Our Leadership.
Our Board
Chair
Jude Munro
Jude Munro is experienced in guiding large complex organisations both as a non-executive director and CEO. She has been board chair of Australia’s fourth largest water utility, a State Planning Authority, a director of a national aviation business, an airport, a state transit authority, a bus company, a development company, and a director of one of Australia’s largest not-for-profits with a $1.3B budget and chair of Australia’s first pride centre. She also provides advice to organisations on strategic planning, governance and leadership.
Jude mentors CEOs and assists organisations in selection and CEO performance reviews. Her last CEO position was as CEO of Brisbane City Council for 10 years. She led the Council with its $2.6 billion annual budget, 9000 employees and planning and delivering infrastructure projects, bus and ferry services, regulatory and other municipal services for 1.2 million people. She served three Lord Mayors in that time. She has been CEO of two capital city Councils – Adelaide and Brisbane, as well as Moreland and St Kilda.
Jude’s experience with the Uniting Church community services includes being a Director of UnitingCare Queensland from 2010 to 2016.
David Cant
David is the former CEO of a number of community housing providers (CHPs) for more 20 years (five in the UK and 15 in Australia).
During his career in the industry David performed the roles of regulator (5 years in the UK Housing Corporation), development director, head of housing management and maintenance operations and supported housing. He was inaugural CEO of Brisbane Housing Company, the largest CHP in Queensland. He served on the Prime Minister’s Council on Homelessness, was inaugural director on the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) and Chair of PowerHousing Australia.
David was Chair of Uniting Housing until November 2022, when he was appointed to the Uniting Board and is the Chair of the Housing, Investment and Property Committee.
Anne Garrow
A Board member of Star Health, Anne has extensive experience in the management and governance of community organisations that address inequality. She holds degrees in commerce, social work, governance and public health, and has worked as a family therapist. Anne has extensive experience in the community sector, including research, evaluation and community work in Aboriginal health services in remote, regional and urban Australia. 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.
Alistair Macrae
Alistair is a Uniting Church Minister who has served congregations across rural, regional and inner urban settings. He has previously held the positions as Uniting Vic.Tas Synod moderator (2000–2003) and as president of the Uniting Church in Australia National Assembly (2009–2012). 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.
Jo-Anne Moorfoot
Jo–Anne was most recently the Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance which provides practical governance support to all health services. 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.
Prof. Meg Morris
Prof. Meg Morris is a physiotherapist and research leader with a strong commitment to equity and social justice, particularly in health, wellbeing and social care. She is the Executive Director of La Trobe University’s Academic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH), and Professor of Clinical and Rehabilitation Practice, a joint research appointment with La Trobe University and Healthscope. Meg has a strong commitment to enhancing the lives of people from all cultures, backgrounds and communities, particularly those who are disadvantaged. Her research specialises in enhancing quality of life, movement and preventing falls in older people, especially for those with chronic or progressive conditions. She is a world expert in Parkinson’s disease research, particularly in improving quality of life and wellbeing through education, physical activity, and exercise and dance. She’s also a leader in care economy research, with a focus on workforce recruitment and retention in aged care and community settings. She works closely with consumers and policy makers to co-design research projects and to translate research findings into practice. Meg holds degrees in Applied Science (Physiotherapy) and Gerontology and is a fellow member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists
Sarah Slattery
Sarah became the first woman to lead a national quantity surveying firm in Australia when she was appointed CEO of Slattery in 2017. She is the Chair of the Responsible Products Advisory Group at the Green Building Council of Australia and is a member of Uniting Housing’s Investment & Property Committee. She is also a member of the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star Advisory Committee, the City of Melbourne Design Review Panel, and the Australian Construction Industry Forum’s Construction Forecasting Council. Sarah’s previous board appointments include the Victorian Government’s Building Practitioners Board; director of the Young Women’s Christian Association Board, as well as chair of their Finance Committee and member of their Redevelopment Committee. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Economics. She is a fellow member of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors and is a registered building practitioner (quantity surveyor) of the Victorian Building Authority.
Joel Townsend
Joel is the Director of Monash Law Clinics, a community legal centre associated with Monash University’s Faculty of Law, which provides legal assistance to disadvantaged community members, and experiential education opportunities to law students. A lawyer, Joel has a particular interest in public and administrative law. He previously worked at Victoria Legal Aid and was chair of the Board of Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre prior to the organisation’s merger with Inner Melbourne Community Legal. Joel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Master’s of Divinity from Melbourne University.
Our Executive
CEO
Carol Jeffs
Carol has extensive experience in executive leadership with more than 20 years’ experience in a senior local government management.
Carol brings a deep passion for delivering outcomes that create meaningful change for individuals, communities and future generations. She has a strong track record in establishing and expanding services and is dedicated to building trust, collaboration, and strong stakeholder relationships.
Carol began her career as an economics lecturer at Monash University, later leading a not-for-profit partnership organisation before transitioning to local government in 2007. She has held positions of Interim Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Community and Economic Development at the City of Port Phillip and was previously General Manager Governance and Manager City Planning at Latrobe City Council. Most recently she was CEO of Cardinia Shire Council, one of Australia’s fastest growing and most culturally diverse municipalities
Carol holds a Bachelor of Business from Monash University and a Master of Economics from the University of New England.
Director of Mission
Dr Jessica Hateley-Browne
Jess has two decades of experience across the health and social policy and service delivery sectors, with a background in research and evaluation. She has held leadership roles across academia, government, social policy consulting and philanthropy. She has postgraduate qualifications in health psychology and workplace leadership and has been published in fields including public health, health services, and social work. Jess is an active member of the Uniting Church in Australia and serves in a variety of ways in her local congregation, in the Synod of Vic.Tas, and in the national Assembly context. Jessica is a previous member of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania Standing Committee and served on the Assembly Act2 Project Steering Group. Jess retired from the Board in January 2024 prior to taking up this position.
