About

Christina has worked within the Jewish Community for over 30 years across a variety of sectors including homelessness, family support services (including Domestic and Family Violence and Prison Outreach), and Aged Care.

Along with her years of experience within these sectors Christina holds a Bachelor of Social Work with Merit from UNSW, a Gradate Diploma in Design, a Master’s in Design from UTS, a Certificate IV in Mental Health and she completed Psychological Strategies in Mental Health through UNE. She also graduated the Launchpad Leadership Program through Australian Jewish Funders and graduated from a Community Leadership program through the Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies.

Christina is passionate about empowering others towards long-term positive outcomes and has volunteered her time with many community organisations such as Maccabi NSW, Our Big Kitchen, a various synagogues and not-for-profit organisations.

Christina enjoys her current role as Executive Manager of the Burger Centre. She feels extremely fortunate to offer her time and service to the more senior members of our community and their families.

The Burger Centre is a wellbeing day centre for senior citizens in the Jewish and wider community. Their programs aim to bring joy, enhance the capability of older people to stay independent in their own homes, and to facilitate social connections within the community, in a sophisticated, culturally appropriate, warm, and meaningful way.

To contact Christina please email c.caddy-gold@burgercentre.com.au.

Annie joined Burger Centre in 2004 and has a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications and a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health. Annie loves the relationships and connections of working at Burger Centre. Her motto is “I love that I can use all of me to bring out everything in you”.

Tmne’s real passion is in client engagement, and she shares this passion with us each week. The favourite part of her day is connecting with the wonderful clients and getting to know them, their interests and hobbies as well as learning from their deep, rich and diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Tmne completed a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health.

Mally joined Burger Centre in 2016 and brings a passion for discovery and learning. With the motto of ‘never too old to learn’, she is dedicated to encouraging, supporting and guiding clients to reigniting past interests and helping them take on new challenges. She has as background in Music Therapy and a strong community connection to her mother country of Zimbabwe where she is involved in charity work.

Tayla is currently enrolled in a Masters of Public Health specialising in Public Health Research at the University of Woollongong.  She is conducting a research project which aims to understand how the design features of Residential Aged Care facilities impact on the daily life of people living with dementia. Tayla has a strong passion for public health and understanding the ways that she can help others and improve the quality of life of people attending aged care centres.  Her role at Burger not only helps her to pursue this passion but allows her to connect with many inspiring individuals.  These connections and interactions are beneficial both to her and our clients and she is delighted to be part of the Burger Centre team.

Marina joined Burger Centre in 2021 after a 25-year career in international business. She says the best part of her day is hearing clients say that they’ve been looking forward to attending the Centre and herbprograms all week. Marina will complete her Certificate IV in Leisure and Health in 2021. As a Russian speaker Marina plays a big part in looking after Russian speaking clients and creating programming to support their spiritual, social, emotional and cultural needs.

Yvonne has been with Burger Centre since 2004. After many years in Potamology (the study of rivers), Yvonne enjoys the opportunity to support and foster positiveness in ourselves and others at the Centre on a daily basis. Seeing the transformation in mood from morning to afternoon at the conclusion of the programs gives her great satisfaction. Yvonne has significant skills in sensory stimulation particularly for those with sight and hearing impairment. Yvonne has a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health and is bilingual in French and English.

I am an accountant by profession, but I always knew I was a people person. I retired 6 years ago and I had a void in my life. I approached JewishCare and asked them to suggest a voluntary position and I was offered Burger Centre.

I have been a volunteer for over 5 years. I love all my clients, love listening to their stories, bring a smile to their faces, love dancing with them and above all make the few hours in Burger most enjoyable. Recently I became an employee of the Burger Centre.

Gary brings strong community services leadership expertise, having served as a Director Inspector Child Wellbeing for NSW Police before moving into various Executive Director roles across family and community services where he’s recognised for developing strategies, policies and best practice to build stronger, more inclusive and resilient communities.

 Gary has worked closely with Ministers from NSW Government and Peak Agencies to orchestrate a suite of strategies and frameworks including the NSW Carers Strategy 2020-2030; NSW Ageing Strategy; Whole-of-Government Outcomes Framework for Vulnerable Families and an overhaul of the Child Protection System.

 Described as a transformational leader, Gary balances visionary concepts with sound strategy and a pragmatic approach to getting the work done operationally. He likes to challenge the status quo to deliver and design better products, systems and outcomes to stimulate innovation and continuous quality improvement to ensure clients are receiving the best care possible.

David is the Chief Strategy Officer and President Asia Pacific at Nanosonics Limited.

David has extensive experience in healthcare and medical devices, having served as the CEO and Managing Director of the Monash IVF Group, and as an Executive at Cochlear Limited, serving as the Chief Strategy Officer, and the President of Cochlear Bone Anchored Solution.

Prior to joining Cochlear Limited, David worked at Accenture in the Strategy practice.

David has a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. David completed the Advanced Business Management Program at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in
Chicago, USA, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

David was elected to the board of JewishCare in 2014.

Aged care and social work consultant Toby Hammerman, was invited to contribute to Montefiore’s Operations & Quality Committee in 2017 and joined as a Board Member in 2018. With a long history of supporting the Jewish Community in his roles as CEO of the Sydney Jewish Museum, Habonim Dror leader and NSW Jewish Board of Deputies delegate, he is proud to serve an organisation that he believes is an industry leader, thanks to its best practice offerings in allied healthcare, spiritual and cultural services and more.

Toby’s combination of academic and professional expertise allows him to make a valuable contribution to Montefiore . He holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Haifa, the latter specialising in community-based residential care. Toby has 15 years ’experience as a Senior Quality Assessor with the Australian Government’s Aged Care Quality Agency, monitoring the quality of care and services in all nursing homes across Australia. He also has a particular interest in the delivery of catering, cleaning and laundry services as he previously owned and operated award-winning retail food outlet Toby’s Treats for 12 years.