Roger Macmorran, Acting Chair
Roger is a qualified quantity surveyor with extensive experience in property development and organisational transformation of impact-driven and member-based organisations. He currently works for Reclink Australia leading their mission to make Sport and Recreation an Essential Service for Community Health across Australia by the Brisbane ’32 Olympic Games.
Roger is driven by a passion for maximising the potential of people and delivering real and meaningful change to organisations and communities. Away from work, Roger runs his local junior cricket club and loves to escape to the mountains. His big unresolved challenge is to write a book about his 6 years living and working in Russia.
Justin Blumfield
Since retiring from a successful 148 game AFL career highlighted with the achievement of an AFL Premiership with the Essendon Football Club in 2000, Justin has spent the past 14 years working within the commercial property industry. Justin commenced his property career with top 50 ASX listed property company, The GPT Group. He held various positions during this time in both the retail and commercial office sectors including Marketing Executive, Retail Manager, Centre Manager and Regional Manager in Victoria.
Currently Justin is the General Manager Residential for Ingenia Communities. Prior to joining Ingenia Communities, Justin spent seven years at Vicinity Centres, a world leading top 30 ASX retail property group owning and managing circa $20 billion of commercial real estate. Most recently, he held the position of Director of Shopping Centre Management. In this role, Justin was responsible for the strategic asset management of Vicinity’s 56 core shopping centre assets across Australia, including the country’s leading outlet brand DFO.
Peter Summers, Deputy Chair
Peter is a Chartered Accountant with extensive management experience. For much of his career he was employed with the AV Jennings Limited Group, a well-known residential development company. In total he spent 37 years with the AVJ, 15 as Finance Director/CFO and 13 as Managing Director/CEO.
In recent years Peter has moved into the areas of non-executive directorship, consultancy and executive coaching. Peter is currently Chair of the Advisory Council for the Burbank Group.
In 2021 Peter became a member of the Abbotsford Convent Audit and Risk Committee and in late 2021 was appointed Chair of that Committee.
Peter also spent 10 years on the Board of St. Kilda Football Club, the last 5 as President. During his time, St. Kilda undertook a number of significant initiatives including hosting the first ever AFL Pride Game and the introduction of women’s football. The Club also returned to its spiritual home at Moorabbin with a complete rebuild of facilities. This involved considerable fundraising, member and stakeholder engagement, and support from Local and State Governments.
He is currently a Non-Executive Director of AFL New Zealand.
Peter is passionate about people and the “why” of organisations and creating successful, sustainable businesses. Peter is also strong in terms of governance with a focus on strategy, business drivers, financial results and accountability.
Tim Northeast
Tim Northeast is an entrepreneurial owner and operator of several hospitality and music venues in inner Melbourne, including the iconic Corner Hotel.
Having built all of his businesses from the ground up, Tim has a strong understanding of the issues facing small and medium-sized businesses and has extensive experience in the entertainment and hospitality industries as well as strong skills in team building, financial management and property management.
As a local resident who has visited the Abbotsford Convent precinct for nearly 20 years, Tim understands how important the Convent is to the many tenants who call it home, as well as the local and wider community.
Tim is a graduate of the AICD, and his previous Director appointments include Board Director and Chair of Music Victoria, the peak body for contemporary music in Victoria.
