Board of Management
Gateways was formed by dedicated members of the local community, including parents of children and adults with a disability, and members of the Geelong medical and business community.
The aim was to form a responsive organisation to provide innovative programs to address unmet needs, including for people with very complex needs.
Gateways is governed by a voluntary Board of Management. The Board ensures that Gateways stays true to its Mission of empowering and supporting people with disabilities, and their families.
The Board comprises:
Jacquie is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years accounting experience. For the last 12 years she has been working for an accounting firm specialising in business, audit, taxation and financial planning and Jacquie has extensive experience in taxation and financial analysis.
Jacquie was elected by the Board to the role of Treasurer and is the Chair of Gateways Board Finance Committee.
Karl Morris completed a Bachelor of Business Accounting at Deakin University and has a Master’s in Virtual Communications (RMIT) and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Karl grew up in Ballarat and was elected to the Ballarat City Council from 1991 to 1994. He has extensive experience in media and advertising. He became the managing director of an ASX listed company The Mobi Data Group. Karl undertook his Master’s in Virtual Communications, leading him to his current position as Managing Director of GOOP Digital, a company that delivers websites and social media platforms for small and medium sized businesses.
Dr Jenner is a Consultant Paediatrician and Family Therapist and has special interests in Child Learning, Developmental and Behavioural Problems, Bereavement, Asthma and Neonatology. He is Chairman of Barwon Paediatric Services Inc., Consultant Paediatrician at Geelong Hospital and St John of God Hospital, former Director of Paediatrics at Barwon Health and the Geelong Family Therapy Centre, Clinical Associate in Paediatrics at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Royal Women’s Hospital, and Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at Deakin University. Read more
He is involved in undergraduate, postgraduate and community Education, is a consultant to numerous Barwon regional support services, and been on many Hospital and Community committees. He is associated with two award-winning organisations in the Barwon Region, as the Founder and President of both Hope Bereavement Care and Gateways Disability Support Services.
He was awarded the 1995 Advance Australia Foundation Award, the 1998 Alan J. Holding Memorial Lions Club International Award for Community Service, in 2002 Barwon Health Quality Award, in 2003 the Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary International, in 2005 The Parks Victoria Regional Achiever Award and a finalist in the Victorian Healthcare Awards, in 2007 was the recipient of the Australian of the Year Local Hero award for regional Victoria and a finalist for the National Australian of the Year Local Hero award, in 2012 was the recipient of the Compassionate Friends of Victoria Compassionate Employer Recognition Award for Gateways Support Services. He is also an Australia Day Ambassador.
Jessica is Special Counsel at Rennick & Gaynor, graduating from the Queensland University of Technology in 2012 with Bachelor degrees in Law and Arts. Jessica’s work experience has been in multiple jurisdictions. Prior to moving to Victoria, and from a young age, Jessica had a considerable exposure to, and engagement with a major disability service provider. This experience, coupled with her firsthand experience as a parent in the disability system kindled a strong sense of social justice and interest in policy and volunteering. Jessica is the mother of two girls.
Cassandra is currently an Audit Partner at Crowe Horwath with over 13 years’ experience in providing both internal and external audit services. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, is a Registered Company Auditor, and is an approved agent for both the Victorian Auditor General’s Office and the Australian National Audit Office.
Her client portfolio centres around the Not-for-Profit sector which she has a passion to serve. Cassandra’s broader experience includes statutory audits, compliance audits, risk consulting, and providing technical accounting advice and includes experience across various NFP clients including community services, training, education, health, and government.
Cassandra’s extensive audit experience provides her with a broad understanding of the issues facing the sector as well as allowing her to draw on her experiences to provide insight and recommendations for process improvements. She looks forward to bringing this experience to Gateways Support Services.
Graeme brings with him an extensive background in community health, financial management, and corporate leadership. He holds undergraduate degrees in Science and Social Work, as well as advanced qualifications in business, human resources, and accounting.
With over three decades of experience, Graeme has held key roles in project management, risk and compliance, and senior corporate support across various organisations in the not-for-profit sector, including community health, aged care, and disability services in Geelong and Bendigo. Graeme’s commitment to community agencies and building social capital is reflected in his Board and Committee involvement across numerous community organisations in these cities, most recently at Access Australia Group and Sirovilla.
At Gateways Support Services, Graeme aims to leverage his expertise in governance, financial oversight, and strategic planning to further empower individuals with disabilities and contribute to the organisation’s vision of an inclusive society full of possibilities. With lived family experience supporting a person with disabilities, Graeme is aware of the difference organisations such as Gateways’, working in conjunction with the NDIS, can make to individual lives.
