MEET THE TEAM
Ronda Jacobs
Chair
Ronda joined the Board in 2023 to assist with recruitment and retention of Board Members, and was appointed as Chair the same year.
Ronda is an experienced Non Executive Director, with particular expertise and a passion for developing strategic direction and then implementing and measuring progress; fostering business development and innovation; building stakeholder relationships and valuable partnerships; and governance for both risk and opportunity. Her background includes a range of Board experiences including for purpose, statutory government authority and peak body organisations, all related to the health and wellbeing of Australians. These Board positions were in parallel to a successful career in C-suite roles in the public and private sectors across a range of healthcare and wellbeing organisations within Australia and South East Asia. Ronda is now turning this wealth of experience to further Board roles, mentoring, and other interesting projects.
Sarah Yeates
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Yeates joined the Staff team at Caladenia in May 2001. Sarah has worked in HACC funded day centres since 1991, and has experience in both activity programming, Governance and Management.
Sarah has a passion for improving services and supports for people living with dementia, and volunteers in an administration support capacity for Dementia Alliance International - an advocacy organisation for people living with dementia run by people living with dementia.
Sarah chairs the Eastern Dementia Network, the Dementia Knowledge Network and the Easter Social Support Network.
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Hannah Sutherland
Fiance Committee Convenor
Hannah Sutherland joined Caladenia in January 2015 as a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee. Hannah's qualifications include a Bachelor of Business (Law) and a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting. She has eight years experience in Public Practice accounting and auditing services, and has recently moved into a company accountant role within a mid-sized business in the entertainment industry. She currently lives in Lilydale, and has lived in the Shire of Yarra Ranges her whole life. In her free time, Hannah enjoys gardening, walking her dog, and spending time with family and friends.
Jenny Gladwin
Board Member
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Jenny joined the Board as a Director on 25 February 2020
Jenny is a Registered Nurse, and has retired from working in the the Aboriginal and Indigenous Health Team at EACH.
Jenny was fulltime carer for Mother who lived with dementia and attended Caladenia programs. Jenny is also a part-time registered nurse caring for elderly and complex needs patients (including dementia) living in the community.
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Oliver Beaumont
Board Member
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Oliver has over 45 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, including 10 years in the mining industry. He has led legal teams within merchant banking, stockbroking and general law practices.
He has served as the General Counsel for the regulator currently known as ASIC, and is the Director and founder of Beaumont Lawyers and the Beaumont Group.
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Terry Maiolo
Board Member
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As VP and GM Asia Pacific OVH Cloud Terry oversees the performance and growth of the APAC region for Global Cloud hosting provider OVH Cloud. Terry has over 20 years of senior management experience across Australia, New Zealand Asia and the USA, he has held roles such as CEO, Chief Sales Officer and GM Operations.
Terry is a values-based leader and holds an exceptional track record of success in fast paced and competitive environments requiring a keen eye on leading indicators that drive engagement and meaningful results.
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Anthony Jones
Board Member
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Anthony has over 20 years’ experience working in various leadership and management roles including Operations, Contracts and Grants, and Project Management within both non-government and national not-for-profit organisations, and the private sector. For the past few years Anthony has been contracting to various federal government departments in managerial roles including the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and more recently the Department of Health and Aged Care.
Anthony is actively involved within his local community through leading men’s groups for elderly aged care residents with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s, and also involved with volunteering for several organisations supporting men’s health and wellbeing.
Anthony is also a Board Member of South East Volunteers, and Board Member of CrimCheck Ltd, including Chair of the Strategy and Growth Committee.
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Dr Kerrie Milburn
Board Member
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Kerrie lectures in Public Relations in the School of Media and Communication at Swinburne University, and supervises students undertaking professional placements/internships with industry. She also consults privately on strategic communication and issues management.​
Kerrie has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (German Studies), Graduate Diploma in Languages, Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Politics), and Associate Diploma in Professional Writing.
Prior to joining Swinburne, Kerrie had a highly successful professional practice career in public relations as both a consultant and in-house employee, with ASX Top 100 companies, government, and non-profit organisations. She has Board experience with Kimberly-Clark Australia and BreastScreen Victoria. Kerrie is a Fellow of Communication and Public Relations Australia and a former Victorian President of the association.
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Norman Kurta
Board Member
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Norman Kurta is an experienced executive with 25 years' experience as an IT professional including previous roles as a CEO and Country Director. Norman established his own IT services business which he ran for 15 years and currently is a co-owner of specialist joinery business servicing both the residential and commercial markets. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (Hons), Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking, Certificate IV in Building and Construction and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Norman is also an Advisory Board Member of an AI startup based out of Melbourne called QuickSite.Guru and the CEO of the Australian BPD Foundation - a Not-For-Profit organisation.
Ayesha Fathers
Board Member
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Ayesha joined the Board in August 2024 as an experienced aged care and disability sector leader, with particular expertise in quality assurance, strategic planning, change projects and risk management.
Ayesha is passionate about achieving social justice through equitable access to complex regulatory concepts and quality systems that empower stakeholder engagement.
Ayesha's background includes palliative care consumer advocacy with Safer Care Victoria and senior leadership roles in multiple not-for-profit organisations, government agencies and community health services.
As both a service delivery and compliance specialist, Ayesha has held executive roles within the Eastern region to drive and facilitate sector reforms in community services since 2008.
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Robert Telling
Board Member
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Robert has worked in the building trade as a self employed tradesman for many years.
He has worked for the last ten years as started work at an aged care facility as building manager & maintenance. Robert is also a trainer teaching fire safety and evacuation procedures.
Robert's relationship with Caladenia has come through the Mooroolbark Bowls Club, where the two organisations have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship for over 30 years.
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