Denise Goldfinch (Chairperson) is an experienced community development worker with a corporate background in management, marketing and public relations. Denise is the Youth Services Manager for the Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau. She has a particular interest in working with migrant and refugee communities. Denise lives in Moreland.

Natasha Krajcar (Deputy Chairperson) was elected to the Board in 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Business double degree. She works at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Natasha is an active Committee Member of the Ethnic Youth Council and has a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background. She is interested in the management of health service organisations and lives in Viewbank.

Kristine Olaris (Treasurer) has worked in the health sector for more than 19 years, the last 16 of which have been in Community Health. She is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at North Yarra Community Health and has joined the Board of WHIN as a representative of the Community Health sector. Kristine is a resident of Thornbury. She joined the Board of WHIN at the beginning of 2008.

S’hi D’Amour was elected to the Board in 2008. Since moving to Reservoir in 2005, she has been instrumental in starting the Reservoir Sustainability Group, Darebin (Organic) Dry Food Co-op, Ruthven Storytelling Garden, Reservoir Writers and Reciters, and the annual Poets Picnic. She has qualifications in Community Development, Biodynamic Agriculture and Kinesiology, and finds no difficulty in separating creativity and health because she doesn't even try! S’hi works as a consultant to individuals and groups in the areas of art and health. She is a community representative on the Reservoir Structure Plan Steering Group, Darebin Women’s Advisory Committee, Darebin Arts Forum and Inscribe editorial group.

Carlene Lamana was appointed to the Board in 2009 as a representative from Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre, where she is the Community Engagement Facilitator. She has a background in working internationally in community capacity building projects and holds a Master of Social Science (International Development). She is looking forward to contributing a CALD perspective at a governance level of WHIN. She is interested in working with migrant and refugee communities from a strength-based perspective and improving access to mainstream services, including health care.

Susan Rennie was elected to the Board in October 2005. Susan works for the Banyule Nillumbik Primary Care Alliance in a Northern region health promotion role. She holds a doctorate in Social Work. Susan has skills and experience in management, project management, staff supervision, submission writing, and policy review and development. Susan lives in Darebin with her partner Kate, daughters Hanna, Anouk and son Xavier. She was WHIN’s Chairperson from 2008–2009 and is now a co-opted member of the Board.

Rae Walker is an Associate Professor in Public Health at La Trobe University and specialises in health promotion. She has a background in both health and education and was a member of the team that developed the first academic course in women’s studies in Victoria. Her research focus has been on networks between service providers, trust and, most recently, violence prevention and climate change adaptation in primary health care.

Stefania Zen was elected to the board in 2009 as a representative from the Transcultural and Language Services Department at Northern Health. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Venice, and works as an Italian Interpreter at Northern Health. She also works as a freelance translator and teaches Italian to children and adults alike. She comes from the Veneto region in Italy and has only been in Australia since 2005. She enjoys working with the Italian community in Melbourne and looks forward to contributing to developing successful strategies for women in the North. Stefania lives in Reservoir.