Helen Riseborough is the Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Health In the North (WHIN) and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the organisation. This includes the management of programs, staff, administrative and financial operations, and the multitude of other activities and tasks needed to ensure WHIN delivers high-quality products and services to women in the community and to other organisations and agencies. Helen joined WHIN in this role in March 2010.

Sandra Morris is the Manager of the Health Promotion Team. She is responsible for the coordination of the work of the Health Promotions Team and managing the staff and projects that fall within the scope of the team's work. She provides strategic advice and leadership in the development of health promotion programs and services, advocacy, and policy direction, as well as playing a key role representing WHIN externally. Sandra joined WHIN in April 2007. 

Munira Adams is the Community Worker for our Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (more commonly referred to as FARREP). A part of Munira’s health promotion role involves working with communities in which the practice of female circumcision is known to occur. Her work aims to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of affected women, girls and their families. Munira joined WHIN in mid-2005.

Toni Bentley is one of WHIN’s health promotion workers and is responsible for the provision of health promotion projects and activities. She works across a broad range of health promotion areas with a more specific focus on financial literacy and economic participation for newly arrived, refugee and migrant women. Toni is a familiar face at WHIN having been engaged on a number of projects and locum positions over the last few years. She has produced a number of resources for WHIN including the social marketing film 'Love Control'. She is now a permanent member of WHIN's staff having re-joined WHIN in September 2011.

Monique Bouma is one of WHIN’s health promotion workers and is responsible for the provision of health promotion projects and activities. Health promotion workers focus on the planning, implementation and evaluation of innovative health promotion programs, services and activities. She brings with her a wealth of experience in prevention of violence against women, and work in local government and community health. She will be working on  the implementation of  Building a Respectful Community, WHIN's regional strategy to prevent violence against women. Monique joined WHIN in May 2012.

Ada Conroy is the NIFVS Project worker. Ada has 13 years' experience working in women's services across a range of settings. She's worked at several key women's organisations, including CASA House, the Pregnancy Advisory Service at the Royal Women's Hospital, the Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service and more recently, as a trainer and advocate at the Domestic Violence Resource Centre. She has a strong commitment to feminism. Her role at WHIN will encompass a range of diverse tasks including networking and project coordination. Ada joined WHIN in September 2012.

Carmen Hawker is the NIFVS Administration and Project Support worker. The role involves supporting the Regional Integration Coordinator to provide an integrated and coordinated family violence service system in the northern metropolitan region. She will also be coordinating and resourcing Week Without Violence activities across the region in 2012. She is passionate about the rights of women and girls worldwide and has a background in Political Science and International Relations. Carmen joined WHIN in December 2011.

 

Kei Judd is the Project Coordinator for the Women, Workers, Lawyers project. She also works part-time at a community legal service, and has previously worked for an international development organisation using feminist frameworks. Kei is currently studying for a Masters of Social Work at the University of Melbourne and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology from the University of Auckland. Kei initially joined WHIN as the locum administration and support worker in September 2011 and was appointed to the Project in December 2011.

Kerryn Lewis is one of WHIN’s health promotion workers and is responsible for the provision of health promotion projects and activities. Health promotion workers focus on the planning, implementation and evaluation of innovative health promotion programs, services and activities. Kerryn joined WHIN in July 2005 and is currently on maternity leave.

Pip Robertson is WHIN’s administration and project support worker. She is the first person you talk to when you phone WHIN or visit us. She is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the office and assisting with supporting projects and events. She brings a lot of administrative experience and a passion for public health. Pip joined WHIN in January 2012.

Cathy Weiss is WHIN's research assistant working in the Environmental Justice priority area and is responsible for providing the research background on which WHIN's environmental justice projects are based. Environmental justice relates to the unequal distribution of the burden of environmental problems among different groups in society. Cathy joined WHIN in March 2011, following several months of volunteer work for the organisation.