Lin Hatfield Dodds
National Director
Lin Hatfield Dodds is the National Director of UnitingCare Australia. UnitingCare is the community service network of the Uniting Church. It is Australia's largest non-government provider of community services, providing support and services to children, young people and families, people with disabilities, and older Australians, in urban, rural and remote communities.
Lin is President of the Australian Council of Social Service, and chairs the ACT Community Inclusion Board. She serves on the Boards of the Australia Institute and the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture.
Her contribution to the community was recognised by an International Women's Day Award in 2002, and in 2003 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study anti-poverty strategies and the delivery of welfare services in North America and Europe.
Lin is the current ACT Australian of the Year.
Rebecca Tomkinson
Director of Government Relations
Rebecca brings to the National Office a significant understanding of Parliament from her role as Parliamentary Whip Clerk for the Greens and advisor to Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewart. Rebecca
has also worked in the Perth office of the Department of Health and
Ageing on rural health initiatives in areas such as Aboriginal health,
Aged Care, mental health and visiting medial specialists. She also has
experience in local government in Western Australia, including with the
City of Subiaco where she was manager of community development working
on community based projects including Aboriginal reconciliation, and
social housing.
Hannah Cormick
Communications Officer
Hannah
comes to UnitingCare Australia from Southern Cross Ten Broadcasting in
Canberra. She is a graduate of the University of Canberra, where she
completed a Bachelor of Communications specialising in Broadcast
Journalism. Hannah edits the weekly E-News Round-up for the network,
the quarterly Align magazine, manages the UnitingCare Australia website
and provides articles and content for Synod, Assembly and network
publications.
Nikki Roberts
EA to the National Director and Office Manager
Nikki
is responsible for the smooth running of the National Director's hectic
meeting schedule, the administration involved in the running of the
small but very busy National Office, and making sure the National
Director's dog, Raffi, gets to the hairdresser on time! |