Governance

How the Collaborative Centre is guided, informed and held accountable

The Collaborative Centre is a public sector agency, funded by the Victorian Government. We were established under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic), and we work closely with the Victorian Department of Health towards our shared goal of transforming Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing system.

We have a skills-based Board, who are is accountable to the Minister for Mental Health, and our team is led by our Co-CEOs in partnership with lived expertise.

The Lived and Living Experience Governance (LLEG) Committee is a subcommittee of the Board, and they provide expert advice to the Board and our team.

The work of the Collaborative Centre is driven by our Board, which is made up of nine members with a diverse range of skills and perspectives.


Our Board members bring lived and living experience leadership, research excellence and clinical expertise to their roles in leading transformative change across Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing system.

Our Board

The work of the Collaborative Centre is strategically guided by our Board, consisting of nine members with a diverse range of skills and perspectives.

No one organisation can achieve what needs to be done alone. One of the primary reasons we exist is to collaborate with organisations and individuals to improve care, treatment and support for people living with mental ill-health or psychological distress, and their carers, families, supporters and kin.

Meet our Board members

Gerard Naughtin, Chairperson

Gerard Naughtin, Chairperson

Amelia Walters, Deputy Chairperson

Amelia Walters, Deputy Chairperson

Professor Lisa Brophy, Member

Professor Lisa Brophy, Member

Gill Callister, Member

Gill Callister, Member

Dr David Fenn, Member

Dr David Fenn, Member

Associate Professor Bridget Hamilton, Member

Associate Professor Bridget Hamilton, Member

Sheree Lowe, Member

Sheree Lowe, Member

Phong Nguyen, Member

Phong Nguyen, Member

Fionn Skiotis, Member

Fionn Skiotis, Member

About the Lived and Living Experience Governance (LLEG) Committee

The Lived and Living Experience Governance (LLEG) Committee guides the Collaborative Centre’s work to ensure Lived and Living Experience is central to all decision-making. The committee provides strategic advice to the Board, and the Centre's Executive team, promotes human rights and recovery-oriented practice, and fosters a culture of respectful collaboration across Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing system.

Our current LLEG members

  • Sam Hayward (he/him) (Chair)
  • Robyn Callaghan (she/her) (Deputy Chair)
  • Rohini Krishnapillai (she/her)
  • Lyanne Morel (she/her)
  • Puneet Sansanwal (he/him)
  • Jess McKenzie (she/they/him)