Our Board

 

David Benbow

Treasurer

FINANCE, RISK AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

David was instrumental in the formation of Mosaic Support Services as a result of a merger.  David has been with the organisation since 2013 and has been a great advocate of transitioning Mosaic from a “good” to a “great” organisation.  David is also a member of Mosaic’s Finance, Audit and Risk Sub-Committee.

David brings to Mosaic Support Services a broad set of skills, experience and knowledge gained through many years as a Director of both profit and surplus for purpose organisations.

 
 
Umesh web.png

Umesh Ratnagobal

Board director

Finance, Risk and Audit sub-committee member

Umesh joined the Board in March 2019. Umesh brings to Mosaic Support Services a wealth of experience in communications, building and maintaining key government relationships and designing public policy. He is also a keen advocate for building and maintaining a strong organisational culture.

Umesh has previously managed government relations for an ASX Top 30 company and is highly qualified, with two Honours degrees from the University of Tasmania and a Masters in International Relations. Umesh is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 
 
Marita O'Connell.jpg

Marita O’Connell

Board director

member of Governance and quality sub-committee

Marita holds a Master of Occupational Therapy and has been working as an occupational therapist for 25 years. Marita worked as the Court Liaison Officer (CLO) for Forensic Mental Health Services, Tasmania for over sixteen years. In that time, she developed the role of CLO to assist the courts in managing defendants with a mental health problem or a disability, including the introduction of the Diversion List to divert vulnerable people out of the criminal justice system.

Marita is currently an Assistant Director, Client Liaison, for the Department of Justice where she is utilising her clinical skills in a policy, program and legislative environment. The focus of her work is on implementing a number of recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

In 2020, Marita completed the Australian National Mental Health Leaders Fellowship through the National Mental Health Commission and was the recipient of the Jackie Crowe memorial prize