Leah Taaffe
Commenced with CLRS: April 2016
Qualifications/Training: Master’s in leadership,
BA (Hons) Applied Social Care & GAICD.
Experience: 17 years in leadership roles in the community services sector in Australia and Ireland
At Community Living & Respite Services, our leadership team are deeply committed to leading with integrity and purpose, ensuring every person receives person-centred active support, our staff are skilled and empowered, and our operations remain sustainable.
Commenced with CLRS: April 2016
Qualifications/Training: Master’s in leadership,
BA (Hons) Applied Social Care & GAICD.
Experience: 17 years in leadership roles in the community services sector in Australia and Ireland
Commenced with CLRS: June 2012
Qualifications/Training: Graduate Certificate Business Management,
Diploma in Community Services
Experience: 15 years working in community services and another 12 years working in quality systems
Commenced with CLRS: June 2015
Qualifications/Training: Masters of Business Administration,
Bachelor of Business (HR/ Marketing), Certificate IV Investigations
Experience: Over 11 years’ experience in Human Resources, leadership and the not-for-profit/ community industry
Commenced with CLRS: February 2017
Qualifications/Training: Bachelor of Theology; Graduate Diploma Computing;
Cert IV Government Investigations
Experience: 15 years Minister of Religion/Chaplaincy; 25 years IT Engineering/Consulting/Systems Support & Admin
Commenced with CLRS: November 2020
Qualifications/Training: Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management,
Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management, Cert IV in Training and Assessment
Experience: Over 21 years in leading teams in customer service community-based roles
Commenced with CLRS: February 2006
Qualifications/Training: Diploma Community Services
Experience: 18 years working across different divisions, Residential, Respite, Defined programs, Quality & Safety, Support Coordination, age care & Disability Services
Commenced with CLRS: June 2016
Qualifications/Training: Diploma of Community Services
Experience: 9 years working in Disability Services, 2 years working as a Direct Support Professional, 5 years as Team Leader and 2 years as Services Manager
Commenced with CLRS: August 2020
Qualifications/Training: Bachelor of Arts (Youth Affairs) & Diploma of Leadership and Management
Experience: 19 years in leadership in local government and not-for-profit supporting children, youth, family, family violence and persons with disability across Melbourne and Regional Victoria.
Commenced with CLRS: July 2017
Qualifications/Training: Bachelor of Health Sciences
Experience: 20 years in disability services