Leadership

Noel Clement is Director of Migration, Emergencies and Movement Relations with Australian Red Cross. He first joined Red Cross in 2001 as National Manager of the Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme and since 2002 has held senior management roles including General Manager (Domestic Operations), Head of Australian Services and Director Australian Services.

Reporting to the Red Cross CEO and as a member of the Executive, Noel's responsibilities include migration and emergency service programs across Australia, international humanitarian law activities and leadership of key Red Cross Red Crescent Movement relationships.

Noel has worked for almost 30 years in the not-for-profit sector, including many years in community-based organisations in community health and public housing. His previous roles have included senior leadership, management, program coordination, social work and community development. He holds a Bachelor of Social Work (PIT) and a Masters of Social Policy and Community Service Management (RMIT).

Belinda Dimovski joins Red Cross after 10 years at Weight Watchers where as a passionate people and customer experience advocate, she led the Customer Experience, Operations, Customer Service, PMO and Logistics functions for the Australia/NZ business and played a co-ordination role for the international team. She has a comprehensive background in leading a multichannel service delivery organisation that includes digital, face to face, call centre and global solutions.

She is a values driven individual who is excited by a challenge, is motivated by people and has fallen in love with making a difference. As a Customer Experience advocate, Belinda believes that supporting an organisation to be more consumer-centric (be it a product, service or an experience) leads to better outcomes for the consumer and therefore a more engaged organisation in a state of continuous improvement.

She has extensive senior management experience and a proven track record innovating strategic and service initiatives across three diverse sectors, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and health service delivery. Her experience has allowed her to understand the ongoing work required and challenges faced by a business that is implementing a focus of customer experience and service improvement.

Penny has held senior strategic leadership positions within prominent international humanitarian and development organisations for over 15 years. Drawing on her experience working with locally based partners internationally and in Australia, Penny is keen to fostering collaboration among organisations, communities and governments and through this ensuring community participation in developing responses to complex needs. She is passionate about empowering people, groups and partner organisations to lead and advocate for the changes and improvements they seek.

Penny commenced in the new position of Director Volunteering in December 2016 where she will play a key role to ensure Australian Red Cross is part of an inclusive, diverse and active humanitarian movement in Australia. Prior to this Penny was Director, Victoria for 18 months leading Red Cross' programs across the state.

Before joining Red Cross, Penny worked at Oxfam Australia for 8.5 years including as Associate Director International Programs. In this role Penny lead and provided operational oversight to humanitarian and community development programs in partnership with locally based organisations across Africa, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. Before this Penny worked in Australian Red Cross' International Program team for 3 years including and earlier over a six year period held a variety of positions with Médecins Sans Frontières including Country Directorships in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Penny holds a Master of Arts (Development Studies) and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) both from Monash University.

Kerry joined Red Cross in April 2004 and is currently Director of Community Programs.

Prior to this, Kerry held the following positions:

• Executive Director, South Australia Red Cross (2004-2013) - responsible for CEO support and special projects.
• Manager, Community and Environment in local government having oversight of community services, community and cultural development, library, environmental and health services.
• Regional Director for Spastic Centres of South Australia - managed significant service reform from an institutional base to consumer service model which led to the establishment of community based, individually tailored options for consumers with multiple and severe disabilities and their families.
• Social Worker with the South Australian Government's Department of Human Services and Intellectual Disability Services Council, working primarily in child protection with children at risk, families and communities and people with intellectual disability.

Kerry has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of South Australia.  In 2017, Kerry completed the IMD High Performance Leadership Program in Lausanne, Switzerland and in 2012 completed the Women In Leadership Executive Program at the University of New South Wales.  In 2009 Kerry was selected for the South Australian Government's Women's Honour Roll and in 2012 was a finalist for the Telstra Business Women Awards.

 

Cameron has extensive experience in all facets of finance and business. He ran the Corporate Shared Services function within the Blood Service which is responsible for many business processes including transactional services, financial systems and delivery of strategic projects.

Prior to the Corporate Shared Services role, Cameron was the Financial Controller and oversaw key strategic changes at the Blood Service. Cameron served with the Blood Service for 10 years and was actively involved in the CPA contributing to their education programs.

