Voluntary Board of Directors
FSA Health & Wellbeing is one of six integral service streams within Family Services Australia, an organisation guided by a dedicated voluntary board of directors. This board is entrusted with the governance, management, and strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring that its goals and values are consistently upheld.
Tim Whiting
Director & Chairperson
Tim is a senior finance partner with 20 years’ experience in risk management, compliance, external and internal audit, operations management, business development and strategy roles. This has been established working in both the professional services industry and commercial sector both listed and unlisted.
Tim is currently the Head of Integrity, Risk & Compliance for a national subsidiary of an internationally listed Group and has held positions, including Chair and Board Director of Not for Profit (NFP) organisation’s.
He values integrity, honesty and a commitment to challenging himself whilst embracing differences and is passionate about serving and caring for communities. He has a strong belief that a board’s fundamental role is to be accountable for creating and delivering value and as director contribute through effective governance, guiding and reviewing the strategic direction and monitoring its implementation by Management.
Tim holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Accounting) is a member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors, CPA Australia and the Institute of Internal Auditors in Australia.
Member of the FSA Audit Risk and Compliance (ARC) Committee.
Tracey De Angelis
Director & Deputy Chairperson
MBA GradCert HSM DipGov MAICD
Tracey joins the FSA board as Practice Governance Committee (PGC) Chair, a Queensland director with over 20 years experience in health and human services leadership through reform, strategy, planning, transformation, engagement and delivery. Tracey’s experience in healthcare extends across Acute, Quaternary/Tertiary, Secondary, Primary, Prevention, and Community.
Tracey’s work has spanned Community Services, Not for Profit, and Government working across diverse populations and vulnerable groups. Currently a Director within the Oceania Health and Technology Consulting Services with Ernst and Young and Non-Executive Director with Karakan Limited, Tracey has also enjoyed executive leadership positions with Brisbane South Primary Health Network (PHN)/Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local and Queensland Health.
With a passion to support positive change in the lives of children, young people, adults and families through innovative community service delivery, Tracey also holds memberships with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) and the Australian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH).
Gary Jackson
Managing Director & Company Secretary
JP, MAICD, IMLa, Advanced Crim. Law University of Sydney, VIC Police APSIS L2 for Managers, AFP Certificate IV Fraud Control & Investigations, GradCertBA, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Membership ID 200442331.
With 30years as a proven C-Level Executive, Company Director and Chairman, Gary is an experienced Executive Director of Health, Disability and Employment Services Group Advisory Boards, Chair of Clinical Governance Committees and Expert Industry Advisory Panels.
Gary has chaired various Group Finance, Audit and Risk Committee’s, being a Management Committee Member and Treasurer of an International Charity, Child Safety Association, as well as being a Board Director of Not for Profit (NFP) Community Services Organisation’s.
Gary has recently enjoyed 18years in NFP NGO Human Services including Int’l Development, Health, Disability, Medical Research, Mental Health, Allied Health, Child Protection, Child Safety, Education, Employment, Housing, Disability, Community and Professional Services. His field work has extended throughout Australia, the Asia Pacific, Africa, USA, UK and MENA regions.
Member Audit Risk and Compliance (ARC) Committee, Human Resources and Governance (HRG) Committee, Practice Governance Committee (PGC) and Aboriginal Advisory Committee (AAC).
Dirk Verwohlt
Director
Master’s degree in Business Administration and Management (German degree of Diplom-Kaufmann), Certified Internal Auditor, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Dirk has over 20 years’ experience across a broad range of leadership positions in public and private companies in Australia and Germany. He has worked in the corporate sector and professional services industry to improve risk management and internal control frameworks.
Dirk is currently the Head of Risk and Audit at Pacific National, where he is a member of the senior leadership team. Prior to this, Dirk has led risk and audit functions in Australia and overseas. Since 2021, he is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Joining FSA as Chair, Audit Risk and Compliance (ARC) Committee, Dirk is passionate about serving and caring for the communities we live in.
Peter Pak
Director
Bachelor of Business (Major in Accounting), MBA, CPA
Peter has held several senior leadership positions spanning over 30 years, both domestically and internationals within the private sector.
Peter has extensive experience in Operational Risk, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Internal Control, Strategy, Merger and Acquisition advisory.
Peter is a Six Sigma green belt and has led large scale process improvements and change management projects and looks forward to applying his professional finance audit risk and compliance experience to achieve social impact for those most in need.
Member of the Audit Risk and Compliance (ARC) Committee.
Alison Elliott
Director
Master of Laws (LLM) (International Law/Human Rights), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Politics) and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP).
Alison is a strategic and empathetic leader, lawyer and advocacy specialist who has worked supporting charities and not-for-profits for over 17 years.
Dedicated to social justice, equality and helping children, young people, families and communities reach their full potential, Alison has worked in government, charities, 2 global law firms and the United Nations, including in leadership positions. She has expertise in human rights and anti-discrimination law, public policy, advocacy, government relations, pro bono practice management and responsible business/corporate responsibility.
Alison joins the FSA board and Human Resources and Governance (HRG) Committee.