Executive management

	Mark Brandon, Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer from November 2002. Formerly conducted management consultancy business. Former National Operations Manager with Medibank Private. Former senior executive with the Health Insurance Commission. Associate Fellow of Australian College of Health Service Management. Fellow Australian Institute of Management. Member Australian Institute of Company Directors. Member University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Business Advisory Board Vice-chair, ISQua International Accreditation Federation Council. Former board member of the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care.
	Elizabeth Pringle, General Manager Operations Former General Manager Education. Former Learning and Development Manager with the Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT. Formerly consulted in education and training in a range of industries. Holds qualifications in Education and Business and is an international ISQua surveyor.
	Ross Bushrod, General Manager Accreditation Former General Manager Operations. Former State Manager, NSW/ACT. Former Director, Industry Planning and Quality Assurance with the NSW Department of Training and Education Co-ordination (1996-98). Former Director, Vocational Training Services with the Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education (1990-96). Former Chief Executive Officer, Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation. Former Director, Planning and Research, Department of Industrial Relations. MBA and Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Psychology).
	Chris Falvey, General Manager Corporate Affairs and Human Resources Previously conducted strategic advisory services consultancy providing advice on reputation management, crisis management and stakeholder programs. Former Director Corporate Affairs, Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd. Former Manager Government and Industry Relations Ansett Australia. Former Chief of Staff to Federal Transport and Regional Services Minister. Background in journalism and corporate affairs.
	Ann Wunsch, acting General Manager Education Former State Manager, NSW/ACT appointed in 2007. Formerly Assessment Manager. Former roles in NSW Health and the Community Services Commission and held senior management positions in non-government organisations providing care to people with disabilities. Current member of the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal. BA (Psychology).
	Rex Shaw, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary Former Accreditation Agency's Finance Manager. Nine years at Commonwealth Bank of Australia in various management roles. Finance and accounting consultancy roles to a wide range of businesses. Financial Controller in a number of medium sized companies. Former Professional Development Manager, Audit Manager and other roles over nine years at KPMG Peat Marwick. Chartered Accountant, MBA and Bachelor of Commerce.
	Paul Voulas, Chief Information Officer Former Chief Information Officer Asia Pacific at Novell. Former Enterprise Architect Asia Pacific and Technical Services Manager at Novell. More that 20 years IT management experience in IT, finance and manufacturing environments for national and global entities including Zurich Insurance and Toyota. Bachelor of Arts, Business Systems Analyst and Design.
	Ken Jones, Queensland office Appointed State Manager in March 2003. Former Chief Executive Officer of the Carers Association Queensland. Director, Corporate Services, Redland Shire Council. Former Managing Director ATP Management Consulting Service Pty Ltd. Senior management experience in Queensland public service. Director of Volunteering Queensland Inc. Centenary of Federation Medal (2003) for distinguished service to the community. Associate Fellow of Australian Institute of Management. BA (Psychology).
	Paul Richards, Western Australia office Appointed State Manager in October 2003. Regional Manager, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service Australia 1998-2003. State Manager, WA, Comcare 1995-1997. OHS Adviser and Employee Relations Manager, Australian Taxation Office, 1998-1994. MBA, Post-graduate Diploma in Organisational Psychology.
	Tracey Clerke, acting New South Wales/ACT office Appointed acting State Manager, NSW/ACT in December 2011. Joined the Accreditation Agency in 1998 and has held several positions including operations co-ordinator, quality assessor and Assessment Manager. Previous roles in quality management and accreditation in a private psychiatric hospital. Diploma in Management.
	Nancy Morelli, South Australia/Northern Territory office Appointed State Manager, SA/NT in March 2008. Joined the Accreditation Agency in 2000 and held the positions of Assessment Manager and Quality Assessor. Commenced with the Aged Care Industry in 1996 as director of nursing of a small private nursing home and then as residential care manager for a large not for profit aged care provider. Prior management and clinical roles in acute care health. Bachelor of Management and is an international ISQua surveyor.
	Janice Hadgraft, Victoria/Tasmania Office Appointed State Manager, Victoria/Tasmania in March 2009. Prior joining us, Janice was Manager, Residential Services with Aged and Community Care Victoria, a position she has held for the past two years. Her introduction to the health and aged care sectors was as a physiotherapist and in that professional capacity she worked in a number of hospitals and aged care facilities. She has a wealth of experience in aged care and is familiar with the broad range of issues that form the context for our work.