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Garry O’Shea and his family originally from NSW, have lived in the North East area since 1999 following numerous work-related transfers taking in three states, 12 towns and included a two year posting to Papua New Guinea.
Garry’s 38-year long career in the finance industry spanned stints within Westpac, Toyota Finance, ANZ and 6 years as CBA State Manager, Local Business Banking in South Australia.
Garry has extensive Board experience and apart from NEDA, has been previously on the Board of the Tea Tree Gully Golf Club, Chairman of Hockey SA and also Chairman of both the Adelaide Region, Industry Leaders & Network Groups.
Garry joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2011.
Bill McKenna has over 40 years of operational experience in the small business sector, initially gaining experience working with multi-national companies in the automotive arena, predominantly tyres, wheels and suspension. While Adelaide is home Bill has worked both interstate and overseas furthering his knowledge and reach, including working within the Formula 1 fraternity for some years.
Bill was instrumental in creating an import business that over time allowed him to acquire Australian distribution rights for various ultra high performance components and products that in time has developed this into an export business via value add work supplied in Adelaide complimenting the various aspects of the businesses he operates.
Bill has a passion for self improvement via education and training while his family consists of him and his wife.
Bill joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2019.
Neville recently retired from his own Educational Consulting business where he helped lead a national restructure as well as providing financial guidance to schools seeking to be more financially sustainable. He was the Business Manager at St Paul’s College for 13 years and prior to this, he had a 30 year career with the Commonwealth Bank working in three States and the NT with the final 9 years in Executive Area Manager Retail roles.
Neville has a passion to use his industry experience to enable Not For Profit organisations to be more strategic and have better governance outcomes. Additionally, he enjoys mentoring to assist people to develop and achieve their full potential. He is also a keen golfer and a committed Christian.
Neville has extensive Board experience and apart from NEDA, he is currently on the Board of the Tea Tree Gully Golf Club and the Finance Committee of Cardijn College. He was previously the National President of the Association of School Business Managers (ASBA) and also served as the State President of ASBA SA/NT.
Neville joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2024.
Roman is the State Manager of Amelie Housing. He has more than 20 years’ experience in organisational leadership and relationship building with clients, staff and non- government agencies.
He has significant experience in managing assets and undertaking strategic decisions on current and future property usage in partnership with the three tiers of government, not for profit organisation and customers.
He is an experienced manager who is able to provide high level input to influence corporate, strategic and business planning, asset management and service improvement initiatives.
Extensive experience in monitoring and managing regional key performance indicators in line with audit, budgetary and corporate requirements and proven ability in leading and managing the development and implementation of regionalised housing and homelessness plans, encompassing housing and accommodation strategies and the establishment of corporate and regional priorities.
Roman Joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2018.
Domenic started his journey into the Construction Industry in 2009, by undertaking an apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery at North East Vocational College. After becoming a qualified Carpenter and Joiner at age 21, he established his own company - Domenic is the Managing Director of Federico Constructions Pty Ltd.
Domenic has over 14 years’ experience in the Construction Industry and has undertaken a variety of building tasks in the residential and commercial sectors, working with a vast range of Builders, Developers and Contractors to build in not only South Australia but also Victoria, regional New South Wales, and Queensland.
Domenic is passionate about inspiring the younger generations to gain experience in the industry so works closely with employment and training organisations to provide as many opportunities as possible, for apprentices to join his business and learn the trade. Federico Constructions has been successful on many occasions, in supporting Apprentices to achieve their qualifications.
Domenic joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2019.
Tanya joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2020.
With extensive commercial experience, Jasmine has been working interstate for some of Australia’s most iconic brands including Qantas, Nova FM, SBS and the global market intelligence agency Mintel. Jasmine has a keen eye for identifying opportunities and developing plans that help achieve them.
When Jasmine returned to SA in 2020 she helped launch the French software engineering college “42” into Australia with the first campus being in Adelaide. The school’s purpose was to help solve youth unemployment. She now represents a range of national brands acting as the ambassador for each of them.
She is passionate about education, training and giving today’s youth the chance to develop their skills in any discipline they choose. She holds a Masters in Marketing from Charles Sturt University and holds industry awards for her previous roles in Advertising.
Jasmine joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2022.
Jennifer Hughes is an experienced Governance specialist in Board and Chief Executive roles over more than 30 years. This experience is combined with a long standing and demonstrated history of leading and building organisations in the charitable, for profit and public sector. Jennifer's core skills and expertise are centered in business and service development and renewal, strategic and infrastructure planning, community engagement, advocacy, public speaking and facilitation. Jennifer has tertiary qualifications in Public Policy and Law and significant experience in the Ageing and Disability sectors.
She has extensive experience in corporate governance as a Board Director, Company Secretary and Committee membership as well as undertaking roles as Chair and Board member of For Purpose organisations.
Jennifer is currently a Board member of Multicultural Aged Care Inc, a member of the COTA SA Policy Council and the Chair of the Port Adelaide Sailing Club Strategic Planning committee.
She believes in lifelong learning and is committed to finding ways and opportunities for everyone in our community to improve employment and education opportunities, whilst supporting personal endeavours and civil society more generally.
Jennifer joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2025.
Matt Cocca is the General Manager, Commercial and Assets at Lutheran Homes Group. He has extensive experience across the aged care, retirement living, and home care sector, with a strong background in finance, commercial operations, and asset management.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and began his career in external audit, developing solid foundations in financial management, compliance, and governance. Over the years he has taken on senior leadership roles that have seen him guide major transformation programs, strengthen organisational systems, and support long term planning across complex environments.
Matt has extensive experience leading procurement, contracts, IT, fleet, ESG, asset management, and major capital projects across South Australia and Victoria. He brings a practical leadership style and plays an active role in shaping strategy, guiding commercial decisions, and improving operational outcomes.
He also serves as Chair of the School Advisory Board at St Paul’s College in Gilles Plains and is a member of the Stewardship and Resources Committee. He is committed to good governance, strong community engagement, and sustainable outcomes across both education and aged care.
Matt joined the Board of North East Development Agency in 2025.
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