Our Staff
PeakCare Queensland has a dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience in child protection, working in a range of permanent and project roles.
We also have students on university placements at various times. Learn more
Click on names below to view more information about each staff member, or scroll down to view all. Click on email address to send an email.
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| Lindsay Wegener | Executive Director | contact/yjrtrare+crnxpner.bet+nh |
| Tim Johnston | Principal Planning & Partnership Officer |
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| Lorraine Dupree | Policy & Research Manager |
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| Gary Roberts | Office Manager | contact/teboregf+crnxpner.bet+nh |
| Kahli Roberts | Receptionist / Membership Support Officer |
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| Jaye Vincent | Marketing and Promotions | contact/wivaprag+crnxpner.bet+nh |
| Tess Raby | Multi-Media Development and Maintenance | contact/genol+crnxpner.bet+nh |
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| Ross Wiseman | Small Agencies Project Manager |
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| Carolyn Ovens | Reconciliation Action Plan Project Worker |
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Lindsay Wegener: Executive Director
In being a highly experienced child protection practitioner, policy-maker, manager, service administrator, educator and leading initiator of program designs and service models, Lindsay brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to the role of Executive Director.
A Social Worker by profession and graduate of the University of Queensland, Lindsay commenced his career as a child protection and youth justice practitioner within the (then) Queensland Department of Children Services, working in various areas of south-east and central Queensland. Over a period of around twenty years, Lindsay continued his employment in the government sector holding a range of senior policy, program development and operational director positions within the fields of child protection and youth justice.
After leaving the government sector, Lindsay worked for several years in State Manager and Director roles within non-government organisations providing residential and other out-of-home care and related services for children and young people. Notably, Lindsay pioneered the design and development of specialist foster care services within Queensland.
In 2006, Lindsay commenced providing consultancy and contracted services for both government and non-government organisations and became a casual member of the teaching staff within the School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University.
Highly regarded across both government and non-government sectors, Lindsay has a sound reputation for bringing a creative and innovative flair to the services he provides, grounded by the insight that comes from his extensive experience.
Importantly, Lindsay perceives PeakCare as serving the interests of its member agencies in being a catalyst for change and an important conduit between policy and practice and the interaction of government and non-government sectors. The active contribution of member agencies to PeakCare is welcomed as Lindsay pursues his goals of PeakCare maintaining its leading and vibrant role as a “melting-pot” for the generation of new and fresh ideas balanced with, and informed by, lessons already learned and the wisdom of the past.
Instilling an active permission for debate and the stretching of our collective imagination is seen by Lindsay as the way forward to organisations working together to improve outcomes concerning the safety and well-being of Queensland’s children, young people and families – this is the key role that PeakCare is well-placed to play.
Email: contact/yjrtrare+crnxpner.bet+nh
Mobile: 0437 726 192
Tim Johnston: Principal Planning & Partnership Officer
Tim is Principal Planning and Partnership Officer for the community sector, and is auspiced by Peakcare on behalf of the child protection peak bodies: Create Foundation, Foster Care Queensland, PeakCare, QATSICPP, QCOSS and the Family Inclusion Network. He has been in this role since 2006.
He works in collaboration with Principal Planning and Partnership Officer for the Department of Communities, Sue Stubbs.
Tim has a broad depth of experience working collaboratively with other peak bodies and departments and is using that knowledge to help the sector work more closely together. This is helping achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families.
Tim’s role has a Child Protection Partnership Forum focus, a peak body focus and a regional focus.
He provides direction to and a key connection between the Forum, peak bodies and Regional Planning and Partnership Officers.
Tim works Monday – Friday
Email: contact/gwbuafgba+crnxpner.bet+nh
Mobile: 0418 730 570
Lorraine Dupree: Policy and Research Manager
Lorraine focuses on the areas of human resources and industrial relations, domestic violence (in particular the interface between domestic violence and child protection), and residential care for children and young people. Her other key roles include ongoing research and promotion of early intervention and family support to enhance well being for Queensland’s children and families. Lorraine also provides resourcing and advocacy for the NGO sector.
Much of her energy in early 2010 was spent in organising the program for PeakCare’s Challenging Silence Conference, a child protection and domestic violence advanced training conference. Lorraine is passionate about addressing violence and abuse in our society and ensuring quality care services for children and their families who require various interventions and support programs.
Prior to joining PeakCare in 2008, Lorraine managed an NGO that focused on the provision of intensive intervention services to young people with complex needs.
