Organisational structure

Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Rebecca Falkingham was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Disability Insurance Agency on 18 October 2022.

The CEO is supported by eight Deputy CEOs (DCEO).

Each are responsible for one of eight groups:

Also reporting directly to the CEO is:

Deputy CEO, Integrity Transformation and Technology Services – John Dardo

General Manager, Integrity and Payments Transformation – Martin Mane (Secondee)
General Manager, Fraud Fusion Taskforce and Integrity Capability - Kitsa Papadopoulos
Chief Information Officer/ General Manager, Technology Services - Ajay Satyan

Deputy CEO, Partners, Providers and Home and Living – Penelope McKay

Deputy CEO First Nations – Janine Mohamed

General Manager, First Nations Systems Transformation and Cultural Safety – Tanya Malthouse (Acting)
General Manager, First Nations Strategy and Innovation – Julija Deleva (Acting)

Deputy CEO, Children, Specialised Services and Scheme Interfaces - Amity Durham

General Manager, Specialised Service Delivery - Jodie Stangel
General Manager, Children's Strategy and Services - Tori Stevens (Acting)
General Manager, Scheme Interfaces and Intergovernmental Relations - Gabriela Pulczynski
Strategic Advisor, Mainstream Interfaces - Anne Skordis

Deputy CEO, Enabling Services / Chief Operating Officer – Samuel Porter

Branch Manager, Office of Agency Accessibility and Inclusion (direct report to Deputy CEO, Enabling Services/Chief Operating Officer) – Edward Holicky
Chief People and Wellbeing Officer – Allison Doyle
Chief Risk Officer / General Manager, Audit, Risk and Resilience - Mark Sullivan
Chief Corporate and Commercial Officer – Phoebe Thompson
Chief Financial Officer – Chris Breitkreuz

Deputy CEO, Legal, Reviews, Actuarial and Data – Matthew Swainson

Branch Manager, Board Secretary, Ministerial and Parliamentary (direct report to Deputy CEO, Legal, Reviews, Actuarial and Data) - Jane Heffernan
Chief Counsel – Tom McGregor
General Manager, Reviews and Information Release – Daniel Flowers (Acting)
General Manager, Scheme Actuary and Chief Data Officer - David Gifford

Deputy CEO, Service Design and Improvement – Corri McKenzie

Branch Manager, Office of the Participant Advocate (direct report to Deputy CEO, Service Design and Improvement) – Donna Purcell
General Manager, Strategic Communications – Shannon Rees
General Manager, Service Design – Laura Wilkinson
General Manager, Co-Design and Engagement – Aaron Verlin
General Manager, Policy, Evidence and Practice Leadership – Prue Coroneos

Deputy CEO, Service Delivery - Scott McNaughton