Management team

Jonathan was appointed St John of God Health Care Mental Health Lead and Chief Executive Officer of St John of God Burwood and Richmond Hospitals in March 2025.

He has more than 22 years experience in health care and 18 years in senior leadership roles, bringing with him deep expertise in the design, delivery and management of health care services.

Prior to joining St John of God Health Care, Jonathan was General Manager of Hunter New England Mental Health Services (HNE MHS). Providing inpatient, community mental health and specialised psychiatric services across 56 sites to the largest and most geographically diverse mental health service in New South Wales.

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and a Masters of Business Administration.

Jonathan is well known for his strategic, innovative and collaborative leadership and has an unwavering commitment to clinical excellence, patient experience and the delivery of effective, high quality services.

Catherine was appointed Director of Clinical Services in November 2024 following 2 years as the Deputy Director of Nursing.

Catherine is a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience, including clinical and operational management capability in a number of mental health settings.

Catherine also holds a Graduate Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Nursing.

John joined the NSW Mental Health Services team as Director of Mission Integration across Burwood and Richmond Hospitals in 2024.

He has held several senior management roles with the Catholic Church for the past 22 years including roles in Dioceses, Catholic Schools and more.

John holds a Bachelor of Theology and has experience in church administration, together with pastoral and finance roles.

Services Ekaterina commenced in this role in March 2026 bringing experience in leading complex health services.

Ekaterina joined us from Macquarie Health Corporation, where she has held a number of roles and was most recently Finance Operations Manager.

She holds a Masters of Accounting and lives by the philosophy that ‘effective finance leadership is as much about people as it is about numbers, taking a practical, collaborative approach — balancing governance and commercial discipline with open communication and trust’.