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Health promotion is a powerful and cost effective way to maintain a healthier community. It enables people to increase control over and improve their health.

Staff

To contact an individual staff member, phone reception on (03) 9667 1333 or send us an email.   

 

Chief Executive Officer

Jerril Rechter 

Jerril Rechter

Jerril Rechter, CEO

Jerril has extensive experience in leadership across the areas of government and not-for-profit sectors. She comes to VicHealth from Leadership Victoria where she held the position of Executive Director. Before this, she was CEO of Footscray Community Arts Centre, CEO/Founder of Stompin Youth Dance Company, and Artistic Associate at the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts.

She has served on various state and national boards and committees, including VicHealth's as Board Member from 2004 to 2010. Her ministerial appointment includes the Victorian Eating Disorders Taskforce Victoria and previously she held the roles of member of the Australia Day Committee in Victoria, Australia Council for the Arts Deputy Chair Dance Board, Arts Tasmania Board, Brand Tasmania Board and the Community Leaders Group Tasmania.

Most recently, Jerril has worked as a World Health Organization Advisor and has joined the International Network of Health Promotion Foundations as a board member.

Jerril is a recipient of a Centenary Medal, Tasmania Day Award, and Fellowships from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Australia Council, Harvard Club of Australia, the Australian Davos Forum-Future Summit, and Williamson Community Leadership Program (Leadership Victoria).

Jerril holds a Master of Business Leadership from RMIT University.

 

Senior officers
 

Dr Bruce Bolam

Dr Bruce Bolam

Dr Bruce Bolam
Executive Manager, Knowledge and Environments for Health

Bruce has extensive experience in health promotion policy and programs having led initiatives in Australia, including the development of tobacco control strategies for the Victorian Government. He is currently the President of the Victorian Branch of the Public Health Association of Australia.

He joins VicHealth from the National Stroke Foundation where he was Divisional Director of Prevention Awareness in charge of national policy and programs. Bruce holds a PhD in addition to master degrees in Public Health and Science. He is an Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom.

 

Monica Kelly
Acting Executive Manager, Participation and Equity for Health 

Monica Kelly

Monica Kelly

Monica has worked as a public health and community nutritionist in Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory since 1991. She then moved into public health management. In addition to experience of direct service delivery, Monica has significant policy experience having worked in senior roles in both the Northern Territory and Victorian Government Health Departments.

Much of Monica’s career has been spent working with disadvantaged populations such as Aboriginal people and people with disabilities. Monica’s particular interest is on reducing health inequalities in disadvantaged populations.

Monica is an experienced trainer and facilitator provided training in a range of settings in most of her professional roles. She has a long association with Aboriginal Health Worker training and has lectured and tutored in public health at Deakin University in 2007. In addition to a Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Dietetics, Monica has undertaken further studies in Health Promotion and Psychology and also has a Masters of Public Health, completing her thesis on the Public Health responses to health inequalities.

 

 

Kerry Grenfell
Executive Manager, Communications 

Kerry Grenfell

Kerry Grenfell

Kerry has extensive experience in marketing and communications across a diverse range of sectors including government, infrastructure, consultancy, and not-for profits. Areas of focus in her previous communications roles have included childcare policy, women’s health, disability, ageing, community services development, sustainability and water. Kerry’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Business Communications, Queensland University of Technology, and Bachelor of Arts, Politics and Media, Griffith University.

 

 

 

Dale Mitchell
Executive Manager, Corporate Support 

Dale Mitchell

Dale Mitchell

Dale joined VicHealth in April 2012, coming from the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust where he was General Manager, Finance and Business Services. During his career of nearly 20 years, Dale has been a Chief Financial Officer and was also responsible for portfolios such as risk management and information technology, which has included a major implementation of key management information and financial systems.  He is a Certified Practicing Accountant and has a strong understanding of the Victorian legislative framework. His government experience includes working with the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office.Dale is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and volunteers on the Board of a not-for-profit organisation providing care to severely disabled persons.

