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Senior Leadership Team

The Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services Senior Leadership Team includes the Executive Director, and a group of Directors and Clinical Directors who are each responsible for a service or portfolio within the service.

Ms Linda Hipper
Position: 
A/Executive Director, Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services

Ms Linda Hipper has been employed in both the public and non-government sectors in the Northern Territory and Queensland since 1988.

She has 20 years of experience in working in the alcohol, drug and mental health fields in a variety of roles, with the last 15 years predominantly in managerial and leadership roles in the alcohol and drug field.

Elaine Ward

Elaine Wade
Position: 
A/Executive Director, Addiction Services

Elaine has been working in the field of Alcohol and Drug since 2001. 

Whilst working as a midwife in Blackburn UK, Elaine gained an interest in Addiction medicine and was the first Drug Liaison Midwife within the local Drug and Alcohol Team.

A/Professor Balaji Motamarri
Position: 
Director, Medical Services

Dr Balaji Motamarri is a qualified psychiatrist from one of the premier institutes of India and moved to Australia in 1998. He has more than 15 years’ experience in Psychiatry since completing his postgraduate qualifications.

Dr Motamarri acquired his fellowship of RANZCP in 2003 and since has held senior clinical and managerial positions both in Adelaide and in Queensland.

Mr Geoff Lau
Position: 
Director, Therapies and Allied Health

Mr Geoff Lau has worked extensively in adult mental health as an occupational therapist, clinical supervisor and manager since 1992; across acute to tertiary, inpatient and community-based services in Queensland and overseas.

Fiona Dziopa

Fiona Dziopa
Position: 
A/Director, Nursing Services

Dr Fiona Dziopa is a nurse with close to 19 years’ experience working in mental health. She has worked in a variety of clinical, quality/ safety, managerial and director positions.

Mr Jeremy van den Akker
Position: 
Director, Clinical Governance

Ms Gabrielle Vilic
Position: 
Director, Social Inclusion and Recovery

Ms Gabrielle Vilic joined Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services as the Director for Social Inclusion and Recovery in  2013.

Ms Vilic has worked in mental health for over 19 years, in both the government and non-government sectors, and has won a number of statewide awards for her achievements in the area of mental health.

Ms Loretta Warburton
Position: 
Education Manager

Ms Amy Kemp
Position: 
A/Finance Manager

Mr Jade Franklin
Position: 
Director, Human Resources

Dr Manaan Kar Ray
Position: 
Divisional Director Adult Mental Health PAH
Dr Sean Hatherill

Dr Sean Hatherill
Position: 
Clinical Director, Child and Youth Mental Health

Dr Sean Hatherill is the Clinical Director of Metro South Mental Health Services’ Child and Youth Mental Health Academic Clinical Unit, and is also a member of the Metro South Human Research Ethics Committee.

Dr Shirlony Morgan
Position: 
A/Clinical Director, Older Persons Mental Health
Dr John O'Callaghan

Dr John O'Callaghan
Position: 
Clinical Director, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Services Academic Clinical Unit

Dr John O'Callaghan has worked in the field of psychiatry for 20 years, both in his training and as a Consultant Psychiatrist, and became a Psychiatrist in 1997.

Dr Tarun Sehgal
Position: 
Divisional Director Adult Mental Health Bayside

Mr Pradeep Singhal
Position: 
Divisional Director Mental Health Logan Hospital

Mr Majid Khan
Position: 
Principal Administration and Project Officer
Last updated 29 March 2023