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Our board
Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, governed by a board of directors who represent the IBD community.
Learn more about our board below.
Bruce Rosengarten
Chairman
Bruce Rosengarten has spent over 35 years in executive roles across eminent organisations, and has been living with ulcerative colitis for more than 40 years. Until mid-2017, Bruce was Executive General Manager, Commercial at Caltex responsible for all sales,marketing, innovation and convenience stores. Bruce has held senior roles at Weight Watchers (President Asia Pacific and emerging markets) at Shell (Global Vice President Retail, Marketing) where he led Fuels, Convenience stores, Loyalty, Cards, Marketing and the Shell brand globally. Prior, he was Executive Director at Crown launching Crown locally and internationally and running Tables Games. He spent over 12 years at Coles Myer running regions of Department stores and as Managing Director of World 4 Kids.
Bruce has extensive governance experience across a diverse range of organisations including ASX listed, private companies, joint ventures, industry associations and not for profit. Bruce was a Director of Jewish Care Vic 2008-15 and its President/Chair 2009-2012. He has held governance roles in not profit sector including the Singapore Jewish Welfare Board and as a Council Member of Mt Scopus Memorial College. He has also held extensive roles in industry associations including International Committee Chair National Association of Convenience Stores, Australian Institute of Petroleum, VP South Australian Retailer’s Association, Rundle Mall Management Committee Member.
Bruce is the author of Passionate Leadership, runs his own consultancy and is a member of several advisory Boards: Binyan 3D Studios (Chairman), Link Financial Services (Chairman) and MadMex.
James Oliver
Director, Treasurer
James Oliver is a partner with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, specialising in governance, regulation, audit and risk management services to the financial services sector. He has worked in Deloitte’s London, Sydney and Melbourne offices and is well connected within the business community.
James has a BSc Economics from the University of Nottingham and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a registered company auditor. He is a member of several industry working groups on matters related to regulation, internal controls and governance.
He has seen first-hand the impact IBD can have on people, and the difference CCA is making. His goal as a board member is to contribute to making what is an already well-run organisation even better, through strong risk management, compliance and oversight of financial processes.
Dominique Tim So
Director, Company Secretary
Dominique Tim So is a Senior Lawyer for James Cook University, having previously worked in private practice, and as General Counsel for an ASX-listed healthcare company. Dominique has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from James Cook University, is a Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Queensland, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors course.Dominique is currently a Non-Executive Director of Container Exchange (Qld) Ltd, a joint venture between Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Lion Co which operates the container refund scheme for the Queensland Government. She has held previous Non-Executive Directorships with the Port of Townsville Limited and Townsville Hospital Foundation.
Dominique has lived with chronic inflammatory illnesses including inflammatory bowel disease since childhood. Her goal, as a Non-Executive Director, is to contribute not just at a strategic level but also from the perspective of a long-term patient in regional Australia.
Greg Moore
Director
Associate Professor Greg Moore is an IBD specialist gastroenterologist. He founded the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit at Monash Medical Centre in 2006 and oversees a specialised IBD clinic. Greg coordinates a busy clinical trials unit, undertakes ongoing research and combines private practice and undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.
He is a senior lecturer in the Department of Medicine Monash University and supervises research students. Greg is also a member of Australian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Association, the peak medical IBD group, and is a sought after speaker at both scientific and public forums.
Loretta Bayliss
Director
Loretta Bayliss is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Company Directors course. She offers an accomplished history of building successful organisations and teams through strong governance, values-based, sustainable relationships and a deep understanding of client requirements, having grown Prescience Group (Australia) from a single Australian entity to three operating entities across Australia and ASEAN, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.
Loretta’s key strengths are in the areas of:
- Leadership Development
- Workforce and Succession Planning
- Strategic & Operational Risk Planning
- Business and Technology Governance & Alignment
Prior to founding Prescience, Loretta held senior roles with large, internationally headquartered ASX listed commercial and technology consulting organisations. In these roles, she rapidly established credence as a successful leader of complex, corporate wide client projects, with a demonstrated mix of business savvy, technical knowledge and client and stakeholder relationship management skills.
Loretta has been an active and involved supporter of and fundraising volunteer for Brisbane based Act for Kids since 2008, and is also a strong supporter of the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation.
John Brennan
Director
John Brennan is the Chief Executive Officer of iHR Australia, with over thirty years’ experience in all aspects of human resources and risk management. He specialises in organisational dynamics and partners with businesses to develop leadership potential and create high performance cultures.
Having been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in his early twenties, John appreciates the impact that invisible and misunderstood conditions can have on people as they forge careers.
John holds a Master of Business, a Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors course.
