Leadership & Governance

As the public face of LocalKind, the Chief Executive Officer provides strategic leadership for all operations and major organisational decisions. Accountable to the Board, which oversees governance, compliance, and financial sustainability, the CEO collaborates closely with them to develop and drive the implementation of the strategic plan, ensuring the organisation’s vision, mission and values are realised.

Executive Leadership

Craig Stevens – Chief Executive Officer

Leading LocalKind as CEO, Craig Stevens draws on over 17 years of experience in the mental health and community services sector, including nine years guiding complex community mental health services. His pursuit of an MBA further enhances his strategic thinking and leadership capabilities. Driven by a deep commitment to social justice stemming from his lived experience of domestic violence and childhood adversity, Craig actively contributes to systemic change as a member of the Justice Health NSW Human Research Ethics Committee, the Yulung Indigenous Evaluations Sounding Board, and the SANE Australia Board Lived Experience Advisory Group, and as a former member of the Inaugural NSW Government’s Coercive Control Implementation Task Force Reference Group. Complementing this, Craig has contributed to communities through board and committee roles and extensive volunteer work, following a seven-year background in banking, finance, marketing, training, and events.