Governance

Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association (QPCYWA) is our registered name.  QPCYWA is a constitutional member-based association and a company limited by guarantee to ensure we can deliver our vision. Our Board oversees our governance to assist local operations that operate under our trading name of PCYC Queensland.  PCYC Queensland’s recent certification under the government’s Human Services Quality Framework emphasises our commitment to embedding corporate governance and continuous improvement standards required by the QPS, our government, corporate partners and the communities we serve.

We operate in the community under our PCYC Queensland business name. Our clubs operationalise our vision by delivering local programs and services, to meet youth development, crime prevention and local community needs.

Commissioner Steve Gollschewski

Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Steve Gollschewski APM has more than 44 years of experience in policing, disaster management, governance and reform. He started acting in the position on 2 March 2024 and was successfully appointed on 22 April 2024.

Before his most recent appointment, Steve was selected by the Premier of Queensland to be the Special Coordinator for Police and Emergency Services Reform in December 2022, following the Commission of Inquiry into Police Responses to Domestic and Family Violence.

As Special Coordinator, Steve provided oversight of the reforms of the QPS including those arising from the Women’s Safety Justice Taskforce, the Commission of Inquiry into Police Responses to Domestic and Family Violence, the Commission of Inquiry into DNA, as well as a number of associated inquiries, inquests and reviews along with in-flight QPS reforms.  The SCR also provides oversight of the Disaster and Emergency Management Reform (via the Reform Implementation Taskforce) which are delivering significant transformational activities and Machinery of Government changes impacting QPS, emergency services and relevant agencies.

In his role as the former State Disaster Coordinator for Queensland, Steve was the Commander for the operational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic in support of the public health authorities.

He has extensive experience in disaster management and has been responsible for coordinating the Queensland Government response to weather related emergencies including the Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley floods in 2011, flood evacuation of St George in 2012 and Cyclone Oswald in Bundaberg in early 2013. He also coordinated the overall disaster responses to Cyclones Ita, Marcia, Nathan and Debbie along with the state-wide fire responses in 2019 and the severe flooding in southern Queensland during early 2022.

In 2018, Steve led the largest security operation in Australia for the decade as Commander of Operational Sentinel at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He has also managed the initial QPS planning and preparation for the security of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games 2032.

He has led a number of reviews and major restructures, including a 2013 restructure of the QPS and the globally leading and recognised QPS Mobile Services Program which delivered over 7,000 smart devices to frontline police.

Steve holds key governance roles on a number of boards and committees, including the QPS Board of Management and the Demand and Capability Committee.

He is a graduate of the AFP Management of Serious Crime Program, the Leadership in Counter-Terrorism (LinCT) program, ANZSOG, and is a graduate – and program visiting fellow – of the Australian Institute of Police Management. He has completed post graduate studies in Leadership through Charles Sturt and Harvard universities.

Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association (QPCYWA) is our registered name. QPCYWA is a constitutional member-based association and a company limited by guarantee to ensure we are able to deliver our mission or purpose. Our Board oversees our governance to assist our local operations, which operate under our PCYC Queensland business or trading name, to deliver our vision.

Professor Cassandra Cross
PhD QUT, BJus (Honours) QUT
Chair of Board

Associate Professor Cross is a Senior Research Fellow for the Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre. She also holds a position as Senior Lecturer, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology, where she has taught across policing, crime prevention and cybercrime.

She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2011 to study fraud across the UK, USA and Canada. Across her many research projects, Cassandra has consistently worked with partners in law enforcement, government, non-government, and private sectors to deliver projects that improve understandings of, and responses to, fraud victims globally. Dr Cross also has strong expertise around PCYCs and undertook an evaluation of the crime prevention and community safety outcomes of PCYCs in 2015.

Dr Cross holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Law), Bachelor of Arts (Justice) (First Class Honours), Bachelor of Arts (Justice) (with distinction) and Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice.

Mr Christopher Emzin
M Laws
Director

Inspector Emzin has been a member of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) for over 35 years and is currently an Inspector with the QPS Legal Division. He is admitted as a Barrister-at-Law and is also a Senior Lecturer and Director of Indigenous Engagement in the School of Justice in the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology.

As a senior Indigenous member of the QPS, Inspector Emzin is a member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support Network Committee within the QPS.

Inspector Emzin holds a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws.

Member of Remuneration and Nominations Committee and Audit and Risk Committee

Mr Scott Richardson
B Business, Grad Dip Business Administration, FCPA, GAICD
Director

Mr Richardson has successfully managed finance operations from ASX listed entities to start-up private companies, worked within multi-billion dollar organisations to owner operator businesses and run his own very successful consulting practice for a number of years.

As a result of this breadth of experience, Mr Richardson has expertise in many areas including raising capital, investor relations/roadshows, debt restructuring, managing large diverse teams, finance department improvement, strategic/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cash and working capital optimisation, corporate governance, strategy development, commercial analysis, risk management, international joint ventures and subsidiaries, cost reduction programs, capital expenditure analysis and funding, and enterprise resource planning system selection and implementation.

Mr Richardson holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology, is a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Graduate of the AICD program & holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at Deakin University.

Chair of Audit and Risk Committee

Mr Neil Scales, OBE
B Engineering, M Control Engineering and Computing Systems MBA
Director

Mr Scales holds the position of Director-General with the Department of Transport and Main Roads and has extensive experience in management of large-scale infrastructure projects, budgeting, cultural change, stakeholder engagement, policy and future focussed solutions.

