Disability Services Commission Annual Report

1.2 Operational Structure
1.2.1 Disability Services Commission Board
The Disability Services Commission is governed by a Board consisting of nine
members, at least five of whom either have a disability, have a relative with a
disability, or have recent experience as a carer or an advocate.
Board Members
Mr Bruce Langoulant (Chairperson) has worked as a financial planner in the
financial service industry since 1987. He is the parent of a daughter with multiple
disabilities, Chairperson of The Meningitis Centre and President of the International
Confederation of Meningitis Organisations. Term expires July 2010.
Ms Valerie Shiell (Deputy Chairperson), the former Executive Director of Disability
in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts (WA), has extensive experience in the disability
field, working in a range of service areas which include independent consultancy, the
delivery of therapy services, employment services, alternatives to employment,
independent standards monitoring, disability policy development and quality
assurance. Term expires August 2008.
Ms Sally Eves is a social worker/allied health professional in the Midwest Division of
General Practice, Exmouth. She has personal experience of disability and extensive
experience in the provision of services in rural and remote communities through her
current and previous positions. Term expires January 2011.
Mr Jim McKiernan has previously been a State Senator for Western Australia from
1984–2002, and is currently a Sessional Member of the State Administrative
Tribunal. Mr McKiernan has direct and relevant experience with disability issues.
Term expires June 2011.
Ms Kerry Allan–Zinner is Principal Trainer for Another Angle Consulting and
Training specialising in disability awareness, access, communications and inclusive
communities with formal contracts that include independent standards monitoring,
Health Resource and Consultancy Team, lecturer at Curtin and Notre Dame
Universities and customer service trainer for Swan Taxis. She has personal
experience of a physical disability (Cerebral Palsy) and has a high profile as an
advocate for people with disabilities in Western Australia.
Ms Allan-Zinner is the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability representative on the
Board. Term expires September 2008.
Ms Wendy Dimer has experience in the delivery of services to Aboriginal people with
disabilities and has worked closely with staff from the Disability Services Commission
in Kalgoorlie to improve services. She has direct experience as a carer of a person
with disability and has direct and recent experience in the delivery of services to
people with a disability outside the metropolitan area. Term expires May 2009.
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