Greg Franks

Experience

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  ProStage Australia

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  General Manager
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  SA Health & Community Services Skills Board

  May 2005 - Jun 2008

  Executive Officer

  The Skills Board was one of nine industry workforce development focussed association. Projects undertaken during my tenure included the following sectors - disability, childcare, domestic violence, mental health and allied health. We also held a successful conference and the Health & Community Services Workforce Development Awards.

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  Greg Martin Enterprises

  Jun 2005 - Dec 2021

  Director

  GME supports start up ventures. Investments include: Prosmedix - commercialisation of a prosthetic foot - sold to a UK venture capital companyLeartek - working with the Uni SA Centre for Sustainable Energy to improve efficiency of small scale generatorsLear Medical Devices - developing a patented patient lifter that will enter clinical trials in 2012

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  Community Business Bureau

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2011

  Management Consultant

  Consulting in the non profit sector with a strong focus on Aboriginal governance and business development. Consulting services provided included - new organisation formation, wind ups, constitution reviews, strategic planning, business plan development, governance training, marketing training, grant writing, business feasibility and supporting the introduction of the social enterprise workshop.

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  Yalata Community Inc

  Dec 2011 - Nov 2015

  Chief Executive Officer

  The Yalata community is an Anangu township with a population that will grow from 220 to 350 in the next three years. Yalata Community Inc provides the community's municipal and essential services, community development services, is a CDEP employer, operate the Yalata store, manage Government relations and is central to the town planning. Future commercial ventures are in development.

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  United Way South Australia

  Dec 2015 - Jul 2017

  Chief Executive

  Our VisionUnited Way SA envisions a world where all children achieve their potential through Education, Income Stability and Healthy lives by "Building Children's Potential"Our Focus Our focus is on education, health and income stability - the building blocks for a good quality of life.Our PracticeWe mobilise people and organizations that bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. That is we ask people to Give – Advocate - Volunteer.We undertake charitable fundraising activities to support our community impact.Community Impact ActivitiesUnited We Read – a program of activities to improve early childhood literacy and school readiness in disadvantaged communities. This includes a free book being delivered monthly to every participating child under 5 years through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.Read Aloud Zoo Day - working with over 20 local community service partners United Way SA will hold the 10th Annual Children’s Zoo Day, at Adelaide Zoo on Saturday 2 April 2016. The Zoo Day provides a memorable day for children and their parents, carers or guardians dealing with significant life challenges including: illness, family breakdown, foster situations, homelessness and income uncertainty. Show less

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  Indigenous Education & Boarding Australia

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2022

  Chief Executive Officer

  In March 2019 Boarding Australia became Indigenous Education & Boarding Australia. IEBA has been created to close the education gap through boarding so that all Indigenous students gain an effective education in child-safe and culturally safe learning environments with access to health, wellbeing and mental health services. Our vision is that all Indigenous students attain educational outcomes to be successful in their future choices.

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  Transition Support Unit - NT Education

  Sept 2022 - Mar 2024

  Director

  The Transition Support Unit provides support for families from remote and very remote communities in the Northern Territory to choose secondary schooling options for their children and provide support for these young people to achieve their aspirations throughout their educational journey.With offices in Darwin and Alice Springs, and staff in Nhulunbuy, Katherine and Tennant Creek, the TSU team currently supports over 1,000 students from 65 communities. Over 80% of the TSU team are Aboriginal.As Director, I seek to continue the good work of the TSU and lead the team to build relationships with boarding schools to support students achieve their potential and find pathways to employment, training or further education. The TSU contribution to Closing the Education Gap will see the students of today become proud community leaders of tomorrow. Show less

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  Yothu yindi foundation garma festival

  Feb 2024 - now

  Education Policy Project Manager