Our Leadership.

Mark has participated in Leadership Victoria’s Williamson Community Leadership program and has been awarded the St James Ethics Centre Fairfax Fellowship, and the University of Melbourne Asia-Link Business Leaders Scholarship. Formerly the vice president of Cycling Victoria and chair and board member of Lentara Uniting Care.

A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, 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.

Before entering parliament in 1999, she was the Director of Justice and Social Responsibility in the Synod of Victoria, which provided children, youth, family and aged care services as well as social justice advocacy.

Bronwyn has considerable governance experience at national and state level. She has chaired the Boards of Western Heath, the South Australian Urban Renewal Authority (Renewal SA) and UnitingCare Australia and has been a Board member of Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Leap In! and Uniting NSW.ACT.

Bronwyn is a lifelong member of the Uniting Church in Australia.

With more than 15 years’ experience as a director, Julia has previously served as co–chair of Community Sector Banking Service and Community Sector
Enterprises, chair of the Victorian State Emergency Services and One in Five, and as non–executive
director of VicUrban.

An experienced non–executive director, she is a member of Women on Boards and is on the board of West Gippsland Healthcare Group. Jo–Anne is a graduate of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors and has completed the Leadership Victoria Folio Community Leaders’ program.  

Alistair has served as a director on the Wesley Mission Victoria Board, and he chaired the Transition Board for Frontier Services. Alistair has degrees in arts, theology and philosophy.

Kirby has consulted for a range of commercial and not–for–profit organisations. Kirby is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a qualified Chartered Accountant in both Australia and Canada. 

A lifelong member of the Uniting Church, Anne is
currently the Treasurer of the South Port Uniting Church Council, of which she was the inaugural CEO.

Formerly on the board of Many Rooms, she has leadership experience across academia, government, social-purpose consulting, and philanthropy. Jessica holds an adjunct appointment with the Monash University School of Medicine, Nursing, Health Sciences.

She has postgraduate qualifications in health psychology and workplace leadership, and has been published in top-tier national and international academic journals in fields including public health and social work. Jessica is a member of the Uniting Church’s Act2 National Steering Committee and has served on the Standing Committee for the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. She is currently the Chair of the Church Council at the Northcote Uniting Church.

A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Mark has extensive experience at executive and board levels both nationally and internationally, a strong background in general, financial, and strategic management, as well as experience in leading large–scale strategic transformations. Mark is a former chair of Ford Blue Mach Technologies (an electric vehicle start–up in China) and former executive qdirector of Ford Australia. He is a long–time member of St Leonard’s Uniting Church in Brighton.