CALLEO INDIGENOUS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member ( VIC )
With over 15 years' experience providing resourcing services to Federal Government, David has placed and managed more than 500 ICT contractors, and over 300 permanent staff. Growing up in Far North Queensland, David was lucky enough to share many experiences with First Nations peoples and communities which led to a life-long passion to support Indigenous people, causes and communities.
Originally from New Zealand, Dom moved to Australia in 2018 and joined Calleo in 2021. Growing up in New Zealand, Dom developed a strong connection to Māori culture (even though he has no Māori blood) through cultural immersion in school, sport and society. Moving to Australia, he was surprised that a lot of Australian's didn't feel the same connection to Aboriginal culture. Through Calleo Indigenous, and the Calleo Indigenous Community Fund, he is honoured to be able to play a small part in supporting and enhancing Indigenous culture in Australia, through investing in a variety of Indigenous causes.
Elana (Laney) is of the Darug people. Darug land starts from the Blue Mountains in the west, to the sea in the east and from the Hawkesbury River in the North to Appin in the south. She was born in Bundaberg Queensland, and grew up over the eastern states of Australia. Spending most of her childhood and teen years in QLD and the last eight years in Canberra, she has always been passionate about helping her people as well as nurturing the beautiful lands and oceans. She grateful that with Calleo's aid she has been able follow these passions.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member ( VIC )
John has over 35 years experience in the establishment and operations of professional consulting, recruitment and labour hire services. The CICF is important to him because it is a practical demonstration of our commitment to advancing Indigenous communities by reducing barriers to education, and improving people's lives through initiatives that deliver health, sport, cultural and general community outcomes. Furthermore, over time the CICF, and some of the recipients of CICF scholarships may be able to find meaningful employment through Calleo, further strengthening the benefit that the CICF provides to individuals, communities and Calleo itself.
Kate joined Calleo in November 2019, bringing over seven years of recruitment experience in the private and public sector. Kate works in our Brisbane office managing our National Scribe Delivery and sourcing candidates for our non-IT market, nationally. Kate is our QLD representative for Calleo Indigenous, supporting our Griffith University Scholars and associated events.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member ( VIC )
Mel is an Australian Aboriginal Ngunnawal woman. As well as being an owner and board member of Calleo Indigenous, she is a Director of Spirit Dreaming Education and Training Solutions. Her past experiences are drawn upon by Calleo Indigenous to ensure the Calleo Indigenous Community Fund (CICF) promotes high impact, meaningful change to local Indigenous people and their communities.
Job Titles:
- CICF Development Advisor / DAC Chair
Mike is privileged to be the inaugural Development Advisor for the Calleo Group and for the Calleo Indigenous Community Fund in particular. As part of the Calleo team, and as evidenced by the many projects Calleo is supporting, he is committed to contributing to reconciliation in practical ways, and to empowering First Nations people to achieve their goals. With practical global experience in cross-cultural development projects, he is so enjoying the opportunity to learn more about the accomplishments, heritage, cultures and needs of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Originally from the Sunshine Coast, Renee Cremer is a proud Yuin woman and mother. Renee is an early career public servant living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country.
Sharmaine is Wiradjuri and was raised on Ngunnawal land. She grew up and went to school locally in the Queanbeyan area which is on the outskirts of the Canberra region. She is passionate about being able to put back into the community while being able to help facilitate and grow different First Nations people and businesses. As secretary of our Indigenous fund, she loves being able to see all the great areas that we are able to help in and benefit those communities to better their own.
Stirling is an Awabakal man living on Ngunnawal Country. Stirling is a Lecturer in Sport Management and is in the final stages of completing his PhD at the University of Canberra. His PhD investigates sport officiating from a policy and governance viewpoint while his other research areas include: Indigenous sport and media activities regarding mega sport events. Stirling has published a sport management text book, numerous journal articles, and presented at many national and international conferences. Stirling works closely with the Indigenous Marathon Foundation and Indigenous Basketball Australia on grassroots sports initiatives. He also sits on the advisory board for Library For All's Our Yarning series.