Our Management Team

Gillian Leach was appointed CEO of Whitehorse Community Health Service in July, 2009. She was previously the CEO of Arthritis SA for the past 16 years where she grew the organisation to a prominent and successful business. In addition, Gillian helped to establish Osteoporosis Australia and as the inaugural national Executive Director for 6 years from 1994, she was invited to speak at international forums in Oslo, Berlin and Toronto.

Gillian has an extensive background in marketing and management gained with Telstra, where she was the first female executive in South Australia, with 1200 staff in three states. In 1990, she was awarded a British Council scholarship to study marketing in London. In 1991, she was the SA Executive Woman of the Year runner up.

Gillian is a past President and founding member of Women Chiefs of Enterprises International – SA. She has also served on the Government Management Board, the Information Policy Executive of the State Government and on the Board of the Australian Institute of Management.

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Deb Miller is the Corporate Services Manager at Whitehorse Community Health Service. She is responsible for managing the Corporate Services Team which handles Finance, IT, Human Resources, Reception, Site and Fleet Management.

Deb has been with the organization since March 2005. She joined the organization as the Reception Team Leader after spending the previous 10 years as the Practice Administrator for the Southern Health Public Dental Clinics.

Deb started her community career as a dental nurse and after nursing for 10 years with School Dental Service and Community Health Dental Services, moved into the administration side of community health.

Deb has a diploma in Business Management and has had extensive training in customer service and people management.

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Olive Aumann is Health Development Manager at the Whitehorse Community Health Service (WCHS). Olive’s professional background is nursing, particularly Community Health Nursing, with the majority of her experience being in community health and remote area settings. She has worked at WCHS for the last 9 years and in her current role for the last 5. The major focus of her current role is building organisational capacity for health promotion and managing the Eastern Region Needle and Syringe Program.

Olive is the current Chair of the Victorian Community Health Nurses Special Interest Group, a member of the Deakin University Health Academic Advisory Board and a tutor in the Melbourne Consortium Master of Public Health Program.

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Stuart Margison in the Oral Health Manager and Quality Manager at Whitehorse Community Health Service. Stuart was appointed to the position in March 2010. He comes from a clinical background in Pharmacy, gaining a Bachelor of Pharmacy from University of Tasmania in 2001.

Stuart has extensive experience in management in hospitals and community pharmacies in Tasmania, Victoria and in the UK. Most recently, Stuart was the Manager of St George's Hospital Pharmacy. During his time, he rolled out many quality initiatives including staff education. Stuart contributed significantly to the successful implementation of the Council of Australian Government Long Stay Older Patient (COAG LSOP) initiative at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. The project continues to be rolled out across the nation.

Stuart’s key interests are in information technology in health and improving the health of the ageing population. His aim is to further develop and integrate the Oral Health Service within the organisation and within the community as a whole.

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Janine Scott was recently appointed to the role of Primary Health Care Manager at Whitehorse Community Health Service. Janine’s professional background as an Occupational Therapist includes experience in the aged, disability and community health sectors. She has over 9 years experience in Community Health during which time she worked as a Senior Clinician with an interest in driver rehabilitation.

Janine has completed an Advanced Diploma in Business Management and has managed allied health, counselling and youth programs, Maternal and Child Health and immunisation services as well as integrated health promotion and community development. Janine has extensive knowledge and experience in chronic disease management which is a key focus of the services provided at WCHS.

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Stephanie Chia officially joined WCHS in June 2008 after a temporary assignment with the organisation. She provides executive and administrative support to the CEO and the Management Team. Hailing from Singapore, Stephanie is bilingual in English and Mandarin. She completed a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Exeter University in 2003, and subsequently, a Postgraduate Bachelor in Primary Education from Murdoch University in 2007.

Stephanie has worked in various organisations including multinational corporations, law firms and the Singapore Civil Service in varying roles such as Legal Executive, Personal Legal Assistant, Paralegal and Prosecutor in a legal team representing a Government Ministry.

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