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Deborah
Dearing
District Commissioner (North)
Greater Sydney Commission
“Leadership is about how you
work with a group of people
and actually take the initiative.
Don’t just sit back and wait for
a thing to happen around you.
Take the initiative, enjoy the
energy and the opportunity,
and be as passionate as you
want to be.”
architecture & planning
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First woman President
of the NSW Architects
Registration Board
In her 30 year career, Deborah Dearing has
held senior executive roles within the public
sector including with the Sydney Harbour
Foreshore Authority (2013–2015) and the
NSW Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
(1996–2001). In the private sector, she has
held senior leadership roles with Stockland
(2003–2012) and Architectus (2001–2003).
As well the many board positions that Dearing
has held, she has been a juror in a number of
Australian and international design competitions.
The collaboration, engagement, team work,
passion and embracing of new opportunities that
have underscored Dearing’s career are evident
in the numerous awards she has received,
including the Life Fellowship of the Australian
Institute of Architects (2010) and National
Association of Women in Construction Rider
Hunt Award for leadership in the construction
and development industry (2006).
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