Kate Wright – Chair

Kate is CEO of Centre Against Sexual Assault Central Victoria and Chair of the Victorian Sexual Assault Services Network. She has over 20 years’ experience in social policy, program management and design, public policy, research and strategy within government and in not for profit organisations. Kate brings a focus on social justice, collaboration and advocacy to influence and achieve sustainable change at a systemic, community and individual level to reduce the impact, and prevalence, of sexual violence.

Jenny Wing - Vice Chair

Jenny is General Manager Therapeutic Services at the Australian Childhood Foundation and Chair of the Victorian Harmful Sexual Behaviour Network. She has worked in the sexual assault field since 1995, including 12 years’ as a counsellor/advocate at NCASA and managing sexual assault and harmful sexual behaviour programs since 2008. Jenny has a particular interest in working to address the relational and developmental impacts sexual assault has on children and young people and their families.

Jane Barr

Jane is CEO of Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the not for profit and community sector working on a broad range of innovative service models that support the social inclusion of children, young people and families. Jane was a nominee for the Impact 25 Award 2016 recognising inspirational people in Australia's social sector and the Robyn Clarke Award for her work with high risk adolescents and collaboration with Child Protection.

Jaime Chubb

Jaime is CEO of Centre Against Violence (CAV), a not-for-profit community organisation that delivers Specialist Sexual Assault Services and Specialist Family Violence Services, counselling, and advocacy to support everyone in the Victorian Ovens Murray region to live safer lives. Prior to commencing at CAV in October 2021, Jaime was the Director of Community Wellbeing at the Rural City of Wangaratta for over seven years.

With a background of experience and leadership across the community services, advocacy, and local government fields Jaime has a strong and diverse understanding of the complexities and challenges facing the sexual assault and family violence sectors, especially in rural and regional areas. Jaime believes deeply in the need for early intervention and primary prevention work to change the impact of sexual assault on individuals, families, and community.

Carla Collins

Carla Collins is currently the Manager of Gatehouse Sexual Assault Service, at The Royal Children’s Hospital, and a Board member of SASVic. Carla has a background in leadership at sexual assault services at Monash Health, statutory child protection and in safeguarding at the Children’s Commission in NSW. Carla has also worked internationally in Child Rights and Child Protection in development and emergency settings, including UNICEF and World Vision, and has a Masters in Public and International Law.

Jackie Bateman 

Jackie is an experienced leader of people and practice, a practitioner, consultant and trainer. In roles spanning the UK and Australia, Jackie has developed highly sought after and specialist expertise in working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours, using strengths-based models and practices. Currently, Jackie is General Manager, Prevention & Recovery Services at Kids First Australia, an independent child and family services provider and a pioneer of sexual abuse services for children and young people in Victoria. Jackie is also the Deputy Chair of the Harmful Sexual Behaviour network. In addition to her extensive client work, Jackie has co-authored two books: 
 
Working with Children and Young People Whose Behaviour is Sexually Concerning or Harmful. Enabling professionals to become confident at assessing risk and developing safety plans (Book) Kingsley Publishers, Feb 2015(with J Milner). 
 
Working with Children and Teenagers using Solution Focused Approaches. Enabling children to overcome challenges and achieve their potential, (Book) Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011(with J Milner). 

Access the Model Rules for Sexual Assault Services Victoria (Last amended at 29 November 2023 Annual General Meeting.