Mr Grant West
Chairman
Experience
· Inspector, Employed by NSW Fire Brigades since March 1985
· Director of the Credit Union since December 2007
Qualifications
· NSW Fire Brigade Management Certificate
· Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences - Emergency Services (University of Western Sydney)
· Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Australian Institute of Police Management) Graduate and Member of Institute of Fire Engineers
· Diploma of Financial Services - Credit Union Directorship
 
Mr Andrew John Walker
Vice-Chairman
Experience
· Station Officer
· Employed by NSW Fire Brigades since November 1987
· Director of the Credit Union since March 2003
· Training - Communications, Occupational Health & Safety
· Treasurer of the NSWFB Relief & Welfare Fund.
Qualifications
· Justice of the Peace
· Member – Australasian Mutuals Institute
· Diploma of Financial Services - Credit Union Directorship
 
Mr Stephen Charles Edwards
Director
Experience
· Currently Assistant Director Information Technology
· Employed by NSW Fire Brigades since 1974 in Finance and Computer Systems
· Director of the Credit Union since January 1989
Qualifications
· Accounting Certificate
· Associate Fellow – Australasian Mutuals Institute
· ITIL Foundations Certificate (V3)
 
 
Mr John William Krajcik
Director
Experience
· Station Officer
· Employed by NSW Fire Brigades since March 1984
· Director of the Credit Union since September 1988
Qualifications
· Bachelor of Business (Charles Sturt University)
· Bachelor of Legal Studies (Macquarie University
· Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW>
· Diploma in Legal Practice
· ·Associate Fellow – Australasian Mutuals Institute
 
 
Mr Andrew McCready
Director
Experience
· Station Officer
· Employed by NSW Fire Brigades since March 1994
· Director of the Credit Union since November 2008
Qualifications
· Member - Australian Mutuals Institute
· Science Degree - Computing
· Graduate - Conversion Course in Accounting
· Graduate - Conversion Course in Financial Planning
 
 
Mr Douglas Frederick Messenger
Director
Experience
· Retired in 2004 as Assistant Director Operational Personnel,
· 37 Years service NSW Fire Brigades
· Director of the Credit Union since December 1997
· Life Member - Foundation member, & Committee Member NSWFB Relief & Welfare Fund Life Member Fire-fighter Championships Association
Qualifications
· Australian Fire Service Medal 1996
· Centenary of Federation Medal 2003
· Justice of the Peace
· Fellow – Australasian Mutuals Institute
· Diploma of Financial Services - Credit Union Directorship
 
 
Mr Kent William O'Connell
Director
Experience
· Senior Fire Fighter,
· Employed by NSW Fire Brigades since June 2001
· Director of the Credit Union since April 2007
Qualifications
· Bachelor of Business (University of Technology, Sydney)
· Bachelor of Sports Science (University of New South Wales)
· Diploma of Financial Services – Credit Union Directorship
· Certificate of Policing (Police Service New South Wales)
 
 
Mr Robert James Smith
Director
 
Experience
· Chairman of the Board from November 2000 to November 2010
· Retired Superintendent
· 32 Years service with the NSW Fire Brigades
· Director of the Credit Union since November 1988
· Foundation member, past President, & Life Patron of the NSWFB Relief & Welfare Fund
Qualifications
· Justice of the Peace
· Authorised Civil Marriage Celebrant
· Fellow – Australasian Mutuals Institute
· Diploma of Financial Services - Credit Union Directorship
 

 

Mr Peter Xenophon Stathis
Director
Experience
· Superintendent NSW Fire Brigades
· Employed as a Retained Firefighter in July 1976, transfer to NSW Fire Brigades in May 1979
· Director of the Credit Union since March 2003
· Foundation member and Current President NSWFB Relief & Welfare Fund
· Foundation member NSWFB Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children Burns Unit Fund, serving as the honorary Secretary / Treasurer since 1985
· Director of the Museum of Fire Board.
Qualifications
· Australian Fire Service Medal 2000
· Centenary of Federation Medal 2003
· Graduate Certificate Social Services
· Member – Australasian Mutuals Institute