Our executive team

Craig was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) in 2017. He is a Certified Practising Accountant with an MBA and has extensive experience in financial management roles. Prior to his role as CEO of UCQ, Craig was the CEO of Scenic Rim Regional Council and was former member of the Queensland Urban Utilities Establishment Committee. Craig held a position on the UCQ Board from 2011 and the position of Chair from 2014 until 2017.

Craig is passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged youth and children in the community and is actively involved in the foster care system as well as being an active member of the Uniting Church.

Peter joined the UnitingCare executive leadership team in 2023, after six years as Associate Director of Mission. Peter has worked across community in youth and disability services, education, and the Uniting Church. In his time with UnitingCare Peter has been serving the partnerships between UnitingCare and the Uniting Church - locally, regionally and statewide. Peter is proudly a country bloke with strong connections across regional Queensland.

Peter’s experience across these sectors and within UnitingCare enables him to lead teams to deliver integrated and innovative missional services in a way which will serve UnitingCare as a faith-based and mission-led organisation into the future. Peter is an ordained Uniting Church Minister. He has a Doctorate of Ministry, Post-Graduate Diplomas in Theology and Ministry, a Bachelor of Human Movement Studies (Education) and a recent (2023) graduate of the Australian Company Directors Course.

Susan Heath joined UnitingCare Queensland as Chief Information Officer in October 2020. Susan holds a Masters of Information Technology and Information Science qualifications from QUT and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English Literature and History from the University of Queensland. She has more than 20 years’ experience in Executive and Senior Management roles in digital and technology, in both the commercial and government sectors across health, aviation, finance, insurance and utilities, most recently as Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) at Urban Utilities and with Brisbane City Council, Queensland Health, and Brisbane Airport Corporation.

David Harper joined UnitingCare Queensland in 2023 as General Manager of the Wesley Hospital before being appointed Group Executive, Hospitals in January 2024 to lead our network of four not-for-profit private hospitals in Queensland.

David is a Registered Nurse with an MBA and has more than 25 years’ experience in executive and senior management roles in private hospitals. He was the State Manager of Healthscope’s private hospitals across Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory, where he oversaw 3,500 staff and the care of more than 100,000 patients each year.

Prior roles also include the operational performance team across St Vincent Health Australia’s ten private hospitals, General Manager of Gold Coast Private and Allamanda Private hospitals and a number of leadership roles in perioperative services across Ramsay’s and Mater’s private hospitals in Queensland.

He is a people focused leader who is passionate about delivering safe and compassionate care.

Donna has been part of UnitingCare since 2014, leading our Family and Disability Services Practice Improvement and Development team before joining the Executive Leadership Team in 2022.

An experienced leader and social worker, Donna is passionate about supporting and enabling teams to create and deliver services to improve the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. As a strategic and transformational leader, Donna explores what's possible - and creates opportunities to make them happen.

Before joining UnitingCare, Donna had a long and varied career in the community services sector, from her early days in Youth Work in Australia to her work in the United Kingdom as a Child Protection Social Worker and Leader to her work as a Social Development Consultant in Kosovo. Throughout her career, Donna has focused on delivering quality services, which are informed and co-created with the people they support and underpinned by research and evidence of what works.

Donna holds a Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), Graduate Certificate, and Diploma in Management, MBA (Marketing Management) and Australian Institute of Company Directors Graduate - Company Directors Course™. Donna is also a Chief Executive Women's (CEW) graduate.

Suzanne served UnitingCare as General Counsel since 2019 before joining the Executive Leadership Team in 2023. Suzanne’s legal and governance experience spans an in-house career with global financial services entities, private practice in a top tier law firms, and not-for-profit board membership. She is an experienced corporate and commercial leader and advisor across the financial services, infrastructure, retirement living, health, aged care and social services sectors. Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. During her tenure as General Counsel, UnitingCare’s Legal team was recognised nationally in both 2022 and 2023 as Australia’s Not-for-profit in-house legal team of the year. Suzanne is passionate about the delivery of quality care services to those in need.

Cathy joined the UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) Executive Leadership Team in 2016, after four years as Director of Services South East, BlueCare. Cathy has worked across many Queensland Health clinical areas and has vast experience in BlueCare through working in clinical, human resources, key management and leadership roles.

Cathy has a Master of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma of Business Management and a Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) and also completed a Leadership Program at Harvard University.

Shannon joined Uniting Care as Group Executive People and Culture in June 2023. Shannon has a depth of experience working in senior human resources roles across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in health and human services, mining, manufacturing, professional services and local government. Shannon brings to the role extensive executive leadership experience in leading organisations through transformational change, with a true focus on realising human potential. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and Graduate Certificate in Leadership.