Meet our National Leaders

See all Neami National Leadership members below
Arthur Papakotsias
Our vision is for full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 08 6252 0420

Joined: 1991
Qualifications and memberships: Post graduate qualifications in management from RMIT, Residential Leadership Program at Harvard Business School.

Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee of Mental Health Australia (MHA). Chair of Housing Choices Australia

Arthur leads Neami National and its National Leadership Team working to see Neami fulfil its vision, mission and strategic directions.

Jenny Hall
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: 08 8465 7050

Joined: 2009
Qualifications and memberships: Service provider representative on the SA Health and Community Services Advisory Commission

Jenny oversees service delivery and corporate operations

Vanessa Karamesinis
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 03 8691 5300

Joined: 2002
Qualifications: Bachelor of Economics and Commerce; Associate Certified Practising Accountant (CPA ASA); Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

Vanessa oversees Financial Services, General Counsel and ICT.

Peter Gianfrancesco
New South Wales State Manager
Phone: 02 8347 1929

Joined: 2014
Qualifications: RMN, BA Social Welfare (mental health), Grad Dip Comm Health, BSc Integrative Psychotherapy

Peter oversees service delivery and strategic development in New South Wales.

Kim Holmes
South Australian State Manager
Phone: 08 8471 9200

Joined: 2013
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Work; Graduate Certificate in Business Management; Masters in Business Administration (underway)

Kim oversees service delivery and strategic development in South Australia.

Glen James
West Australian State Manager
Phone: 08 6252 0426

Joined: 2015
Qualifications: Ass Dip. Welfare; Grad. Dip. Management (Community Health); Cert. IV Training & Assessment ; Ad. Cert Review & Auditing

Glen oversees service delivery and strategic development in Western Australia.

Tanya Miller
Queensland State Manager
Phone: 07 3375 7333

Joined: 2013
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (Psychology); Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Systems; Masters of Business Research (Management).

Tanya oversees service delivery and strategic development in Queensland.

Glen Tobias
Victorian State Manager
Phone: 03 8459 7867

Joined: 1994
Qualifications and memberships:  Graduate Diploma of Business (Organisational Change and Consulting). VICSERV Board of Management

Glen oversees service delivery and strategic development in Victoria.

Joe Cassar
General Manager Service Development
Phone: 03 8691 5300

Joined: 2001
Qualifications: BA Social Science. Grad Cert Culturally Responsive Practice.

Joe oversees Projects and Innovations, Research and Evaluation, Tenders and Submissions, Learning and Development and NDIS strategy.

Sasha Eden
General Manager Corporate Services
Phone: 03 8691 5300

Joined: 2008
Qualifications: Dip. Human Resources Management; Ass Dip Community Sector Management; Grad Dip Organisational Coaching & Leadership (underway)

Sasha oversees Communications and Marketing; Operational Support; People, Capability and Culture; Quality, Compliance and Risk

Susan McWhirter
General Manager Financial Services
Phone: 03 8691 5300

Joined: 2014

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) RMIT, Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

Susan oversees Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Accounting, Payroll, Property and Fleet.

Steven Petrenko
General Manager Information, Communications and Technology
Phone: 03 8691 5300

Joined: 2014
Qualifications: Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours (Computer Science, Electrical Eng.), Graduate Diploma of Education. Member of IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Professional Communication Society.

Steven oversees ICT infrastructure, applications, operations and projects.