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Our leadership team

Meet our board members and executive team and learn more about our structure of governance.

Meet the team

Operating in the not for profit sector, Sacred Heart Mission benefits greatly from the years of knowledge and expertise of our board, who help us maintain a robust and effective approach to tackling homelessness and disadvantage.

Our executive team has a combined 78 years of experience in not for profit organisations, disability, community housing and homelessness, retail, charity, community services, health and welfare sectors. They bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the operation of Sacred Heart Mission.

Hang Vo, Chief Executive Officer, Sacred Heart Mission
Chief Executive Officer
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Cathy Branigan General Manager Business Services
General Manager, Business Services
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Carolyn Clark OAM board member
Secretary • Board member since 2009
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Leanne Lewis General Manager People and Strategy
General Manager, People and Strategy
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Rosemary Southgate board member
Deputy Chairperson • Board member since 2017
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Wade Piva General Manager Business Development
General Manager, Business Development
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Chris Stoltz AM board member
Chair • Board member since 2018
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Derek Young AM board member
Board member since 2018
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David Bradley board member
Board member since 2017
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Fr John Petrulis board member
Board member since 2007
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John Bennetts board member
Board member since 2016
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Christopher Sequeira board member
Board member since 2021 • Treasurer
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Marcelle Mogg board member
Board member since 2018
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Rebecca Hodges board member
Board member since 2019
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Our governance

Sacred Heart Mission is an Incorporated Association, and as such, our Board of Governance ensures the Mission works toward achieving its purpose as a charitable organisation in a way that also meets its ethical, legal and financial obligations under the Associations Act. Read our Rules of Association here.

The Sacred Heart Mission Board also has a strong line of sight to the strategic plan, to ensure the organisation is achieving both its mission and strategic objectives. It is provided with robust reporting through a monthly dashboard – a detailed snapshot of actual performance and analysis of results, across a number of critical areas including finance, fundraising, service delivery and human resources.

Working together, the Board of Governance and the CEO assume responsibility for the four principles that underpin Sacred Heart Mission’s governance:

  • A just culture – building a culture of trust and honesty, where there is open discussion of error and where staff willingly report adverse events
  • Foster commitment – fostering organisational commitment to continuous improvement by assigning clear responsibilities for service quality and safety to the CEO and managers
  • Monitoring systems – establishing rigorous monitoring and reporting systems
  • Evaluate performance – the active evaluation of service responses to ensure that quality and safety issues are addressed.