James Toomey

James Toomey is a qualified social worker with an extensive background in community services. He joined Mission Australia in 2010 as national manager of community services operations support, and subsequently became executive of operations and fundraising in May 2014 and chief executive in November 2017. He is also a director of Mission Australia Early Learning, Mission Australia Housing and Mission Australia Housing (Victoria). Mr Toomey was previously the operations director of SkillForce and assistant director of Foster Care Associates in the UK. He holds a Masters in Social Work and a Master of Business Administration, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.