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.

Mark Heintz
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
Linda McCrorey
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
Bronwyn Pike
Bronwyn Pike is the CEO of Uniting Vic.Tas and has extensive experience across the public, private and community services sectors.
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.
Julia Mason
Julia is co-founder of Equity JV, a consultancy focused on advising investors and decision-makers in gender lens investing. Julia has deep business knowledge developed through a
Jo-Anne Moorfoot
Jo-Anne has extensive experience in the health sector and has held senior leadership positions at both Austin and Monash Health. She has a strong background in quality, safety and risk
Alistair Macrae
Alistair is a Uniting Church Minister who has served in a variety of contexts since his ordination 35 years including rural, regional and inner urban congregations, currently
Kirby Clark
Kirby is a professional director and is currently Chair of Newcastle Airport and has been a non-executive director of Ballarat Health and Eastern Health.
Anne Garrow
Anne has many years of involvement in management and governance of community organisations that address inequality. She holds degrees in Commerce, Social Work, Governance
Our Executive.
CEO
Bronwyn Pike
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 Parliament for Melbourne from 1999 to 2012. Her 13-year parliamentary career included 11 years as a Minister for Housing, Aged Care, Community Services, Health, Education and Skills.
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.

Director of Mission
Rev John Clarke
John brings to Uniting Vic.Tas demonstrated church leadership as well as considerable experience in project management, strategic thinking, practical theology and adult education. Prior to joining Uniting Vic.Tas, he was Director of Mission with Uniting AgeWell.
Executive General Manager, Operations
Silvia Alberti
Silvia has over 25 years of experience in health and human services and has held senior executive leadership positions across government and the community sector. Her work has spanned clinical, community
General Manager, Housing & Property
Kristie Looney
Kristie is an experienced leader within the not-for-profit, social enterprise and social service sectors working at the forefront of cross-sectoral collaboration to drive positive change.
Kristie was the co-founder of a social-enterprise real estate business that generates profit to build homes for women and children at risk of homelessness. She applies her leadership and governance skills as a not-for-profit board member with Tenants Victoria.
Kristie has a passion for social justice and a strong commitment to redressing inequality in the housing sector.
General Manager, Quality & Compliance
Amy Padgham
Amy has spent the last 20 years working with people experiencing vulnerabilities across the health, disability, aged and community sectors. Before joining Uniting Vic.Tas in 2019, she held senior roles at EACH, the Multiple Sclerosis