Meet the Team

Accommodation Australia NSW General Manager Stacey McBride brings to the role extensive experience across all sectors of tourism and hospitality from stakeholder relationships and representation to monitoring travel trends and facilitating a strong and transparent voice for the industry.

Prior to the creation of the Accommodation Australia NSW, Stacey first joined Tourism Accommodation Australia’s NSW Operations and Marketing team in 2021 before quickly taking the reins as Operations and Marketing Manager in 2022.

Other roles both in and outside of the accommodation industry with companies such as Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia and PA Consulting Group have seen her career span three countries, including the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia - all contributing to her wealth of knowledge and experience. With a Bachelor of Business Management and a Diploma of International Tourism, Stacey has an extensive background managing executive teams, delivering major events, and providing industry representation. Stacey is a proven leader and is perfectly positioned to champion the state’s first amalgamated tourism body.

Noel joined the Workplace Relations team in October 2006 and brought with him a wealth of management knowledge and experience.  Previously, Noel managed large and small enterprises, and owned and operated a number of small businesses. 

He provides members with pragmatic advice on a wide range of workplace relations matters, including award interpretations, workplace agreements, workplace health & safety, workers’ compensation legislation, dispute resolution and employers’ superannuation contributions.   He undertakes compliance audits, and conducts seminars and workshops throughout Australia. 

Noel holds a business degree majoring in Accountancy and Marketing, and a graduate certificate in HRM, majoring in Industrial Relations.

Jason Bartlett is an experienced media and communications professional with in-depth expertise in crisis management, strategic communications and pro-active media and  advertising campaigns at the national and state levels.

He worked at senior levels in print and broadcast media in metropolitan and regional NSW - including for Sydney’s Daily Telegraph - for almost a decade before moving into the public relations sector, where he spent more than six years at the top levels of the State Government, working as Deputy Chief of Staff and Media and Communications Director across a range of portfolios from Primary Industries, Energy and Mineral Resources and Gaming and Racing to State Development and Major Events. 

He joined the staff of TAA/AHA in August 2010 in what was originally a temporary post as the organisation’s first ever media advisor. He was the AHA NSW and TAA NSW Media and Communications Director for eight years before adding National Media and Communications Director to his role in 2019. He was appointed TAA / AHA NSW and National Director of Corporate Affairs   encompassing his previous roles) in January 2023.

Admitted as a solicitor in 2004, Sean has worked in both private legal practice and for large-employer organisations, specialising in employment and industrial relations law.

Sean currently serves as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and General Legal Counsel of the Australian Hotels Association NSW, which operates HTA Legal.