Valerie Murphy – Board Member

Real Estate /Stock & Station /Business Agent. Diploma in Community Services

Experience: Valerie has a rural background from a sugar cane farming community at Home Hill in Northern Queensland. As a former Licensee of a Real Estate Firm in N.S.W. she became aware of the housing shortages for the marginalised. For over thirty years she has been actively involved in the community to address this issue.
Further study in Community Services encouraged her to outreach and initiate programs for the marginalised. She is actively involved in obtaining safe housing for women and men parolees recently released from Corrective Services.
Valerie is a co-founder of the Angelus Association that originated in 1996 and is an active and motivated participant to achieve the aims and objectives of this organisation.

Katherine Whitehouse – CEO

M.A. M.MIN. BTH.

Katherine is from Townsville and has spent most of her life in Western or North Queensland.  She has been involved with the Organization  since 1997 having met the founders on an outreach to Cairns in 1994. Katherine was involved in Government funded programs and was instrumental in developing and driving a new model of housing for homeless people that successfully addressed tenancy issues that had kept people locked into the homeless cycle.

Beryl Schneider – Director

Business Woman – M.A. B.Soc.Sc. B.B.A. 

Beryl hails from Julia Creek where her father was the Shire Clerk for 42 years in local government and community. Beryl has an impressive service record starting Volunteering for Family Support in Care and Concern in 1978 in her local parish.  Beryl developed St Peters Care Services in 1992 with 9 local Services, Handyman Group lawn and repairs, Community Transport Group for Medical and shopping, Newcomers Group welcomed newcomers, Hospitality Group for fellowship, Bereavement Group for the grieving, Visitation Group for the lonely, Family Support Group child & home help & rooms for the homeless. Prayer Circle for requested prayer & Parish Panty Group food support. These services had 170 Volunteers. St Peter Care was built on the shoulder of a great woman Caroline Brace. Caroline retired in 1991 and died at 52.

Beryl started the Caboolture Social Response in 1996 with Caboolture Home Assist Secure, CITS (Community Transport) and St Peter’s Home Maintenance. Centacare Services in the Caboolture and Stanley River Parishes from 2000 to 2010. Starting with a volunteer group and no funding she retired from the service having implemented 12 funded services to over twelve thousand, these services had government grants. She has studied Applied Science, Business and Project Management. Beryl has been involved with Homelessness for families, individuals, and youth with government grants for 31 years.

Beryl has served on many Community Management Boards and was a member of the Queensland Community Cabinet under Anne Bligh.  Beryl has been involved with the Mary of the Angelus since 2006 and has served on the Management Board applying her skills to the organization and development of the constitution, polices and organizational and directional aspects.

Paricia Bazzar – Board Member

Artist, Business Woman and Treasurer

Trish lives and works in Ballina with Husband David and their extended family. She is one of the original founding members of the Angelus.
As the office administrator for their expanding business she brings her administration skills to the community. Trish has looked after the finances for the Association and now continues with the same diligence with the Company.

Trish was also a founding member of BACCI – Ballina Arts & Craft Centre Inc. working toward a local community gallery. I had great pleasure in being part of setting up the exhibition and successfully exhibiting at the inaugural exhibition of the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in 2007 and two subsequent exhibitions.
Over the years she continues to be inspired through the Holy Spirit and Contemplative Prayer in the making of prayer shawls and various artworks.

Alison Whitten – Secretary

Certificate III in Education Support, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology, Diploma Christian Ministry and Theology, Cert III in Christian Ministry and Theology

Originally from Far North Queensland, Alison now calls Brisbane home. Alison’s passion for serving the marginalised and disadvantaged has led her to work alongside many organisations over the years including St Vincent de Paul society, Rosies Friends on the Street, Angelus Community and Youthcare. Working as a School Chaplin for over 12 years, Alison encounters firsthand the struggles that young people face, and this is the catalyst that drives her to serve on the team.

Neva Sultana – Board Member

B.Ed., M.Ed., TESOL, Cert IV Training and Education (Adults); Dip Kinesiology; Cert in Spinal Flow; Cert Hyperton-X.

Neva, originally from western Sydney, has lived in the northern suburbs of Brisbane with her husband, Peter, and her two adult children, Virginia and Jacob, since 2005. Neva has been a teacher since 1988, teaching in high schools in Sydney and Brisbane. Finding the connection between the mind and body, she studied kinesiology which began the change of career by assisting students with their learning difficulties, and adults with their physical and emotional ailments. As a Results Coach, Neva also assists people to align their hearts and minds.

She was the inaugural president of the Women’s Commission in the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta; completed studies as a Pastoral Associate, and Masters in Educational with a specialisation in Religious Studies.
Neva’s passions include helping people unlock their potential; a love of Jesus in her life; and constantly learning about the psychological connection of the body and mind. She has been blessed with many gifts and talents including embroidery, tapestry, gardening, and anything organisational!

Neva looks forward in offering her skills to the role of Secretary for the Angelus.

Peter Sultana – Board Member

Qualifications B. Ec., MBA, Assoc. Dip Bus (Valuation), Grad Dip Company Secretarial Practice.

I currently work as a Business Manager for Brisbane Catholic Education at St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge. On graduating from University in 1986, I worked for the ANZ Bank as a specialist lender, focussing on medium/corporate sized businesses. I first started working in the Not-For-Profit sector in 2000. Since then I have worked for three schools and ran my own consultancy offering leadership support to not-for-profit businesses. I was Chairman of the Board for Evangelisation Resources Down Under (ERDU) from 2009 – 2017. ERDU supplied scripture based literature such as the “Word Among Us” and “Little Books” to parishes across Australia and throughout the Pacific region. I currently sit on the Board of St Benedict’s College, Mango Hill, and am the Company Secretary for Uganda Kids Ltd, a company limited by guarantee.

I am married to Neva and we have two children, Virginia & Jacob. My passions are my family, knowing Jesus in my life, travelling, and the Parramatta NRL team. I am honoured to have been appointed as a Director of our company. God has blessed me with many gifts, I look forward to using my business skills and experience to help our charity be the “feet and hands of Jesus” for those in need.

Anthony Whitten – Board Member

Business/Soccer/IT

I am from Sydney and I have spent most of my life within south east Queensland.

I have been with the Angelus organisation for over 10 years. I currently run a small Web development firm and assist the Angelus with their IT needs and web based applications. I enjoy assisting those in need especially the homeless and marginalised. I have also assisted those within the Winsome Lismore Soup Kitchen many times over the years and I continue to assist members when needed.