Meet the Team

One of Western Australia’s leading entrepreneurs, John was named WA’s Young Entrepreneur when he was just twenty and went on to establish and build many successful businesses.

After a successful career in retail, real estate, caravans and manufactured homes, John founded National Lifestyle Villages which has now become WA’s largest lifestyle village operator, servicing over 4500 homeowners.

The recipient of many business and environmental awards, John has been innovating in the early retiree lifestyle sector for over 30 years and continues to work closely with government in developing legislation to benefit consumers in WA.

He is the proud father of two adult children and loves keeping fit so that he can continue to enjoy the company of friends, good food and a beverage or two.

Blake Duffield has been assisting people with their property needs for 25 years including experience in established homes, off-the-plan project homes, and vacant land.

He now looks forward to helping people looking to downsize in style and explore the options and facilities at Piara Waters Lifestyle Resort. The happiness and comfort of his clients is extremely important, and he believes great communication and service are key to ensuring this happens.

Blake grew up in Perth, is married with 3 children and away from work enjoys golf, boating, travel, and the company of good friends.

Janine has been selling projects right across Perth for over 24 years.

Her interest in property started when she developed her own duplex, triplex and renovation projects until she switched to a full-time role selling Apartment Towers off the plan for various developers.

In more recent years she focused on selling Land Estates and Retirement Living before switching to Lifestyle Resorts with Providence – Piara Waters.

She was the first staff member to commence at Piara Waters – when it was merely a paddock – so was instrumental in getting the sales and marketing off the ground.

As the business grew, her role became intrinsic in developing the house designs, the detail of the Resort facilities and the interior decorating of the homes. Her vision for the look and feel of the project is a vital part of ensuring Providence Resorts are deemed as best in class. This reflects through to the marketing of all four Resorts within the group which Janine and Ella also incorporate into their busy schedules.

Janine grew up on a farm in NZ and emigrated to Perth at age 21. She has a 14-year-old daughter and lives in Salter Point.

Brett and Shellie understand lifestyle community living and all the opportunities and adjustments that come with it. They’re a great team, having worked side by side for the past 15 years, firstly in WA’s spectacular Margaret River region, and then in Victoria. On the east coast, they worked for one of Australia’s largest and most professional over 50s lifestyle community operators.

Having helped many hundreds of homeowners navigate the often-daunting downsizing journey, Brett and Shellie can offer the Resort’s new homeowners much wisdom. They’re a great sounding board for those wanting to chat about how to best harness the opportunities and possibilities of a different way of living, and their newfound freedom and fun.

Brett and Shellie have always adopted a healthy lifestyle, and have a combined wealth of experience in gardening, landscaping, nutrition, naturopathy and herbal medicine. They love to swim, cycle and walk on the beach.

Having worked for Providence Piara Waters for over 2 years as the Sales and Operations Coordinator, Ella’s exceptional organisational skills have become an integral part of the business, particularly in supporting the sales manager with behind-the-scenes processing, marketing and coordination.

As the company has grown Ella’s scope of work has expanded to incorporate the finer details of the 14 home designs, the décor of the Lake House, interior decorating of the display homes and ensuring the Hamptons aesthetic of the Resort is upheld.

Ella’s creative flare and eye for detail has led her to take on a new role as a Creative Manager alongside her colleague Janine. This role covers all Resort locations and will ensure that Providence Lifestyle Resorts are in a league of their own.

Ella lives with her partner in Cottesloe and enjoys going to the beach, cooking, and socialising with friends.

Katrina Reynolds joined the team at the end of 2022, following two years within the Mining industry working under a CEO and Executive team, and 6 years as a Dispensary Assistant/Medical Receptionist.

She is a country kid at heart, growing up in the town of Narrogin, who moved to the suburbs at the beginning of 2018 to commence university studies. Katrina is undergoing a Bachelor of Law, trains and competes horses in the discipline Eventing, and is most often, accompanied by two mini dachshunds.

With extensive experience in complex and fast-paced working environments, Katrina looks forward to her new role (and challenge of) working alongside John Wood and the broader Providence team.