About Us

Peter is the longest serving board member having been appointed as a director in 1995. Peter is the owner and manager of Theo Poulos Real Estate in Katoomba and has many years of experience in the field. Peter has overseen many advances at Greystanes and brings his experience and commitment to people with disabilities to his role. Peter is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International for community service and is also a current member of the Shipley Rural Fire Service, Katoomba Chamber of Commerce, the Blue Mountains Accommodation and Tourist Association and the Real Estate Institute of NSW.

John was a founding director of the Greystanes Foundation from its inception in April 2012 to 2018 when he became a member of the Greystanes board. John has worked in both the public service and family business including a short time as a Federal Ministerial Adviser. John has lived in Katoomba since 1979, commuting daily to Sydney for work. In 2006 John qualified as a conveyancer with Macquarie University and in partnership with his wife owned a conveyancing business in Katoomba.

John has been on the Greystanes Board since 2018. John has had a long history as an educator and trainer of young people and is a passionate advocate for those less fortunate. John is currently serving Board member of numerous charitable organisations, including Blue Mountains Retirement Villages, Blue Mountains Food Services and Rotary. He is very active with training programs to assist young disabled people gain work skills. John was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2016 for his volunteer work with the community. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and was awarded a Commonwealth of Australia Polar Medal for his work as an Australian National Antarctica Research Expeditioner.

Alexis was appointed to the Board in April 2011 and resigned in 2020 due to personal reasons. In June 2024 Alexis was re-elected to the Board. Alexis worked as a Senior Nurse Manager at the Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital. In 1980 Alexis began a long working partnership with Dr John England, a cardiologist. Alexis has been chairperson of the board of the Blue Mountains Retirement Village, is a trustee with the Blue Mountains Health Trust, is a Justice of the Peace and has a Tertiary Qualification in Health administration. Alexis was the Vice Chair of the Greystanes Foundation.

Christine has recently joined as a Director of the Greystanes Board. Christine has for the majority of her career worked in human services having worked in supported education as a teacher and School Principal and then as a State Public Servant in Early Intervention. Christine has worked on State and Commonwealth senior management projects and conducted her business consultancy for more than twenty years in multiple senior management positions in the public and private sectors. She brings this breadth of experience as well as being an NDIS Nominee for one of the residents at Greystanes to her role as Board Director.

Don has recently joined as a Director of the Greystanes Board. We welcome Don’s 40 years of experience in supported education at both primary and secondary levels. Don has a family member with a disability and has first-hand experience dealing with NDIS as an NDIS Nominee.

Ron joined the Greystanes Board of Directors in November 2009 and was appointed Treasurer from 2011 to June 2020. Ron re-joined the Board in January 2025 as a Director. When Ron was a previous Board Member he had a small accounting practice in Katoomba. Prior to moving to the Upper Blue Mountains Ron was the Assoc Finance Director for Jones Lang Lasalle (Wootton), a commercial real estate agent for over 15 years. He also held senior finance positions with Australian Public Companies and with subsidiaries of American and Japanese companies, earlier on in his career. Ron has a Master of Business Accounting and is a retired Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants.