Eileen commenced her position as Chief Executive Officer of Bendigo Health in October 2023. She is an accomplished senior executive with more than 20 years’ experience in the health industry, and has held various Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director roles in Victoria and New South Wales in that time.
Eileen was previously Chief Executive Officer of Chris O’Brien Lifehouse for nine years. Prior to this, she spent five years as an executive director at Epworth Richmond and seven years as an executive director and Chief Operating Officer at St Vincent’s Private Hospital.
DipAppSc (Nursing), BHlthSci (Nursing), GradDipHSc (Administration/Health Management), AICD Company Directors Course, Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management
David commenced working in Bendigo in 1993 as a Registered Nurse at the Anne Caudle Centre. During his time with Bendigo Health he has held a number of roles including Nurse Educator, Clinical Care Co-ordinator, Operations Manager and Director of Nursing. This has given him diverse experience and a thorough knowledge of Bendigo Health and its proud history.
Outside of Bendigo Health, David is the Deputy Board Chair of Rochester Elmore District Health Service. He has completed a number of leadership programs including the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course and is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy); Masters of Business Administration; Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors
Craig has more than twenty years’ experience in senior positions, across the health sector; in public, private and senior government roles, in service delivery (hospitals, primary care, aged care, homecare, digital health) and financing (health insurance, government, retirement income strategy).
Craig was previously the Executive Director of Strategy, Quality and Improvement at St. Vincent’s Public Hospital, Melbourne. Prior to this he spent five years as an Executive Director at Cabrini Private Hospital.
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Master of Health Science, Advanced Diploma of Business Management, Graduate Certificate of Health Systems Management, Certified Health Informatician Australasia
Sally graduated as an Occupational Therapist and commenced working at Bendigo Health in 1999. Her initial work in occupational therapy across the healthcare continuum fostered an interest in evidence based practice and health service design. This led her to move from clinical areas and to seek out opportunities in service development, such as project and quality roles.
Over the past ten years, Sally has held a range of leadership positions including Allied Health Team Leader, Chief Occupational Therapist, Director of Allied Health, Chief Allied Health Information Officer and Acting Executive Director of Integrated Care Services. Sally is also the Chair of the Loddon Mallee Allied Health Leadership Group.
Sally’s key areas of interest are supporting staff, developing services that support our community across the continuum of care, and lifelong learning.
Dip (Human Resource Management, Business Management), Australian Institute of Company Directors Course, Fellow Australasian College of Health Services Managers, Certified Health Executive with Australasian College of Health Service Managers
Carol-Anne has extensive experience in a variety of positions within Victoria’s Public Health Service, including Executive Director, Nursing Director, Senior Management, and Clinical and Health Board Director. Carol-Anne also has over 20 years nursing experience in clinically facing roles including Emergency Department, Critical Care, Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Unit Manager, Access Manager and Forensic Nurse Examiner with the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Affiliations:
PhD, Master Nursing Science, Grad Dip Advanced Nursing (Cancer), Grad Cert Health Services Management, Grad Cert Coaching and Counselling, Grad Cert Program Evaluation, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Bachelor of Nursing, Cert in Nursing, AICG Cert in Clinical Governance, ACHS Quality Improvement Lead.
Sally has worked at Bendigo Health since 2017, after spending a majority of her career in Melbourne, and has become a passionate advocate for regional and rural healthcare. She has extensive experience in public health services as a clinician, educator, researcher, facilitator and leader. Being innately curious, Sally relishes asking why, challenging the status quo and seeking to improve the safety and quality of care and the experience and outcomes for patients and their families. As the Chief Quality Officer, Sally looks forward to having the opportunity to disrupt, challenge, encourage and empower all staff to lead improvement in healthcare.
Bachelor of Accounting, CA (Institute of Chartered Accountants)
Cameron Olsen leads the Finance and Resources division of Bendigo Health.
Cameron has worked in the health sector for a number of years, holding executive roles in other health services within the Loddon Mallee region before joining Bendigo Health in 2021.
Cameron is a Chartered Accountant with significant experience in financial management and corporate services as well as risk and compliance. He has led many large capital projects provided through both state and federal funding.
Prior to joining the health industry Cameron was an auditor responsible for various large-scale government industry audits including public hospitals. He is currently working on the final stages of completing a Master of Business Administration.
Bachelor Human Resource Management (BHRM) and Graduate Diploma of HRM
Melissa was appointed to the role of Chief People Officer in May 2024, overseeing the People and Culture division.
Joining Bendigo Health in 2007 after five years in the public health sector, Melissa previously held HR positions at Australia Post Shared Services and RMIT University.
Melissa worked on the New Hospital Build (NHB) project and her industrial relations and organisational change experience affords her a broad understanding of Bendigo Health’s overarching service.
The People and Culture Division supports managers, staff and volunteers working at Bendigo Health through a range of services including workforce planning, resourcing strategies, employee relations, industrial relations, learning and development and workplace health and safety.