Cameron is CPA qualified, and has a Masters of Business Administration from Mt Eliza Business School and a degree in Business (Accounting) and Software Development from Monash University. He has also completed the Company Directors Course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

In June 2016, he took up the role of (Interim) Chief Financial Officer at Australian Red Cross and made the move permanent at the end of October.

Peter Walton is Director of International, joining in October 2013. He has over twenty years' international experience working in multi-sector international development in both not-for-profit organisations and the private sector.

During his career he has undertaken assignments in over 40 countries, including being based for seven years in Vietnam where he was the Regional Representative for operations across the Mekong region for Child Fund Australia. During this time he was awarded the Vietnam Government's Medal for Peace and Friendship, the highest award offered to foreigners, for services towards social development and poverty alleviation.

Peter was also previously the Director of International Programs at Save the Children Australia, overseeing global projects and leading an international team of technical and program support staff. Before joining Australian Red Cross, Peter was Chief Executive of Infoxchange, a social justice organisation that uses technology in support of social impact and social justice. Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Science (MSc) in Development Economics and an MBA.

Christopher Wheatley is Director of Strategy and Performance with Australian Red Cross.  He joined the humanitarian arm of Red Cross in 2015 after 7 years at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. 

Reporting to Judy Slatyer and as a member of the Executive team, Christopher’s responsibilities include strategic and annual planning, outcome and impact measurement and program evaluation, performance reporting and data analysis, the organisation’s research and horizon scanning functions, and government relations. 

Previously Christopher has worked for Medibank Private, Affinity Health (then the largest private hospital chain in Australia) as well as numerous roles in the Australian Government, including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of Health and Ageing.  He holds a first class honours degree in psychology from the Australian National University and a Masters of Business and Technology from the University of New South Wales.

Linda Crumlin has been Director WA since March 2017, having undertaken the acting role on many occasions. Linda has been with Red Cross for more than 10 years first as the Senior Manager for Community Services and over the past four years as the Group Manager WA.

Linda brings a diverse background prior to moving to Australia including in health care marketing and promotion, training and nursing.

Linda has worked with many NFPs, including British Red Cross, as a Business Consultant and also holds Registered Nursing and Midwifery qualifications, a Master of Business Administration, is a Fellow of Leadership WA and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Wenda Donaldson comes to Red Cross with a strong background in policy development and program management at national and state levels at senior executive levels, people and team development and voluntary service. Wenda holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology and Graduate Certificate in Career Counselling.

Wenda began her working life as a career counsellor working with young athletes on scholarship at the Victorian Institute of Sport where she soon progressed to the position of National Manager Australian Institute of Sport. During this time she also supported the establishment of this program overseas in both the UK and New Zealand. 

She then moved into the field of community sport where she established and led the national Active After-School Communities Program. This involved employing over 200 staff to work throughout Australia with some 3,000 communities to establish this long-standing, now award winning national program that has used sport to gain strong community participation and improved educational engagement and outcomes.

Wenda was most recently employed with the Department of Education were she held a number of senior executive roles and was also a recipient of the Secretary's Award of Excellence for her outstanding work in staff and team development.

Veronica Frost joined Red Cross in 2009 and has held several senior management positions throughout her tenure, including Business Services Manager and Head of IT Operations, before being appointed to Chief Information Officer in May 2014.

Veronica has 20 years' experience in Information Technology and a long track record of leading the transformation of technology functions in diverse and complex organisations.

Before joining Red Cross, she held development and digital roles at NineMSN and Pretzel Logic, Senior Business Analyst and then Head of IT at Rusty Surfboards. Veronica is an avid traveller, holds a Graduate Certificate in Business and Technology (UNSW) and is currently completing her Masters of Business and Technology (UNSW).

She was recognised for her outstanding ability to drive transformational change by being named one of the top 50 CIO's in Australia from IDG communications in 2016. Veronica's motivation for joining Red Cross resonates in her passion for the role of technology in transforming the delivery and improving the effectiveness of essential humanitarian services.

