and teaching at the University of Sydney, and she has also taught at UTS. She worked as a researcher in the NSW Parliament before moving into a career in human resources in the NSW Public Sector and as a private consultant. Kerry was appointed the first Corporate Human Resources Manager of Sydney Water in 1998, and from there moved into a variety of operational roles in the water industry, and then into General Manager roles in Australian Water Technologies PL. In 2001, Kerry moved into health as General Manager Human Resources for St Vincent’s & Mater Health Sydney, and was subsequently was appointed as Executive Director of St Vincent’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice. During her time at St Vincent’s she was responsible for overseeing significant increases in services, funding, research, new technology and improvements in patient care, as well as the redevelopment of significant new building works on the St Vincent’s site. In 2007, Kerry was the NSW winner of the Community and Government sector Telstra Business Women’s Award. In 2008, Kerry commenced a new role as CEO and Managing Director of Northcott Disability Services, one of the largest disability service providers in NSW, operating from more than 20 sites across NSW and the ACT and providing services to more than 10,000 clients and families. Kerry’s skills in governance and risk management have led her to a number of Board positions, including Chair of the NSW Utilities and Electrotechnology ITAB Ltd; Director of The Eleanor Dark Foundation Ltd; Director of E-Water Ltd; Director and Treasurer of The Health Roundtable Ltd. She is currently Chair of the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd, and a Director of Northcott Innovation, and The Spinecare Foundation Ltd. Ltd; and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees of Western Sydney University 

Research Interest

 Business Administration