Wenda Donaldson

Wenda Donaldson was appointed as a new Director with Ambulance Victoria from 1 July 2020.

Wenda is a public sector and not-for-profit senior executive, combining her non-Executive Board career with her role as a General Manager at Uniting Victoria/Tasmania. Previous executive roles have been held with the Australian Red Cross, Australian Department of Education and the Australian Sports Commission.

Wenda has proven expertise in advocacy for policy reform and investment to enhance outcomes for those experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage. She has also been involved in the establishment of inter- governmental and multi sector partnership agreements to deliver on major public policy reforms.

Previous governance roles have included Chair of the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Reference Group, State Emergency Management Team, Panel Member – Bourke Street Mall Fund, Indigenous Reading Project, ACT Justice Reform Advisory Committee and the ACT One Canberra Reference Group. Wenda is a member of the Board’s People and Culture Committee and the Quality and Safety Committee.

In 2020-2021, Wenda was also appointed a member of the Board’s Sub-Committee overseeing the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) review.