As Chief Executive, Monika is driving health system improvements to support primary health care access, healthy ageing, mental health, population health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Monika played a key leadership role in supporting response efforts over the last three years to fires, floods and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monika has nearly 20 years’ experience leading social policy strategy and health service delivery and holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Sydney. She has worked at the local, state, national and international levels in government and not-for-profit organisations.
In her earlier career Monika worked for Anthony Albanese MP and later as a policy adviser for Tanya Plibersek MP during the Rudd and Gillard Governments. Among her achievements as an adviser, Monika was responsible for leading the development of Australia’s inaugural National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children on behalf of Minister Plibersek in 2008-2010.
Monika, her husband and two children love living in Bundjalung Country and enjoy spending time bushwalking, camping and learning about the natural environment. She has been with Healthy North Coast for 10 years.