Baptist Care SA Board

 

Christine Partington MAICD

Chair

BAA Public Health Education and Business Administration, Cert III Leisure and Health, Cert IV Human Resource Management.

Member, Services and People Committee.

Member, Clovercrest Baptist Church. 

Derek Langman

Deputy Chair

B Civil Engineering.

Member, Enfield Baptist Church.

Sue Raw GAICD

Board Member (ex-officio)

BCom (Accounting and Economics), Chartered Accountant ICAANZ.

Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Care SA.

Member, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee.

Member, Governance, Strategy and Stakeholder Committee. 

Member, Services and People Committee.

Rev Dr Melinda Cousins

Board Member (ex-officio)

PHD, MTh, BTh(Hons), LLB(Hons), AdvDip Theology (Pastoral Ministry), GradCert Prof Supervision.

Director, Ministries Baptist Churches SA & NT.

Member, Richmond Baptist Church.

Danielle Forsyth

Board Member

MPPP, BJorn, BA(IntnlStud)

Member, Services and People Committee.

Member, Glen Osmond Baptist Church.

Damian Garcia

Board Member

Adv Dip Community Sector Management, Dip of Management, Cert IV in Youth Work, Cert IV in Finance & Mortgage Broking. 

Member, Chairperson and Treasurer, The Port Church. 

Rev Daniel Gardiner

Board Member (ex-officio)

BMin.

President of the Baptist Churches SA & NT. 

Member, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. 

Member, Christies Beach Baptist Church.

Allan Packer MAICD

Board Member

BSc(Hons), Grad Dip Computer Science.

Member, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. 

Member, Beneficial Trusts Committee. 

Member, Parkside Baptist Church.

Marianke Thompson MAICD

Board Member

CA, Higher Dip of Auditing, BComm in Accounting (Hons).

Member, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. 

Member, Christies Beach Baptist Church. 

Baptist Care SA Executive Team

Sue Raw GAICD

Chief Executive Officer  

It was the opportunity to help make a difference which inspired Sue to join the team at Baptist Care SA.

“It’s working within an organisation that serves in a really practical way – for those who have practical needs, or who don’t have a voice, or those who just need help in order to do day-to-day life.” 

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Karen Brook

General Manager People and Culture

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Kate McGarry

General Manager Community Services 

As a social worker, practice, social policy, leadership and advocacy have been the cornerstone of her work. She has worked primarily in the community service sector in not-for-profit organisations both in South Australia and the Northern Territory for 20 years.

Kate is committed to being a strong ally to Aboriginal peoples and communities, along with improving practice and creating innovative services to enable people to receive quality services which make a difference and generate positive change.

In recent years Kate was part of designing and delivering the innovative Toward Home Alliance redesign of homelessness service delivery in Adelaide, and supporting the design and implementation of Baptist Care SA’s Tapa Marnirni-apinthi Practice Framework (Kaurna for Creating Change), which is a key enabler for Baptist Care SA becoming a restorative organisation.

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Grant Pearson

General Manager Mission and Business Development 

Striving to bring social justice to the community using a caring and faith-based response, Grant joined the team at Baptist Care SA.

Taking a respectful approach to his work, he wanted to engage in restorative practices to help people thrive.

“Seeing that you’re part of making a difference in the community is important for me,” he says.

“Seeing people flourish and be empowered; that’s what excites me.” 

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About us

Expressing God’s love and compassion since 1913.

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History

We began in 1913 when the community of the West End Baptist Church started the West End Baptist Mission to provide a safe place for people living on the streets.

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Executive Team

Baptist Care SA’s Executive Team

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Publications

Annual reports, strategies and frameworks 

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Strategic Ambitions

Aligned with our mission of expressing God’s love and compassion for people, especially those at risk by journeying with them towards their full potential.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Baptist Care SA acknowledges we work on the lands of the Kaurna, Peramangk and Boandik people. We respect the ongoing skilful custodianship of lands, skies and waters and the continuous deep cultural connection with Country. We pay respect to Elders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from all Countries, Nations and Mobs.

Ngadlu tampinthi Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama. Tarntanyaku, ngadluku piipawarpulayi kuu Kaurna yartangka tikanthi.

(We acknowledge the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains as the traditional owners of the land on which our office sits.)

Ngathu putama nhu mraat, mraat Boandikat wulnuwitjara Berrinat ba mraatat mingru Berrin (I recognise this country (is) the country of the Boandik, the custodians of Mt Gambier and the country around Mt Gambier.)