General Manager, Early Learning
Fiona Balsillie
Fiona is an experienced operational and strategic leader with a background in recreation therapy and gerontology. Fiona has worked with vulnerable people across Australia, Canada, and the UK. Since moving to Australia in 2013, she has held positions in the aged care sector, most notably as service manager where she led the development and operations of a national dementia program. Fiona moved into the early learning sector in 2021 where she focuses on strategic growth and sustainability alongside a commitment to best outcomes for consumers. Her creative thinking, adaptability and people focus have resulted in her ability to bring change and success to programs spanning from dementia care to early learning.
General Manager, Partnerships Training and Enterprise, and General Manager National Consortium, Escaping Violence Payment Program
Shannon Bell
Shannon is a dedicated leader with more than 20 years’ experience in community services and therapeutic programs that deliver end-to-end consumer experiences as an integrated model across multiple catchments and/or portfolios. Shannon played a key role in establishing and growing Catalyst – Uniting’s award-winning non-residential rehabilitation program. He has extensive experience working with a wide variety of service delivery consumers and social enterprise customers. Shannon is committed to ethical behaviour, evidence-based approaches, and contemporary business and social work practices to produce positive client and organisational outcomes.
General Manager, Finance, Procurement and ICT
Justin Flynn
Providing strategic, future-focused support to the Finance and Technology division, Justin is the organisational lead for systems and creativity, long-term strategic planning, development, and delivery of key priorities across a team of 80 staff. Justin’s background spans manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, with more than 20 years’ experience in mid-sized industrial businesses, acquisitions and integrations, building, and leading high-performing teams through change, crisis management, human resources strategies, digital transformation and operations.
General Manager, Housing and Property
Kristie Looney
Kristie is a highly experienced executive with a strong track record in delivering housing solutions across the private, government, and not-for-profit sectors. She has extensive expertise in real estate, housing policy, urban planning, governance, and business strategy.
She holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Policy & Research), a Master of Urban Planning, and is a Licensed Estate Agent.
As co-founder of a pioneering social enterprise real estate business and the driving force behind Uniting’s expansion of housing outcomes in Victoria, she combines commercial acumen with a commitment to deliver positive social impact within communities.
Kristie is highly skilled at navigating complex regulatory environments, securing investment, managing risk, and building cross-sector partnerships to deliver innovative and sustainable housing outcomes. She is deeply committed to redressing inequality in the housing sector and developing practical, long-term solutions to help end homelessness.
General Manager, Community and External Relations
Aileen Muldoon
Aileen is a communications expert with experience in writing and editing, stakeholder engagement and mapping, and building media and advocacy campaigns. Aileen has more than 20 years’ experience working in communications, media, and government roles. Starting her career as a journalist, Aileen later took on the role of government media advisor and speechwriter, working at both the federal and state levels. Staying in government, she then worked as a policy advisor in the areas of health, education, the environment, the arts, and justice. Aileen has also run her own communications consultancy firm, providing services for government, business and not-for-profit organisations.
General Manager, People, Quality and Strategy
Amy Padgham
Amy has worked with people experiencing vulnerabilities across the health, disability, aged care, and community sectors for more than 20 years. Before joining Uniting, she held senior roles at EACH, The Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Eastern Health.
Amy is Registered Nurse and previously practiced as a clinical nurse consultant in gerontology. She also lectured in the Master of Nursing program at Monash University.
General Manager, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Mental Health, and Carer Services and General Manager, Tasmania
Adrian Webber
Adrian has held positions in large community services organisations in New South Wales and Victoria in a career that spans 20 years across disability employment, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), mental health as well as family violence telephone support volunteer roles. Adrian has a strong sense of social justice and actively works to enhance opportunities for our lived experience workforce in the mental health and AOD sectors.
General Manager, East Victoria
Lee-anne Chapman
Lee-anne has more than 30 years’ experience in community services, along with post graduate qualifications in social work. As General Manager East Victoria Lee-anne oversees the operations and strategy for a large suite of services including child, youth and family and homelessness services.
Lee-anne is a Board Member for the Council to Homeless Persons. She is passionate about social justice issues, and drawing on her skills and experience to influence and advocate for positive change for the children, families and individuals who we have the privilege to work with.
General Manager, South Victoria
Michelle Riggall
Michelle has held numerous leadership roles at Uniting in the out-of-home care and family violence areas of work where she has led several significant structural changes, quality improvements, and strategic redesign projects. Michelle is passionate about seeking partnership opportunities for greater consumer impact.
Michelle is a fully qualified Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor, and member of the Australian Psychological Society and College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists. Michelle has worked directly in the field with children and families across the education, health and private sectors for more than 20 years, most recently supporting practice across developmental trauma and complex presentations.
General Manager, North and West Victoria
Genevieve Schreiber
Genevieve began her career as a management consultant, working for more than a decade in health, community service organisations, as well as public agencies with significant transformation and performance improvement projects in Australia and internationally.
More recently Genevieve has held executive roles in the Victorian Government where she built a reputation for strategic implementation and delivery; establishing, maturing and growing major new services; and overseeing financial administration, budget management, risk frameworks and quality management systems.
Genevieve is passionate about delivering strong and sustainable services that have strong links to local communities and which are responsive to place. She has undertaken study in collaborative design and has a strong interest in lived experience consumer participation.