Meet the Team

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Paula La Rosa BSW, MBA (DR)

Paula La Rosa is a highly experienced and strategically driven Community Services Leader across the not-for-profit and government sectors, leading and managing services across regional and rural Queensland for more than 26 years.

Paula has a reputation for working from an ethical leadership framework, leading with integrity, transparency, and collaboration, using flexible and versatile communication. She is optimistic in nature and values collective wisdom. Paula is passionate about delivering services of the highest quality that are outcomes and client focused, safe, accountable, culturally appropriate and evidence-based.

Board

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Chair

Alan Newman

Secretary

Paula La Rosa (non-board member – CEO)

Treasurer

Evie Chellingworth

Member

Kathryn Chapman

Member

Mary Stevenson

Member

Glenn Seri

Member

Caitlin Berryman

Member

Rachel Weller

Member

Ross Girgenti

Member

Julie McTaggart

Corporate Team

Chief Executive Officer

Paula La Rosa

Service Operations Manager

Lee-Anne Whalley

Corporate Services Manager

Tash Henderson

Administration


Wee Care Residential

Program Manager

Kristy Jensen

Administration


Althea Foster and Kinship Program

Program Manager

Louise Skennerton

Administration


Althea’s Community Hub

Program Manager

David Morris

Administration