Geoff Parnell has over 30 years’ experience as a Director in the disability services, independent living villages, residential aged care, health, professional services, aboriginal and facility management sectors. His experience also includes being involved in finance, audit and risk management and governance sub committees.

Geoff also sits on the Boards of the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group and IBN Group (Co-Chair). He consults to the strata sector mainly in relation to managing complaints relating to builders’ defects and lectures in the School of Design and the Built Environment at Curtin University and Open Universities Australia as well as being a Community Advisory Panel member of the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group, a member of the Department of Communities Adoptions Applications Committee and Patient Advocate with Ferronova Pty Ltd.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Business, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM).

Geoff joined the Ocean Gardens Board in 2020.