About Us

 

The Property Education Foundation (PEF) is an industry-led initiative which provides funds for the development and ongoing support of tertiary education of property disciplines in Western Australia.

The Foundation has remained an unique organisation and has been supporting property studies and property students since its inauguration. Today, many senior roles in the industry, both locally and interstate are held by these students. Many of these professionals maintain contact with the Foundation and assist in supporting and mentoring property students.

With such collaboration and support of property professionals and industry organisations, the Foundation will continue to uphold its charter to produce an endless pool of talented and well-trained property graduates.

 

Meet the Board

Leaders with broad industry influence

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Joe Lenzo
Chairman
PEF

Joe Lenzo retired from the position of Executive Director at the Property Council in 2016 after 18 years in the role. Prior to that position Joe was the Director of Industry, Trade and Commerce at the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1988-1998).

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Col Dutton
GM WA, Deputy Chair PEF
Stockland

Col Dutton is the General Manager Residential for Stockland Western Australia, the largest developer of residential communities in WA with a portfolio that includes seven active developments and over 16,000 residential lots across the State. Col is responsible for leading Stockland’s extensive development opportunities across WA including award-winning masterplanned communities located in growth areas of greater Perth. He was appointed to his current position in 2011 and heads a team of more than 70 staff.

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Rowena Ong
Board Member
PEF

Rowena Ong has a multi-faceted professional career, commencing with clinical instruction to UWA dental students and post-graduate dental nurses in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. She then joined the South Metropolitan Mental Health Service as the Clinical Governance Coordinator auditing healthcare, conducting clinical trials, and standardising policies and procedures to meet accreditation standards and processes.

From 2005, Rowena was the Education manager at Property Council where she successfully developed a comprehensive series of professional development courses and seminars for property professionals. These were accredited by the WA Department of Commerce. Rowena had established the WA Retirement Living Committee and had published a Policy & Procedure Manual for Retirement Villages to guide village operations and to prepare retirement villages for village accreditation.

Rowena also managed the PEF Secretariat from 2005 overseeing the foundation’s scholarship and internship programmes, organising promotional career events at high schools and the annual fundraising regatta. She was nominated to the Board in 2018 and continues to manage the Secretariat.

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Andrew Byars
General Manager
Perron Developments

Andrew has been in the property industry for 25 years and is currently the General Manager for Property Investment at The Perron Group, with over $3B of property under management. He holds a Bachelor of Business from Curtin, a Master of Business from the University of South Australia, and he is a Director of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.

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Lee Pinkerton
General Manager, CFO
Cape Bouvard Investments

 

Lee Pinkerton is the General Manager of Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Degree and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance.

He has over 30 years’ experience specialising in the property, finance and investment sectors. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a former President of the Property Council Australia, WA division. He joined the Board of Property Education Foundation in 2017.

Karen Draper

Karen Draper
Head of Retail WA, JLL

Karen is the Head of Retail at JLL for WA and has more than 22 years’ experience within the Western Australian retail sector.  Karen’s previous experience encompasses Property Development and Asset management across a range of retail properties in NSW and WA.

In her role as Head of Retail for Western Australia Karen heads up a team of over 50 retail property professionals, providing leadership and guidance to the Retail Management and Retail Leasing departments for both onsite managed centres as well as the portfolios of neighbourhood centres managed from our Perth head office.  This multifaceted role involves providing advice and strategic planning and direction for retail centres and portfolios.

Karen’s breadth of knowledge of the Retail Property market enables her to partner with clients to provide key strategic advice and planning and deliver exceptional results, driving business success.

  • Reputation for providing clients with valuable strategic advice
  • Strong analytical approach with experience in asset and business planning
  • Extensive knowledge of the Western Australian retail market
  • Experience in retail developments
  • Excellent knowledge and application of the Retail Act

Our Operations Committee

Dr. J-Han Ho

Dr. J-Han Ho
Faculty Course Coordinator
Curtin University

I am a strong and compassionate leader that values and operates with Respect, Excellence, Integrity, Courage and Impact. My unwavering passion for the success of students drives me to advocate all stakeholders to strive for better strategies, governance, management, operations, innovations and leadership for sustained exceptional outcomes. Currently serving consecutive terms as FBL’s elected member of Curtin’s Academic Board and Academic Board Executive to ensure academic quality and integrity of University operations; I am a strong proponent for excellence in L&T, high quality student experience and outcomes, responsible and effective governance, operational efficiency, accountability and equity.

