Joe is a respiratory physician, with a special interest in tuberculosis, bronchiectasis and healthcare in developing communities. He has a passion to see health services developed to better serve those most in need, and actively seeks opportunities to enact positive change. Joe has spent time working in healthcare facilities in Uganda and Zambia, working at the Maranatha Health clinic in 2016, and has since remained actively involved through advocating and fundraising for Maranatha Health, before joining the board in 2018.

Joe shares in the vision and values of Maranatha Health and is honoured to serve the organisation as a member of the Board of Directors.

Hannah has extensive experience in the legal and community services sector having worked in a number of not-for-profit organisations across Australia in legal and management roles. Hannah spent a number of years working with survivors of child abuse and prior to that worked across remote Central Australia providing crisis support services to women and children experiencing domestic and family violence. She currently holds a management role in a community-based organisation that provides services to improve mental health and wellbeing in local communities.

Hannah holds a Bachelor of Laws with a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in politics, from the University of Adelaide.

Hannah strongly supports the work and vision of Maranatha Health and feels privileged to be a part of the Maranatha Board.

Garry was employed in the Banking and Finance sector for 46 years until his retirement in 2016. From 1996 he worked for a major Bank in Wholesale Banking, responsible for managing a unit, as Head of Repo, Australia. As well as building and managing a client base, he also established and maintained relationships with clients and stakeholders both within and outside the Bank. During this period Garry was Chair of the Australian Financial Markets Association Repo Committee for a number of terms.

Garry has had involvement in administration on Church or denominational committees for many years.

He is keenly interested in the values and activities of Maranatha Health, and has been involved in fundraising and financial support since its inception.  

Ben initially trained as a concert pianist prior to finding a niche of sorts as a doctor training in the area of rural hospital medicine, presently based in Greymouth, New Zealand. He has an interest in global health and equity, and comes to the Maranatha Board after a five-month stint in the Maranatha Uganda clinic in 2023. 

Witnessing the work of the local team close up strengthened his belief in the potential of local community and healthcare initiatives to make lasting change in the lives of ordinary Ugandans. He is particularly interested in finding ways to enable strong local governance, self-determination, and community input into Maranatha Clinic's direction. 

He is involved in rural hospital governance in New Zealand, and is excited to learn from the Marantha board members and contribute to further developments of this important organisation.