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Executive
The Executive manage and lead the operations of the company
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Chief Executive: Francis Lynch
Francis has worked in the non-government community services sector for many years, across a wide range of service types including children’s services, child welfare, youth services, AOD services, emergency relief, community development, employment services, mental health, homelessness and counselling services. Francis has been involved in a range of social policy activities including advocacy on child welfare issues. Francis is currently on the Board of the WA Council of Social Services. He has a Bachelor of Social Work, Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, Master of Social Work and a Master of Business Administration. Francis has also worked at MercyCare, Djooraminda and Anglicare.
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Executive Manager: Sheryl Carmody
Sheryl Carmody has worked in the non-Government community sector in Perth since 1976 working in the Indigenous, Youth, Homelessness and Mental Health fields of work. Sheryl’s specialised focus since 1993 has been developing a range of innovative community-based mental health programs. She has been one of the leaders in WA in getting the recovery vision for mental health on the policy and practice agenda while contributing to a broad range of other reform activities in the mental health sector. She has also supported the development of consumer/peer-led programs and early intervention for children of parents with mental illness. Sheryl has tertiary qualifications in social work and theology. She has worked for Ruah since January 1986 and been a major contributor to the development of the organisation’s culture in general, its operational value base and inclusive spirituality approach in particular.
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Executive Manager: Anna Paris
Prior to joining Ruah in 2003, Anna worked in the community services area in a range of not-for-profit organisations as well as local Government. Her roles over the past 15 years have primarily been in the specialist homelessness services sector; across a range of models and interventions that prevent and reduce homelessness. Anna is currently completing a Masters in Community Development, holds a Bachelor of Social Science - Youth Work and postgraduate qualifications in Human Services. She is a community representative on the WA Council on Homelessness; a member of the former SAAP State Advisory Committee and is on a number of other housing/homelessness related committees and networks.
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