Our Team

CHA is proud to have a dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff working in our Canberra office. All staff work for both Children’s Healthcare Australasia, and our partner organisation, Women’s Healthcare Australasia. The majority of our team work part time amidst their commitments to study and/or parenting responsibilities.
All team members share a common passion for using their skills & knowledge to help our members to give the best possible care to children & families. They bring energy, creativity and agility to their work. Please don’t hesitate to contact any of our friendly staff on +61 2 6185 0325 if we can be of assistance.
Our team
Barb Vernon
Chief Executive Officer
Kelly Eggleston
Executive Assistant
Business & Finance
Gill McGaw, Business Manager
Sharon Dohlad, Finance Officer
Member Networks
Leila Kelly, Networking Coordinator
Jenny Taylor, Admin Assistant
Alison Niyonsenga, Networking Assistant
Yian Noble, Admin & Event Assistant
Collaborative Improvement
Adele Kelly, Collaborative Quality Improvement Coordinator
Sarah Elliot, Clinical Projects Coordinator
Katie Venikova, WHA Collaborative Project Support Officer
Laura Larkins, Research Program Coordinator
Annabelle Hopwood, Clinical Projects & Research Assistant
Communications
Alex Gomez, Graphic Designer
Kasia Pownall, Graphics Assistant
Benchmarking
Elijah Zhang, Benchmarking Manager
Shirley Zhou, Benchmarking Assistant
Darcy Gooday, Benchmarking Assistant
Jaimei Shen, Benchmarking Assistant
Roman Dong, Benchmarking Assistant
IT Systems
Michael Vernon, IT Systems Administrator
Patricia Clemente, Website & IT Support
Peter Oslington, Website & IT Support
Vivien Nguyen, IT & Website Support Assistant