Annual Report 2006-2007 - Forensicare

Corporate Governance continuedMichael BurtProfessor Paul MullenProfessorJames OgloffKarlyn ChettleburghJo ChaplinOUR EXECUTIVE TEAMLead by our Chief Executive Officer,Michael Burt, the Executive providesleadership to Forensicare, and drives thedevelopment of strategies, planning andpolicies.The Chief Executive Officer is appointedby the Council, and the Clinical Directoris appointed by the Minister for MentalHealth. Other members of the Executiveteam have been co-opted by the ChiefExecutive Officer, on the basis of theadditional expertise and experience thatthey provide.The Executive meets monthly, with theexception of January. Where relevant, theChief Executive Officer provides reportsof these meetings to the Council.Michael BurtChief Executive OfficerBA, BSW(Dist)Appointed as Chief Executive Officerin April 1998, Michael is responsiblefor the management and performanceof Forensicare. He leads the Executiveteam’s strong business approach tomanaging a statewide forensic mentalhealth services and its commitment to allstakeholders. Michael has vast experiencespanning 30 years working in the criminaljustice and health systems.Professor Paul MullenClinical DirectorMB BS, DSc, FRANZCP, FRC Psych.Professor Mullen also holds the positionof Professor of Forensic Psychiatry,Monash University. He was appointedas Clinical Director in 1998 and isresponsible to the Council and the ChiefExecutive Officer for the managementand performance of clinical services.Before joining Forensicare, Paul wasClinical Director of the then Departmentof Human Services managed forensicmental health service in Victoria.Professor Mullen has extensiveexperience in forensic mental health,having worked in leading positions inboth England and New Zealand. He hasan international reputation as a leadingresearcher and has published widely.Professor James OgloffDirector of Psychological ServicesBA, MA (Clin. Psych.), JD, PhD, FAPSProfessor Ogloff was appointed asDirector of Psychological Services inNovember 2001 and is responsible forthe delivery of psychology services acrossthe organisation. He also holds thepositions of Foundation Professor ofClinical Forensic Psychology at MonashUniversity and Director of the Centre forForensic Behavioural Science. Jim hasworked in the field of clinical and forensicpsychology in a variety of settings,including jails, prisons, forensicpsychiatric clinic and hospitals since1984. He has a strong research interestand has published 12 books and morethan 160 scholarly articles and bookchapters.Karlyn ChettleburghGeneral Manager, Inpatient OperationsRegistered Psychiatric Nurse, PostGraduate Diploma in Advanced ClinicalNursing (Mental Health)Karlyn is responsible for the managementand performance of Thomas EmblingHospital and our prison services. Shejoined Forensicare in 1997 and wasappointed General Manager, InpatientOperations in December 2001. Karlyn hasextensive experience in the mental healthsystem, and is the forensic mental healthrepresentative on a number of State andnational bodies, including the NationalMental Health Performance Subcomitteeand the Chief Psychiatrists QualityAssurance Committee. Prior to joiningForensicare, she worked in both directcare and management positions in a widerange of settings, including mainstreaminpatient services, community mentalhealth (including Crisis AssessmentTeams) and rural psychiatry.Jo ChaplinGeneral Manager, Community OperationsBBSc(Hons), MPsych, Grad Cert PublicPolicy and Management, MAPSAppointed in February 2004, Jo isresponsible for the management andperformance of the CommunityOperations of Forensicare. Jo is a ClinicalPsychologist, and gained clinical andmanagement experience working ingovernment and non-government94 Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health Annual Report 2006-2007