Leadership team

Executive leadership

Our teams are passionate about achieving great outcomes for children. To do this, our leaders serve and support our educators, empowering them to nurture and support children effectively.

Dr Edward Simons

Executive Director

Dr Edward Simons has been appointed by the Board and endorsed by Archbishop Peter A Comensoli to be Executive Director of Melbourne Archdiocese...

Heather Finlayson

Managing Director

Since starting her career as a Kindergarten and Primary teacher Heather has acquired over 25 years of experience leading organisations...

Alana Crouch

Director of Catholic Identity and New Service Development

A committed educator and senior executive manager, Alana has 30 years of experience in overseeing and managing daily operations across...

Lisa Bremner

Head of People Services

As a dedicated human resources professional with over 35 years of experience across various sectors and industries, Lisa brings a wealth of knowledge...

Andrew Ogbourne

Head of IT (interim)

Andrew is a respected IT leader with extensive experience in IT platform and cloud strategy, IT operating model transformation, and driving organizational...

Jerome Tymms

Head of Finance

Jerome is a seasoned finance professional with extensive commercial, corporate and leadership experience. Prior to joining MACSEYE, Jerome gained extensive...

Donna Geraeds

Director of Quality, Safety and Compliance

Donna has over 23 years of leadership experience in not-for-profit organizations across the education, social and community services sectors, with a strong...

Service delivery team

Cassie Oostwoud

GM Services

Cassie brings 20 years of experience in Early Childhood Education and Care, with the last 15 years spent in senior operations management roles across...

Justine Hardware

GM Services

Justine has devoted over 27 years of her career to Early Childhood. Having started as an unqualified assistant, she worked her way to the...