Staff Profiles

Suzanne Greenwood Chief Executive Officer

Suzanne commenced as Chief Executive Officer of CHA in October 2014. Now based in Canberra, she has previously been General Counsel to the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland and Corporate Counsel/Company Secretary to St Vincent’s Health & Aged Care, formerly St Vincent’s & Holy Spirit Health. Immediately prior to commencing with CHA, Suzanne was the National CEO of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia.

Suzanne was a member of the Board of the Brisbane Archdiocesan Development Fund, the Good Sams Foundation, the Queensland Law Foundation, the Queensland Law Society and of Epilepsy Queensland. She has also served on several Church advisory committees.

As a former medico-legal lawyer, Suzanne has a special interest in health ethics, having Chaired the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) for St Vincent’s Hospital Brisbane, St Vincent’s Hospital Toowoomba and for The Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital. She was also a member of the HREC for Queensland Health Corporate Office and is currently a member of the Australian Government’s Clinical Trials Advisory Committee.

As a Catholic Executive dedicated to the healing ministry of Christ, Suzanne believes it is an honour and privilege to lead CHA.

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Annette Panzera Director of Health Policy

Annette Panzera (BBusMgt, MPH) joined the team in April 2015. Prior to that she spent five years working in north Queensland both for Queensland Health (based at Cairns Hospital) and for the Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening at James Cook University. During that time her research focus has been on health workforce innovation, in particular with regard to regional and rural Australian workforce shortages and how teaching and training programs can be adapted to deliver flexible solutions for present and future health professionals. She has also undertaken several clinical redesign projects as a consultant for QH including improving patient flow within hospital, decreasing emergency department waiting times and fostering better relationships between the health service and general practice.

Prior to her return to Australia in 2010, Annette worked at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris for ten years concentrating on international health, education and social policy development. Major work areas included developing an international database of healthcare quality indicators and examining the role of private health insurance in selected member countries’ health systems. She has also worked as a consultant at the World Bank.

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Nick Mersiades Director of Aged Care

Nick has extensive experience in aged and health care, including 16 years in the Department of Health and Ageing. As well as roles as manager of the Department's Queensland and New South Wales state offices, Nick's most recent role in the Department was head of the Ageing and Aged Care Division, where he was responsible for the development of aged care policy and for the overall management of the Australian Government's residential and community aged care programs.

Prior to joining Catholic Health Australia in November 2008, Nick had been General Manager of Strategic Policy and Communications in Catholic Healthcare Ltd.

In 2012, Nick was appointed to the board of the Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA).

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Deborah Reynolds Office & Membership Manager

As Office & Membership Manager, Deborah is the friendly, welcoming face of CHA for all members and guests and she maintains the smooth running of the CHA office. She manages client and provider relationships, office technology and administration and provides day-to-day support to CHA staff.

Deborah is also Program Support Officer for CHA’s Ministry Leadership Program. In this role she provides hospitality and administrative support to participants and their organisations so that they have a positive experience of the program from registration, session attendance and interaction with the program’s learning management system.

She also provides a support role to CHA events, oversees national awards and registrations, and liaises with external conference organisers.

If you need to know who to contact at CHA on a particular matter, kindly contact Deborah who will happily re-direct you to the appropriate person.

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Susan Sullivan Director of Mission Strategy

Susan joined Catholic Health Australia in October 2010 as Director of Mission Strategy.

She commenced her professional life in Perth as a high school teacher in the Catholic system. Following the completion of a Masters in Religious Education at Loyola University, Chicago, Susan worked as a Senior Education Consultant at the Catholic Education Office, Perth. She held responsibilities in the area of Staff Development and Faith Formation.

Arriving in Canberra in 1993, she became involved in community education as Senior Education Officer with the Sudden Infant Death Association and later with the Arthritis Foundation of the ACT. Most recently she was Director of Mission at Calvary Health Care ACT for five years. Susan is married with three adult children.

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Dr Anthony Gooley Manager Mission Services

Anthony joined CHA as Manager Mission Services in July 2018.

Anthony has had a keen interest over many years in ministry leadership and mission identity formation within Catholic organisations, both from a research perspective and through practical experience. Formerly Head of Theological Studies at Broken Bay Institute – The Australian Institute for Theological Education, he has held leadership positions in Catholic schools, diocesan administration and tertiary education. He has also worked as a consultant on mission integration and identity formation with a number of Catholic organisations in the education and welfare sectors.

Anthony’s theological education had a primary focus on ecclesiology and ministry. His studies also include some units in Christian ethics and moral theology. In addition to qualifications in theology he also has qualifications in education and psychology.

He looks forward to supporting the work of Catholic health care in the areas of mission leadership formation, pastoral care and ethics.

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Siobhan Tanzer Accounts Manager

Siobhan has been a member of the CHA team since 2006, as of March 2016 she has moved from the wider responsibilities of Office/Accounts Management and Personal Assistant to CEO to concentrate on the Accounts Management. She has earned qualifications in Bookkeeping and Business Studies.

Siobhan has worked, at various levels, in not for profit, community based organisations since returning to work after raising her family. Siobhan is married with five children and four grandchildren.

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Kerie Hull National Manager Media & Communications

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Stephanie Panchision Senior Health Policy Advisor

Originally from the USA, Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology concentrating in Immunology, a Bachelor of Art in International Studies focusing on World Politics and Policy, and a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Promotion.

After working in biotechnology and completing her MPH, Stephanie relocated to Alice Springs to work in health promotion for an Aboriginal community controlled organisation in renal health, and most recently worked for the Batchelor Institute training Indigenous students in health and science.

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Emma Hoban Health Policy Officer

Emma commenced full-time with CHA in September 2017, after several months of work experience following her return to Australia after working overseas in Latin America for several years.

She has experience working in women’s health, community development, education, and government programs in both Australian and international contexts.

Emma holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Health Science with a majors in History and Public Health.

She has a keen interest in women’s health and palliative care.

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