Board of Directors

Jill Coombe

Chair

Sub Committees:

• Future Direction and Strategic Development (Chair)
• Nominations
• Risk and Compliance

Jill lives in Strathalbyn with her husband Steve and for the past 19 years has managed the Murray Bridge Medical Centre.

Jill is a Graduate of the Governor's Leadership Foundation (2011) and was a recipient of the SA Telstra Business Women's Award for private and corporate sector leaders in 2010.

Jill's focus is on teamwork and communication and she places importance on doing your best for the local community.

Jill in her spare time enjoys road trips, singing, reading and spending time with family and friends.

Kym Lynch, JP

Deputy Chair

Sub Committees:

• Finance and Audit (Chair)
• Future Direction and Strategic Development
• Risk & Compliance Committee

Kym is a career Banker having commenced in the finance industry in 1983. He has worked across South Australia, including Whyalla, South East, Mid North and now Murray Bridge. He predominantly works in Commercial and Agribusiness lending as a Relationship Manager.

He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1992 and he holds a Diploma in Business (Frontline Management) and a Diploma in Family History.

Kym has been involved in various sporting clubs, service clubs and local School boards in executive roles over the past 30 years.

Kym is married to Carla and has one daughter and a miniature Dachshund .

Bill Rowe

Board Member

Sub Committees:

• Nominations (Chair)
• Risk and Compliance

Bill has a strong connection with the organisation as he has a son who utilises the services of Community Living Australia and is keen to ensure there are quality services available to people with disabilities across the region. He is married to Sarah and has lived in Strathalbyn for over 30 years.

Bill is an active member of Rotary and enjoys the opportunity to volunteer in the community. Having a diverse business background through work in the flour milling industry, rural merchandise businesses and in the wine industry for Pernod Ricard Winemakers has given Bill the expertise to support the community with sound strategic vision.

Bills interests include woodworking, winemaking and family gatherings.

Alicia Hopper

Board Member

Sub Committees:

• Service Quality (Chair)
• Risk and Compliance

Alicia is a clinical nurse specialising in oncology and haematology, having spent nearly two decades working in both public and private hospitals across South Australia. Currently, Alicia juggles her time between Chemo@home — a company focused on delivering chemotherapy and supportive infusions to patients in their home, and as a support nurse for Myeloma Australia — the only myeloma specific organisation in Australia supporting those living with myeloma.

Alicia is a passionate champion for community-driven healthcare services. She believes strongly that focusing care delivery in the home and community, rather than the hospital, allows for greater independence and quality of life for individuals with chronic diseases and complex healthcare needs.

In her spare time, Alicia enjoys travelling around our beautiful state with her husband Stephen and with two golden retrievers in tow. She has also spent many years volunteering in various leadership roles for parkrun Australia, another amazing community organisation who organise free community walks/runs every Saturday morning across the country.

Beata Mitkas

Board Member

Sub Committee:

• Finance and Audit

Beata is an Accountant who was born and raised in Western Australia and completed her Bachelor of Commerce degree at Curtin University. Beata lived in South Australia for 21 years and now resides in WA.

She has worked in senior financial positions in the Financial Services Industry, Tourism and Property Development.

After graduating University, she was successful in being appointed as a Finance Manager for a global bank (Toronto Dominion Bank) in their stockbroking arm in Sydney being TD Waterhouse and while in South Australia she held the position of Financial Controller at the iconic Great Southern Rail.

Whilst living in South Australia she enjoyed exploring our beautiful wine regions and beaches on the weekends with her husband Jim and cheeky dog Max.

Emily Cordell

Board Member

Sub Committee:

• Marketing and Fundraising (Chair)

Good business practice and strong sales results follow Emily for a reason, with her enthusiastic approach to the job at hand driving people around her to improve and aim for the sky. Connecting with customers either face to face or through inbound marketing strategies is her forte and has delivered outstanding results in her current capacity as Business Development Manager at Woodhouse Activity Centre, and in her previous roles in publishing, advertising and solar industries.

With a shared love of Adelaide Hills and the outdoors, Emily, her husband (Noel) and daughter (Ivy) enjoy spending time in the garden of their Stirling home and exploring the fantastic eateries and wineries in the local region.

Nick Schumi

Board Member

Nick Schumi is the newest member of the Board of Directors, appointed in September 2023. 

As a certified youth worker, he specialises in working with young people with disabilities to have a voice and be heard. 

Nick is the original founder and Chair of the Enabled Youth Disability Network (previously named Julia Farr Youth) through JFA Purple Orange. 

Nick was born with a physical disability and is a manual wheelchair user. He uses his lived experience of disability to build strong relationships and form strong bonds with everyone he works with and challenges people to see disability as a strong and positive asset.

Nick is also the external Chairperson of the Community Living Australia Client Board. As an independent contractor, he is able to ensure the Client Board members can be as open and honest as possible.

Non-Board Committee Members

Elouise Van Genderen - Finance and Audit/Risk Compliance

Jocelyn Neumueller – Service Quality

Jonty Whitehead - Service Quality

Roslyn McGowan - Service Quality