Annual Report 2008-2009 - Australian Spinal Research Foundation

Our mission is to fund research and disseminate knowledge that furthers
the understanding, development and effectiveness of chiropractic care.
Board of Governors
Governance is concerned with the structure, systems and processes
that ensure the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and
accountability of an organisation.
The primary functions of the Board of the Australian Spinal Research
Foundation are to collectively ensure delivery against the purposes
for which Spinal Research was established, to set its strategic
direction, uphold its values and manage its ‘safe passage’. The
Board is collectively responsible and accountable for ensuring and
monitoring that Spinal Research is performing well, is solvent with
adequate financial and human resources and is complying with all
its legal, financial and ethical obligations.
Our governance respects these responsibilities and is also concerned
with the way our Board and individual Governors work with the
Chief Executive Officer (and staff) and stakeholders to ensure Spinal
Research is effective and delivers on our Mission - to fund research
and disseminate knowledge that furthers the understanding,
development and effectiveness of chiropractic care.
Dr David Cahill
BAppSc (Chiro)
President
Dr Raymond Hayek
BSc (Hons 1), MChiro, PhD,
FICC, FACC, CertHEd
Deputy President
Governance is concerned
with the structure,
systems and processes
that ensure the overall
direction, effectiveness,
supervision and
accountability of an
organisation.
Dr Mark Uren
DC, MChiroSc, MIR
Treasurer
Dr Martin Harvey
BSc, MChiro
Secretary
Our Board respects the following key governance principles:
Leadership
The Board should set and maintain Foundation direction, culture,
ethics and policies, recognising its role in guardianship.
Individual members of the Board place the Foundation’s interests
above individual interests.
Individual members of the Board are required to actively contribute
within a model of distributed leadership.
Systems and Procedures
The Board is responsible for policy, systems of financial control,
audit and performance reporting.
Managing Risk
The Board must regularly review the risks to which the Foundation
is subject and take action to mitigate risks identified.
Performance
The Board is charged with ethical and responsible decisionmaking.
The Board recognises legitimate interests of stakeholders.
The Board should ensure that Governors add value.
The Board should ensure reviews are conducted into its own
effectiveness in meeting its responsibilities.
The Board should ensure that there is a system for the regular
review of the Chief Executive Officer.
Dr Rosemary Keating
BAppSc (Chiro), MChiroSc (Paed)
Dr Gary Smith
BAppSc, MChiro, DipPhysEd,
GradDipRecStud
Professor Elizabeth Deane
BSc (Hons 1), PhD
Dr Anthony Rose
BAppSc (Chiro), BClinSc
Dr Lisa Shelton
BAppSc (Chiro)
Dr James Carter
DC
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