Board of Directors
Arthur Skipitaris (Chair):
Arthur is currently the General Manager, Corporate Services for the Wellington Shire Council. Prior to this role, Arthur was a senior executive for the Finance Shared Services Division of General Electric, Australia and New Zealand. He was also the General Manager of Australia Post’s Shared Services Division and has worked in a number of senior banking and finance roles.
Arthur holds a Bachelor of Business double major in Accounting and Economics, is a CPA, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Lauren Carey (Vice Chair):
Lauren has worked in the power generation and mining sector for the last eight years, employed by ENGIE as the External Communications Manager for the company’s Hazelwood asset and holds a Bachelor in Public Relations. Born and schooled in Sale, Lauren has significant links to the Wellington Shire and is passionate about using her skills in corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, strategic leadership and governance to benefit the patients, residents and clients of Central Gippsland Health Service now and into the future.
Jenny Dempster:
Jenny is currently the Associate Program Director of the Acute & Aged Medicine Program, Box Hill Hospital and Director of Nursing, Acute Medicine, Eastern Health. She has a Masters in Public Health – Health Service Management and a Bachelor of Applied Science – Advanced Clinical Nursing. Jenny has extensive management experience in both the Public and Private Health Sectors. Jenny brings knowledge and skills related to asset management, clinical governance, executive management, human resources management, finance, risk management, information and communication technology.
Peter (Gerry) Watts:
Gerry has a strong grasp of hospital board governance and an extensive history in procurement, his most recent role being that of Regional Procurement Advisor with Health Purchasing Victoria, which supports a strong understanding of governance, process and probity. Gerry is a competent and experienced Board member who is enthusiastic about his contribution to Central Gippsland Health Service. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management, a partial Masters of Information Systems and AICD Clinical Governance.
Claire Miller:
Claire has over 10 years of board level experience across the public and commercial sectors with a focus on the utilities, resources, infrastructure and energy industries. In her executive capacity she has held the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary managing governance, compliance, risk and audit functions across a range of industry sectors including energy, infrastructure, gas, utilities, resources, and property in government, ASX and private entities.
Rochelle Wrigglesworth:
Rochelle is a member of the Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, and a Registered Company Auditor with ASIC. After working at Pricewaterhouse Coopers and being a Principal/partner at Crowe Horwath for many years, Rochelle co-founded ForeFront in 2013 and has been providing business plus strategic advice, virtual CFO, and audit services since then. Rochelle lives in Gippsland with her family, is passionate about helping the community and contributing towards the future prosperity of our region. She has a deep understanding of the Gippsland region’s specific issues and a detailed knowledge of local government, health, education and water sectors, plus aged care, gaming, manufacturing, aboriginal, and not for profit entities having working with these sectors for over 20 years. Rochelle is also committed to the success of small to medium size businesses in the region and enjoys assisting entrepreneurial and start up entities. Rochelle is the Chair of the Board of the Committee for Gippsland and the Chair of the Financial, Audit and Risk Committee. She is also an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria and Central Gippsland Health Service.
Trevor Goldstone:
A part-time independent consultant and advisor since April 2023, Mr Goldstone has held numerous senior and executive level roles with Australia Education Management Group, University of New England, James Cook University, Townsville Enterprise and others. He holds a graduate diploma in Management, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Recreation Planning and Management).
Adam Koster:
Mr Koster, who is also a Board Director with the Yarram and District Health Service, works with Alex Scott Land in a general counsel role, working as both in-house lawyer and sales executive within the company’s transactions and advisory team. He holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Master of Laws from Monash University, and a Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate).
Luis Prado:
Mr Prado is the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of Academic and Medical Services at St John of God Healthcare. Since early 2020, he has been the Epworth COVID Pandemic Commander and led the organisational response across the largest private hospital group in the state. Mr Prado has led major change programs, delivering transformations to organisational culture, particularly around transparent reporting of performance and investigation of incidents, and delivered a suite of programs to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.