David usually lead's the Town of Victoria Park’s widely acclaimed Place Planning team, but has largely taken a break from those duties to fill the Acting CEO role alongside Natalie Martin Goode. The Town’s Place Planning approach, which David usually oversees, has tread new ground in centralising strategy and creating strategic programs of work, ensuring a place-led approach to outcomes that challenge age-old norms around discipline-led local governance.
He also plays a critical role in the development of the Town’s capital works program, via the innovative Strategic Asset Advisory Group.
David is a highly skilled and empathetic leader with a natural coaching leadership style. He is experienced in creating high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams in a caring team environment based around a common set of values and a commitment to excellence, bravery and best-practice thinking.