LASA Committees

LASA operates Members' Advisory Committees (MACs) in each state. These committees provide a formal channel for Members to alert LASA to emerging issues and strategic, policy and operational priorities, challenges and opportunities facing the sector.view

The MACs also ensure that LASA’s advocacy activities and Member services reflect current Member needs. View the State MAC Terms of Reference here. Representatives in each state are as follows:

QLD MAC

Tony O'Hare (Chair) - Chairman CS Group (Flexible Living)
Kris Sargeant - Director of Community Care & Inclusion, Wesley Mission Qld
Paul Johnson - Chief Opportunity Officer, Ballycara
Nick Loudon - CEO & Director Envigor Pty Ltd, LASA Board Director
Lisa Fuller - State Customer Care Manager, Kincare
Shane Winterton - Business Director, CPSM Care
Danielle Mackenzie - CEO, Sundale
Mary Anne Edwards - Clinical & Operational Manager, Resthaven on Quarry

NSW-ACT MAC

Kerry Mann (Chair) - CEO, Cranbrook Care
Shaun Mooney (Deputy Chair) - Managing Director Operations, Clendon Care
Steve Gordon - Managing Director, Clermont Aged Care
Michael Kresner - Managing Director Advantaged Care
Chris Mamarelis - CEO The Whiddon Group
Shane Neaves - CEO Penninsula Villages
Robert Orie - CEO Montefiore, LASA Board Director
Joanne Toohey - CEO The Benevolent Society
Jason Howie - CEO KinCare
Lynn Bailey – Executive General Manager, Fresh Hope Care

VIC-TAS MAC

Doreen Power (Chair) - CEO Lyndoch Living
Paul Ostrowski (Deputy Chair) - CEO Careconnect
Kerri Rivett - Chief Executive, Royal Freemasons Ltd, LASA Board Director
Ben Maw - CEO Cohuna District Health (Cohuna Community Nursing Home)
Ann Butcher - Executive General Manager Genu, Karingal St Laurence
Sandra Hills - CEO Benetas
Nick McDonald - CEO Prestige Inhome Care
Paul Sutton - Victorian Operations Manager, Ryman Health Care
Nadine Ozols - Chief Operating Officer, Aged Care Deloraine

SA-NT MAC

Beth DavidsonPark (Chair) - General Manager Alwyndor
Robert Cooper - CEO Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Deb Dutton - CEO Rembrandt Living Incorporated
Nicolle Jachmann - CEO Riverview Lutheran Rest Home
David Panter - CEO ECH Inc, LASA Board Director
Dr Pooja Newman - Clinical Director, Ananda Aged Care
Sam Nicholls - Acting State Manager SA, Infinite Care
Mel Ottaway - Executive Manager Aged Care, Uniting Communities
Chris Stewart – CEO Helping Hand
Roger Levi – Aged Care Director North Eastern Community Hospital
Trevor Patti - CEO St Paul's Lutheran Homes Hahndorf

WA MAC

Dr Nicky Howe (Chair) - CEO Southcare
Michelle Jenkins (Deputy Chair) - CEO Community Vision
Christopher How - CEO Bethanie Group, LASA Board Director
Binu Joseph - Managing Director, Guildford Aged Care
Peter Michael - CEO Kimberley Care
Graeme Prior - CEO Hall & Prior
Rosh Jalagge - CEO Burswood Care
David Cox - Managing Director, Curtin Heritage Living
Jackie Dillon - Director, Second Avenue Aged Care
Michelle McGrath - CEO The Carers
Mario Zulberti - CEO Rosewood
Donna Leckie - Chief Operating Officer, Compatible Care Nursing Services