Our Board

At MacKillop, we are passionate about empowering vulnerable children, young people and families to continually evolve and improve. This culture is driven by strong governance and a continued focus on child safety.

Our Board sets the organisation’s strategic direction and oversees performance and risk assessment to ensure our long-term viability and effectiveness in accordance with legislative requirements and best practice standards in corporate governance and community expectations. The Board achieves these broad responsibilities through establishing and actively monitoring governance structures, practices and frameworks.

Chair

Charles Reis
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Master of Business Administration
Board Member
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Governance Committee and Finance and Property Committee

Independent Non-Executive Directors

Vicki Clark
Cultural Safety Advisor
Appointed Director 1 October 2021
Mission and Culture Committee and Reconciliation Committee

Elizabeth Clear
BComm, Grad Dip. Applied Corporate Governance (CPA, AGIA, ACIS, GAICD)
Chief Corporate Officer
Appointed Director 1 October 2021
Audit and Risk Committee, Reconciliation Committee and Mission and Culture Committee

Bridgid Connors
Master of Applied Positive Psychology, Executive Master Public Administration, Bachelor of Computing
Chief People Officer
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Governance Committee

Michelle Cotter
Doctorate of Education, Executive Master of Business Administration, Master of Educational Leadership, Master of Religious Education, Graduate Diploma of Adult Education and Training, Graduate Diploma of Information Technology, Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, Bachelor of Education
School Principal
Reconciliation Committee, Mission and Culture Committee and Quality, Safety and
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Research Committee

Janet Farrow OAM
BSW, MBA, Grad Dip Law, GAID, Churchill Fellow, Williamson Community Leadership Fellow
Adjunct Academic Staff member, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
Appointed Director 1 October 2021
Audit and Risk Committee and Quality, Safety and Research Committee

Peter Lavis
Assoc. RMIT – Building, Assoc. RMIT – Quantity Surveying, Grad. Dip. Business Admin. Swinburne
Retired
Appointed Director 1 October 2021
Finance and Property Committee

Stephen Mamouney
B.Ec, FCA, CFP, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Audit and Risk Committee

Ella McPherson
Masters Health Sciences, Graduate Diploma Program Evaluation,
Graduate Diploma Health Promotion, GAICD
Deputy Commissioner
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Governance Committee and Audit and Risk Committee

Elizabeth (Libby) Mears
Assoc. RMIT – Building, Assoc. RMIT – Quantity Surveying, Grad. Dip. Business Admin. Swinburne
Board Director
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Governance Committee, Reconciliation Committee, Mission and Culture Committee

Linda Mellors
BA, BSc (Hons), PhD (Med), Grad Cert HSM, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Regis Healthcare
Appointed Director 14 November 2018

Marcelle Mogg
GAICD, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Social Science – Pastoral Studies, Diploma Applied Science – Nursing
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed Director 1 July 2024
Quality, Safety and Research Committee

John Sutherland
Diploma in Business Studies, Chartered Accountant
Retired
Appointed Director 14 November 2018
Finance and Property Committee and Audit and Risk Committee

Our Member

Mercy Community Services Australia Limited (MCSAL)