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Growing with purpose
Executive Leadership Team
Rev Keith V Garner AM
CEO/Superintendent
MTh (Oxon), DD (Hon)
For biographical information please see page 44.
David Cannings
Chief Financial Officer
FCPA, AICD, BBus, MBA
In his role as Chief Financial Officer at Wesley
Mission, David oversees our accounting, financial
planning and procurement services.
David has over 25 years’ executive management
experience in a range of industries including the
social services sector and the finance services
sector (including life insurance, superannuation,
funds management, endowment management,
financial planning and banking). This has been in
a diverse range of organisations including listed
companies, private companies and not-for-profit
organisations.
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He has worked at Wesley Mission for 15 years. Prior
roles included leadership positions at Mission
Australia, Accenture, and Matrix on Board.
Rick’s passion for preaching and his commitment to
whole-life discipleship led him to accept a call to
serve Wesley Mission in July 2012.
Graham Harris
Catherine King
General Manager, Wesley Corporate
CAHRI
General Counsel, Wesley Legal & Risk
BA (Hons), LLB, Grad Dip Legal Practice, Grad
Certificate of Management
Graham is responsible for community engagement,
property, human resources, information services
and governance. His career in human resource
management spans more than 25 years and he has
gained sound management experience, strategic
leadership and analytical skills.
Graham serves on the board of the Australian
Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI)
(Board member since 2000 and President from
2002–2009). Graham is also a member of the
council for the Australian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (ACCI) and was a Board Member from
2004-2011.
David also serves on a number of board committees
within the sector and outside of Wesley Mission.
Graham commenced his employment at Wesley
Mission in January 1993.
Chris England
Rev Dr Rick Dacey
Chief Operating Officer
BSocSc
Senior Minister, Wesley Congregational Life
BA, MDiv, DMin
Chris is responsible for the delivery of Wesley
Mission’s community services including aged care,
disability services, homelessness programs,
conference and educational services, out of home
care programs, mental health hospitals and
programs, and child and family services.
Rick is responsible for the Congregational Life and
Chaplaincy of Wesley Mission. He has broad
experience in diverse ministry contexts and served
as Senior Minister of a large church in Connecticut,
USA before moving with his wife and children to
Australia in 2007 to serve in the Uniting Church.
Catherine is responsible for the oversight of Wesley
Mission’s legal, risk, compliance and quality
assurance functions. She has over 25 years’
experience across the public, private and not-forprofit sectors at executive level in corporate
governance, legal services, strategy and business
planning, risk management and major government
reform projects.
Catherine joined Wesley Mission in July 2017.
Previous roles include executive management
positions in the community housing sector, a New
South Wales government entity in the energy sector
and in private legal practice.
(L-R) Chris England, Rev Dr Rick Dacey, Rev Keith V Garner AM,
Catherine King, David Cannings and Graham Harris
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