Jan Rashbrook, Principal
As a passionate champion for strata, Jan works extensively within the strata industry and has vast experience working with volunteers, and expertise in management, governance, strategy, and policy.
Jan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her earlier careers in senior executive positions within the health industry, tertiary education, emergency services, and the private sector. Her roles have spanned risk and compliance, governance, project management, nurse education, film and television production, event management, mental health, media communications and public relations.
Jan works as an independent consultant to the not-for-profit, government, and private sectors. She makes time to volunteer across the areas of mental health, elder care, and firefighting and was previously awarded a Rural Fire Service Commissioner’s Unit Commendation for Service for her work in building and enhancing wellbeing in NSW emergency services communities.
Jan is a former Director and Company Secretary of the Owners Corporation Network of Australia and was a key player in escalating the long-overdue strata reforms, roundtables with government and other stakeholders, and submissions to government.
She maintains membership with the Owners Corporation of Australia (OCN) and Strata Community Australia (SCA) and has been actively engaged with strata for twenty years. Jan currently holds office bearer positions on several Strata Committees across the city and regional NSW.
Jan embraces the opportunities to elevate issues within the strata landscape and has also undertaken research into building resilience in strata communities and presented her findings to conferences. Ref: Towering Possibilities: Building Resilient Communities in High-Rise Multi-Occupant Properties.
Jan holds a Masters of Public Administration, along with a Bachelor degree majoring in psychology, anthropology, and comparative sociology, a Diploma of Human Resource Management, and a Certificate IV Property (Operations). Jan holds a Class 1 Strata Managing Agent Licence.
Ken Parkes, Director
Ken began his working life in the railways, and then moved into the private sector before venturing successfully into self-employment. His skills span extensive senior management roles in marketing, promotions, event management, and business consulting.
Ken bought his first strata titled property a lifetime ago (!), later becoming involved in commercial strata properties, and more residential strata.
As an owner, occupier, and employer within strata over the years, he’s been a consumer from various perspectives. Ken now works with other owners, strata committees and owners corporations in helping traverse the minefield that people can find themselves in.
In his spare time he volunteers as a firefighter and fundraiser for the local fire brigade and takes every opportunity to help others. Any excuse to catch-up over a coffee is always a good opener!