18/04/2026
Congratulations to Jess Harper on his appointment as CEO of Cultura!
Jess brings fantastic experience from his previous role as CEO of Disability Intermediaries Australia.
His appointment is a great reminder of how important cross-sector collaboration and intersectionality are in creating more inclusive, connected supports.
Destination Accessible is committed to the strengthening connections between systems and supports and fostering collaboration across community services and social purpose organisations.
We look forward to following Jess’s new leadership journey with Cultura Aged Services.
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Cultura is delighted to welcome Jess Harper as our new CEO, commencing 15 June 2026.
Jess is a Geelong local with deep leadership experience across disability, community and government sectors. He’s passionate about people, inclusion, quality and collaboration and he’s looking forward to getting out and about across our programs to meet our communities, staff and volunteers.
On his appointment as CEO, Jess said:
“I’m honoured and excited to be joining Cultura as CEO in just a few short weeks. Cultura’s values and purpose deeply resonate with me. I look forward to working alongside the team as we take Cultura into its next phase of growth, high-quality service delivery and connection with the communities we serve.”
A heartfelt thank you to our Interim CEO, Rebecca Smith, for her commitment and passion for continuously improving quality outcomes for clients over the past year, during a transition period since the departure of longstanding CEO, Joy Leggo OAM. Your leadership and care have been invaluable.
Please join us in welcoming Jess to the Cultura family! We can’t wait to introduce him at upcoming events and activities across our sites.