Jackie commenced as General Manager of Leeton Shire Council in August 2015. Jackie came to the Riverina from Tamworth where she held the position of Director Planning and Community Services.
Her formal qualifications are in natural resource management (BSc Forestry/Conservation) and a Masters in Environmental Education.
Prior to moving to Australia from NZ in 2012, Jackie was herself a councillor for 8 years with Invercargill City Council, including serving as Deputy Mayor in her final term. She considers this to have been an excellent opportunity to understand the important interface played by a GM between the elected Council and the administration staff.
Jackie is strongly focussed on results and making sure these are communicated openly both internally with staff/councillors and externally with Leeton Shire residents. She works very closely with Council's Communications, Corporate Planning and Economic Development staff.
Jackie and her husband, Graeme, love living in Leeton and are impressed by the area's agricultural prowess - from primary production through to value adding manufacturing industries. They have two adult children who visit from time to time.
Brendan is an experienced public servant and consultant who joined Leeton Shire Council on a part- time basis in February 2020.
Brendan served as a NSW Government official for more than 15 years, working across agencies like NSW Treasury, Infrastructure NSW and the former Department of State and Regional Development.
Since leaving government, Brendan has led the national practices of two consultancies. He served as Corview’s Head of Economics, Investment & Finance from July 2016 to February 2019. When RPS acquired Corview in February 2019, Brendan served at the National Lead for Economics up until his decision to leave in October 2019 and start his own consultancy.
Brendan grew up in Dubbo and has a deep appreciation of and passion for the varied places and landscapes of regional NSW. Professionally, Brendan loves to see good strategy converted into results through effective development of projects and initiatives, and will bring exactly that focus to serving Leeton’s community.
Within Council, Brendan’s Business and Investment Group includes both the finance and IT functions serving and supporting the rest of Council, as well as broader project development, economic development and events responsibilities.
