Our board

Jason Bingham

Chair

Jason was appointed to the Feros Care board in April 2018. Jason has diverse experience spanning the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, having spent over 20 years in senior management and advisory roles in Australia and overseas. He has spent much of the past decade working with larger organisations, and their supply chains, introducing step change to the role and function of procurement and commercial services being key enablers of organisational success. Jason brings a wealth of skills and experience to the board, from strategic direction setting through to sustainable execution and corporate governance. He has a long-held interest in the human services sector, including ageing (and 'growing bold') and contemporary issues in the Australian context. In 2013, Jason was awarded a professional doctorate in business administration.

Colin McJannett

Deputy Chair

Colin has held governance responsibilities as Chair for both Primary Health and Social Service organisations. This involved amalgamation of organisations, development and regional launch of NZ Government's health strategy. He is a Trustee of the Manawatu Community Trust with responsibilities for the promotion and provision of housing for the elderly and disabled and promotion of health and wellbeing services for residents. Previously, General Manager with Westpac Financial Services involved the national retirement plan and unit trusts, included responsibility for product design, development, pricing, profitability, service, administration and accounting functions. Twenty years' experience with AMP in Australia included leadership of special projects associated with the identification, development and evaluation of potential markets throughout Australasia. Colin has extensive consulting and senior management experience has encompassed the social services, primary health and the finance industries. His governance responsibilities have included strategic planning, monitoring social service and delivery of primary health contracts for Government and District Health boards among others.

Andrew Young

Director

Andrew Young was appointed to the board November 2019. His past experience as a board member of St Vincent's Private Hospital Lismore for over 18 years has exposed him to the aged and health sectors. Additionally, he has experience in commercial finance, investment strategies, commercial development and the management of a business in a growth industry which compliments the diverse experience offered by other board members.

Janet Quigley

Director

Janet Quigley was appointed to the Feros Care Board in November 2020. Janet has a diverse range of public service experience, having spent the last 15 years in senior management positions. She has wide-ranging experience in strategic policy and program delivery and spent 18 years with the Commonwealth Department of Health, designing and implemented a range of health care reforms and strategies that have linked and interfaced with aged care. Janet has also lead negotiations with state and territory governments and worked closely with a varied range of industry stakeholders.

Lynn Warneke

Director

Lynn was appointed to the Feros Care board in November 2020. She has extensive executive experience in business, ICT and consulting roles for a diverse range of organisations, from start-up through to major commercial enterprise, across multiple sectors including: not for profit, publishing, government, tertiary education, and professional services. Throughout a 30 year career she has consistently worked at the intersection of business transformation, technology, digital innovation and people domains, to systemically improve staff, customer and citizen experiences and achieve strategic business outcomes. In addition to strong strategy, design, program delivery and management capabilities, Lynn has extensive governance and risk management experience in both operational and advisory board capacities. She is a passionate advocate for two interconnected goals: ensuring technology is accessible and usable for all, and increasing diversity and inclusion in the tech sector and across industry.

Kathy Heathcote

Director

Dr Kathy Heathcote has worked in the public health system for over 30 years and has spent at least half of this time working as a University lecturer. She has general nursing and midwifery experience and public health expertise, specializing in epidemiology, research methods and biostatistics.

Kathy holds a Masters of Public Health, Diploma of Applied Epidemiology and a PhD in traumatic injuries and disability. After many years working in large institutions at the government level, it was her PhD work that inspired Kathy to strengthen her connections with the community and apply her knowledge and skills in ways that are practical and applied.

She is strongly committed to addressing social and structural inequalities in health care and outcomes, strengthening the evidence base in this area, and continually strive for the best ways to translate evidence into practice.

Having lived in the Byron Bay community for over 25 years, Kathy has a strong understanding of the area and loves to make the most of it in her spare time. You’ll find her unwinding by swimming, cooking and taking her Golden Retriever for walks. 

Kristofer Rogers

Director

Kristofer is a highly regarded social entrepreneur and technology leader. In November 2019, he was announced as the Start-Up Executive of the Year at the CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards for his role as launch CEO at Byron Bay-based Split Payments, the World’s first Open Banking Real-Time Payments Platform.

Prior to joining Split Payments, he launched two of Asia Pacific's most successful peer-to-­peer crowdfunding platforms, GoFundraise in Australia and SimplyGiving.com - Asia's largest online giving community operating in 20 countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Having raised more than US$100 million for non-profits across the globe, Kristofer was the 2014 Regional Winner for Community Impact in Southeast Asia at Talent Unleashed, an international accolade judged by Sir Richard Branson and Steve Wosniak, Co-Founder of Apple.

Kristofer presents on future trends in technology across the globe and is also a strategic advisor on fundraising and social impact for corporates and nonprofits. He lives in Lennox Head with his wife and three children.