Like other small communities, our community members work together in small teams to deliver of the very best care and services to clients.
We believe that all members of the community can contribute. Our clients, their loved ones, team members, external stakeholders and volunteers can all contribute to the purpose of the organisation.
Direct care and service team members form the primary relationship with clients and their families and are therefore at the core of our services. Clinical, hospitality and administrative staff support direct team members, and all exist to enable this primary relationship.
Our community is led by a board and a small team of management and administrative staff.
You can view our organisation chart here.
Board Members
Ray Glickman
Board Chair - MBus, MA(Oxon), MA(Brun), CQSW, FAICD, FAIM
Ray is Curtin Heritage Living’s Board Chair.
Ray is a successful business leader with over 25 years’ experience at CEO level and a strong reputation as a Board Chair and Non-Executive Director.
Ray was the CEO of Amana Living and the City of Fremantle before taking the role of principal of From Left Field, a leading niche consultancy practice serving primarily the aged care and social enterprise sectors.
Ray has been a Director, or chaired several not-for-profit aged care, community or industry peak organisations.
Ray has master’s degrees in arts and business and FAICD and FAIM qualifications.
Julie Keene
Deputy Chair - BBus, FCA, GAICD
Julie is a chartered accountant with extensive CFO and CEO experience.
Julie was until recently the CEO of MyIntegra, a provider of plan management and support coordination in the disability sector. Julie was the CFO and interim CEO of HBF Health, program director at Curtin University, executive director and CFO of Murdoch University, and manager strategic projects and ventures with BankWest.
Julie is the Chair of Disabilities Intermediaries Australia, a former Chair of United Way Western Australia, and a former director of United Way Australia, Silver Chain, and the Perth Convention Bureau.
Julie is the Chair of our Finance and Audit Committee and member of the Project Steering Committee.
David Cox
Managing Director & Company Secretary - RGN, BN, PGrad (ICU), MBA, MAICD
David is Curtin Heritage Living’s Managing Director and Company Secretary. He has been with the organisation for six years.
David has more than 25 years’ experience in the health and aged care sectors with clinical, operational and executive roles in both public and private healthcare and biotechnology.
David has owned or operated several aged care organisations and was most recently the COO of one of Australia’s largest providers of home care services.
David is also an experienced Director, having served on several for-profit, not-for-profit and industry peak body boards.
David is a registered nurse with post graduate qualifications in clinical nursing, and an MBA.
Robyn Ahern
Board Director - BA (English), MBA
Robyn is Curtin Heritage Living’s governance committee chair.
Robyn has extensive senior executive and management experience within the retail, banking and financial services sectors. Robyn was the Managing Director of David Jones.
Robyn’s extensive boardroom experience includes Non-Executive Director or Board roles with RACWA Holdings, the Bank of Western Australia, Smith Coffey, Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Council of Australian Retailers Association, Good Samaritan Industries and the PLC Council, where she was a long-standing Chair.
Robyn has a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA.
Tim Humphry
Board Director - BE (Civil) (Hons), FIEAust, FAICD
Tim has over 30 years’ experience in design, construction, marketing and general management, including as Managing Director, with Clough Engineering Limited. Since 2003, Tim has been a Principal of Evans & Peck, an advisory company that supports organisations in the initiation, development and delivery of major infrastructure projects.
Tim’s extensive boardroom executive and non-executive Director experience includes roles in the engineering, mining, infrastructure, superannuation, education, retirement living and aged care industries.
Tim has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and FIEAust and FAICS qualifications.
Danielle Davison
Board Director - BEng, GAICD
Danielle is a highly qualified and experienced property, strategy and finance professional.
Danielle currently runs a consulting business, Davison Advisory Services, focusing on property development.
Prior to this role Danielle has previously held executive roles with major property development groups including the Macquarie Bank, ABN Group and Frasers Property.
Danielle is a director of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) and has formerly sat on the Property Council Australia’s WA Residential Committee and the Western Australian Planning Commission’s Built Form Finance Committee.
Danielle is a member of our Project Steering Committee.
Debra Barnes
Board Director - MBA, GAICD, FAIM, MFIA
Debra has more than 25 years’ senior executive and management experience having worked in varied clinical, management and executive roles in acute care, primary care, and disability services.
Debra is currently the CEO of Family Planning Association WA. Prior to this role Debra was the deputy CEO of Visibility Ltd., CEO of Western Australian General Practice Network, CEO of Primary Care WA, director of business development with MercyCare, deputy chair of HeartKidsWA and the Chair of the Sensory Council.
Debra is a member of our Governance Committee.
Karen Dill-Macky
Board Director B.Comm GAICD
Karen is a Chartered Accountant with an extensive professional career in client facing consulting accumulated over 30 years in Australia and the United Kingdom. She was, until recently, a long-standing partner of Ernst & Young.
Karen is an experienced non-executive director with over four years’ experience on the Divisional Council of the Western Australian Property Council and several years with other boards, including as a consumer representative for a government regulatory entity and a not-for-profit Australian social enterprise board.