Mark Groote brings a wealth of experience having worked in senior roles in local, state and Commonwealth government, and the non-government sector. Mark's recent role as State Manager in the Commonwealth Department of Employment saw him responsible for South Australian employment services, support for workers experiencing structural change, labour market analysis, and local oversight of the national customer service line.

He has also worked in senior roles in the South Australian Government in Fire and Emergency Management, Volunteer Strategy Management and Social Housing including Aboriginal Housing.

Mark was also the National Director of the Australian Government's School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program. Mark holds a Bachelor of Social Work and is completing an Executive Masters in Public Administration.

Mali Hawkins has been the Director of Tasmania since December 2017 and has worked with Red Cross since 2011. She joined our community programs team in New South Wales firstly managing the community health and wellbeing programs, then working as social enterprise projects manager. Mali was our Community Services Manager for NSW/ACT from February 2016 to December 2017.

Currently completing a Masters in not-for-profit and social enterprise management at University of Technology Sydney, Mali holds qualifications in not-for-profit management, marketing and communications.

She has 10 plus years’ experience in community services and has held positions in management, program coordination and youth work. Prior to moving the not-for-profit sector Mali worked in media account management.

Mali Hawkins has been the Director of Tasmania since December 2017 and has worked with Red Cross since 2011. She joined our community programs team in New South Wales firstly managing the community health and wellbeing programs, then working as social enterprise projects manager. Mali was our Community Services Manager for NSW/ACT from February 2016 to December 2017.

Currently completing a Masters in not-for-profit and social enterprise management at University of Technology Sydney, Mali holds qualifications in not-for-profit management, marketing and communications.

She has 10 plus years’ experience in community services and has held positions in management, program coordination and youth work. Prior to moving the not-for-profit sector Mali worked in media account management.

Leanne Joyce brings a wealth of experience in government affairs and communications across the not-for-profit, government, and corporate sectors. Her experience is supplemented by my qualifications in journalism, public policy, and business administration.

Her corporate and government experience includes senior executive roles with Telstra, NSW State Government, and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade).

Leanne was Executive Director of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) in the 1990’s during a transformative time in health policy. She remains committed to social justice and to humanitarian issues.

Prior to joining Australian Red Cross, Leanne worked with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) - an international non-profit foundation created to develop new, affordable antimalarial drugs - as well as the Digital Industry Group, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), the Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS, and the Australian Primary Principals' Association. 

Andy Kenyon has a 30 year career which spans a diverse range of themes and locales, including water management, Australian Indigenous land use and management, international development, monitoring and evaluation, program quality management and organisational change management and leadership.

He has lived and worked across Indigenous Australia, Asia, the Pacific and Africa. Prior to employment with Red Cross Andy worked for Indigenous Australian organisations, for non-governmental organisations and as a consultant providing monitoring and evaluation services and training. While working for the Central Land Council in Alice Springs, his highlights included participating in a Social Impact Assessment of the Alice Springs to Darwin Railway and membership of the team, working on behalf to traditional owners, negotiating compensation for loss of Native Title resulting from the construction of the railway.

While working as an employee of Oxfam Australia he was involved in the management of major disaster responses in Sudan, northern Kenya, Somaliland, the Pacific and the Asian tsunami. Andy also led a major change process, devolving significant areas of management out of Head Office to country offices.

As a consultant Andy worked with AusAID, Australian Red Cross, Oxfam Australia, Ngaanyatjarra Council and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara land management team. He was involved in developing Close the Gap Local Implementation Plans for FAHCSIA on Mornington Island and at Doomadgee in Queensland.

He also worked with AusAID Disaster Management staff to develop performance assessment frameworks for the Disaster Management strategy and for the PNG Disaster Risk Management Program.

His expertise was also beneficial to the Victorian government departments in the natural resource sector, where he provided training and evaluation services, and with the Department of Sustainability and Environment to undertake an evaluation of that Department's and Park Victoria's 2009 bushfire recovery program.

Since joining Red Cross four years ago and prior to working back in the NT, Andy supported processes of continuous improvement for the International Programs Department and, to a lesser extent, in Australian Services.