Jenny Jackson

Jenny was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in November 2011.

Jenny has held CEO positions within the health section for a number of years.  She is passionate about ensuring all members of our community have equitable access to health and wellbeing services and has a keen interest in women’s health and wellbeing.

Jenny holds qualifications in nursing, education and business and is on the Board of Governance of the Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne).

Roger Reece (Chair)

Roger was appointed to the Board in 2007 by the then Minister for Health.  He has been Chairman since December 2008 and is a chair of the Marketing, Communication and Networking sub-committee.

He was a senior Human Resources executive with British Petroleum for more than 20 years working across Asia and the northern hemisphere.

Roger now runs Reece Management Consulting, which provides independent advice, expertise and coaching to individuals, teams and organisations.

Roger is an ambassador for MS Australia regularly giving presentations to educate the community about Multiple Sclerosis and has spoken on radio and television.

Roger holds a degree in economics (honours), is a member of the Rotary Club of Doncaster and past president in 2010-11, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a certified professional member of the Australian Institute of Human Resources.

Roger has been a resident of Manningham for almost 15 years.

Emmie Lidis (Deputy Chair)

Emmie joined the Board in 2011.  She was appointed deputy chairman in November 2012 and is chair of the Governance sub-committee.

She is a social worker with more than 25 years’ experience in the areas of aged, disability and mental health. She has worked in strategic planning, service development and staff management roles in local government, not for profit and community health sectors.

Emmie holds a degree in social work, is a certified trainer and is completing her MBA.  She is on the panel on the City of Manningham’s Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust Fund and is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Emmie has lived in Manningham for more than 10 years.

Rod was appointed to the Board in October 2012.  He is Treasurer, chair of the Finance and Audit sub-committee and a member of the Governance sub-committee.

Rod has held senior positions with major international consulting practices and specialist firms providing high-level, transformational consulting services to leading organisations in Australia and Asia.

Rod is the executive director of a professional services business providing expertise in strategy execution and creating effective capabilities.

Rod has degrees in economics and in business (accounting), is a fellow of CPA Australia and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Rod has lived in Manningham for more than 25 years.

Elizabeth is a pharmacist and has been a board member for 9 years with MCHS. Elizabeth lives in Doncaster East and is also a Board Member for Doncare. Elizabeth is a Member of the Marketing Communications and Networking Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Steve was appointed to the Board in September 2011.

He is a senior executive in the Victoria Public Service and has 14 years’ experience with the Department of Treasury and Finance.

Steve has experience in policy reform, corporate planning and governance, human resource strategy, risk management, audit and financial management.

Steve holds a business degree with majors in accounting and economics and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Fred was appointed to the Board in 2007.  He is a member of the Finance and Audit sub-committee, the Governance sub-committee and the Marketing, Communication and Networking sub-committee.

Fred is a retired engineer and was a teacher.  He speaks five languages.
He is a Justice of the Peace, Chair of the Chinese Social Services, is a former Councillor with Manningham City Council and has lived in Manningham for eight years.

Larissa joined the Board in October 2012 and is a member of the Governance sub-committee.

Larissa has experience in youth work, mental health and community projects and analysis. Larissa is passionate about fostering the wellbeing of individuals and communities through evidence based enhancement and promotion of supportive and appropriate health services. 

Larissa has previously been on boards in both the health and community sectors.
Currently Larissa holds qualifications in youth work, community services, population health, community development and psychology with a vision of further psychological studies.

Gail joined the Board in October 2012 and is a member of the Marketing, Communication and Networking sub-committee.

She is a public relations and communications practitioner with local and international experience across government, corporate and not-for-profit businesses.  She has experience in crisis and issues management, and in the development, implementation and management of both formal and informal communication strategies.

Gail holds post-graduate qualifications in public relations and management and is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA).

She has lived in Manningham for more than 20 years. 

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