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Board of Directors

  • Dr Bernadette Northeast - Chair

    Senior Manager Land Health & Strategic Partnerships – Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
    Bachelor Science (Hons), Doctor Philosophy, AICD Company Directors Course
    Appointed: July 2015
    Board committees: Governance and Remuneration (Chair); Quality and Clinical Risk Committee; Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk

  • Allison Patchett - Deputy Chair

    Managing Director – The Leadership Place Pty Ltd
    Master of Science, Bachelor of Science (Hons), Registered Nurse, Post Graduate Certificate Organisational Coaching, Lead Auditor ISO 9001 (2015)
    Appointed: July 2019
    Board committees: Quality and Clinical Risk (Chair); Governance and Remuneration

  • Dr Geoffrey Toogood - Deputy Vice Chair

    Cardiologist – Peninsula Health, Alfred Health
    MBBS FRACP FCSANZ FHRS AFRACMA Graduate Certificate Health Service Management ACCAM AFCAsM
    Appointed: July 2017
    Board committees: Quality and Clinical Risk; Governance and Remuneration

  • Narelle Allen - Director

    Manager Brand & Strategic Marketing – South West TAFE
    Graduate Certificate Marketing
    Appointed: July 2015
    Board committees: Consumer and Community Advisory; Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk

  • Jenny Waterhouse - Director

    Assistant Business Manager – Warrnambool College
    Bachelor Commerce (Accounting & Economics), Chartered Accountant (CA)
    Appointed: July 2016
    Board committees: Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk (Chair); Governance and Remuneration

  • Bill Brown - Director

    Director, Advisor & Lawyer – Orange Advisory Pty Ltd
    Bachelor Laws, Bachelor Economics, GIA (Cert)
    Appointed: July 2017
    Board committees: Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk; Governance and Remuneration

  • Alex Gillan - Director

    Independent Non Exec: Director – Royal Rehab Pty Ltd; Gospel Resources Ltd; Psychological Health Pty Ltd
    Bachelor Business (IT), Graduate AICD CDC
    Appointed: July 2019
    Board committees: Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk; Quality and Clinical Risk

  • Ronda Held - Director

    Board Director – The Bandari Project
    Master of Policy & Administration, Bachelor Economics, Bachelor Social Administration
    Appointed: July 2020
    Board committees: Consumer and Community Advisory (Chair); Quality and Clinical Risk

  • Brandon Howard - Director

    CEO, Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT
    Master of Business Administration, CPA Australia, Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Professional Accounting, Taxation & Commercial Law)
    Appointed: July 2021
    Board committees: Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk; Consumer and Community Advisory

  • Ann Larkins - Director

    Non-Executive Director – Marriott for HIV Ltd (NFP)
    Executive Director Information Communication & Technology/CIO – Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
    Master of Business and Technology (MBT), Diploma of Applied Science in Nursing, AICD
    Appointed: July 2023
    Board committees: Financial Performance, Audit and Financial Risk; Quality and Clinical Risk

Page last updated: 10 August 2023

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