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.

Tim Gubbins
Tim has been a member of FamilyCare’s board since 2003. Tim is a local self employed accountant. He brings a depth of financial knowledge to the board and also sits on the Finance sub-committee

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.

Marina Klooster
Marina has been a board member since 1997. Marina is the regional Social Work Support Manager at Centrelink and brings a knowledge of the community sector to the board.

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.

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.

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.