Who we are
Our Board

Peter McWilliam
Board Chair
Mr Peter McWilliam brings with him extensive skills in business and management derived from 37 years of experience working at RBM and Paramount Plastic Extrusions, one of Australia’s largest privately owned plastic manufacturing companies.
Mr McWilliam served as General Manager and Company Director within the organisation and its subsidiary Paramount Plastics (Aust.) for 30 years. There, he was able to provide a strong leadership to inspire effective teamwork, planning and organisation.
Mr McWilliam understands the importance and value of staff in an organisation’s success, and has many years of experience in implementing training and mentoring programs to maintain organisational viability.
He sat on the Australian Standards subcommittee on Building Facades and Glazings in the late 1980’s.
Peter also initiated and implemented Australian and International Standards (ISO9001 and 9002) at Paramount Plastics (Aust.) from the mid-1990’s, successfully being audited and retaining accreditation for Paramount Plastics (Aust.) from then until his retirement.
As a resident of the northern suburbs, Mr McWilliam is familiar with its rapid growth and development and the community’s evolving needs. Since retiring in 2010, he is now focused on sharing his business acumen and skills to benefit health services in Melbourne’s north.

Trudi Hay
Deputy Chair
Trudi Hay is a Director of Greencor Group Pty Ltd as well as the Northern Health Foundation’s Community Events Committee Chair.
Trudi has been a long time supporter of the Northern Hospital, specifically fundraising for Day Oncology for over 10 years.

Prof Donald Campbell
Board Member
Professor Don Campbell is Medical Director Hospital Without Walls and Staying Well Program, Northern Health, Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Professor (Research) in the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture at Monash University and former President of the Adult Medicine Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Professor Campbell’s clinical and research interests are focused on creating the hospital without walls, and devoted to furthering the role of design and systems thinking in innovation in healthcare delivery.
He is currently conducting a trial of intranasal heparin to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19 in households with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and partner health services, universities and research institutes.

Koby Jones
Board Member
Koby Jones is the Managing Director of The SILC Group, a specialised financial solutions provider focused on the unique needs of discerning wholesale private, commercial and institutional clients.
He is involved in all aspects of the company’s operations including general management, business development, client interaction, product selection, strategic initiatives, technology, governance, risk and compliance.
Koby holds numerous qualifications including a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Commercial Law, Finance) through Deakin University and the Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) Program.

Tricia Lee
Board Member
Tricia Lee is Director at Riverlee, a privately owned, diversified property group that specialises in development and asset ownership across the commercial, residential and retail property sectors.
Tricia is also Executive Director of the Riverlee Foundation.
Tricia holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. She is passionate about making a difference and giving back to the community, hence her involvement in not-for-profits since 2008.

John Molnar
Board Member
Mr Molnar was instrumental in the establishment of the Northern Health Foundation, and remains a passionate advocate of the Northern Health network, as well as the dedicated medical professionals who work within. Mr Molnar is able to recognise the need for additional funding so Northern Health can meet its commitment to the rapidly growing northern community, and establish itself as a major teaching and research centre.

Chris Turner
Board Member
Chris has a wealth of experience running large fully integrated poultry operations from milling/farming, processing, sales and marketing. He is also a past president of the Australian Chicken Meat Federation and the Victorian Chicken Meat Council. He is a current member of The Prime Safe Board and is currently serving his second year on the Northern Health Foundation Board.
Our Team

Pina Di Donato
Executive Director
Public Affairs and Foundation
Pina joined the Foundation team in July 2021 after having served over 10 years on the Northern Health Foundation Board. Pina has a degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Pina was born and raised in the northern suburbs and has a strong connection to the community.
She is passionate about leading a highly motivated and compassionate team who are working to make a difference to the Northern Health community.

Melissa Grenville
Director Foundation
Melissa joined Northern Health Foundation in April 2023 as Director Foundation. She is excited to lead a pasionate and dedicated team to continue servicing the growing needs of the northern community.

Margaret Rivette
Fundraising Campaigns Coordinator

Tatjana Dimoska
Database and Administration Officer

Kim Berger
Community Engagement Coordinator
Our Patrons and Auxiliary

Bev Carman
Patron
Bev Carman has been a patron of Northern Health and Northern Health Foundation for over 15 years.
Her Northern Health Foundation Race Day and Oak’s Day events are popular on our annual events calendar.
She is a passionate advocate for Northern Health and the northern community.

Trudi Hay
Patron
Trudi Hay is the Deputy Chair on the Northern Health Foundation Board and Chair of our Community Events Committee.

Josie Minniti OAM
Patron
Josie Minniti OAM has been fundraising for over 24 years supporting a number of Hospitals and Cancer Charities during that time.

Busy Fingers
Auxiliary
Busy Fingers was founded in 1973 and since that time have been enthusiastic fundraisers and volunteers within the Northern Community.

Northern Knitting Commuity
