Maree McKenzie has been the CEO at Homes North Community Housing since 2007 and has overseen the transformation of the organisation from a small regional social housing provider managing approximately 150 properties to one now managing over 2,700 properties across the New England and North West of NSW. This growth has been achieved by having a strong strategic vision that enabled Homes North to take advantage of a range of opportunities from mergers to tenders for property management and title transfers.

Most recently Maree has overseen Homes North’s success contributing to the largest project to date in Australia transferring public housing to the Community Housing sector. Homes North successfully bid for the management of 1,700 public housing properties in the New England and North West of NSW and is now implementing an ambitious plan to re-image social housing services in the region.

Previously Maree worked for over 12 years in Government, in a range of areas, from leading Social Housing community renewal projects to managing housing and homelessness front line services.

Maree is committed to the growth and development of strong not-for-profit services within regional areas.