Eumundi Voice Issue 113, 20 March 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

New CEO for Katie Rose

Katie Rose Cottage Hospice – a community-led palliative care service located in Doonan – has welcomed a new chief executive officer to lead its growth and advocacy. Rebecca Grisman is a long-time local with community and charity leadership experience.

Board chair and director Les Godwin said Ms Grisman’s passion for health and aged care and expertise in senior management and consulting with not-for-profits, government and corporate leaders, would be key to the organisation’s continued success.

“Rebecca has a proven ability to foster collaboration, innovation and relationship building that has supported charities, universities and major businesses to achieve their vision, and we are very pleased to have her join and lead our team,” he said.

“Rebecca has been recognised with many community and industry awards, and served on high-profile charity, school and government committees and boards, in addition to her professional career in media, marketing and fundraising for more than 30 years on the Sunshine Coast. She is an ideal fit for us now and in the future.”

Priorities for the new CEO include extending the facility’s partnership with the state government to deliver more beds for people requiring endof-life care, developing the hospice’s fundraising strategy to support its exceptional nurses, and improving public understanding of palliative care.