Our People
Our management team and board directors work collegially and are inspired by the organisation's vision of achieving an Australia free of poverty.
The annual and financial reports provide an overview of our governance structures and activities and outline key statistics and financial results.
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Executive Director
Conny became Executive Director in January 2018, succeeding Tony Nicholson.
Executive team
Jenny Grayling
Group General Manager,
Organisational Services,
Company Secretary
Jonathan Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Professor Shelley Mallett
General Manager,
Research and Policy
Niamh O'Malley
General Manager,
Social Enterprise
Farah Farouque
Principal Advisor,
Public Affairs and Policy
Marian Pettit
National Manager,
HIPPY Australia
General Manager,
Financial Inclusion
Debra Saffrey-Collins
General Manager,
Chaplaincy and Diocesan Partnerships
Rodney Weston
General Manager,
Business Development
Daniel Leighton
General Manager,
Local Area Coordination
Mara Erhardt-Rumpe
General Manager,
Service Development
Tim Nayton
General Manager,
Retirement and Ageing
Tricia Szirom
General Manager,
Children, Youth and Families
The Board
The Most Reverend Dr Philip Freier – Board Chair
Michael James – Deputy Chair
The Rev’d Dr Hugh Kempster – Board Director
Dr Fiona Macdonald – Board Director
Freya Marsden – Board Director
Catherina Toh – Board Director
Michael Tucker – Board Director
Dana Hlavacek - Board Director
Ian Paroissien - Board Director
The Hon Bruce Billson – Board Director
Conny Lenneberg – Executive Director
