Monika Wheeler
Chief Executive, Our Executive Team
Healthy North Coast — Our Executive Team
About
Monika is passionate about improving social and health outcomes through clever and innovative policy and service models.
Background
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.
Other people
Geoffrey Norman
Geoffrey has over 25 years working across health and community services. As a registered nurse Geoffrey worked primarily in the areas of mental health and aged care and…
Learn more — Geoffrey Norman
Aimee McNeill
Director, Integrated Community Wellbeing
Aimee McNeill has extensive experience working with local communities to achieve the best possible health results. She has been with Healthy North Coast for almost nine years in…
Learn more — Aimee McNeill
Dr Adrian Gilliland
Chair
Dr Adrian Gilliland is a GP and co-owner of Coffs Medical Centre, a large, long-established general practice. Until recently, he was Chair of Healthy North Coast’s Mid North…
Learn more — Dr Adrian Gilliland