She has been an active member of working committees both nationally and locally for industry groups and involved extensively with diversity and inclusiveness campaigns.
Karen is a member of our Finance and Audit Committee.
Ralph Gore
Business Services Manager
Following a very successful 30 year career in banking, Ralph moved into the not-for-profit sector where he has held executive roles in Aged Care and Retirement Living. His broad executive management skills are complemented by competencies in the areas of leadership, strategic planning, financial control, cultural change, governance and risk management. Ralph is a Fellow of the AICD, has an MBA and a Bachelors degree in Finance & Economics. He has also completed the Advanced Management programme at INSEAD (France). He is a former Chair of The Independent Living Centre of WA and currently sits on the Boards of INDIGO and Independent Living Australia.
Tom McConnell
Head of Operations
Tom is an experienced clinician and operations manager who has worked in several acute, home care and service delivery roles in Australia and the UK.
Prior to Curtin Heritage Living, Tom was the General Manager for St John of God Health home hospital and care organisation (Health Choices) where he was responsible for strategic planning, operational and financial performance, and service delivery to patients throughout Perth, Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Tom is a registered nurse with qualifications in organisational behaviour, management and training and assessment.
Pele Reeve
General Manager Community and Lifestyle
Pele is Curtin Heritage Living’s General Manager Community and Lifestyle.
Pele is a Physiotherapist with extensive experience in community, rehabilitation and aged care. Prior to her role with Curtin Heritage Living, she was working with Bethanie as a manager of Curtin Heritage Living’s RiverSea Mosman Park facility. She had also worked leading therapy teams and coordinated the implementation of wellness centres at all Bethanie sites.
Pele works across all Curtin Heritage Living sites, leading our activity, lifestyle and community teams.
Pele is actively involved in the industry and is a ACCPA NextGen ambassador.
Sarah Gosling
Head of Finance
Sarah is an experience accountant with senior financial accounting and business management roles in a number of sectors, including local government, capital investment and education. Most recently, Sarah held a senior finance accounting role with the City of Perth. Prior to that, Sarah was the Financial Controller for the Quadrant Equity owned Rottnest Ferry Group.
Sarah has a Bachelor of Arts and is Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).
Elfrieda Linz
Quality and Governance Manager
Elfrieda is a governance, risk and compliance professional with over 15 years’ experience in corporate ASX listed companies, private companies, not-for-profit organisations, and the Australian public service. Her exposure to governance, risk and compliance covers many disciplines including risk management, emergency management and continuity planning, quality management and continuous improvement, internal audit, strategy, adherence to ISO/AS standards, and legislative, accreditation and agency compliance.
Elfrieda has worked with a number of large for-profit and not-for-profit residential care and home care providers.
Elfrieda has a Bachelor of Economics, and a Bachelor of Laws, a post graduate certificate in governance and risk management and a post graduate certificate in health services management.
Sherryn Rietdyk
Relationship Manager
Sherryn is responsible for marketing, communications and business development opportunities.
Sherryn has extensive sales, marketing and business development experience. She has worked in senior marketing and communications roles in the property development, education and information technology sectors. She has also worked in a marketing consultancy role with a marketing consultancy catering to clients across multiple sectors.
Sherryn has qualifications in leadership and management.
Janet Giacomini
Operations Manager
Janet is an experienced aged care industry professional with experience in operations, compliance and regulatory processes and program implementation.
She has worked with Silver Chain as a Community Care Manager where she managed the delivery of Home care support packages for rural based clients. She most recently worked with MercyCare and was responsible for audit rating and compliance standards within the organisation.
Chris Minchin
Head of Home and Community
Chris is an experienced leader who has extensive home and community care experience. Chris has most recently worked as the Director of Aged Care with Rise Network, a highly reputable not-for-profit provider of home, community, and interim hospital package care in the eastern suburbs of Perth. In this role, he has been responsible for the services delivered by over 250 staff to over 4,500 clients.
Chris is a passionate leader who recognises that supported and happy people are key to the delivery of quality care and services. Chris has a bachelor’s degree in business and has several management and leadership qualifications.
Leanne Jayaseela
Manager Home and Community
Leanne has over 30 years’ experience in the Community sector, having most recently worked in management roles in the Aged Care Home and Community setting.
Prior to working in Aged Care Leanne worked in a variety of community-based settings including local government and hospitals. She has also worked in the management in aid and development programs. Leanne has a Social Science degree and has completed additional studies in Counselling and Leadership.
Leanne has a passion for supporting others and enjoys working with a team to build both the individuals and the collective group to reach their full potential.
Melissa Rettalack
Manager In-home Services
Mel brings with her over 15 years of commercial experience, with the past 4 years dedicated to roles in the Not-for-Profit sector within Community Services, including Aged Care and NDIS. With a diverse professional background, Mel has wide-ranging experience in procurement, stakeholder and relationship management, project management and governance, as well as extensive experience in service delivery and quality measures.
Mel is currently heading the implementation of our new customer relationship management system Nightingale. She will also be working with our team in preparation for the implementation of the new Support at Home model for in-home care.