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Leadership Team

The Leadership Team at Your Community Health lead over 200 staff to ensure the organisation is delivering its purpose.

The Leadership Team are accountable for delivering upon the organisation’s Strategic Directions 2017-2021.

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    Kent Burgess

    Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary

    Kent joined Your Community Health in May 2021.

    Kent brings over 15 years’ senior leadership experience within the community health, mental health, alcohol and drug, HIV and LGBTI health sectors. Previously, he was Deputy CEO at StarHealth.

    His strategic leadership experience is underpinned by a clinical career as an occupational therapist in the mental health sector. Kent also has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and a Masters of Public Health in Health Service Management.

    He is delighted to join the Your Community Health team and continue to contribute towards a locally-driven model of community health and wellbeing services

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    Liz Chondros

    Community Development and Allied Health, General Manager

    Liz has extensive experience in leadership, coordinator and clinical roles spanning over 20 years predominately in the community health sector.

    She is committed to social justice and inclusion and reducing the disparities in health that exist between different groups in the community.

    Liz’s professional background as a speech pathologist includes experience in acute, early intervention and community health in rural and metropolitan area settings. In addition to clinical roles, Liz has worked in various management positions supporting a range of programs and projects including social support, men’s shed, allied health, quality, Aboriginal health and health promotion.

    In her current role she oversees a diverse range of programs including Allied health, Aboriginal health, Needle syringe and Steroid education programs, Social support and Community programs.

    Liz has a Bachelor of Speech Pathology and PRINCE2 Foundation Project Management Certificate.

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    Paul Leary

    General Manager, People and Culture

    Paul joined Your Community Health in April 2021.

    Paul has over 20 years senior management experience in human resources and corporate services roles working across the Education (TAFE and university), not-for-profit and most recently the local government sector, where Paul had the role of Manager, Human Resources for MacDonnell Regional Council in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

    Paul’s not-for-profit experience includes roles as General Manager, Human Resources and Operations at the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House), Director People and Culture at Childrens Ground Ltd and Director Corporate Services at Mind. Paul has worked as the Executive Manager, People and Development at Chisholm Institute of TAFE and the Manager, Human Resources at Monash College (a subsidiary of Monash University).

    Paul has a Diploma of Management, a Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) and is a member of the Australian Human Resource Institute (MAHRI).

    Paul is very pleased to join Your Community Health as General Manager, People and Culture.

  • Siobhan Newman

    Quality, Innovation and Integration, General Manager

    Siobhan brings extensive knowledge of the health sector, having worked for 25 years in clinical and administrative roles, predominantly in the community health sector.

    In her six years at Your Community Health, she has overseen quality, risk and service integration functions for the organisation. Her work guides the improvement of the organisation. As a local resident, Siobhan enjoys the opportunity to contribute to the local community and help improve the health of the most vulnerable.

    Siobhan has a Master of Public Health and Bachelor Applied Science (Physiotherapy). She is a Board Director of Women’s Health in the North. She is also a member of the Primary Care Committee, of the Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

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    Diannah Parker

    Chief Financial Officer

    Di joined Your Community Health in early 2018. She is an experienced Accountant, Financial Manager and Company Secretary, with leadership experience in governance, strategy development, risk management and compliance, business development and IT.

    Prior to joining Your Community Community, Di was Director Corporate and Regulatory Services and Company Secretary for auDA. Before that, her career spanned the acute health and mental health service sector, with general management, strategic development, finance and accounting roles at Ostara Australia and the Royal Children’s Hospital.

    Di has a Master’s degree in Professional Accounting (RMIT) and is a member of CPA Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.