Our Board
Cafs is governed by a team of dedicated Board members who focus on high-level strategy, oversight, and accountability of the organisation.
John White
MAICD, MRICS, FFin, AAPI, BBus (Land Economy), Grad Dip. (app Fin Inv)
Year appointed 2016
Chair
Gary Hevey RFD
LL.B (Hons), LL.M.
Year appointed 2022
Deputy Chair & Secretary
Gabby Howlett
B Business (Accountancy), Australian & New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (Member), Registered Tax Agent of the Tax Practitioners Board of Australia
Year appointed 2022
Treasurer
Karen Heap OAM
Chief Executive Officer – Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative (BADAC).
Year appointed 2020
Andrew Henwood
MBA, Dip Business Accounting, Cert IV Community Services (Employment)
Year appointed 2023
Jayne Ferguson
BA Psychology and Sociology, Grad Dip (Counselling and Human Services), Cert Business Excellence
Year appointed 2020
Sharelle Knight
B Arts, B Social Work, Grad Dip Human Services Administration AICD Graduate
Year appointed 2022
Teresa Tjia
BSC Hons (UWA), MSc (UWA)
Year appointed 2023
Cherie Salmon
B Arts Education, Grad Dip Special Education, Grad Dip Social Science (Human Services – Counselling)
Year appointed 2023
Ross Waddington
B Bus, Grad Dip Quality Management (Health Care), Master of Health Administration
Year appointed 2022
Jeff Pulford
Year appointed 2023
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
- Kim Halbert-Pere
- Heather Stewart
- Jane Measday
- Jayne Ferguson (Chair)
- Julia Pannan
- Karen Heap OAM
- Kevin Zibell
- Michelle Wilson
- Wendy Sturgess
- Serena Eldridge
