Michael Hogan
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Hogan is a Chief Executive Officer with over 25 years’ public and private health care experience. He is a Chartered Accountant with certifications in health services, health care management and administration, leadership, and culture.
Michael has a comprehensive skillset with board appointments as Non-Executive Director at Geelong Community Care Chemists and previously, with Bendigo Community Health and Bendigo UFS Pharmacies.
Michael began as CEO at St John of God Bendigo Hospital in 2005. In 2012, he joined the Pathology Division as General Manager of Victoria at Geelong before being appointed CEO of Pathology in 2013.
After one year as Deputy CEO of St John of God Midland Public Hospital in 2016, he went onto become the CEO of St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospital, Perth until June 2022.
Currently as Chief Executive Officer at St John of God Bendigo Hospital, Michael leads an executive team and over 600 staff. He is passionate about lifting medical services to deliver the best possible health care outcomes in regional communities across Victoria.
Associate Professor Peter Roessler
Director of Medical Services
Associate Professor Peter Roessler MBBS (Hons) FRANZCOG was appointed Director of Medical Services at St John of God Hospital in 2017.
Peter attended the University of Queensland and joined the Royal Australian Army as an Undergraduate Medical Officer. After completing his internship and a subsequent year of residency in Toowoomba, he became a full time Medical Officer for the Royal Australian Army.
Peter was posted to the 1st Armoured Regiment at Puckapunyal and then to ASC UNTAC for service in Cambodia for the disarming of the warring factions and subsequent elections.
Following his return from Cambodia he was promoted and realised that he was becoming an administrator. He was then accepted into the RANZCOG training programmed at Monash Medical Centre and spent time in Chelmsford, England and Wangaratta during his training.
Today, he is active in the administration and lecturing of medical students through Monash University.
Liz McEncroe
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Liz McEncroe has been recently appointed as Director of Nursing and Midwifery.
Liz joined us from our Ballarat division where she has served in many different roles since 2010 and currently holds the Deputy Director of Nursing position there.
With more than 30 years of nursing experience, Liz has worked predominantly in oncology and retains a great passion for the delivery of patient-centered, compassionate care.
In addition to her Bachelor of Nursing, Liz holds post graduate qualifications in oncology and a Diploma in Leadership.
Adam Woods
Director of Finance
Adam Woods CA is a finance professional, strategic thinker and influencer with a passion for tackling workforce challenges associated with technology and innovation driven change. Adam has more than 22 years in senior management roles leading diverse teams in accounting, information technology, human resources (HR), treasury operations, project management and occupational health and safety.
Adam has always sought a variety of challenges through his career, including as Group Financial Controller for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, leading the team through the global financial crisis, the concurrent merger and ultimately the implementation of an integrated finance and HR platform.
More recently, Adam was with North Central CMA as Executive Manager Corporate Services managing the finance, technology, human resources and risk functions, and ensuring the organisations focus on sustaining and enhancing our natural water catchments for our regional communities.
In addition to his role with St John of God Health Care, Adam is a Director on the Board of Goulburn Murray Credit Union and previously served nine years on the Board of Bendigo Health. Adam is a member of Chartered Accountants ANZ and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Information Management).
Adam was appointed Director of Finance at St John of God Bendigo Hospital in September 2024. Adam is passionate about person centred leadership and supporting the diversity of work required to ensure sustainable and quality services are maintained for our regional communities.
Anna Hill
Director Marketing and Business Development
Anna Hill is a Harvard Business School graduate with a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) and 20 years of marketing and management experience. She has delivered major events and projects in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the US, and the UK.
As Education Events Manager at Epworth Healthcare, Anna produced a record number of education events for Epworth's 3,000 doctors and received the Epworthy Award for her outstanding contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before joining Epworth, Anna founded a global events and communications company with world-class clients such as DIOR, OMEGA, J.P. Morgan, Chandon Australia, Cloudy Bay NZ and R.M.Williams.
Anna's connection to St John of God Bendigo Hospital is generational and profound. Her grandfather, Frank K. Hill, a respected Bendigo businessman and former Chair of the hospital's Board, secured the initial capital investment for Mount Alvernia Hospital. Her grandmother was the first President of the Ladies Auxiliary, her mother a Special Minister volunteer for 15 years and, Anna and her 2 brothers were born at St John of God Bendigo Hospital.
Kate Ellis
Director of Mission Integration
Kate was appointed director of Mission Integration at St John of God, Bendigo in December 2025.
Kate is a proud local with more than 30 years’ experience in Catholic education and mission‑centred leadership. Her career spans schools across Castlemaine, the United Kingdom and Bendigo, giving her a broad and deeply informed perspective on faith‑based education and community building.
Throughout her career, Kate has held key leadership roles including Catholic Identity Leader and Curriculum Leader. In these positions, she has consistently demonstrated a strong capacity to build meaningful relationships and nurture a connected, values‑driven culture.
Kate believes that trust and strong relationships are the foundation of effective teams and thriving communities. She is deeply committed to fostering an environment where connection, understanding and dignity guide every interaction across the hospital community.
Kate is enjoying the diverse opportunities to continue the mission of healing and acknowledges the unwavering compassionate and caring work of the caregivers at St John of God, Bendigo.