 

 

 

CEO's Office

Jerril Rechter Chief Executive Officer 
Debra Bubner Executive Assistant

Participation and Equity for Health

Monica Kelly Acting Executive Manager

Physical activity

Cameron McLeod Manager

Vanessa Phillips Senior Project Officer
Shelley White  Senior Project Officer
Leanne Carlon Senior Project Officer
Tavis Valance  SSAPP Coordinator

Social connection

Peter Streker  Manager
Jim Rimmer  Senior Project Officer

Reducing race-based discrimination & supporting diversity

Peter Streker  Manager

Preventing violence against women

Monica Kelly  (Acting) Manager
Liz Murphy  Senior Project Officer
Kiri Bear  Senior Project Officer
Emily Maguire Special Projects Coordinator
Cara Gleeson Senior Project Officer

Economic participation 

Irene Verins  Manager

Health inequalities

Kellie Horton  Manager
Ben Waterhouse  Senior Project Officer
Jonathan Kingsley  Senior Project Officer - Indigenous Health Promotion

Knowledge management & workforce development

Irene Verins  Manager
Sarah Posner  Project Officer
Caitlin Dunlop Short Course Administrator

Unit administration

Aaron Dore  Manager, Program Support
Cassie Nicholls  Coordinator, Program Support & Special Projects
Tara Goldbold  Coordinator, Program Support & Special Projects
Kristen Finney  Coordinator
Betty Bougas  Assistant Project Officer

 

Knowledge and Environments for Health

 Dr Bruce Bolam  Executive Manager

Alcohol, tobacco & UV

Emma Saleeba  Manager– Alcohol, Tobacco & UV
Elissa Campbell  Senior Project Officer
Sean O'Rourke  Senior Project Officer
Rachel Mutch  Project Officer

Food & nutrition 

Position vacant  Manager – Nutrition and Food Systems 
Kate Delley Senior Project Officer

Knowledge

Lisa Thomson  Manager
Position vacant  Senior Project Officer–Surveys
Annemarie Wright Senior Project Officer – Research Coordination
Candice McKeone  Project Officer

Environments for health

Sue McGill  Manager 
Matt Cameron Senior Project Officer 

Unit administration

Michele Agustin-Guarino  Manager–Program Support & Special Projects
Brenton Mendes  Project Officer

Corporate Support

Dale Mitchell Executive Manager
Maureen Kane Executive Assistant

 

Information and communications technology (ICT) 

Martyn Baker  ICT Manager
Xa Dinh ICT Officer
Paul Grant  ICT Officer
Jeevan Jeyarajah  Assistant ICT Officer

Business & risk systems

Nick Boyle  Manager, People and Performance
Alana Mlinarevic  Contracts, Procurement and Risk Coordinator

Finance

Alex Benbow Finance Manager
Daniel Nguyen  Financial Accountant
Larna-Grace Pack Finance Support Officer
Zeinab Ramadan  Administration Trainee

People, culture & development

Nick Boyle Manager, People and Performance
Marcus Flood Support Officer - People, Culture & Development
Joel Brown Advisor - People, Culture and Development

Resources & knowledge support 

Kathy McLinden  Manager
Eromi Paiva Officer-Resources & Knowledge Support
Chris Davis  Support Officer-Resources & Knowledge Support
Tatjana Pismanovska Support Officer-Administration & Facilities
  

Communications

Kerry Grenfell  Executive Manager

Media and communications

John Fulcher  Communications Manager
Position vacant Strategic Communications Advisor
Jane Gardner  Senior Media Officer
Sophie Buchanan Project Manager

Publications (print and digital)

Margarita Paguio  Publications Manager
Samantha McCrow  Publications Coordinator
Pinar Gencturk  Publications Coordinator
Jacki Bloustien Publications Coordinator
Courtney Hope Online Coordinator
Natalie Lleonart  Administration Officer
Jon Swanson  Digital Designer

Unit administration/event support/study tours

Jo Hillas  Administration Coordinator

Front of house 

Helene Finnie  Receptionist