Our Team
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
Sophie Frawley, Project Support Assistant
Networking & Projects
Leila Kelly, Networking Coordinator
Sarah Elliot, Clinical Projects Coordinator
Jenny Hong, Membership and Engagement Officer
Priya Gokani, Networking Assistant
Yian Noble, Admin & Event Assistant
Communications
Alex Gomez, Graphic Designer
Kasia Pownall, Graphics Assistant
Caitlin McGaw, Graphics Assistant
IT Systems
Peter Oslington, IT Coordinator
Vivien Nguyen, IT & Website Support Assistant
Ravishel Naicker, Cyber Security Policy & Risk officer
Benchmarking
Elijah Zhang, Benchmarking Manager
Shirley Zhou, Benchmarking Data Analyst
Darcy Gooday, Benchmarking Assistant
Liyou You, Benchmarking Assistant