CAFS TEAM
Every member of the Cafs team is at the heart of our service delivery. We have over 300 team members working together across Ballarat, Moorabool, Hepburn and Ararat to support vulnerable members of our community. We work tirelessly to align our serives delivery to our values – Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Kindness and Innovation.
Meet some of Cafs team below, and learn more about our services HERE.
CAFS EXECUTIVE
Wendy Sturgess
Chief Executive Officer
With close to 20 years of leadership experience, passion and purpose drew Wendy to the not-for-profit sector.
Melissa Violani
Deputy CEO
Melissa brings a wealth of leadership experience in the Private, Corporate, NFP and for-Profit sectors
Tania Vincent-Wade
Executive Manager Client Outcomes
Tania brings over 25 years’ experience within the Child, Youth and Families sector, including nearly 10 years of leadership experience.
Dylan Billington
Executive Manager
People and Engagement
Dylan brings a wealth of leadership experience in Human Resources, Safety, Risk and Project Management roles all within the Non for Profit Community Services sector.
CAFS TEAM – LEADERSHIP
Tariro Mapfumo
Manager Out of Home Care
Serena Eldridge
Manager Marketing and Engagement
Stacey Lee
Manager Client Engagement and Community
Paul Shelmerdine
Manager ICT Business Transformation
Peter Lamb
Manager Finance
Rebecca Pilven
Manager Family Support
Lisa Oldham
Manager Quality and Child Safeguarding
Ella MacKay
Trudy Adams
Manager Family Safety and Wellbeing
Manager Youth Care