Our Leadership.

Robyn has held leadership positions in some of the largest community and aged care agencies, including Executive Director of Uniting Aged Care Vic.Tas, Executive Director of Blue Care and Executive Director of Australian Regional and Remote Community Services. Robyn commenced her career as a registered nurse and holds both Bachelor and Masters’ degrees in Social Work and a Masters of Business Administration. Robyn is the co-founder and Executive Chair of Leap In! Australia, a nonexecutive Director of the Australian Psychological Society, a non-executive Director of East Melbourne Primary Health Network and Director of Western Health.

Mark is CEO of Hazeldene’s Chickens, a fully owned subsidiary of Australian agrifood company Hazeldene Chicken Farm Group. He is a former Vice President of Cycling Victoria and Chair and Board member of Lentara UnitingCare. A crisis intervention counsellor, Mark has leadership experience in large-scale change management, strategic planning and conflict resolution. Mark received the Williamson Community Leadership Program and was awarded the St James Ethics Centre Fairfax Fellowship and the University of Melbourne Asia-Link Business Leaders Scholarship. 

Linda is Principal Consultant with Enhancing Quality Services Consulting and was a Chair and Board member of UnitingCare Gippsland. Linda is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Linda works within the not for profit health and community services sector, partnering with organisations with a focus in the areas of community health, disability, women’s health, aged care, sexual assault, Aboriginal, and alcohol and drug services. Linda has worked as an accreditation assessor and is committed to assisting organisations ensure the services they provide are accessible, safe, strive for best practice and meet the diverse needs of their community.

Heather is a legal and governance consultant with specialist charity law expertise and broad commercial and governance experience across the charitable and government sectors. Current board directorships include: Uniting in NSW.ACT – Chair; Australian Regional and Remote Community Services Ltd – Director; Queensland Rail – Director; Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service – Board Member; National Affordable Housing Consortium Ltd – Director; Epic Good Foundation – Chair. Other advisory roles include: Advisory Council – Queensland Family and Child Commission; Advisory Board – Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission; Chair, Reform Council – Community Services Industry Alliance Ltd Heather has had lifelong involvement with the Uniting Church in Presbytery, Synod and Assembly contexts. 

Grant is a social anthropologist with experience as Director and Manager of community organisations, including at the Australian Red Cross and the International Detention Coalition. He has worked with diverse communities, including people seeking refuge and asylum on a range of community and welfare issues. Grant has Board experience, including on the Refugee Council of Australia. Grant has a strong connection to the work of the Uniting Church and Uniting Vic.Tas. His experience includes Manager at Uniting Care (Hotham Mission’s Asylum Seeker Project), which won the Australian Human Rights Award in developing community support and housing programs for families in detention seeking asylum.

Bronwyn Pike is the CEO of Uniting Vic.Tas and has extensive experience across the public, private and community services sectors.

Bronwyn was the Victorian State Member of