Eastern Health is a Public Health Service as defined by the Health Services Act (1988). Our Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the performance of systems to ensure that our services meet the needs of the community.
The board ensures that we achieve our objectives, meet our statutory obligations, and encourage accountability, integration and collaboration across all levels of the organisation.
Eugene Arocca
Chair
B Juris LLB MAICD
Appointed Chair of Eastern Health Board 1 October 2025
Current professional positions
- Board Director HealthShare Victoria
- Board Director – Victorian Interpreting and Translating Service (VITS)
- Chair – People and Culture Committee – (VITS)
- Consultant – mentoring and coaching executives
Prof Ross Coppel AO
MBBS BMedSci DTM&H (Lon) PhD FAHMS FASM
Appointed 1 July 2024
Current professional positions
- Deputy Dean Innovation and Strategy, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
Ms Sally Freeman
FCA-ANZ GAICD CISA BCom CEW
Appointed 1 July 2020
Current professional positions
- Board Director, Netwealth
- Board Director, Netwealth Superannuation Services
- Board Director, Regis Aged Care
- Board Director, Melbourne Football Club
- Board Director, Suburban Rail Loop Authority
- Board Director, Regional Investment Corporation
- Audit Committee Independent Member – HealthShare, Caulfield Grammar and Commonwealth Games, Australia
Mrs Penny Hutchinson
BA(Hons) MA AMusA FCA
Current professional positions
- Board Member, Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
- Chair, Audit and Risk Committees, Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure, and Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (NSW)
- Board Member, Gippsland Water
- Chair, Public Sector Panel, CAANZ (Vic)
Dr Bob Mitchell AM
LLB MPhil GradDipTax MThSt PhD FAICD
Appointed 1 July 2019
Current professional positions
- Chair, The Different Collective Ltd
- Board Director, Converge International
- External Governance Advisor, Benetas
- Trustee, The Frank and Flora Leith Charitable Trust
University Council, University of Divinity - Legal Practitioner
Mr Joe Morrison
BA LMgt
Appointed 1 July 2024
Current Professional Positions
- Group CEO – Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation
- Director, Reef and Rainforest Research Centre
- Director, National Centre for Indigenous Excellence
- Director, Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
- Member, Australian Football League, Indigenous Advisory Council
- Director, International Savanna Fire Management Initiative Ltd
Ms Fiona Prestedge
BA Grad Dip Org Psych Grad Cert E&IR GAICD
Appointed 1 July 2025
Current professional positions
- Interim Human Resources Director
Dr Angela Williams
MBBS MForensMed MBA GAICD MPH/MHM
FFFLM(UK) FFCFM(RCPA) AFRACMA PRI NMAS LLB GDLP
Appointed 1 July 2020
Current professional positions
- Senior Forensic Physician, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
- Executive Director Medical Services, Gippsland Southern Health Service
- Lawyer, Peninsula Community Legal Centre
- Board Director, Forensicare
- Board Director, BreastScreen Victoria
- President and Board Member, Football Victoria
- Board Director, Melbourne Football Club
- Tribunal Member, VCAT
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University