New NEO Appointed

Congratulations to Sarah Puls sgs on her appointment as ACRATH National Executive Officer. Sarah is no stranger to ACRATH. Sarah was a member of the NSW/ACT region for several years and served as regional coordinator before moving to Melbourne in 2013 and becoming a member in Victoria. Sarah has
participated in the advocacy week at Federal Parliament and is a former member of the companions working group.

ACRATH President Clare Condon sgs said the National Committee appointed Sarah with an initial three-year agreement following an extensive search through the Recruitment Agency REACH. She starts as ACRATH’s National Executive Officer on 23 June.

“She brings diverse experience as a clinical pastoral supervisor at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Caseworker at the Jesuit Refugee Services, and Pastoral Carer at Villawood Detention Centre. In recent years she has been involved in formation at her congregational level in Kiribati,” Clare said.

Sarah has recently completed a formation programme at the UISG, Rome. She holds a Master of Divinity, Grad Dip Migration Law and Practice, a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts.

Clare also thanked Lys Crowe for the competent and extensive work as Interim National Executive Officer since December 2024. The National Office staff also expressed their appreciation for Lys’s leadership and management skills, highlighting how supported they felt throughout the new staffing transition. They acknowledged that stepping into a role that had been held for ten years by Christine Carolan, the outgoing National Executive Officer, was no easy task. Yet, Lys navigated the challenge skilfully, working hard to maintain stability during an uncertain time.