Colleen Geyer, Director of Mission
Bob Gilkes, Executive Director,
Paul Mullooly, Chief Financial Officer
Colleen commenced as Director of Mission for UnitingCare Queensland in January 2012. Prior to her appointment she had been Director of Mission for Blue Care for more than four years. In this role she had led a large team of chaplains providing caring support throughout the service streams. She also led Blue Care’s work in environmental sustainability.
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Paul Mullooly is Chief Financial Officer of UnitingCare Queensland. He has more than 25 years experience as a senior financial executive and his governance experience includes working closely with boards as a senior executive and as a Company Secretary. He is also an experienced Board Director.
Colleen had been Associate Director with UnitingCare Australia before joining Blue Care and has also served as a Social Responsibility Advocate with the Queensland Synod of the Uniting Church of Australia. Colleen currently chairs the UnitingCare Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee and has a strong interest in bioethics. Colleen holds qualifications in teaching and theology and has a Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership.
Bob joined UnitingCare Community in July 2010 (which was then Lifeline Community Care Queensland) after 25 years experience in the health and community service sectors and the last 10 years working in Blue Care in the roles of Regional Director; Principal Advisor, Community Engagement and as Director of Organisational Development. Prior to joining Blue Care, Bob had extensive experience working with the Tasmanian Department of Community and Health Services where he was State Director of Child, Youth and Family Support, with responsibility for Tasmania’s child protection services, youth justice, adoptions, domestic violence, sexual assault and homelessness services.
He has served for more than two years as a member of a UnitingCare Board committee and one year as a member of the Board. In addition to being a chartered accountant, Paul has an MBA, is an Associate Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
During his time there he managed a Parliamentary Inquiry into Tasmania’s stolen generation as a result of past adoption practices. He was also Program Manager for aged and disability services in two regions of Tasmania.
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