Governance
ACSA Chairperson
Stephen is an experienced health care executive who has worked in a range of roles in hospitals, community organisations and central bureaucracy in both metropolitan and rural settings in Australia and New Zealand.
Stephen has served on a number of national and state advisory groups, and maintains an active profile in local community initiatives. He is committed to, and passionate about, improving care and services for people, particularly those who are disadvantaged or facing adversity. Stephen has been awarded by the Australian Catholic University the honorary title of Adjunct Professor in recognition of leadership in the area of health and aged care services.
Board Directors
Cherylee Treloar - Vice Chairperson, CEO at Footprints, Queensland
Since 2010 Cherylee Treloar has been the CEO of Footprints in Brisbane Inc., a highly respected not for profit community based organization that delivers community based support and clinical services; funded by government (Commonwealth, State and Local) and charitable donation to older people, disabled, mentally ill, homeless and at risk of homeless persons. She has previously held management positions with global companies such as Australian Red Cross (Queensland) and State-wide Blue Care as well as Local Government (economic development & corporate services).
Cherylee has continually been involved in a variety of groups and boards including contributing to various government consultations. Over the past three years, Government initiatives have included Aged Care Reforms (Consumer Directed Care) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; facilitating workforce and program restructuring, effective funding utilisation and strengthening governance.
Mark Sewell, CEO at Warrigal, New South Wales
Mark's experience includes: CEO and Company Secretary of Warrigal, a NFP aged care and retirement living provider operating at 12 locations across SE NSW; Chair of Lighthouse church and community care services; Regional Councillor lllawarra Business Chamber; ACSA Board member and NSW Divisional Councillor and lllawarra Regional Chair; lllawarra Regional Manager DoCS Disability Services; NSW Deputy Director Ageing Disability and Home Care Services; Chair of Cedars College; NSW Ministerial Advisory Council for Minister for the lllawarra.
Jackie Howard, CEO at Masonic Care, Tasmania
Jackie is an experienced Executive who assumed the role of CEO Masonic Care Tasmania (MCT) in March 2019. Prior to joining MCT Jackie held several senior executive roles in the public and private health sectors and the not-for-profit aged and disability sectors in the UK, Germany and Australia. Jackie is a nurse by profession, with a Master of Business Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jackie is committed to, and driven by, getting better outcomes for customers and helping organisations deliver exceptional care, while achieving sustainable change through focusing on continuous improvement.
Daniel Aitchison, Chief Executive at Clayton Church Homes, South Australia
Daniel has a long history working in aged care and health services across Australia, serving in Leadership roles for AnglicareSQ, Primary Health Care (Healius) and TriCare. Daniel joined the Executive team of AnglicareSA in 2018 in the role of Executive Manager, Aged Care Services. In this role he oversaw a portfolio of residential aged care, community aged care, retirement living and allied health care services across South Australia.
In 2021 Daniel was recruited to the role of Chief Executive for Clayton Church Homes, a provider of aged care services across South Australia. Daniel is a graduate of the AICD and an Associate Fellow at the Australasian College of Health Service Management, in addition to holding a Masters of Health Management and a Bachelor of Nursing.
Shane Yensch, Executive Director at Alinea Inc., Western Australia
Shane is currently Executive Director at Alinea Inc. where he has worked for the past 31 years. Alinea is a provider of residential aged care with 231 aged care beds and operates a small retirement village. Alinea provides employment services to people with a disability through ParaQuad Industries along with recreational services and Home Care for spinal injured people.
Mr Yensch has a Bachelor of Business and MBA from Curtin University and is a past State President of CPA Australia, and has also chaired the CPA Western Australian Divisional Council which services 10,000 WA members. He was elected to the ACSA WA Divisional Council in 2017 and served as ACSWA Treasurer until his election to the Chair of the ACSA WA Divisional Council in November 2021.
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Name | Designation |
Scott Kable |
CEO, Cowra Retirement Village |
Mark Sewell, Chair |
CEO, Warrigal |
Sue Thomson |
CEO, McLean Care |
Jenni Allan |
CEO, ADSSI Homeliving |
Alexandra Davis |
CEO, Holy Family Services |
Marta Terracciano |
CEO, Residential Gardens |
Leigh Kildey |
CEO, Ashfield Baptist Homes |
Tony Bidstrup |
CEO, Mercy Services |
Matt Sierp |
CEO, Sapphire Coast Aged Care |
Rosy Walia |
CEO, Multicultural Care |
Saviour Buhagiar |
Director RHCS, Uniting |
Kate Hurrell |
CEO, Three Tree Lodge |
Helen Emmerson |
CEO, Southern Cross Care NSW/ACT |
Name | Designation |
Sue Cooke |
Executive Director, Anglicare SQ |
Darolyn Harris |
General Manager Care and Clinical Governance, Blue Care |
Karen Crouch |
CEO, FerosCare |
Cherylee Treloar, Chair |
CEO, Footprints Inc |
Name | Designation |
Sara Blunt |
CEO, Kalyra Communities |
Sharyn Broer |
CEO, Meals on Wheels (SA) Inc |
Anna Howard |
CEO, Murray Mallee Aged Care Group |
David Moran |
CEO, Southern Cross Care SA & NT |
Daniel Aitchison, Chair |
CEO, Clayton Church Homes |
Jane Pickering |
CEO, Eldercare |
Frank Weits |
CEO, ACH Group Inc. |
Darren Birbeck |
CEO, Resthaven Incorporated |
Jenny Deer |
CEO, Mount View Homes, |
Gradyn Spinks |
Executive General Manager, Anglicare SA |
Name | Designation |
Glenn Hardwick |
CEO – Christian Homes Tasmania |
Allyson Warrington |
CEO, Community Based Support |
Wendy Mitchell |
CEO, Community Care Tasmania |
Connie Bruckard |
General Manager, Home Care Services, Anglicare Tas |
Fiona Onslow-Agnew |
Chief Executive, May Shaw |
Jackie Howard, Chair |
CEO, Masonic Care |
Justine Barwick |
Chief Operating Office, Family Based Care Tasmania |
Name | Designation |
David Reece |
CEO, AdventCare |
Stephen Cornelissen, Chair |
Group CEO, Mercy Health |
Michele Lewis |
CEO, Mecwacare |
Vanda Iaconese |
CEO, Doutta Galla Aged Services |
Rosa Ginevra |
CEO, Mayflower Aged Care |
Janna Voloshin |
CEO, Vasey RSL Care |
Birgit Goetz |
CEO, Martin Luther Homes |
Joy Leggo |
CEO, Multicultural Aged Care Services Geelong |
Nicole Hornsby |
Executive Director, Baptcare |
Phillip Goulding |
General Manager, Wintringham |
Craig Bardrick |
CEO, BASScare |
Name | Designation |
Mark Gummer |
CEO, Astley Care |
Stephanie Buckland |
CEO, Amana Living, WA |
Dr Ricki Smith, Deputy Chair |
CEO, Access Care Network Australia |
Shane Yensch, Chair |
Executive Director, Alinea |
Justine Colyer |
CEO, Rise Network |
Irene Mooney |
CEO, MYVISTA |
Russell Bricknell |
CEO, Baptistcare WA |
Olive Wright |
CEO, Meath Care |
Marnie Alefosio |
Manager, Aged & Community Care, Yaandina Community |
Joanne Wilkinson |
Executive Director Community Business Development, Juniper |