SCA Report

Welcome Laura Bos

After twelve months, an exhaustive search, some interim arrangements and deep and careful consideration by our board, SCA (Qld) has welcomed a new General Manager.

Ms Laura Bos brings with her, a broad and extensive experience across a wide array of member-based environments and a tremendous level of energy and enthusiasm.

Appointing Laura to the position after almost 12 months of searching was incredibly satisfying for a couple of reasons. First, filling the position after such a long period, but secondly and most importantly; the satisfaction of knowing we had waited for a perfect fit for SCA (Qld). Laura has extensive experience across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Laura’s most recent engagement was as Manager of Communications and Engagement at Ipswich City Council. She has also been the Communications and Government Relations Manager for Clubs Queensland, General Manager of Brisbane Women’s Club and the Marketing Manager for Mercy Super. Laura has also been involved extensively in the charitable sector too, currently serving as Board Director of the Small Steps 4 Hannah Foundation. She is committed to community service and positive, productive relationships. Laura brings with her more than 30 years’ experience in communication, advocacy and member organisations. We were impressed with her proactive attitude to relationship building and member engagement and believe her diverse skillset will help deliver even greater member value. The depth of experience Laura has, is a win for all members of SCA (Qld).

Laura is best positioned to help enhance our engagement with government, deliver high quality education programs and allow us to grow even further in our standing as a stakeholder in the wider Queensland community. Our sector has an enormous role to play in Queensland’s future economy and society and we needed to recruit someone with a big picture vision to help us deliver. Laura is a leader who sees the big picture and understands that strata is the key to solving some of the biggest problems facing our state like housing affordability, congestion in our cities and the growing challenge of sustainability. SCA (Qld) represents not just body corporate managers, but the estimated 1.2 million Queenslanders who live in, or work to service our state's more than 500,000 (and growing) body corporate lots. The future of our cities will be under the stewardship of SCA (Qld) members, so it is important that the professional body has a leader who understands community intimately. During her time at Clubs Queensland, Laura had significant advocacy wins representing more than 2.2 million members of Queensland Clubs. It is important to understand that sooner, rather than later, Queensland strata will have this many stakeholders so having someone with such skills at the helm is helping to future proof SCA (Qld). Having worked across a variety of different organisations, Laura, is well positioned to help SCA (Qld) collaborate with other stakeholders where we have common interests.

Amplifying our voice where appropriate through joining with other industry partners will help SCA (Qld) achieve more of our goals. As President, I am proud to have played a role in helping manage the transition to Laura’s leadership over the past 12 months and excited about what the future holds for our members.

Having a leader of Laura’s calibre managing our day-today operations and taking direction from the industry leaders on our board can only mean a new era of growth and achievement for SCA (Qld).

We are an industry of the future and I believe the next twelve months will see significant achievements in terms of advocacy wins, media presence and quality education and member engagement events. The future of SCA (Qld) is in safe hands and we are very proud to have the staff, board, and members to help us achieve excellence now and into the future.

Ms Laura Bos

Kristi Kinast,

President, SCA (QLD)

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