As FBL’s Faculty Course Coordinator, my roles involve active development of strategies, implementation, governance, assurance, reporting and continuous improvements in a wide range of operational and strategic initiatives at Curtin & FBL such as Faculty BoE Chair, Faculty Articulation Course Mapping, Battling Bureaucracy, expanding WIL opportunities and Incarcerated Student Support. I am actively contributing to Curtin as a values led organization through numerous corporate social responsibility initiatives such as board member of Property Education Foundation (ACNC), NCSEHE Champions for Change, Dept. of Justice WA (Corrections) collaborations, Dept. of Communities WA training and actively contributing Student Equity Working Groups, Athena Swan Cygnet 5 Career Development & Progression Working Group, FBL’s embedding UNSDG & PRME initiatives, and more. Committed to excellence at every level, my impact statements below are evidence of my values led performance and outcomes as a leader in Curtin and our community.

Tory Parker

Tory Parker
Director, Investment Services
Cygnet West

Tory has been in the commercial property business with the same firm for over 13 years. Throughout this time, she has assisted in the management and sale of properties for high profile clients and government departments.

Tory has established herself as an experienced commercial agency expert in the Perth market, focusing on combining buyer engagement success and effective sales strategies to achieve optimal outcomes for her clients.

Her success is based on her market leading knowledge, comprehensive understanding of investment disposals and market reach throughout local, national and offshore markets.

Tanya Steinbeck

Tanya Steinbeck
CEO / PEF Secretariat
UDIA WA

Tanya has a wealth of property development industry experience in WA across the private, government and peak body sectors. She has worked in various communications, project and management roles for over 20 years.

Tanya currently holds the position of Chief Executive officer at the Urban Development Institute of Australia in WA (UDIA WA) where she leads a strong team representing the development industry.

Tanya uses her expertise to focus on working collaboratively with government and other stakeholders to achieve a policy environment that enables industry to effectively deliver smart, sustainable and liveable communities. She was previously Executive Director of Regional Services Reform and Transformation at the Department of Communities. Prior to that, Tanya led the successful implementation of the $560 million Social Housing Investment Package. Tanya has also worked for over six years with large listed property developers, Stockland and Mirvac after seven years at the Property Council of Australia (WA).

In December 2016, Tanya was announced as the inaugural winner of the UDIA WA Women in Leadership Award. The award recognises her personal and professional contribution to the development industry over the last 20 years.

Matt Baker

Matthew Baker
Project Manager
Encon Project Management
PCA Future Directions Representative

With experience in a range of professional roles, Matthew’s versatile skillset has seen him exposed to many complex and
landmark projects across Perth. His expertise continues to diversify across all sectors with specific strengths in stakeholder
management, cost management, contracts management and general project management functions.

Matthew adopts a “one team” approach driving projects from inception to completion. Through his experience he has developed a strong appetite for problem solving and delivering successful outcomes for Clients. With his “can do” attitude Matthew successfully plans and delivers quality results throughout the project lifecycle. Matthew’s involvement in various stages of projects include feasibility, planning and authority approvals, design development, value management, construction, and defects / maintenance periods.

Georga Baldock

Georga Baldock
Development Manager
Peet Limited

Georga works at Peet Limited as a Development Manager after working in the Operations Division of DevelopmentWA, with 5 years of experience in land development across the public sector.

Georga has worked on a breadth of transformational projects including Montario Quarter, the redevelopment of the former Shenton Park Rehabilitation Hospital, the planning and delivery of residential estate Highland Range in Jane Brook, and the planning for Alkimos Coastal Village.

Her current focus is on delivering development projects across the metropolitan area to secure sustainable community outcomes.

Georga holds an Undergraduate Degree in Arts, majoring in Sustainable Development, as well a Graduate Diploma in Project Management.

Andrea Constable

Andrea Constable
Senior Lecturer
Curtin University

Andrea is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance. After completing a Bachelor of Environmental Design and Bachelor of Architecture at UWA she worked in the United Kingdom for a large Architectural firm specializing in commercial and healthcare buildings. On returning to WA Andrea undertook a Master of Property at Curtin and gained her valuation qualification with Christie Whyte Moore (now OPG) within their commercial division. Andrea subsequently took on a role within the property finance department at Westpac Banking Corporation.

Since commencing at Curtin in 2010 Andrea has taught undergraduate and postgraduate units specific to the valuation program as well as construction units within the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance.

Andrea has been an Associate Member of the API since 2006. She is the currently a National Committee Member of the API Education Standards Committee and the State’s Property Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC). She previously sat on the Property Education Foundation, Operations Committee from 2014 – 2016.