Arthur Papakotsias
Arthur has recently celebrated 20 years as the Chief Executive Officer of Neami Limited. With a background in Psychiatric Nursing as well as completion of post graduate studies in management at RMIT Melbourne and more recently a Strategic Perspectives for Non-Profits Course at Harvard Business School. Arthur is very experienced with all aspects of contemporary management and service delivery of mental health services.
Arthur currently sits as a Board Director for the Mental health Council of Australia and Crisis Support Services. He recently completed an article for the Oxford University Press Third Edition of Mental Health in Australia, to be published in 2012, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, having completed the Company Directors Course and is a member of the Australian College of Health Service Executives.
Craig Stanley-Jones
Craig has worked within both the Queensland government and non-government mental health sectors for approximately 15 years in a variety of roles supporting and working with people with mental health issues. These roles include case management within the clinical community mental health service; facilitator, supporting people in their transition out of long-stay psychiatric hospital to re-establishing their lives in their chosen local communities; and project leader for the consumer Participation Project which aimed to strengthen the voice of consumers supported by mental health non-government organisations. Most recently, he was based with the community Mental Health Branch, Department of Communities, within this senior role he was involved in program development, program implementation and policy analysis across a range of new mental health initiatives throughout Queensland.
Craig is passionate about continuing to evolve the role of mental health non-government sector in the support for people with mental health issues within a recovery framework. He feels privileged to be again working within the non-government sector and for an organisation with the standing that Neami has within the sector. He is optimistic about realising the significant opportunities for Neami as it grows within the Queensland context.
Glen Tobias
Glen is the Victorian State Manager at Neami and has held this position for the past 3 years. Victoria has 11 service sites providing a range of individual and group based rehabilitation, housing and support programs, a purpose built art studio – Splash, a Care Co-ordination Team and a newly established Prevention and Recovery Care service (PARC). Glen was involved in the initial introduction of routine outcome measurements at Neami and in the PDRS sector more broadly. He has authored several journal articles relating to evidence based research in the areas of needs assessment, routine outcome measurement and housing and support services. His interests lie in creating innovative service developments while implementing evidence based practice along with a drive to ensure evaluation of the implementation becomes routine.
More recently Glen has become a board member of VICSERV and has furthered his written work. Glen has aurthored a chapter on Outcome Measurement in Mental Health NGOs in a new book entitled Outcome Measurement in Mental Health: Theory and Practice, published by Cambridge University Press and edited by Tom Trauer of University of Melbourne.
Jenny Hall
Jenny has held the role of State Manager – SA/WA at Neami since November 2009. She has extensive career experience in the fields of mental health and aged care, initially trained as a social worker and more recently undertaking additional management training.
In her role as State Manager Jenny provides strategic oversight to Neami’s operations including service development, innovation, quality improvement and staff development. Jenny has a particular interest in facilitating Consumer Advisory Groups and has done so across several organisations.
She regularly speaks and presents at National and State conferences on a range of issues, including change management in mental health, service modelling and rehabilitation and recovery oriented service provision. She has also been a trainer in the Cert IV Non-Clinical Mental Health.
Jenny is committed to mental health sector development and reform and has held the position of Board member on the Mental Health Coalition of SA, which is the peak body for Non Government Mental Health providers, for 3 years. She has recently been appointed for a 3 year term as the service provider representative on the SA Health & Community Services Advisory Commission.
Merrilee Cox
Merrilee Cox has been with Neami since 2009. Her areas of responsibility include Learning and Development, Research, Evaluation, Policy, Project and Tender preparation. She started her working life in therapeutic community settings for young people and has extensive experience in participatory research, training for mental health workers and disability advocacy. Merrilee has a Masters in Policy and Management, Graduate Diploma in Organisational Change and a Diploma in Youth Work.
Peggy Ronnau
Peggy Ronnau is Neami’s Manager of Corporate Services, responsible for Finance, HR , Administration, Information Technology, Telecommunications, support for Board of Directors and the Neami Continuous Improvement Program. Peggy is a member of the Quality Improvement in Community Services Accreditati0n (QICSA) Council, a licensed accreditation body working in the are of health and community services.
Previously Peggy worked in inner Melbourne co-ordinating a community support program for people with a mental illness who had found themselves without a home. She also worked for local government in the area of improving access to council and community services for people with disabilities and was the project officer for development and establishment of the Macaulay Community Support Program now part of Douta Galla Mental Health services. Peggy holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from University of Oregon in USA. Peggy is a valued member of Neami National Leadership Team because of her ability to find a way to get the job done and her courage to name the difficult issue.
Sylvia Grant
Sylvia Grant is currently the Neami New South Wales State Manager and holds a Bachelor of Social Work and Certificate IV in Work Place Training and Assessment. She has extensive work experience in the Non Government Mental Health Sector in NSW and Victoria in direct service delivery, program development, management, and training.
Sylvia’s interest areas are social inclusion and recovery of people experiencing mental illness. She is committed to providing high quality services that are socially inclusive and recovery focussed that support consumers to realise their potential, and live full and productive lives.