Short Profile

Lindsay Holmes BA FAICD is Meeting Success Principal Consultant and Managing Director. His broad experience includes extensive work locally, and nationally with not-for-profits, the three levels of government and small businesses.

Since 1993, Meeting Success has used Lindsay Holmes' 35 plus years of experience of community and organisational development, management, strategic development, evaluation and review of organisations and programmes to provide services across Australia.

Meeting Success understands the demands on community organisations, businesses and government organisations.

During this time he has spent 17 years as a senior officer in South Australian and Commonwealth government departments working closely with the community sector in the development and implementation of community based programs and policy.

Lindsay started his working life as an electronics technical officer, but he found that people interested him far more than gadgets.

Since then Lindsay's skills have been honed by experience as a
- community developer
- community leader
- board member of many community sector organisations
- elected member of local government
- chairperson of many community and professional organisations

Board positions

• Lindsay Holmes and Associates Pty Ltd, Trading as Meeting Success.

   Managing Director: 1993 - present
• Buddha House Centre for Advanced Buddhist Studies Inc; Chair, 2004-2010
• Kneehigh Puppeteers Inc; Chair, 2007-2009
• Intercrest Pty Ltd; Director, 2002-2006;
• Conference 2000 Pty Ltd; Managing director. 1999 - 2001
• Strategic Partners Pty Ltd, Director 1996 -2000
• Justway Pty Ltd, Director 1985 - 1993;
• SA Youth Sector Training Council Inc; (Inaugaural) Chair, 1984 -1989
• SA Youth Affairs Council Inc; (Inaugaural) Chair, 1981 -1984
• Community Australia (SA) Inc; Chair, 1991- 1993
• Centre of Personal Encounter Inc; Vice Chair, 1994 - 1999
• Australian Association of Youth Work Trainers, Director, 1985-1989
• Churches of Christ Council of Christian Education, Director, 1971-1978
• Brompton Parent Child Centre, Non exec Director, 1980 -1984
• Colonel Light Gardens Churches of Christ Board, Director, 1976-1977

Local Government
Twice elected Councillor, Corporation Town of Hindmarsh. (1984-1989)

Employment
Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Meeting Success, 1994 - present Principal Consultant, Strategic Partners, 1996 - 2002

Multi Function Polis, Manager Community & Social Issues 1991-1994

Commonwealth Youth Bureau DEET (seconded) 1989-1990

SA Office of Employment and Training, 1981- 1991

SA Department Community Welfare, 1977 -1981

Commonwealth Dept Civil Aviation, 1968 – 1974,

Northern Flinders Ranges

After meeting with parents of children receiving services from the
Remote and Isolated Child Care initiative.