The Board
Meet the team
The BaptistCare Board
BaptistCare’s Board Members are a dedicated group of individuals who attend to the governance of our organisation. The Board Members meet on a monthly basis and together make decisions that are critical to the success of BaptistCare.
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- Qualifications:
- BA (Econ), GAICD, MIOSH, Fellow of Risk Management Institute
- Experience:
- Tim has been a board member since 2017, originally with Baptcare. He has over 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry across UK, Europe, North America, and Asia. He is currently CEO of Catholic Church Insurance.
- Other information:
- Tim has held board memberships across several church and Not-For-Profit organisations. Tim is a member of Crossway Baptist Church.
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- Qualifications:
- BA (Hons) FAICD, CA ANZ
- Experience:
- Robert served on the BaptistCare board for 10 years, before rejoining in 2018. He chaired BaptistCare from 2019 until March 2025. Robert also chairs Logosdor and The Mission to Seafarers, Sydney. Robert was formerly chair of Port Authority of New South Wales, a State Owned Corporation.
- Other information:
- Robert held Executive and Board roles at Opportunity International, and before that at Patrick Corporation. He is a member of Castle Hill Baptist Church
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- Qualifications:
- PHD, MTh, BTh(Hons), LLB(Hons), AdvDip Theology (Pastoral Ministry), GradCert Prof Supervision
- Experience:
- Melinda is the Director of Ministries for Baptist Churches SA & NT and has served as an ordained Baptist minister since 2002. She has held various leadership roles, including local church pastor, State Director for Global Interaction, and educator in Biblical Studies at Tabor in Adelaide.
- Other information:
- Melinda completed her PhD at Charles Sturt University, focusing on the Psalms of Ascents through theological interpretation and performance criticism. She has published several works on the Psalms and spirituality. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently completing an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership through the Harvard Kennedy School.
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- Qualifications:
- B App Sc Physiotherapy, PGDip (Neurology), MBA, Professional Doctorate (Physiotherapy), FAICD, Fellow Australasian Institute of Managers and Leaders, Associate Professor (Clinical) Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne
- Experience:
- Jennifer has been a board member since 2022, originally with Baptcare. She is an experienced and highly networked non-executive director in the human services sector. She has Chair, Non-Executive Director and CEO experience in national peak representative bodies and is a member of risk & audit, finance, and people & governance committees.
- Other information:
- Jennifer has over 40 years of experience working as a clinician, manager and executive in the health, disability, and aged care sectors.
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- Qualifications:
- BEc, FIAA
- Experience:
- Corinne served on the BaptistCare board for 11 years, before rejoining in 2019. She is an experienced executive in the Insurance industry. A qualified actuary, she has held several senior roles across various companies, in actuarial, capital management, reinsurance and risk management fields.
- Other information:
- Corinne is a member of Epping Baptist Church.
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Assyl Haidar
Board Member
- Qualifications:
- Vincent Fairfax Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Executive Program; Intersection of Innovation & Leadership, Stanford University Graduate School of Education; Executive Program, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Experience:
- Assyl has been a board member since 2018, originally with Baptcare. He is the Group Chief Information Officer of KOOKAI Australia. He has held previous Director roles in digital transformation, strategy, innovation and operations at the University of Melbourne, and Universities Australia.
- Other information:
- Other Director roles include Pitcher Partners, Growth Solutions Group, Carlton & United Breweries. He also co-founded LIVE IN australia.com.
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- Qualifications:
- BMed, MBBS, Masters of Wound Care (Monash University) and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
- Experience:
- Rebecca has been a board member since 2021, originally with Baptcare. She is a Geriatrician at Melbourne Health and in private practice, working across community, hospital and residential aged care settings.
- Other information:
- Rebecca is a member of St Jude’s Anglican Church and has served on the Ministry Committee and Deacon Field Committee.
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- Qualifications:
- BA (Planning), MPIA, GAICD, CPP
- Experience:
- Graham has served on the BaptistCare NSW ACT and Baptistcare WA board since 2018. He has over 30 years of experience in the aged care sector, having worked in senior executive roles in South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.
- Other information:
- Graham has qualifications in urban planning and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a member of Riverlife Baptist Church in Brisbane.
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- Qualifications:
- Dip Teach, MBA, GAICD
- Experience:
- Allen is Chair of the Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT Assembly Council. He has over 20 years’ experience in executive roles with multinational corporations in the IT industry (Fujitsu, Verizon). He moved into the Christian not-for-profit space in 2007 where he has worked and voluntarily served in organisations such as BaptistCare (General Management roles from 2007 to 2018).
- Other information:
- Other experience includes IntegriCare (currently Board Chair) and Bedford College. He is currently the Chief Operations Officer at PeaceWise. Allen is a member of Parramatta Baptist Church.
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- Qualifications:
- Cert. Bus, Grad Cert Th, Grad Dip of Management, MAICD, FAIML
- Experience:
- Mick is Chair of the Baptist Union of Victoria Union Council. With 44 years of experience in business leadership, he retired in 2015 as the regional CEO of a top 10 Global Logistics Group. He now serves as a business advisor and board member to a number of commercial enterprises in various sectors. He has also been a non-executive director (previous Chair) at CBM Australia since 2016 and at CBM Global based out of Europe since 2020.
- Other information:
- He previously held leadership roles at Baptist World Aid, Eastern College Australia, and the NFP, Business for Millennium Development. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Managers and Leaders. He completed the “Leading from the Chair” course at Insead Paris in 2018. He is a member of Syndal Baptist Church, Melbourne.
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- Qualifications:
- BBus (Retail Management), MBA, GAICD, IT Executive Retail
- Experience:
- Cameron has been a board member since November 2016, originally with BaptistCare. He is a Non-Executive Director with Retail, Consulting and Technology experience, with over two decades experience in large scale technology-based business transformation.
- Other information:
- He is currently Executive General Manager – Transformation, Technology and Digital at CSR, having previously worked at Woolworths and PwC. Cameron is a member of Dural Baptist Church.
