Meet our Board Members
Ann Sexton
Ann has been a board member since 2014 and chair since 2016. Ann is a self employed consultant with formal qualifications in Educational leadership and management and has a passion for working with community organisations.
Danny Whyte
Danny joined FamilyCare’s Board in May 2019. Danny is an accountant and is an active member of a variety of local community and sporting associations.
Betty Dale
Betty commenced with FamilyCare’s board in 2004 and sits on the Finance sub-committee. Betty is a self employed accountant and is proud to have lived and worked in Shepparton all her life. Community is very important to Betty.
Wendy Lewis
Wendy has been a board member since 2014. Wendy brings a great deal of knowledge about our local health system and was previously the chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer with GV Health.
Ian Ritchie
Ian joined in February. Ian is a lawyer who was a partner and is now a consultant at Faram Ritchie Davies. Ian has extensive experience in the areas of employment and litigation. He has extensive community involvement, with a number of current and past roles.
Ian is a current Club Hockey Coach and has previously coached at State level.
Nigel Liggins
Nigel joined the FamilyCare Board in January. Prior to retiring, Nigel was a school teacher working in a number of schools across the state, including in Shepparton. Nigel has been an active member of Rotary for almost 20 years.
Mark Bailey
Mark joined the FamilyCare board in 2023. Mark is a civil engineer with over 30 years of organisation, governance and risk management experience, and has previously served in board and community leadership positions.
Linda Rigby
Linda joined the FamilyCare board in February 2024. She is an experienced human resources practitioner with specialist skills in the areas of workplace culture, organisational development and diversity, equality and inclusion. Linda has worked across a range of sectors including health. higher education and local and state government. She has lived experience as a community member requiring family support services and enjoys contributing towards good governance of these vital services within her community.