Steven Taylor
Steven Taylor is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer with over 20 years of experience driving financial clarity, operational excellence, and strategic growth across aged care, healthcare, NDIS, manufacturing, and not-for-profit sectors. Based in Melbourne, he currently serves as APAC CFO for an $80M cross-border aged care organisation, where he leads financial strategy, risk, and transformation initiatives across six sites.
Surinder Sidhu
Surinder Sidhu is an experienced finance professional with over 25 years of experience in Australian and UK markets.
Based in London, he worked as an asset manager overseeing a portfolio of European assets, with involvement in operational and strategic management, debt funding, and restructuring activities. Surinder is a CPA and holds a Master of Applied Finance and Investment.
Merryn Donnellan
Merryn Donnellan is a clinically grounded healthcare leader with over 20 years of experience in nursing, clinical governance, and quality improvement across aged care services and community health. Merryn’s career has spanned direct clinical care, operational leadership, and strategic oversight— always with a focus on safety, accountability, and service excellence— making her a trusted contributor to healthcare.
Stanika Rjazancew-Djurdjevic
Stanika Rjazancew-Djurdjevic is a recognised leader in aged care governance and reform, with more than 40 years of nursing experience and over 27 years across both private and not-for-profit organisations. She has successfully led initiatives in funding reform, governance, clinical quality, and the development of sustainable care models that respond to the sector’s evolving needs.
Andrew Gibney
Andrew Gibney is a qualified detective with Victoria Police, bringing over 13 years of dedicated and ethical service in law enforcement, specialised in investigative areas including financial fraud, child safety, counter terrorism/national security, sex offences and emergency management. His work has honed strong forensic skills in evidence-based analysis, decision-making, and managing complex investigations.
Ellen Hanson
Ellen Hanson brings a unique blend of personal insight and leadership expertise across the public, private, and consulting sectors to Serenity Mode and Serenity Care Partners boards.
Her background spans governance, strategy, transformation, and change leadership, enabling her to ask the right questions and provide meaningful perspectives that support informed decision-making.
