Meet The Board
Communities at Work is a public company limited by guarantee, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprising high profile community leaders.
Alan Greenslade
Chair
Alan has extensive experience in leading financial management and governance roles in the public and private sector. Alan was responsible for the Commonwealth‘s financial reporting, estimates and cash management at the Department of Finance. Previous executive roles have included at the Australian National Audit Office, in the funds management industry and as a policy advisor at the UK Treasury. He has had a longstanding commitment to the community sector in Australia and the UK.
Karen Curtis
Deputy Chair
Karen has worked in the public and private sectors. Karen was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Children’s Education and Care Authority (ACECQA) which is the national regulator of education and care. She was Australian Privacy Commissioner, the Executive Director of the Australian Made Campaign, and a senior industry association executive. She has strong governance, policy, regulatory and communication skills.
Domenic Stramandinoli
Treasurer
Domenic is a partner in a chartered accounting firm with over 27 years of demonstrable experience with taxation, business advisory and governance, servicing a range of government, private sector and not-for-profit clients. His strengths are in financial management information systems, business services consultancy, and effective business structuring. Domenic holds positions on several commercial and not-for-profit community boards and committees.
Bernice Ellis
Director
Bernice is a Partner in a National law firm, specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency. She has a background in tax and commerce, is a board member of a Canberra disability support-service provider and is passionate about giving back to the Canberra community.
Wayne Harriden
Director
Wayne Harriden has 34 years’ experience at the elite level of the Australian real estate and property development industry and currently runs a high profile National Project Management and Marketing business. He specialises in delivering small to large scale residential & mixed use precincts and land subdivisions across the region for both the Business and Government sectors. Wayne brings a wealth of business experience and is passionate about continuing to contribute to the Canberra community.
Trixie Makay
Director
Trixie joined the Board in 2025, initially taking up our casual board vacancy. Her experience and informed business perspectives draw on over 35 years in the public and private sectors – 20 years in senior Government roles and over 16 years as a leader in Canberra at KPMG - in recent years as a partner focusing on the delivery of health and human services and program reforms. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is passionate about contributing to the delivery of valued and sustainable programs and services to our citizens and communities.
Adam Norden
Director
Adam is a senior leader in a global Management Consulting firm. He brings over 25 years of management experience working across public, private and not-for-profit sectors — especially in the health, aged care, Indigenous affairs, education, employment and disability services sectors. Adam’s strengths are in the strategy, policy, evaluation, program, and governance domains, including capacity-building work with executives and boards.