Brophy Family and Youth Services is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, with a community-based Board of Directors and managed by a skilled and experienced executive team.
Our Board
Our voluntary community based Board of Directors bring significant subject matter expertise, practice experience, communications skills and networks to support the work we do. They are passionate about the community we work in; they work and live in it themselves.
- Rob Wallis Chairperson
- Ben Anderson Deputy Chairperson
- Graeme Wines Treasurer
- Sarah Van Rooy
- Bruce Anson
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Sharna Westley
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Judy Ballard
- Davina Stacy
- Sarah Wood
Our Executive Team
Our Executive Leadership team is made up of highly experienced professionals, responsible for leading and managing organisational strategy, operations, and innovation in knowledge and practice development across Brophy’s six Divisions.
Josh Hill
Acting Chief Executive Officer/Executive Manager - Corporate Services
The CEO Office includes Quality and Compliance, Executive Leadership and works closely with divisions across the Agency to ensure clients are supported to create they life they want.
The Corporate Services Division provides a comprehensive range of management and support services across the organisation in the areas of Finance, Information Technology and Resources, Workforce Engagement, Facilities Management, Communications and Marketing as well as Corporate Compliance & Customer Service.
Donna Wynters
Executive Manager – Family & Individual Support Services
The Family and Individual Support Services Division aims to build the capacity of vulnerable families and individuals to enable them to self-manage and be the best they can be.
The Division incorporates Integrated Family Services, Family Violence Programs, Housing and Support Linkages and the Orange Door (including Child FIRST). These four teams deliver 20 programs to a diverse range of people in our community.
Penny Bolton
Executive Manager – Health Services
The Health Services Division provides early intervention health services across a number of different program areas which include headspace (Warrnambool & Portland), psychological therapy services, Doctors in Secondary School (DISS), Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Program, DARE (Drug and Alcohol Responding Early) program and the WILD adventure therapy program along with the new Individual Placement and Support program (IPS).
Leah McDonald
Acting Executive Manager - Out of Home Care
The Out of Home Care Division provides kinship care supports, advice and information and advocacy, foster care case management and recruitment and residential care services at two houses in Warrnambool.
Lyn Eales
Acting Executive Manager – Youth Services
Our Youth Divisions works alongside young people, recognising that is their skills, talents and dreams that matter when supporting them to create the life they want and for them to be connected to their peers and community in meaningful ways.
Our supports for young people cover wellbeing, education and employment, accommodation support, and family reconciliation. We also have post care support services, programs for young parents, school engagement and support programs for our LGBTIQA+ communities.