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Powell was a transformational leader of the organisation.
Powell was a man of ideas and happy to experiment with new programme initiatives.
He transformed camping into a massive co-ed programme, introduced Explorers and Adventurers which at its peak had about 1000 families involved.
He set up the first child safety programme "Alert Assert" which was rolled out in schools.
He negotiated the first PPP at Aberfoyle Hub which was a three way collaboration with the Council, Govt and YMCA.
Other initiatives included Dollar Day a door knocking fundraiser and the City Port Fun Run which attracted thousands of runners.
1980s
Trevor Cleland.
Was promoted from accountant to CEO with limited success.
This created a crisis which inspired the recruitment to the board of some former Y members high in the corporate world who could use there expertise to review the organisation.
Clive Armour (CEO of ETSA) Colin Williamson (CEO of Strategic Resources Consulting).
A restructure of the organisation and shaking off the old Methodist mentality about paying people for their 'calling'.
The board upped the salary offering from $19,000 to $52,000 and went to market for a new CEO.
Rob Dowling 1990?
- 2003.
Dowling came from Carclew Performing Arts and became our first leaders called a CEO as the others were titled General Secretaries.
Dowling was a transformational leader and kept all the Y programmes running at a high level and established a Registered Training Organisation running certificate course out of the Flinders Street headquarters.
With the Flinders Street property becoming outdated and run down Dowling sought to redevelop site.. A 12-story, strata titled building with the Y having some floors and selling off others.
Plans were drawn by Woodhead Australia and funding partners sought.
Brilliant idea but the board was not able to pull it off.
The Flinders' Street property was then sold as cost of fire compliance and the age of the building proved uneconomical to refurbish.
Closing the residential wing affected the organisations cash flow.
Dowling sought to purchase another building, an old bank, but not supported by the Board.
Dowling left to undertake teaching and research at Flinders University before retirement to the Adelaide hills.
Dave Bedson: Held the position for a short time.
2000s
Mike Kelly.
Driven by the board policy Kelly spent his time trying to win contracts for student accommodation which was an emerging area of service due to the growing numbers of overseas students in Adelaide.
This chewed up significant funds which ultimately delivered no results and the money from the sale of Flinders Street property began to diminish.
Changing time saw the diminishing of the camping programme and Explorers and Adventurers.
Peter Schwartz.
A former footballer Schwartz did some very good work, won the Aquadome contract and set up Community Strengthening unit, after school care and negotiated access to HACC grant funding to expand YMCA social services.
Haydn Robins.
2012 - 2019 Robins came from Vic Y.
He transformed the organisation into a modern competitive management organisation running sport, aquatic and community centres across South Australia.
Supported by a senior leadership team he assembled he took the organisation from near insolvency to financial security and a higher level of service delivery.
Robins had an accomplished career as a footballer playing AFL and SANFL.
Andrew Mundy - Acting CEO 2019.
Mundy stepped in at short notice from his role as General manager Operations and earned his name on the baton that is passed from one CEO to the next.
David Paterson - to commence in January 2020, 100 years after the appointment of Jack Massey.
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Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapoor, and Terence Lewis is going to Judge of Sony TV's dance reality show India's Best Dancer.
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