Ruth Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Ruth has been the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Sky Community Services since 2009 and has been working in the community services sector since 1982. Ruth is passionate about ensuring…
Colin Simmons
Chief Financial Officer
Colin joined Blue Sky Community Services as Chief Financial Officer in June 2017. His previous experience includes Chief Financial Officer of a large not-for-profit community organisation, Group Accountant for an…
Terry Robb
Executive Manager: Service Delivery and Quality
Terry brings more than 17 years’ experience in the community sector in Australia and internationally to Blue Sky Community Services. His previous work with a diverse range of organisations has…
Nicki Clarke
Executive Manager: Operations
Nicki has worked in a variety of industries in her working life, mainly in operational roles. She enjoys the challenges that managing operations brings, and believes it is a role…
Yvonne Briggs
Executive Manager: Communications
Yvonne joined Blue Sky Community Services in August 2018. Yvonne has more than 25 years of experience working in the television industry, managing broadcast production and venue operations on major…
Sue Currie
Program Manager: Families, Young People and Communities
Sue has over 40 years’ experience in a range of community care and health settings and has been with Blue Sky Community Services since 2010. Sue holds a Bachelor of…
Melanie O’Dell
Community Capacity Building Manager: NDIS Local Area Coordination
Melanie holds a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Newcastle with a major in Family and Community Welfare. Since graduating in 2011, Melanie has developed her experience working with…
Charity Peabody
Regional Manager: NDIS Local Area Coordination
Charity has recently moved to Australia from the UK, and brings with her more than 12 years of experience in the UK healthcare industry. This period included 9 years in…
Toni Palombi
Partnerships Manager
Toni is an experienced partnerships manager, writer and editor. She has worked with not-for-profit organisations in Asia, the Middle East and Australia, addressing issues such as child protection, media freedom…
Candice Ryall
Service Delivery Manager
Candice has worked in the community services sector for the past 17 years. Throughout this time, she has developed skills and expertise in the disability and employment services industries. Over…
Bruce Edwards
Team Leader: Families, Young People and Communities
Bruce joined the Blue Sky Community Services’ Groundworks team in April 2019, after settling on the Coffs Coast following 6 years spent working with a faith-based NGO in Fiji. With…
Stacy Pankhurst
Team Leader: NDIS Local Area Coordination
Stacy has worked in a variety of case management and leadership roles within the health, disability and human services industries and her qualifications include a Diploma of Community Welfare and…
Mark Sinclair
TEAM LEADER: NDIS LOCAL AREA COORDINATION
Mark joined Blue Sky Community Services in February 2017 as a Local Area Coordinator, having previously worked in the same role at another organisation. Prior to this he had worked…
Matt Crawley
TEAM LEADER: NDIS LOCAL AREA COORDINATION
Matt joined the Blue Sky Community Services LAC team in 2018 and worked for 12 months as an LAC in the Nambucca office before taking up his current role in…