Board of Directors
Mario Pennisi AM
As Chair of the Suncare Board, Mario engages widely with internal and external stakeholders to remain apprised of the matters impacting the community services sector and to promote Suncare’s valued and trusted brand.
Mario champions the needs of the aged and vulnerable, drives the Suncare vision and ensures the organisation continues to be recognised as a provider of choice for in-home aged care and community services. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, Mario is an experienced life science professional, industry advocate and advisor. He is a non-executive director and strategic advisor with a number of entities.
Dr Brad Bowes
Brad is a non-executive director, risk management and governance professional. In addition to his board experience and role as chair of a risk and compliance committee, his career includes extensive experience in senior executive roles in the operational, commercial and corporate aspects of both private enterprise and public sector entities, across a range of industries.
Brad has been involved in a number of significant business transformations and strategic initiatives in highly regulated and competitive environments. This has necessitated an appropriate mix of strong risk management, compliance and governance practices together with a consumer-centric, strategic and commercial focus.
He has also designed and delivered tertiary education curricula for professional bodies and academia as well as chairing the state council for the Governance Institute of Australia.
Dr Rosalind Crawford
Rosalind has spent a lifetime providing health care to the community and supports Suncare’s mission of making people’s lives better.
Rosalind is a specialist Medical Administrator in Public Healthcare who has been working in Medical Administration since 2007. She has a medical background in the clinical specialty of Emergency Medicine. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and Australian College of Emergency Medicine. Rosalind also has a Masters of Business and has demonstrated success in developing, leading and implementing innovative programs, clinical governance frameworks, risk and assurance, strategic partnerships across sectors and multidisciplinary clinical areas within service at both a strategic and operational level.
David Winters
David brings to Suncare 25 years of experience working with organisations to build confidence in whole-of-organisation transformation across complex digital and technology programs.
A business transformation advisor and technology program specialist across numerous organisations with Deloitte Consulting (Australia), David specialises in complex transformation leadership.
Recognised in Out50 Top Leaders and with a proven international business acumen across Europe, United States and now Australasia, David holds a personal passion for progressing the positive diversity, equality and inclusion agenda in all aspects of business. His focus is on risk management leadership, advisory, governance and delivery assurance that enables successful strategic outcomes with measurable business value.
David is a member of the Pinnacle Foundation Committee (not-for-profit), a member of the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee of the Residential Tenancies Authority (QLD) and a Justice of Peace (Qualified)
Jeff Watson
Jeff is an experienced CFO and Director. His strategic planning and project management skills will help ensure that Suncare continues to develop and maintain innovative systems and processes to support efficient operations.
Jeff has worked across a number of industries and sectors both domestically and internationally. He has served on Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Governance committees, most recently having chaired the Audit and Risk Committee of a Not-for-Profit services company. Jeff is proficient in the development of strategic plans and change management projects specializing in systems, processes, and controls.
Jeff chairs the Risk and Assurance Committee and serves on the Finance and Investment Committee.
Melanie Woodward
Melanie is an experienced Chief Financial Officer, Board Director, and Board Committee Chair.
Spanning a 30-year career, Melanie has held leadership and non-executive director roles across various sectors including indigenous health, employment and disability services, financial services, charities, industry associations, building and construction and national sporting organisations.
Melanie’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance and she is a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course. Melanie is a Fellow Member of the Governance Institute of Australia, a Fellow Member of CPA Australia and a Graduate Member of the AICD.
Melanie is a Non-Executive Director of Workways Australia, Skill360 Australia and Riding for the Disabled Association Australia, as well as being the CFO for Gidgee Healing. She brings with her a passion for finance, governance, and risk management along with a genuine interest in supporting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity.
Dr Zaana
Over the past 15 years Zaana has developed a global career that has traversed industry and academia as a leader in customer experience; organisational culture and change; and leadership development.
Previously, Zaana was a Junior Partner at Mckinsey & Company driving human centric strategies and transformations for public, social and health services to deliver future focused services and systems that provide differentiated experiences, and improve quality of care and outcomes while ensuring efficiency of operations. She continues to be an external advisor to McKinsey & Company, and across the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors serving as a strategic advisor, facilitator and executive coach.
Zaana brings an integrated multidisciplinary approach with a PhD in Human Centred Design, Masters in Information and Knowledge Management along with being a Counsellor and qualified ICF Coach. She is passionate about supporting Suncare in its continual journey to innovate and improve the lived experience, and outcomes for individuals, teams, and communities alike, while ensuring a sustainable business.
