Organisational chart

The leaders and internal structure of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (PDF 1.14 MB)

• Secretary
  Alison Frame
  • Chief of Staff / Parliamentary and Governance
    Assistant Secretary
    Liane Pettitt
  • Repatriation Commission
    President - Alison Frame
    Deputy President - Kate Pope PSM
    Repatriation Commissioner - Don Spinks AM
    Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner - Gwen Cherne
    Defence Engagement Commissioner - Vacant
  • Deputy Secretary Veteran and Family Services Group
    Stuart Smith AO DSC
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Division
      First Assistant Secretary
      Leanne Cameron
      • Coordinated Client Support Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Julie Wilson A/g
      • Open Arms – Veterans and Families Counselling
        National Manager
        Leonie Nowland
      • Mental and Social Health Programs
        Assistant Secretary
        Catherine Walsh
    • Client Engagement and Support Services Division
      First Assistant Secretary
      Traci-Ann Byrnes
      • Client Access and Rehabilitation Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Susan Pullar A/g
      • Client Programs Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Sarah Kennedy
      • Provider Engagement and Management Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Wayne Perry
      • Deputy Commissioner NT
        Louise Ruhl A/g
    • Client Benefits Division
      First Assistant Secretary
      Natasha Cole
      • Income Support Branch
        Assistant Secretary/Deputy Commissioner SA
        Janice Silby
      • Compensation Processing and Payments Branch
        Assistant Secretary/Deputy Commissioner WA
        Peter King
      • Claims Assessment and Management Branch
        Assistant Secretary/Deputy Commissioner NSW/ACT
        Victoria Benz
      • VEA Compensation and Support Branch
        Assistant Secretary/Deputy Commissioner VIC
        Michael Harper
      • Processing and DHOAS
        Assistant Secretary/Deputy Commissioner QLD
        Tara Hatzismalis
      • Business Improvement and Quality Assurance
        Assistant Secretary
        Sally Dennington A/g
  • Deputy Secretary Enabling Services and Commemorations Group
    Teena Blewitt A/g
    • Commemorations and Transformation Division
      First Assistant Secretary
      Rachel Goddard
      • Commemorations Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        John McKinnon A/g
      • Office of Australian War Graves
        Director War Graves 
        Tim Bayliss AM
      • Channel Strategy and Digital Delivery Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Laura Sham
    • Chief Financial Officer Division
      Chief Financial Officer
      Glen Casson
      • Deputy Chief Financial Officer
        Assistant Secretary
        Nick Stanton
      • Data and Insights Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Jason Howden
      • Portfolio Management and Assurance
        Assistant Secretary
        Jane Heffernan A/g
    • Chief Operating Officer Division
      Chief Operating Officer
      Glen Casson A/g
      • People Services Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Mark Kalleske
      • Integrity, Information and Security Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Rodger McNally
      • Shared Services and Technology Branch
        Assistant Secretary
        Joumana El Hassan
    • Royal Commission, Implementation Division
      First Assistant Secretary
      Mark Harrigan
      • Royal Commission Reviews and Inquiries
        Assistant Secretary
        Jane Stuart A/g
      • Legislation Improvement Team
        Assistant Secretary/Deputy Commissioner TAS
        Luke Brown
        Assistant Secretary
        Simon Hill
  • General Counsel
    General Counsel/First Assistant Secretary/Chief Audit Executive
    Kerrie-Anne Luscombe
    • Royal Commission Taskforce
      Senior Executive Lawyer
      Thy Huynh
    • Litigation and Advice
      Assistant Secretary
      Amanda Taylor A/g
    • Corporate Legal
      Assistant Secretary
      Peta Langeveld
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Division
    First Assistant Secretary
    Alison McLaren
    • Communications Branch
      Assistant Secretary
      Catherine McDonald
  • Chief Health Officer
    Professor Jenny Firman AM
    • Deputy Chief Health Officer
      Dr Dan Corkery A/g
    • Principal Medical Advisor, Compensation
      Dr Fletcher Davies
  • Deputy President Veteran and Family Policy Group
    Kate Pope PSM
    • Veteran and Family Policy Division
      First Assistant Secretary
      Veronica Hancock
      • Policy Development
        Assistant Secretary
        Brian Eastman A/g
      • Wellbeing Policy
        Assistant Secretary
        Dylan Kurtz
      • Community Policy
        Assistant Secretary
        Alison Hale
    • Veterans’ and Families’ Hubs
      Assistant Secretary
      Mark Brewer AM CSC and BAR