Mission Australia CEO to step down

Mission Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Catherine Yeomans, will step down from her full-time CEO role at the end of this year.
Yeomans, who joined Mission Australia in July 2011 and was appointed CEO in February 2014, has decided to step back from her full-time city based role, in order to spend more time with her family – particularly her husband, who retired several years ago.
Mission Australia Chairman Ken Dean paid tribute to Yeomans’ significant achievements in transforming the organisation over the past few years to better achieve its objectives to reduce homelessness and strengthen communities, through providing extensive family and community support programs, including early learning, youth services, social and affordable housing and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs.
“Catherine has built a strong platform for future growth and delivery of our objective to assist Australians in need regain their independence,” said MA Chairman Ken Dean.
“Her ceaseless advocacy for the homeless and socially and economically disadvantaged Australians and her development of effective partnerships with our supporters, community and charitable organisations, public companies and state and federal governments, has contributed to real progress in Australia’s approach to homelessness and addressing disadvantage. In particular, the May 2017 Federal Budget initiatives for a more sustained and co-operative approach to homelessness are a major step forward, and reflect the advocacy Catherine has developed and supported.