Board and Executive Leadership team

Vanda Fortunato has spent the last 20 years in executive and strategic leadership roles in Australia and overseas, with significant experience in public health, primary care, not-for-profits, medical training, academia, pharmaceuticals, health insurance and consulting. Vanda has been a CEO of two not-for-profits, and has held senior executive roles with Medibank, a clinical research organisation and Accenture. She has also worked for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank; she started her career as an academic.

Vanda is currently the Board Chair of Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust is on the Board of Breast Screen Victoria, Vasey RSL Care and The Queen Victoria Market Trust and was previously the chair of a private aged care company New Aged Care.

Jodie has over 17 years of financial and operational experience in a multi-national fast moving consumer goods corporation. As a Certified Practicing Accountant Jodie has broad experience in transformational change; merger and acquisitions; finance; project management; strategic delivery and development and ICT, including the implementation of enterprise resource planning systems.

In her current role as a senior member of the finance team at McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd Jodie manages a diverse team across many locations with a focus on achieving operational and organisation efficiencies. Jodie was a member of the Committee of Management of BDNH Group prior to its merger with integratedliving and is currently a member of the Committee for Ballarat Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Ballarat Branch of CPA.

With a true passion for contributing to her community Jodie lives in Ballan and enjoys reading, tennis and quality time with family and friends.

Peter has had extensive experience in the Victorian public health sector in government and health in the rural sector with a primary focus on finance and corporate services.

Currently Acting Director of Finance with Wimmera Health Care Group based in Horsham, he was previously based in Daylesford as Director of Finance and Corporate Services with Hepburn Health Service.

Peter was a member of the Committee of Management with Ballarat District Nursing and Health for 10 years prior to the merger with integratedliving, and Chair of the Finance Committee for 7 years.

Peter lives in Ballarat with his family and enjoys boating, fishing and AFL football in his spare time.

Susan is Professor and Head of Occupational Therapy at Bond University on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Before this, she worked in senior leadership roles such as the Director of Research, the Director of Clinical Governance, and the Executive Director Allied Health for Gold Coast Health. Susan has led allied health, geriatric and rehabilitation services; and was the Executive Director Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme in Queensland. Susan’s clinical interest areas are acute care, rehabilitation, healthy ageing and palliative care. Her research activity explores the prevention of falls and fractures, organisational culture, models of care, patient safety, and quality improvement.

Since 1996, Susan has been a Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHS), and a previous surveyor for ACHS/ EQuIP national accreditation for quality improvement. Her publications include the National best practice guidelines for the prevention of falls, Allied health models of care, and Patient safety and quality from when she led the National Falls Prevention project in 2016 for the Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care.

She graduated as an Occupational Therapist from the University of Queensland in 1979, Bachelor of Business and Health management (QUT) in 1993, and Ph.D. (2017) exploring “Organisational Safety Culture and Patient Outcomes” (Griffith Business School). Susan is the Chair of the governing board of St Hilda’s Anglican School and a Director of the St Hilda’s’ Foundation, bringing 20 years of board experience in not-for-profit and community focused organisations to us here at integratedliving Australia.

Michael joins integratedliving as our Chief Information Officer to oversee Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Applications Portfolio Management and ICT Operations and other functions.

With over 25 years of work experience in the healthcare sector, Michael has worked on numerous digital health initiatives in countries including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Ireland, Singapore, and Hong Kong. An expert in enterprise architecture, governance and interoperability; he has extensive experience in the development of digital health standards as past chair of Standards Australia’s Patient Administration committee and member of ISO TC215 Health Informatics and HL7 committees on topics such as Information Security, Identity Management, Medications Management and Public Health.

He has provided a significant contribution to Australia’s digital health landscape having played a key role in the establishment of national healthcare identifiers, secure messaging, and electronic prescribing standards. In a brief hiatus from healthcare, Michael also led the team that provided the Broadcast Network for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, ensuring a cumulative global audience of 1.5 billion were able to experience 1,100 hours of live television from across venues in and around the Gold Coast.

Having studied Business and Information Technology at Queensland University of Technology, his career goal is to see information technology realise its potential to benefit industries and advance community safety, harmony, and prosperity through digital transformation. 

Tracy joins integratedliving to lead strategy development, execution and change, marketing and communications, business development, as well as person-centred design and research functions.

She is a senior executive with a reputation as a transformational leader, specialising in business growth and transitions, particularly in sectors undergoing disruptive change. Tracy is also an experienced non-executive director, audit and risk committee Chair and industry-body representative.  A trained chartered accountant, Tracy is a former Partner of KPMG with national corporate banking experience, as well as frontline operational and corporate services experience across commercial, private, for-purpose and government-owned businesses.

She is results-oriented and has high-performing track-record in developing and executing business strategies including transformation portfolio delivery and change, commercial acumen, and a strong customer/service-oriented approach.  Tracy has an entrepreneurial mindset, balancing risk and reward, innovation, and pursuing customer and business value to build sustainable growth in complex environments.

Tracy has more than 10 years’ experience in the aged care and health sectors, having worked for several major ‘for purpose’ providers, including in regional, rural and remote locations as well as indigenous services.  She is an accomplished stakeholder manager and exceptional relationship builder, connecting business partners to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, and inspiring people to create better customer pathways.

On a personal level, Tracy is passionate about working for organisations that are mission-driven, aspiring every day to make a difference in the lives of those in need and the most vulnerable in our communities. She is dedicated to helping those in regional, rural and remote communities where there is a strong need for better access to community support services, health care, and safe, secure, affordable housing.