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Board of Directors 2012
Bryan Rodgers, Professor of Family Health & Wellbeing, Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute at the Australian National University
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Samantha Page MMan (Community), BA (Psych) & MAICD. Sam directs the operational work of FRSA, leading the dedicated staff team based in Canberra. Skilled in consultation, policy analysis and representation, Sam participates in various national forums and activities on behalf of FRSA Members. Prior to joining FRSA Sam held senior roles across the public, private and community sectors, with a consistent emphasis on supporting quality in human service delivery. 
Jennifer Hannan, Chairperson, BSW (Hons) Cert Fam.Therapy, Grad.Dip Dispute Resolution, MAASW. Jennie is the Executive General Manager - Services for Anglicare WA overseeing all of their programs including their highly successful contact orders program, Mums and Dads Forever. Building on more than 25 years experience as a social worker and family therapist, Jennie has a passion for issues related to children which has led her interest in terms of separation issues for children and their treatment in the family court system.
Anne Hollonds, Deputy Chair, BA, BSocStud, MBA, Registered Psychologist, Member AICD. Anne has been the Chief Executive Officer of Relationships Australia NSW for ten years, one of the largest and most complex FRSP-funded family services organisations, as well as a major provider of training and workplace programs. Anne has successfully utilised the media in community education, and has supported innovation and research partnerships to facilitate practice. Anne has a background in child protection and out-of-home care, child and family mental health, tertiary education, former Churchill Fellow, presenter at international conferences, former member of NSW Child Protection Council. 
Tony O'Hare, Finance Committee Chair, M (Psych) MAICD, AF AIM. Tony is the Managing Director of Community Services Australia which operates family relationship services across QLD and NSW. In addition to experience gained as a practicing psychologist for more than a decade, Tony brings expertise in governance and the management of both community and corporate agencies. He holds a number of directorships and positions on government and sector advisory or reference groups at both state and national level.
Jo Cavanagh, MMnt (BI). BSW, AFAIM, is the Chief Executive Officer of Family Life in Sandringham, Victoria. Building on the community and volunteer foundations of the agency, she has led a program of change to promote community involvement for preventing child abuse and family violence, assisting vulnerable young people and strengthening families and communities. In 1990, Jo was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to undertake a child abuse prevention study in North America. She has also held leadership positions on regional, state and national advisory bodies.
Luke Rumbold BSW, MSW, PhD, FAIM. Luke is the Chief Executive Officer of Upper Murray Family Care in the regional centre of Wodonga (Victoria). Luke’s professional background is in Social Work and his professional membership includes being a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Prior to becoming CEO, Luke’s work involved general casework, family counselling, foster care, residential care program supervisor, family support supervisor and community development. His practitioner experience has all been in a rural/regional context.
Karen Morris, is the Chief Executive Officer of Interrelate Family Centres and brings experience and knowledge across the suite of family service programs including regional service delivery and work with disadvantaged and disenfranchised clients. She has worked in the family relationship sector for the past 30 years in a variety of clinical and management roles. Karen enjoys working at strategic and policy levels and often participates in national working groups both in the sector and with government. With experience in political liaison Karen regularly advocates for the relationships services sector and is accustomed to working with the media. Karen’s passion is clinical work, in particular programs and resources which educate parents and as such bring about positive change for their children.
Karen Field, is the Chief Executive Officer of Drummond Street Services and National Chief Executive of Stepfamilies Australia. She brings 26 years’ experience in developing, managing and delivering a range of evidence-based programs and services, spanning the public health spectrum, to families across a range of sectors. This includes health (primary and mental health) and welfare, tertiary education, employment, and justice sectors. This work includes government (Senior Policy), National Centres of Excellence (Beyondblue and Centre for Adolescent Health) and community based organisations. Her key areas of expertise and interest are contributing to family focused public policy research and advice; contributing to research and evaluation in early intervention; and representing the contribution of small NGOs.
Judi Geggie, BA, M Ed Studs. is currently the Director of the Family Action Centre (FAC) at the University of Newcastle. The FAC represents a unique model of university-community engagement whereby innovative service delivery to families and communities provides a platform from which research, and teaching and learning initiatives are developed. During her 22 years at the FAC Judi has thus been at the forefront of the FAC’s innovative work with families living permanently on caravan parks, families in need of social support, boys, men and fatherhood, and Indigenous families.
Sandie de Wolf, AM, BA(Hons), Dip.Soc.Stud., MSW, FAICD, FAIM, is the Chief Executive Officer of Berry Street. Sandie brings over 35 years of experience in working with and advocating for disadvantaged children, young people, women and families. She believes that collaboration and cooperation are essential to drive change and continues to play a leadership role within Victoria and nationally. Sandie was recently inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll and is currently a member of the Victorian Children’s Council, Victorian Child Death Review Committee, Department of Health’s Patient Review Panel, National Framework Implementation Working Group and the Board of the Australian Communities Foundation.