Our Team

Our team are committed and passionate about meeting the vision of WHA.

WHA is proud to have a dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff working in our Canberra/Ngunnawal office, which we share with our partner organisation, Children’s Healthcare Australasia.   

The services we offer members would not be possible without the dedication, energy and inspiration of the WHA staff. We have a diverse and skilful team of people who give their all to support this organization to achieve its mission – spreading excellence & innovations in healthcare for women, newborns and their families. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact our friendly staff on 02 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 

Collaborative Improvement 

Adele Kelly, Collaborative Quality Improvement Coordinator 

Katie Venikova, WHA Collaborative Project Support Officer

Networking & Projects

Leila Kelly, Networking Coordinator 

Sarah ElliotClinical Projects Coordinator

Jenny Hong, Membership and Engagement Officer

Alison Niyonsenga, Networking Assistant

Yian Noble, Admin & Event Assistant

Benchmarking  

Elijah Zhang, Benchmarking Manager 

Shirley Zhou, Benchmarking Data Analyst

Darcy Gooday, Benchmarking Assistant

Roman Dong, Benchmarking Assistant

Liyou You, Benchmarking Assistant

Yixia Sun, Benchmarking Assistant

Samuel McFadden, Benchmarking Assistant

Communications 

Alex Gomez, Graphic Designer

Kasia Pownall, Graphics Assistant

Caitlin Visser, Graphics Assistant

IT Systems

Peter Oslington IT Coordinator

Vivien Nguyen, IT & Website Support Assistant