Our team

Mark comes to HammondCare after more than 10 years working across CBA and Westpac in management roles, most recently leading the sustainable finance practice within CBA’s institutional bank.

Previously, Mark worked in microfinance in Southeast Asia, initially in Indonesia with Australian NGO Opportunity International, and later in commercial lending with ANZ Bank in Timor Leste. Mark also spent 5 years helping to build the impact investing arm of Social Ventures Australia.

Dr Stephen Macfarlane graduated from Monash University in 1991 and spent the next 17 years at Peninsula Health, prior to becoming a psychiatrist in 2003 and being appointed Director of Aged Psychiatry in 2005. In 2008 he spent some time on secondment as Deputy Chief Psychiatrist for Victoria prior to being appointed as Associate professor and Director of Aged Psychiatry at Alfred Health, where he remained until formally joining HammondCare in 2016 as Head of Clinical Governance for The Dementia Centre.

Dr Tom Morris is Head of Research and Information Excellence within The Dementia Centre, HammondCare. He is a clinical neuropsychologist, researcher and analyst with over 10 years’ experience in the assessment and characterisation of healthy ageing and dementia.

With the support of an extremely gifted and motivated team, Tom’s current focus is supporting measurement and research that will maximise outcomes and quality of life for all people living with dementia.

Bethany has had many varied roles within the aged care space spanning from feedback management, managing a service for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to enterprise risk management. Her most recent role has been in leading the Acute to Residential Care Transition Service (ARCTS) which is a pilot program aimed at bridging the gap between the acute and aged care sectors in supporting people living with dementia to transition out of hospital into a more appropriate care setting. Bethany is in the process of completing a Master of Health Leadership and Management, and Master of Public Health. 

Heather is the Head of National Programs Behaviour Support, where she leads a dedicated teams delivering the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service, the Severe Behaviour Response Team, and assessing eligibility for the Specialist Dementia Care Program.

Her career in health began as a dietitian, specialising in rehabilitation and aged care. After furthering her studies in dementia care at the University of Tasmania, Heather has focused on dementia and behaviour support. She has also completed postgraduate studies in health and medical leadership.

Janey McGoldrick is an accomplished leader with a proven record in driving organisational transformation across health, education and community sectors in the UK and Australia. Renowned for scaling high impact programs and building strategic partnerships, Janey brings expertise in operational excellence, stakeholder engagement and team leadership. With a distinction form Oxford’s executive Leadership Program, she is passionate about delivering sustainable, quality outcomes. Janey is dedicated to advancing HammondCare’s mission through innovation, collaboration and a deep commitment to community wellbeing.