VALERIE LYONS (President)
Valerie Lyons is the Chief Executive Officer of Villa Maria, one of Victoria’s oldest and largest community organisations committed to providing innovative, high quality service options in the disability, education and senior services sectors.  Serving more than 5,000 people across the state, Villa Maria offers over 60 programs through 40 metropolitan and regional locations, including residential aged care and community care options.

MAL HUMPHRIES (Vice President)

Mal Humphries is the Chief Executive Officer of Arcare Pty Ltd. Arcare is a private sector aged care provider which has grown over the past seven years to 13 facilities nationally. Mal has been a Director of Aged & Community Care Victoria (nee VAHEC) for four years and is active in the Church of Christ where he has been a member of the Eldership Council for the past five years. A Certified Practicing Accountant, he was once a Minister of Religion where he ministered both in Australia and in missionary roles overseas. He is deeply committed to improving quality of care for the elderly. 

KEVIN O'SULLIVAN (Deputy Vice President)

Kevin has worked in the aged care industry for over 17 years primarily as a proprietor of three aged care facilities. Kevin is the proprietor of a 45 bed facility in Boronia. His Board responsibilities include being a member, Finance and Audit Committee and member, Executive Committee

PETRA NEELEMAN

Petra Neeleman is CEO of DutchCare Ltd and a founding board member and chairperson of Eden-in-Oz. She believes that we must offer the very best care to elders even if that means challenging current systems. She is a member of ACCV’s Finance and Audit Committee, Issues and Challenges, Conference and Cultural Diversity Taskforces. Petra has a Bachelor of Business and is the 2006 winner of the Jonas Kreveld Award for services to business and the community.

RHYS BOYLE

Rhys Boyle has 23 years experience in health administration, with tertiary qualifications in both business and health services management. He is an active member of Commonwealth and State Government advisory groups. For the last 13 years Rhys has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Lyndoch in Warrnambool. This facility employs approximately 350 staff and provides a broad range of residential, community, retirement living, in home and case management services across South West Victoria. 

SANDRA HILLS
Sandra is General Manager, Aged & Community Care, Brotherhood of St Laurence (2000 to present) with over 20 years experience in a range of Senior Management roles in the Health & Community Services industry, State & Local Government and the Community Sector. Sandra is a Director of Anglicare Australia, member of the Ministerial Aged Care Advisory Committee (2004-present) and member of various other State Government Advisory & Reference Committees.
Qualifications: MBA, Graduate Diploma Human Services Administration, Graduate Diploma Human Services, Research & Evaluation, B.A. (Psychology), M.A.I.M., M.A.I.C.D., M.A.I.P.A. 

RICHARD JENKINGS

Richard has worked in residential and supported residential aged care for over 24 years. He is a Director at Gold Age aged care facilities where he is involved in the daily management of operations and the proprietor of Greenway Gardens Aged Care Facility. Richard is a qualified applied chemist with a Bachelor of Education and Graduate Diploma in Special Education. Richard brings a diverse range of skills to the ACCV Board having worked across chemistry, quality and particularly in education during his career.

NINA DESILVA
Nina commenced her nursing career 38 years ago, completing her Psychiatric Nursing in 1971, Mental Retardation Nursing in 1973 and General Nursing in 1985. Nina has worked in aged care for the past 17 years. Nina is an external auditor with the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency and is the Director and Proprietor, of Chelsea Manor, a 70 bed Low Care Facility. Nina is extremely involved and passionate about aged care and before her appointment to the ACCV Board she was a director of ACAV. As a Director, she is committed to ensuring members are well represented and have access to adequate information, as well as being readily available to assist members as required.

JEFF DAVEY

Jeff Davey has been involved in the aged and community care sector for over fifteen years, and is currently the Chief Executive of Baptcare.
Prior to commencing with Bap Monday, 7 July 2008tcare in 1992, Jeff held various professional and managerial roles in the accounting profession, the banking sector and in community organisations. Jeff holds tertiary qualifications in commerce (B Comm (Melb)), theology (B Theol (MCD)) and management (MBA (Exec) (Mon)) and is a Chartered Accountant.
Jeff sees ACCV’s key challenge as being to “tell it as it is” to government, whilst further developing its role in promoting constructive change to Australia’s aged care system.

BRYAN LIPMANN, AM
Bryan Lipmann is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Wintringham, a not-for-profit organisation providing an extensive range of high quality, residential, community based and outreach services to the homeless elderly.  Bryan has worked with elderly homeless people for more than 20 years.  He has sat on a number of ministerial advisory committees in Melbourne and Canberra, working on issues affecting homeless elderly people.  These include the Victorian and National Homelessness Strategy.  More recently, he served on the Hogan committee, which investigated the long term viability of the national aged care industry, where he represented the needs of elderly homeless people.  In 1999 he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for his work with the elderly homeless.  He brings a wealth of experience in informing, advocating and championing the rights of financially disadvantaged older Australians to the board.

MEIGAN LEFEBURE
Meigan Lefebure is the State Manager of the Regis Group, a significant provider of residential aged care in Victoria and Queensland.  She is an experienced aged care professional, with a demonstrable record of success in leading and representing the sector at a senior operational and policy development level.  Meigan has extensive experience in operational strategies, business services and with staff and boards.  She is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Aged Care Association of Victoria, and has also occupied positions as a Director of Nursing and Clinical Services Manager.  Meigan brings to the board strong analytical and financial management skills, which have underpinned her success in the commercial aspects of business management.  She is a member of the Nurse Advisor and Administrator Panel, with DoHA, served on the Aged Care Planning and Advisory Committee, helped judge the Australian Nursing Awards and is part of the ACFI National Industry Reference Group.