Governance & Leadership

Nick Ryan is an experienced CEO, Board Member and senior executive with 30 years’ experience in a range of human services industries including aged care, government, youth services and education.

He has led and advised a variety of organisations from government departments, industry representative bodies, not for profit service providers and charities.

In May 2019 Mr Ryan joined Lutheran Services from an interim position of CEO at Southern Cross Care Queensland.  Prior to this he was CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and CEO of Aged Care Queensland (now a part of Leading Age Services Australia).  He has also served on the Boards of the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority and the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland.

Mr Ryan is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand School of Government and a graduate of the Yarra Theological Union and the University of Canberra.

Tricia Davis is a strategy, marketing and business improvement professional with over 20 years’ senior level experience.

Tricia has held significant board and executive roles with community services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, and in the health, energy, water, telecommunications and transport sectors. She has assisted a number of organisations navigate transformative change including the deregulation of the Australian telecommunication and energy sectors.

Tricia holds an MBA from the University of Queensland. She is a Fellow and Certified Practicing Marketer of the Australian Institute of Marketing and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John De Angelis has broad business development experience with a strong financial and administrative background.  Formerly a Group Financial Controller, a Company Secretary, a General Manager and Chief Financial Officer in a number of industries over his career, he has worked at Lutheran Services for over a decade.

Most recently at Lutheran Services John has been in charge of developing and financing of Lutheran Services’ infrastructure portfolio, delivering $35 million worth of redevelopment, refurbishment and new build projects for the organisation.

He is a member of the Institute of Building Consultants (Master Builders), a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, and a Harvard Business School and Queensland University of Technology graduate.

Charles Grady is an experienced corporate and finance manager with an emphasis on strategic and operational planning.

He has held senior positions in a number of public and not for profit organisations, at both the state and federal level. Charles has successfully led corporate teams through significant change including mergers, expansion, process and system reengineering, and digital transformation.

Charles holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Finance and Economics from Bond University.

Bryan Mason is an executive manager experienced in aged care, health and social services.

Over the past two decades Bryan has held a number of executive roles in the health, aged care and community services sectors. Bryan has a strong background in operational implementation and change management.

Bryan was on the board of Meaningful Ageing Australia for six years. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and a Master of Arts from Multnomah Graduate School in Portland, Oregon.

Chris Seiboth has extensive experience in leadership positions in both public sector and not for profit organisations. He has held senior executive positions in primary care, sub-acute, acute hospitals, aged care and community services.

At Lutheran Services Chris has undertaken a number of Executive Lead roles in Strategic Ministry Development, People Culture and Development and Community Services. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Services from the University of South Australia and has additional qualifications in community development and horticulture.

Kerrie Storey has over 15 years’ experience in management and executive positions in community and aged care organisations.  She has a strong background in clinical governance, quality management and health leadership across frontline, regional and national health and aged care multidisciplinary teams.  At Lutheran Services she has introduced a new clinical governance framework, and overseen the overhaul of the governance reporting system and the introduction of a new electronic medication management system.

Kerrie is a Registered Nurse, has post-graduate management qualifications and has been certified in the Australian Business Excellence Framework leadership and management system.