Staff and Board Members
Oonah is an Aboriginal controlled organisation: at least 51% of the Board Members must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. The governance model adopted by Oonah is based on the Koori Heritage Trust and Wuchopperen Health Service approaches.
2021 Oonah Board members:
- Dr Jenine Godwin-Thompson – President
- Chloe Williams – Vice President
- Dr Jan Mahoney- Secretary
- Diarmuid McAlary – Treasurer
- Dr Andrew Peters – Member
- Lea Jones – Member
- Nathan Fenelon – Member
- Anita Koochew – Member
- Nikki Madgwick – Staff Ex Officio Member
Lifetime Member of HICSA/Oonah:
- Aunty Dot Peters
- Dr Doseena Fergie
CURRENT STAFF
Oonah adopts a reconciliation model whereby Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal staff are appointed based on merit, work experience, personal attributes and cultural knowledge or experience. Oonah is committed to the workforce and professional development of its staff.
- Amanda Hand – Chief Executive Officer
- Maria Romanin – Program Manager / Workforce Development
- Samantha Broadbent – Clinical Coordinator
- Shirley Hamel – Belonging Place Project / Quality, Risk and Compliance
- Roslyn Jenkins – Executive Assistant / Administration Coordinator
- Nick Moore – Accountant
- Sarah Agnew – Psychotherapist
- Damian Matthews – Social & Emotional Well-Being Worker
- Kelly Thatcher – NDIS Access and Support Worker
- Gail Crozier – Bringing Them Home Worker
- Katy Bottomley – Tucker Bag Coordinator
- Nikki Madgwick – Community Engagement Worker
- Chloe Baulch – Youth Engagement Worker