CEO, St Patrick‘s Community Support Centre
As an NGO leader and Community Advocate for change, Michael works to break down the stereotypes
surrounding homelessness in Western Australia; engaging all sectors of our community including business
and government, and advocating the importance of collaboration and engagement in working towards the
goal of ending homelessness.
As Chief Executive Officer at St Patrick’s, Michael leads the organisation, under the governance of the Board, working to support the amazing team of staff and volunteers in delivering our mission, to support the most vulnerable in our community to live independent lives and reach their potential.
Michael completed a Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) and Bachelor of Laws at Monash University in
Melbourne, and has been qualified as a legal practitioner for over 25 years, during this time having
established and managed his own law firm based in Fremantle, prior to his move into the community
services sector.
His association with the community and public sector stretches over more than 30 years, starting his
working career as a paralegal in the community legal sector in the early ‘90s (and later as a volunteer
lawyer). Over the years he has served as a member and chair on a number of boards and committees at a
local and national level, including immediate past Vice Chair of Shelter WA, and currently as Co-Chair of the
WA Alliance to End Homelessness. He has worked as an executive in the community sector for over 15
years. He won a WA 40 under 40 Award in 2013 for his services to the sector and the community and the
Institute of Public Administration Australia (WA) Leader of the Year in the Not for Profit Sector in 2022, and was appointed a Fellow of the Institute thereafter in recognition of his contribution and service.