Dr Leon Ankersmit
Dr Leon Ankersmit si the CEO of Caringa Australia Limited, a regional community-owned provider of services and employment to people with disability, in operation since 1953, founded and based in Grafton.
He has spent 30+ years in human services including frontline disability support, local area coordination, child protection and out-of-home care research, social housing, homelessness and mental health services, and leadership roles in strategic, executive and government policy functions. Prior to joining Caringa he served briefly as policy advisor in the office of the Honorable Kate Washington, Minister for Family Services and the Minister for Disability Inclusion (NSW).
Dr Ankersmit's PhD draws from organisational management and quantum theories to apply new approaches to old social work models, and he is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
