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Moderator Profile- Dr Deborah Dearing

Deborah is an architect and urban designer with over 25 years experience with both the private and public sectors in Australia and overseas.  She is currently President of the NSW Chapter of the RAIA.

Deborah was the founding Director of the NSW Urban Design Advisory Service and later in the 1990’s became Executive Director, Metropolitan Area Management, for the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.  In this role she oversaw the implementation of planning strategies across Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong.  Some of her responsibilities included the delivery of the NSW Premier’s Design Quality Program for residential flat buildings, the Parramatta REP, the Living Centres Program, Sharing Sydney Harbour – Action Plans, and the Urban Improvement Program. 

In 2003, she was asked to join Stockland to establish the Stockland Design House on a national and state basis and is now currently developing the urban planning capability for the company.

She has been a Board member of numerous public and private organisations, including the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and City West Housing Ltd.  She has been honoured with numerous awards from the architectural and planning institutes and specialist industry sectors.