John joined the Board in July 2012.

John is the Financial Administrator for the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury a position he has held since relocating with his family from Perth in 2002. He is responsible for the business management of the Diocese, its parishes and organisations and was project manager for the award-winning rebuilding of Bunbury’s iconic St Patrick’s Cathedral and surrounding precinct.

John has extensive experience in accounting, budgeting, finance, investment, property funds management, project management and strategic planning.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the Australian National University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Certified Practicing Accountant. He was a board member of Aquinas College and past president of the Old Aquinians Association. He is and has served on the boards and committees of a number of organisations in the not for profit sector and is a life member of the Melville Water Polo Club Inc.

In 2011 John received a Papal Honour from Pope Benedict XVI. He was awarded a Knighthood of the Order of St Gregory the Great.

Marina Re joined the Board in July 2012.

Marina is Chief Executive Officer of Identitywa, an outreach of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth that provides support and services to people with disabilities, their families. Prior to joining Identitywa in 2011 Marina was Chief Operating Officer with the Association for the Blind WA for over 7 years.

Marina graduated from Murdoch University as a Clinical Psychologist in 1985 and has worked within the disability sector both in Australia and in the UK for more than forty years. She has held a number of key positions both within the Disability Services Commission and non-government agencies and has been closely involved in Ministerial Committees reviewing legislation and recommending significant change in service delivery within WA.

Marina was a board member of the UnitingCare Commission for a two-year period at a time of significant change and development. In addition, Marina was a Director of the Australian Blind Sports Foundation for a five year period from 2005 to 2010.

Rosanna joined the Board in May 2021.

Associate Professor Rosanna Capolingua has extensive experience across health care delivery and the medical profession, holding many senior committee, taskforce, executive, board and chair positions in the health sector at State and Federal levels.

Rosanna was elected Federal President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) in 2007-9. Prior to this, she was the youngest, the first and only female President of the State AMA from 1998-2000.

She has always been driven to ensure medical practitioners and the health system are able to provide access and equity of best practice care for patients.

Rosanna chairs the Western Australian Immunisation Strategy Committee and is a board member of St John of God Healthcare; and AMA (Ltd) and the AMA Indigenous Scholarship Foundation.

Rosanna is the Medical Director of the AMA WA Foundation and is an advisor and mentor to the Dr YES program, the association’s preventative health program for youth.

Rosanna is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and is a general practitioner in Perth as the practice principle and owner of a General Practice in Floreat which teaches medical students and GP Registrars.

Ward joined the Board in April 2022.

Ward has held senior finance, risk and administration roles within the Catholic Church for 20 years, most recently with the Archdiocese of Melbourne Catholic Development Fund and previously with the Diocese of Bunbury. 

His responsibilities included all aspects of finance and treasury operations, risk management, information security, regulatory compliance (ATO, APRA, ASIC , ACNC), governance and HR administration and liaising at a national level on development fund prudential and regulatory matters.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Degree (Distinction) from Edith Cowan University, a Master of Business (High Distinction) from Notre Dame University Australia and is a Chartered Accountant. 

He has held numerous board and committee roles including positions at parish and secondary education levels, and with Catholic Education WA. In 2011, Ward received a Papal Honour from Pope Benedict XVI being awarded a Knighthood of the Order of Pope St Sylvester.

Daniel joined the Board in April 2018.

Daniel is the Executive Director, Office of the Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Daniel’s role embraces the key transformational, strategic, governance and operational priorities of the Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB, Archbishop of Perth. Centrally, Daniel’s role prioritises stakeholder engagement across the Archdiocese of Perth in addition to relationship advancement with state government, the not-for-profit sector as well as the sectors of Catholic health and aged care, Catholic education (schools and tertiary) and Catholic social services, at both state and national levels.

Daniel has experience in strategic planning and leadership, canonical and civil governance, organisational change processes, policy development, and facilitation within both Diocesan and Independent Catholic education systems, as well as the not-for-profit sector.

Daniel holds degrees in education, leadership, management and theology. Daniel is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is a founding Non-Executive Director of the Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat Limited (MASMAC Ltd), the civilly incorporated entity of the Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat which provides a distinct focus on the life of the Association and the national governance of ministries of the Marist Brothers across Australia.

Helen joined the Board in August 2015.

Helen is the Internal Audit and Risk Manager of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth encompassing the Archdiocesan Finance Office and the Catholic Development Fund.

Helen has a professional background in financial reporting, corporate governance and policy development, internal and external audit, forensic accounting and risk management.

She has more than 30 years' experience as a Chartered Accountant commencing her career with Deloitte Perth before transferring to their offices in Bermuda, Grand Cayman and Singapore. Upon returning to Perth Helen was a Financial Controller and consultant to a variety of companies.

Helen is a Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand), Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Australia, Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Stephen joined the Board in September 2017.

Stephen Psaila-Savona was employed in the Western Australian public sector for 27 years. He previously worked in executive and management roles at WorkCover WA, the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office; the Public Sector Commission; the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and the Disability Services Commission. He currently is employed as a Director at Cam Can (disability provider) and is the Principal of Insight Consulting (WA) Pty Ltd.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Psychology; a Diploma in Education; a Graduate Diploma in Business; and an Executive Masters in Public Administration. Stephen is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of Leadership Western Australia.

Julie joined the Board in August 2015.

Julie Waylen is currently the CEO at Diversity South, a not-for-profit disability service organisation located in Mandurah, Western Australia. Diversity South provides a range of supports and services to people with disability including those with high and complex needs in the Peel and surrounding regions.

Julie has a deep commitment to the community of WA and, throughout her career, has supported vulnerable people and community-based organisations providing essential supports and services to those in need.

From 2014 to 2021, Julie was the State Manager for National Disability Services (NDS) in Western Australia. NDS is Australia’s peak body for non-government disability service organisations and in WA NDS also provides a range of access and inclusion services including the ACROD Parking Program, Companion Card and support for Changing Places.

Julie began her career as a Social Trainer working with people with disability with high and complex support needs and has worked for over 30 years in a range of senior executive leadership roles with both the State government and community services sector. This encompasses disability services, child protection, family support, homelessness, domestic violence, community services and health.

Julie is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA and in 2021, was awarded WA Leader of the Year Working in the not-for-profit sector.

Julie is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds qualifications in Social Impact, being part of the inaugural postgraduate intake at UWA’s Centre for Social Impact as well as Training and Development.