DonateLife Victoria

General Manager - Tony Holland

Tony joined DLV in August 2019 as the first General Manager. After 12 years in the not-for-profit sector, Tony had long held a desire to work in an environment where his effort was supporting people to thrive. He says that clearly the purpose of the work at DLV ensures this.

“DLV is an amazing place to be and it is a huge privilege to be part of such a caring group of medical and nursing professionals,” he said.

Dr Rohit D’Costa has held senior medical positions with DonateLife Victoria since 2011, when he commenced as a Medical Donation Specialist. Dr D’Costa moved into the Deputy State Medical Director role in 2014, and in 2015 was appointed State Medical Director.

Dr D’Costa is also an Intensive Care Specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He sits as the Victorian Representative on the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society – Death and Organ Donation Committee, and as a member of the Organ and Tissue Authority’s Transplant Advisory Group. He is a trainer for the national Family Donation Conversation workshops.

Dr D’Costa is Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee – Lions Eye Donation Service and is a board member of Transplant Australia.

Sam has been formally involved with Organ donation since 2009. As a medical donation specialist and Intensivist, he has seen up close the evolution of practice over a decade. In 2015 he took on the role of Deputy State Medical Director at DonateLife Victoria.

Sam has helped develop a data driven, reflective practice model that helps bring clarity and accountability to a diverse range of health services. Sam’s donation related academic interests focus on the team aspects and conduct of organ

Justine has been with the DonateLife Network since 2010, and more recently with DonateLife Victoria since 2019. Justine has been a registered nurse for nearly 20 years, with post-graduate qualifications and experience in organ donation, critical care, research, quality improvement and leadership.

Justine leads the donation nursing team together with the DonateLife Victoria Regional Nurse Managers.

“Leading our nursing team is a privilege. Our priorities are ensuring the teams’ engagement and that we offer the best donation and transplantation service to the community.”

Matt joined DonateLife Victoria in October 2021 after nearly 20 years employment with Alfred Health as Manager of the Physiology Service and later as Business Manager for Respiratory Medicine. 

Matt brings a wealth of experience in the Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement space and is passionate in using information and data to drive process change and improvement.