Meet The Staff

Meet The Staff

Sharon Caris

Executive Director, Sharon Caris (Full-time)
Sharon was appointed in March 2001. She has a background in social work, health administration and advocacy over 29 years. Sharon leads the staff team and works with Council and other stakeholders to implement the HFA objectives.
scaris@haemophilia.org.au

Carol Joy

Administration Officer, Carol Joy (Part-time)
Carol commenced with HFA in April 2013 and has several years’ experience in working closely with not for profit organisations through her prior employment with a business consultancy company. Her duties with HFA include managing the office, providing assistance to HFA support staff, distributing community education and information material and liaising with special interest health professionals groups.
cjoy@haemophilia.org.au

Suzanne OCallaghan

Policy Research and Education Manager, Suzanne O’Callaghan (Full-time)
Suzanne was appointed in October 2006. Her role is to help HFA develop policy and education resources for the bleeding disorders community. Suzanne has a background in consumer health information and education, and previously worked for many years in the blood borne virus sector.
socallaghan@haemophilia.org.au

Natashia Coco

Development Manager, Natashia Coco (Part-time)
Natashia joined the HFA team in August 2003 and looks after fundraising, relationship building, community awareness and special events. She has undertaken fundraising roles in not for profit organisations for over 10 years.
ncoco@haemophilia.org.au

Kate Walton

Youth Project Officer, Kate Walton (Part-time)
Kate joined the HFA team in August 2011 as the Youth Project Officer. Kate’s role entails consulting with community and health professionals and recruiting a youth working group to discuss the issues and needs of young people affected by bleeding disorders. After consultation a communication tool and strategy will be implemented to address these issues. Kate has a background in youth work and has worked for several years in this field.
kwalton@haemophilia.org.au

Kristine Robertson

Fundraising Manager, Kristine Robertson (Part-time)
Kristine joined the team at Haemophilia Foundation Australia in March 2012, taking up the role of Fundraising Manager. Kristine’s job entails working on HFA’s fundraising activities, particularly direct mail campaigns. Kristine has a strong background in not-for-profit fundraising and development, having worked at a range of community organisations over the past 15 years.
krobertson@haemophilia.org.au

Janine Staunton

Fundraising Projects Manager, Janine Staunton (Part-time)

Janine returned to the HFA team in January 2013 and is managing the planned giving and key supporter relationship programs, data analysis and strategic planning. She has worked in the not-for-profit sector in both the UK and Australia for over 10 years.

Joanne Luciani

Administration Assistant, Joanne Luciani (Part-time)
Joanne was appointed in 2007 to assist the Development Manager with fundraising and special events. She also assists with administration and database management. Joanne has a background in fundraising and managing databases in the not for profit sector.
jluciani@haemophilia.org.au

Accountant, Kevin Lai (Part-time, 1 day per week)
Kevin has worked with HFA as a part-time accountant since 1995. His role is to prepare financial accounts and assist with financial management processes.

Last Updated: May 2, 2013