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 six Deputy CEOs (DCEO) and the Scheme Actuary.

Each are responsible for one of six groups:

  • Integrity Transformation and Fraud Fusion Taskforce – John Dardo
  • Partners, Providers and Home and Living – Penelope McKay
  • Service Delivery – Scott McNaughton 
  • Service Design and Improvement – Corri McKenzie
  • Governance, Risk and Legal– Debbie Mitchell 
  • Enabling Services / Chief Operating Officer – Samuel Porter 
  • Scheme Actuary and General Manager Analytics Data and Actuarial and Chief Data Officer – David Gifford

Also reporting directly to the CEO is:

  • General Manager Children’s Task Force – Samantha Taylor

Integrity Transformation and Fraud Fusion Taskforce

Deputy CEO Integrity Transformation and Fraud Fusion Taskforce – John Dardo

  • General Manager, Integrity Transformation – Martin Mane (Secondee)
  • General Manager, Fraud Fusion Taskforce – Kitsa Papadopoulos

Partners, Providers and Home and Living

Deputy CEO, Partners, Providers and Home and Living (direct report to the CEO) – Penelope McKay 

  • General Manager, Partners – Pene Winslade
  • General Manager, Home and Living – Andrew Parsons
  • General Manager, Provider and Market Coordination – Anne Skordis

Service Delivery

Deputy CEO, Service Delivery (direct report to the CEO) – Scott McNaughton

  • General Manager, QLD State Manager – Des Lee
  • General Manager, NSW State Manager – Rochelle Waterhouse
  • General Manager, VIC State Manager – Damian Poel
  • General Manager, Specialised Service Delivery – Jodie Stangel
  • General Manager, SA, WA, NT and Remote Services – Fleur Hill
  • General Manager, SD Operations, Performance & Capability – Andrew Maitland 

Service Design and Improvement 

Deputy CEO, Service Design and Improvement (direct report to the CEO) – Corri McKenzie

  • Office of the Participant Advocate (direct report to Deputy CEO, Service Design and Improvement) – Donna Purcell
  • General Manager, Service Design – Garth O'Brien
  • General Manager, Policy, Evidence and Practice Leadership – Samantha Taylor (Acting)
  • General Manager, Strategic Communications – Shannon Rees 

Deputy CEO, Governance, Risk and Legal (direct report to the CEO) – Debbie Mitchell

  • General Manager, Government – Gabriela Pulczynski
  • General Counsel – Tom McGregor
  • Chief Counsel – Matt Swainson
  • General Manager, Risk, Audit and Resilience (Chief Risk Officer) – Mark Sullivan

Enabling Services / Chief Operating Office

Enabling Services / Chief Operating Officer (direct report to the CEO) – Samuel Porter

  • Chief Information Officer – Ajay Satyan
  • Chief Financial Officer – Chris Breitkreuz
  • Chief Corporate and Commercial Officer – Phoebe Thompson (Acting)
  • Chief People Officer – Jo Wickes (Acting)
  • General Manger Analytics Data and Actuarial and Chief Data Officer – David Gifford 
This page current as of
19 January 2024