Our team

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  Lyn Dean

  Chief Executive

  Lyn has an extensive background in tertiary, secondary and primary health care in South Australia and New South Wales. She commenced her career as a registered nurse in 1990, specialising in critical care nursing.

  Lyn has held executive roles in both New South Wales and South Australia, and has extensive experience working in partnership with hospitals and ambulance services, primary health care, state government agencies, non-government organisations, universities and the private sector.

  As Chief Executive of Wellbeing SA, Lyn is committed to improving the physical, social and mental wellbeing of all South Australians.

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  Professor Katina D'Onise

  Executive Director, Prevention and Population Health

  Katina is responsible for leading the directorate to build better health outcomes and avoid or defer the onset of preventable disease and disabilities using evidence based prevention and health promotion strategies. Katina has oversight of health promotion, cancer screening and epidemiology.
  
  A public health physician and epidemiologist, Katina has previously worked in communicable disease control (including for COVID-19), Aboriginal health and academia. Katina’s special interests include legislative reform, research translation, Aboriginal health and health equity.

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  Jeanette Walters

  Executive Director, Integrated Care Systems

  Jeanette is responsible for leading the directorate to work across the health system to build evidence informed and integrated pathways of care, and to foster partnerships to support improved health outcomes for South Australians.
  
  Jeanette has more than 28 years’ experience in clinical care, hospital and health system design, ageing and the aged care system, and policy and inter-government relations. Her experience spans South Australia, New South Wales and the United Kingdom. Jeanette is focused on delivering sustainable outcomes and is committed to informing service design with community and stakeholder engagement approaches.

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  Nicole Keller

  Executive Director, Mental Health and Wellbeing

  Nicole is responsible for leading the directorate to work in partnership to build resilient and connected communities and support the mental health and wellbeing of South Australians and to support the SA Mental Health Commissioners to implement the South Australian Mental Health Strategic Plan.
  
  Nicole has extensive health and human services policy, planning and service delivery experience across three states (NSW, Vic and SA) in government, non-government and private sectors.

  Nicole is a highly regarded leader, known for influencing system and service change and innovation, including mental health and wellbeing and suicide prevention. She is a passionate advocate for the power of participatory processes and partnering, and ensuring people with lived experience remains central.