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.

jude munro smiling in portrait

Mark Heintz

Mark has 15 years’ experience as a CEO and in senior leadership roles specialising in FMCG and the Australian Food and Agri Sectors.

Formerly a crisis intervention counsellor, he has extensive leadership experience in large-scale business turnaround, change management, strategic planning
and conflict resolution.

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.

Linda McCrorey

Linda is the Principal Consultant at Enhancing Quality Services Consulting where she partners with notforprofit health and community services organisations

with a focus on community health, disability, women’s health, aged care, sexual assault, Aboriginal, and alcohol and drug services.

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.

Julia Mason

Julia is the cofounder of Equity JV, a consulting firm which advises investors and decisionmakers on gender lens investing, and is a NonExecutive Director of the Transport Accident Commission,

Sparkke Group Holdings and Community 21. She has deep business knowledge developed through a career spanning finance, corporate strategy, and marketing, and has lectured in corporate finance with the Securities Institute of Australia.

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

Jo-Anne Moorfoot

JoAnne was most recently the Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance which provides practical governance support to all health services.

She has extensive experience in the health sector and has held senior leadership positions at both the Austin and Monash Health. JoAnne has a strong background in quality, safety and risk management, and a passion for improving consumer outcomes.

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

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 (20002003)

and as president of the Uniting Church in Australia National Assembly (20092012).

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 Clark

A professional director, Kirby is the Chair of Newcastle Airport, the former nonexecutive director at Ballarat Health and Eastern Health, and former deputy CEO and CFO at Melbourne Airport.

  He has also held executive roles in sectors including forestry, finance, and professional services. With experience in change management, business turnarounds, governance, and strategic planning. 

Kirby has consulted for a range of commercial and notforprofit organisations. Kirby is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a qualified Chartered Accountant in both Australia and Canada. 

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.

Mark Rearick

Mark is a NonExecutive Director of the Australian Battery Industry, a notforprofit association which promotes responsible environmental management of batteries at endoflife.

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 largescale strategic transformations. Mark is a former chair of Ford Blue Mach Technologies (an electric vehicle startup in China) and former executive qdirector of Ford Australia. He is a longtime member of St Leonards Uniting Church in Brighton.



David Cant

David is Co-Chair of Under 1 Roof, a consortium of housing and support agencies based in Brisbane, and the Chair and Independent Director of PowerHousing Australia, a membership organisation for 38 of the largest community housing providers in Australia.

David led the team which created the Brisbane Housing Company, now the largest registered community housing provider in Queensland, where he was CEO (2002-2017). Prior to coming to Australia in 2000, David worked in the UK’s community housing sector. David was a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Homelessness (2009-2013) and an inaugural director of the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (2018-2021).

Our Executive.

CEO

Bronwyn Pike

Bronwyn Pike has extensive experience across the public, private, and community services sectors. As Victorian State Member of Parliament for Melbourne from 1999 to 2012, Bronwyn’s parliamentary career includes 11
years as a Minister for Housing, Aged Care, Community Services, Health, Education and Skills.

Before entering parliament, Bronwyn was the Director of Justice and Social Responsibility at 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 levels. She has chaired the Boards of Western Health, the South Australian Urban Renewal Authority (Renewal SA), and UnitingCare Australia, and has been a board member of the Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Leap In!, Lifeline Australia, and Uniting NSW.ACT.

Director of Mission

Jessica Hateley-Browne

Jessica is a Portfolio Manager at the Susan McKinnon Foundation, a non-partisan, philanthropic organisation building Australia’s long-term capacity to meet social and economic challenges.

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.

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, and since moving to Australia in 2013, 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. This work demonstrated her ability to drive a
nationally consistent program while also considering the local requirements needed to support people living in very different regions across Australia.

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

Shannon Bell

Shannon is a dedicated leader with more than 20 years’ experience in community services and therapeutic programs that deliver endtoend consumer experiences as an integrated model across multiple catchments and/or portfolios.

Shannon played a key role in establishing and growing Catalyst Uniting’s awardwinning
nonresidential 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, evidencebased approaches, and contemporary business and social work practices to produce positive client and organisational outcomes.

General Manager, Strategy and Business Transformation

Mark Dennert

Mark is an executive leader with more than 25 years’ experience spanning civil engineering (civil infrastructure and major projects) and not-for-profit sectors including international community development, operations management, and business development roles.

Mark has proven expertise in enterprise strategic planning, business development, major projects, and business transformation. Mark is passionate about strategic leadership and building growth-oriented teams in complex environments.

General Manager, Finance and Technology

Justin Flynn

Providing strategic, futurefocused support to the Finance and Technology division, Justin is the organisational lead for systems and creativity, longterm 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 midsized industrial businesses, acquisitions and integrations, building, and leading highperforming teams through change, crisis management, human resources strategies, digital transformation and operations.

General Manager, People and Culture

Shane Leversha

Shane is an experienced executive leader with more 20 years’ experience in human resources.

Having worked in a variety of sectors including health and emergency services, Shane is passionate about leadership and building capability. He brings a track record of delivering strategy and transforming teams to perform and achieve in complex environments.

General Manager, Housing and Property

Kristie Looney

Kristie is an experienced leader within the non-for-profit, social enterprise, and social service sectors, working at the forefront of cross-sectoral collaboration to drive positive change.


Kristie has a depth of experience creating partnerships across business, philanthropy, government, and the social sectors. She leads strategic decision- making and brings together diverse teams to develop practical solutions to end homelessness. Kristie has a passion for social justice and a strong commitment to redressing inequality in the housing sector.
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 adviser 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, Quality and Performance

Amy Padgham

For the past 24 years Amy has worked with people experiencing vulnerabilities across the health, disability, aged care, and community sectors. Before joining Uniting Amy 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

Adrian Webber

Adrian has held positions in large community services organisations in New South Wales and Victoria in a career that spans 20 years and includes disability employment, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), and mental health as well as volunteering in family violence telephone support roles.

Having worked in the university sector as academic and researcher with a focus on AOD treatment outcomes for consumers, Adrian is passionate about ensuring programs are supported by robust evidencebased research.

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, South and East Victoria

Wenda Donaldson

Wenda is a senior executive in both the public and notforprofit sectors, combining her career at Uniting with her role as nonExecutive Board with Ambulance Australia.

Wenda has proven expertise in advocacy for policy reform and investment to enhance outcomes for those experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage. Shes also been involved in establishing intergovernmental and multisector partnership agreements to deliver on major public policy reforms.

Previous governance roles include chair of the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Reference Group and the State Emergency Management Team, Panel Member Bourke Street Mall Fund, Indigenous Reading Project, ACT Justice Reform Advisory Committee, and the ACT One Canberra Reference Group.

General Manager, North and West Victoria, Tasmania

Annette Kelly-Egerton

With more than 30 years of service in the social services sector, Annette has navigated the landscape of both government and community organisations.

Annette’s journey from being a psychologist with the Victorian Disability Services to leading services with a substantial $110 million annual budget has equipped her with a strong valuesbased leadership acumen.

As a registered psychologist with expertise in behavioural and trauma theory, Annette brings a wealth of experience to the field. She is committed to enhancing the welfare of children, young people, and their families, and holds a relentless focus on the wellbeing of those we serve.