Our Board
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Sue Leitch
Chair
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Kellie Dean
Deputy Chair
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Liz Swain
Director
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Phil Dewis
Director
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Patrick Eadington
Director
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Tim Booker
Director
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Jason Good
Director
Sue Leitch
Elected: Chairperson 31 October 2016; Company Secretary and Deputy Chair 3 November 2014 until 2015 AGM
Appointed: November 2009
Committee membership: Finance, audit & risk management, Governance and culture, Marketing and communications
Qualifications: Bachelor of Pharmacy; Master's, Ageing; GAICD
Background: Over 30 years’ experience in both community pharmacy and industry support. Sue is the Chief Executive Officer of the Council on the Ageing – Tasmania (COTA).
Kellie Dean
Elected: 4 December 2015 and appointed Company Secretary October 2016
Committee membership: Finance, audit and risk management, Governance and culture
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law, FGIA, MAICD
Background: Kellie is a legal and governance executive with broad range of experience across corporate governance, legal and compliance, risk, strategic planning and human resources.
Kellie is Director, Student Wellbeing and Culture – University of Tasmania.
Liz Swain
Elected: 31 October 2016
Committee membership: Chair Governance and culture
Qualifications: Primary Metallurgy Diploma, Applied Science Diploma, Advanced Management Diploma, Graduate Diploma in Management, Diploma in Frontline Leadership, Master’s Degree in Business Administration, GAICD
Background: Over 43 years in a range of engineering, technical, research and development, training and management roles in operations, engineering and maintenance. She was formerly a director of Liviende. Liz is retired.
Phil Dewis
Elected: 3 November 2014
Committee membership: Chair Marketing and communications
Background: Extensive background in sales/marketing, business development and senior management. Phil is the Sales Manager for Elite Appliances.
Patrick Eadington
Appointed: 28 November 2018
Background: An extraordinary Li-Ve Tasmania participant, Patrick Eadington places a high priority on being involved and giving back to the community he lives in. Patrick designed a tool called the Disability awareness and resource training program and used this to raise community awareness about issues affecting the lives of people with disability. Patrick has a wealth of experience in the disability sector. He has been a member of the Hobart City and Glenorchy City Councils’ advisory committees, a Board member of Arts Action disability arts organisation and is a current director of Advocacy Tasmania. Patrick was a member of PDAC (Premier’s Disability Advisory Council) from 2011 to 2017 and represented PDAC in the NDIS Transitional Reference Group.
Tim Booker
Appointed 29 October 2018
Committee membership: Finance, audit and risk management
Qualifications: MAICD, MBA (in progress).
Background: Tim has experience and networks in a range of business stages - from co-founding a software start-up, to senior business management specialising in agricultural investment management. Tim’s approach is strategic and results driven and his successes are based in strong commercial and financial acumen. He is a Director of Mornington Park Developments (Waste Management), as well a Management Consultant at Deloitte, and holds various commercial and community-based roles, including ownership of several businesses.
Jason Good
Appointed 2020
Qualifications: BA, Grad Dip Environmental Studies (Hons), MCIPS
Background: Jason has broad industry experience from multiple sectors. Over a 30 year professional career Jason has extensive experience working in marketing, human resources, safety, operations, logistics, procurement, insurance and legal governance. Jason currently works for Federal Group as Group Manager Business Services where he oversees procurement, safety, insurance, sustainability, and legal governance. Active in the community, he is a committee members of the Derwent Valley Concert Band and is a College Council Member at Dominic College.
Our executive team
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Darren Mathewson
CEO
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Nicole Cumine
General Manager - Operations
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Chris Oddie
Chief Financial Officer
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Stuart Nettlefold
General Manager - Business Development
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Nancy Swain
General Manager - Human Resources
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Rachel Jansen
General Manager - Human Resources (on sabbatical leave)
Darren Mathewson
Darren joined Li-Ve Tasmania in February 2020 as Chief Executive Officer.
Darren came to Li-Ve Tas from Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) where he spent three years as a national Executive Director. Before his role at ACSA, Darren was the CEO for Aged and Community Services Tasmania for ten years. Prior to that, he held senior roles within the union movement.
Darren is known for his innovation, collaboration and focus on positive outcomes in challenging environments.
Nicole Cumine
Nicole has over 11 years of management experience, gained mainly in the finance and mining sectors both in Australia and overseas. Nicole joined Liviende Veranto as Deputy Operations Manager in August 2013 and transitioned to the role of Operations Manager in February 2014. Nicole has a passion for the people we support and has relished the opportunity to apply her knowledge and skills to the disability sector. She has a strong network in the sector and a keen focus on change management.
Chris Oddie
Qualifications: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Background: Chris is an experienced CFO, commercial and general manager with a Chartered Accounting background. He has worked in a range of industries, including supply and logistics, professional advisory, financial services and agriculture.
Stuart Nettlefold
Qualifications: MBA, GAICD
Background: Stuart has held a range of senior executive roles in the wine sector and in the visitor economy, responsible for establishing many strategic relationships and building significant economic benefit for Tasmania. Stuart has embraced the community sector and is focused on the strategic ways Li-Ve Tasmania can grow sustainably while continuing to deliver exceptional service to the people it supports.
Rachel Jansen
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, MBA and CAHRI
Experience: Rachel has operated her own business and worked in both the public and private sectors in positions including: HR Support, HR consultancy, recruitment, business development and divisional management. Rachel joined Li-Ve Tasmania in February 2009. She leads a statewide team in proactively supporting Li-Ve Tasmania’s people to achieve the organisation’s strategic goals. Rachel is particularly passionate about the need for HR to be a strategic lever and enjoys purposefully challenging the status quo.
Happy to help!
What can we do for you? If you need a hand or more info, get in touch via:
phone on (03) 6227 5400, email hello@livetasmania.org or visit us on facebook