Kara Ward
Director
Kara Ward is a digital experience strategist and marketer. She has over 25 years experience designing and leading transformation programs for start-ups, joint ventures, non-profits, government agencies, and global corporations.
As one of the early pioneers of digital, Kara launched significant brands in the Australian market including Microsoft, Telstra, and Nine Digital. She has brought new products and services to market, and established profitable revenue streams for multinationals such as Macquarie Bank, Westpac, Merrill Lynch, and Insurance Australia Group.
Kara has worked for the top two globally ranked leaders in digital, Accenture Interactive and Wunderman, and instructed the business leaders of tomorrow at General Assembly. She runs a digital strategy and management consulting business. Kara has family and friends living with Crohn’s disease.
Kate McQuestin
Director
Kate McQuestin is the CEO of Advance Global Australians. She is a public and private sector executive with more than 20 years experience in leadership, government, media, communications, public affairs and stakeholder engagement.
A skilled executive who has worked and lived in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and Australia. Born and educated in Tasmania, Kate was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 14 and subsequently Crohn’s disease.
Her goal, as a Non-Executive Director, is to have a meaningful impact at a strategic level, while increasing community understanding of the condition, making life-changing medicine more accessible and improving outcomes for others who are diagnosed.
Lisa Belcher
Director
Lisa Belcher is a seasoned leader with 20 years experience in sales and marketing. She has lived and worked in both the Australia and the US while serving markets across the Asia Pacific region. Her work has spanned family businesses to multi-national corporations. Lisa has a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School in New York City.
Lisa currently works as a Vice President of American Express and leads the small and medium merchant team for Australia and New Zealand. She is responsible for the vision, strategy, and engagement of this important and growing customer base.
Lisa has lived with Crohn’s disease since 2017 and proudly uses an ostomy.
Bruce Goodwin
Director
Bruce Goodwin has more than 35 years of experience in the Global Biopharmaceutical industry having previously been employed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. His tenure with Janssen included more than a decade in General Management roles including Managing Director Janssen Australia & New Zealand, as well as President & Representative Director Janssen Japan. He has overseen significant commercial success, and he has deep experience in organizational strategy as well as building and engaging talent.
Bruce is a respected Industry Leader and is currently a Selected Director and Board Member of Medicines Australia Limited. Whilst in Japan he served as the Vice Chair of the Japan Based Executive Committee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
Through his multiple non-executive Director roles, Bruce seeks to contribute to the development of innovation in healthcare and equality of access to treatments. He was appointed Director and Board member of the Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Centre Limited (Omico) in 2018, Rare Cancers Australia Limited in 2020, and most recently Delica Therapeutics Pty Limited in 2021.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Macquarie University, and is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Lisa Neville
Director
Lisa is the former Minister for Police and the Minister for Water in the Andrews Labor Government of Victoria.
Lisa took on the police portfolio in 2016 and since then has implemented a new strategic policy framework for community safety which is driving the biggest expansion in police numbers, technology and equipment in the force’s history.
She maintains a keen interest in issues and services for women and children, people with a disability and older Victorians.
Lisa was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 1988, and like most people with Crohn’s, it took a while for medical professionals to correctly identify the disease.
Living with Crohn’s has meant many flare ups, surgeries, and complications – all side-effects of the disease that patients will know well.
In 2021, she experienced a major health scare which required an extended period of leave.
Prior to this episode, Lisa had managed Crohn’s very privately but her experience – particularly hearing from so many fellow Crohn’s sufferers – reinforced to her the importance of talking openly about this terrible this disease and the impact it has.
Lisa is proud to be an ambassador for Crohn’s & Colitis Australia and hopes to give inspiration to people by speaking out about this this silent and often invisible disease that impacts thousands of Australians every day.
Scientific, Medical and Quality of Care Advisory Committee
- A/Prof Gregory Moore (Chair)
- Dr Fergus Gardiner
- Prof Paul Pavli
- Dr Edward Giles
- Hugh Giddings
- Leanne Raven
- Prof Jane Andrews
- Dr Emma Halmos
- Stephanie Buckton
- A/Prof Simon Knowles
- Alexandra Sechi
- Bruce Goodwin
- Ruth Malcolm
- Wayne Massuger
Governance and Remunerations Committee
- Dominique Tim So (chair)
- Bruce Rosengarten
- James Oliver
- Bruce Goodwin
- Leanne Raven
Finance and Risk Committee
- James Oliver (chair)
- Bruce Rosengarten
- Loretta Bayliss
- Dominique Tim So
- Lisa Belcher
- Leanne Raven
- Renee Hill
Stakeholder Engagement Advisory Committee
- Leanne Raven
- Blake Tierney
- Lisa Neville
- Bruce Rosengarten
- Bruce Goodwin
- Kate McQuestin