In 2005, Mr Scales received an OBE for services to public transport. In 2019, he participated in the Vincent Fairfax Fellowship program. He is the current Government Champion for Woorabinda.

Mr Scales holds undergraduate and post graduate degrees in Engineering, an MBA and is a Fellow of three major UK engineering institutions.

Mr Graham White
GAICD, Graduate Queensland Public Sector Management
Director

Mr White is an Iman descendent who grew up in the Rockhampton Region. He is currently the Director of Sector Engagement and Communications with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service in Brisbane. He has extensive experience in the areas of Strategic and Operational Planning and Project Management. He has developed and implemented a large range of various capability and contingency plans around strategic issues impacting on or affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Queensland.

He has extensive experience working with Queensland Government agencies in the areas of Small Business, Communities, Child Safety, Multicultural Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.

He is currently a member of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory group and has been a board member of the ‘Iman Native Title Company’ at Rockhampton and the ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service’, Brisbane.

Member of Audit and Risk Committee

Mr Kevin Guteridge

Mr Kevin Guteridge is a Deputy Commissioner with over 36 years’ service and has had a variety of experience including general duties policing, Child Protection Investigations, Stock Squad, Criminal Investigations, Tactical Crime Squad and has served in various locations across Queensland including as the officer in charge of the Cherbourg Aboriginal Community.

During his time as Patrol Group Inspector at Bundaberg, Mr Guteridge was seconded to the Department of Premier and Cabinet to perform the role of State Disaster Recovery Coordinator for Tropical Cyclone Oswald (Bundaberg and North Burnett Floods); Tropical Cyclone Ita (North Queensland cyclone event) and Tropical Cyclone Marcia (Central Queensland).

In 2015 he was appointed as the Superintendent, District Officer in Mount Isa and in 2017, was promoted to Chief Superintendent of the Townsville District.

Mr Guteridge is committed to the development of junior officers, as these are the next generation of police leaders, and emphasises the need for ownership of the community by police and advocates professionalism; diligence; integrity; leadership; and high levels of performance in all aspects of policing. He was awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) for his service to policing in 2018.

In April 2020, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner for the Central Police Region; a Region that covers 557,000 square kilometres with a population of approximately 415,000.

Inspector Emma Reilly
M Leadership and Management (Policing and Security) and BA in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Director

Ms Reilly is a highly professional individual known for her leadership skills, integrity, and consistent high performance in various endeavours.  Throughout her career she has been awarded the Queensland Police Bravery Medal and Trailblazer Award at the Women in Policing Awards 2018.

She joined the Queensland Police Service in 2000 and is a career police officer with over 23 years law enforcement experience serving the Queensland Community including many regional and remote locations.  Ms Reilly initially worked as a general duties officer on the Sunshine Coast before specialising as a Surveillance Operative within State Crime Operations Command and as a District Intelligence Officer, South Brisbane District.

From 2008 to 2011 she worked for the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) (Perth, WA) and the Australian Crime Commission as a surveillance operative before returning to the Queensland Police Service as a civilian recruit facilitator in 2011.  In 2013, she was once again sworn into the Queensland Police Service and performed general duties in the South Brisbane District before a promotion to Sergeant Shift Supervisor in Mount Isa.

In 2017, Ms Reilly was promoted to Senior Sergeant, Officer in Charge of Mornington Island Station, a First Nations community and the most remote police station in Queensland.  During this time, she developed a detailed understanding of First Nations challenges and highly intuitive communication skills within community.

In 2020, she was appointed as the Senior Operational Support Officer to the Chief Superintendent of the State Crime Command.  Emma was promoted to Commissioned Officer as the Strategy and Performance Officer in the Commissioner’s office in 2023.

Mr Mark Facey
LLB (Hons)
Company Secretary

Mark has over 30 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer, company director and company secretary with significant experience in risk management and corporate governance.

Mark has held a variety of senior positions across Australia and the Middle East in banking and finance, construction and engineering, transport, property development, tourism development and operations.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the Queensland University of Technology.

Mr Phil Schultz
PCYC Queensland Chief Executive Officer

Recruited in January 2016 as PCYC Queensland’s first civilian CEO in its 75-year history, Phil is an expert in leading large service portfolios in multi-state operations and excels at restructuring and repositioning programs to maximise success. With nearly 20 years in the non-profit sector, Phil has built a reputation for walking the talk and remaining a stable leader during periods of change. As a decisive and transformational non-profit executive, Phil is known for driving strategies to improve organisational capacity and integrity as well as managing and growing program portfolios to deliver valuable community services.

Prior to joining PCYC Queensland Phil held many positions within Mission Australia such as State Director, General Manager and Operations Manager. The central themes that define Phil’s career include sustainable growth, service excellence and continuous operations improvement. He is driven by the knowledge that the decisions he makes and the achievements of the organisations he leads make a positive impact on the lives of the people they serve. Phil’s career is complemented by a graduate certificate in commerce from Charles Sturt University and he is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and The CEO Institute.

PCYC Queensland is committed to the highest standards of ethical behaviour and integrity. We encourage the reporting of matters that might include:

• Corrupt conduct
• Fraud or theft
• Official misconduct
• Maladministration

Whistle-blower disclosures may be reported using any of the below avenues:

Website:  Online Form below
Phone:  (07) 3909 9555
Email:  [email protected]
Post:  Whistle-blower Contact Officer, PCYC Queensland, PO Box 985, Slacks Creek, QLD 4127

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