Lorraine works Monday – Friday
Email: contact/yqhcerr+crnxpner.bet+nh
Mobile: 0439 790 360
Gary Roberts: Office Manager
Gary joined PeakCare at the end of June 2011 and brings with him organisational skills that he has developed and honed during 30 years of working for big corporations.
Gary migrated to Australia from England in 2001 and, after 8 years of working for a national communications company, was looking for a new challenge in a smaller organisation where he felt he could make a difference.
He will be managing the day-to-day running of the PeakCare office and provide much-needed support for our Executive Director. Gary is also responsible for all accounting and invoicing enquiries; conferences and workshops; Board members & staffing enquiries; reception & business support staff, plus maintaining our building and relationships with our tenants.
Gary works Monday - Friday
Email: contact/teboregf+crnxpner.bet+nh
Kahli Roberts: Receptionist/Membership Support Officer
Kahli loves her “front-of-house” role at PeakCare, and is often the first person you may talk to when calling the office. She plays a key role, as receptionist and as support for member services.
Joining the PeakCare team has been a great opportunity for Kahli to learn about her community and the issues surrounding young people in Queensland, and what the different sectors provide for the community of young people.
Kahli works Tuesday – Friday
Email: contact/bssvpr+crnxpner.bet+nh
Jaye Vincent: Marketing and Promotions
Jaye looks after Marketing and Promotions at PeakCare. She is currently in her final year studying a Bachelor of Business majoring in Marketing at Griffith University as she is passionate about this area of work.
Jaye is grateful for the opportunity to be gaining more experience in her chosen field and is excited to be working with such a compassionate community orientated organisation.
She is responsible for the development of PeakCare’s promotional material and maintaining the integrity of the PeakCare brand and image across all communications. In addition, Jaye actively works to market, promote and support PeakCare events, issue campaigns and various other activities PeakCare undertakes.
Jaye works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Email: contact/wivaprag+crnxpner.bet+nh
Tess Raby: Multi-Media Development and Maintenance
Tess is the Multi-media development and maintenance officer at PeakCare. She joined PeakCare in July 2011 with a vision to increase PeakCare’s online visibility and promote online engagement to PeakCare’s members and E-News audience.
Tess is an experienced photojournalist who has spent recent years working in commercial organizations in to develop her IT and communications skills.
Tess is excited to be working with PeakCare as she has always had an active interest in the child protection sector. She is responsible for updating and maintaining the PeakCare website, developing the weekly e-news bulletins and maintaining PeakCare’s Professional Practice Blog and social networking pages.
Tess works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Email: contact/genol+crnxpner.bet+nh
Project Roles
Ross Wiseman: Small Agencies
Ross manages PeakCare's Sustainability of Small Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) project. The project's initial action-research phase culminated in 2009 with a final report which substantiated that many small NGOs within the child protection sector are indeed struggling with their long term viability and sustainability.
PeakCare takes the stand that small placed-based NGOs are critical to the provision of effective child protection in the community, particularly in the field of prevention and early intervention.
Ross is now leading the second phase of the project which is pursuing the engagement of sector peak bodies in strategies that address some of the recommendations arising from the initial research.
Additionally, PeakCare has now secured funding to implement a potentially exciting pilot project, Deep Change Consultancy, in order to establish a much needed organisational resourcing structure to strengthen the business capacities of small NGOs.
Email: contact/ejvfrzna+crnxpner.bet+nh
Mobile: 0448 387 840
Carolyn Ovens: Reconciliation Action Plan
As a consultant, Carolyn is working on the PeakCare Reconciliation Action Plan Project. In partnership with the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak and with the advice of the Combined Voices Campaign, the project will identify successful partnerships of more than two years between Indigenous and mainstream organisations. State-wide examples will be used to discuss the issues which prevent successful partnerships and what needs to be done to support partnership work. Carolyn will work jointly with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher and advised by a group drawn from academe with expertise around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s services.
Carolyn has been a teacher at primary, secondary and university level in both Victoria and Queensland. She has worked for a decade with the peak union body in Queensland involved in vocational education and training reform and the growth of apprenticeships and traineeships, especially school-based. With a team, she established the Kulkathil Adult Learning Centre at the Murri School, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander independent school in Brisbane’s Acacia Ridge, to promote post-school qualifications and lifelong learning.
Carolyn believes in the power of one and the wisdom of the collective which means her involvement with PeakCare is aligned with her beliefs. A very good thing for the soul!
Carolyn works Mondays & Fridays and second Thursdays
Email: contact/pbiraf+crnxpner.bet+nh
Mobile: 0411 733 112