Mark Kucks
Indigenous Program Manager
Mark is a descendant of the Yuggerah and Kullilli people of South-east and Southwest Queensland and has spent close to two decades learning his trade in the employment and training sector.
This has included developing a number of successful programs and strategies that continue to open up career opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people nationally. Mark has worked with Hutchinson Builders since 2012 to help build the company’s capacity to work with Indigenous communities, leading to increased participation on our projects. Mark’s focus is to ensure Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are afforded the opportunity to gain careers and carve out their own futures, for them and their families.
Emma White
Indigenous Employment Coordinator
Emma is an Aboriginal woman from the South West Queensland region and has spent the last decade developing training and employment programs with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout South East Queensland, as well as raising three young boys.
With a passion for healthy living and fitness her focus is in the education and employment sector, helping high school leavers and Vocational Education and Training (VET) students overcome barriers and engage in employment.
Emma works closely with our Queensland project teams, including sub-contractors and suppliers to identify and create employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the construction industry.
Glen Duncan
Indigenous Employment Coordinator for Sydney
Glen is a descendant of the Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri tribes of Northern Central NSW/Southeast Queensland and Southern Slopes of NSW.
He has over 25 years experience working within the Employment & Training and Community Services sector with extensive experience in the development and implementation of employment and training programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. Glen has experience in working and engaging with remote, rural and metropolitan communities and has a good understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, cultures and societies, and the issues which impact Indigenous Australians. Glen is working closely with our Sydney project teams, subbies and suppliers to maximise employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Joel Anderson
Indigenous Mentor Coordinator
Joel is a descendant of the Awabakal People from the Central Coast of NSW. He has approximately 10 years’ experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in and around South-east QLD, including teaching, career development, tertiary pathway programs and community engagement.
With a background in education and human services Joel has spent many years working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in a range of settings including school, university, state and local government and more recently with apprentices and trainees. Joel’s role is to coordinate the mentoring strategy for all participants of Hutchinson Builder’s Statim-Yaga Program, through his own caseload of apprentices, trainees and employees and the coordination of external mentor organisations located throughout Hutchies work locations.
Mark is a descendant of the Yuggerah and Kullilli people of South-east and Southwest Queensland and has spent close to two decades learning...
his trade in the employment and training sector.
This has included developing a number of successful programs and strategies that continue to open up career opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people nationally. Mark has worked with Hutchinson Builders since 2012 to help build the company’s capacity to work with Indigenous communities, leading to increased participation on our projects. Mark’s focus is to ensure Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are afforded the opportunity to gain careers and carve out their own futures, for them and their families.
Emma is an Aboriginal woman from the South West Queensland region and has spent the last decade developing training and employment programs with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout South East Queensland, as well as raising three young boys.
With a passion for healthy living and fitness her focus is in the education and employment sector, helping high school leavers and Vocational Education and Training (VET) students overcome barriers and engage in employment.
Emma works closely with our Queensland project teams, including sub-contractors and suppliers to identify and create employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the construction industry.
Glen is a descendant of the Kamilaroi & Wiradjuri tribes of Northern Central NSW/Southeast Queensland and Southern Slopes of NSW.
Joel is a descendant of the Awabakal People from the Central Coast of NSW. He has approximately 10 years' experience working...
with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in and around South-east QLD, including teaching, career development, tertiary pathway programs and community engagement.
With a background in education and human services Joel has spent many years working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in a range of settings including school, university, state and local government and more recently with apprentices and trainees. Joel’s role is to coordinate the mentoring strategy for all participants of Hutchinson Builder’s Statim-Yaga Program, through his own caseload of apprentices, trainees and employees and the coordination of external mentor organisations located throughout Hutchies work locations.
Alan Waldron
National Training Manager
It was when he was Principal of a school with over 40% Indigenous students, that Alan realised the magnitude of students being able to make informed decisions when choosing a future career. This realisation has stayed with him and has heavily influenced the development of ‘Hutchinson Builders’ recruitment, training and mentoring strategy for future leaders in the industry. This highly successful strategy has high success rates with a special emphasis on indigenous workers.
