RDNS 2010 Annual Report - Royal District Nursing Service

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Desmond BenjaminFGAA FAICD68, RDNS Director since 2001Member of RDNS Board Committee: Audit and RiskDes has had extensive experience as a Director, Chief Executive,Non-Executive Director, Chairman and Board consultant across abroad spectrum of both public and private companies.His honorary work has included past President of the CompanyDirectors Association, Save the Children, Toorak and South YarraRotary Clubs and Life Education.Des was also a past Zone Chairman of the Salvation Army RedShield Appeal and a past Treasurer of the Toorak Red Cross.Apart from his responsibilities at RDNS, Des is currently ashareholder and Director of a privately owned home gardenand agricultural chemical supplier and a Non-Executive Directorof a privately owned retail lifestyle chain and has a consultancybusiness.Peter BrindleyBachelor of Commerce (Economics & Finance), Grad Diplomaof Business (Accounting), CPA44, RDNS Director since 2009Member of RDNS Board Committee: Assets (Chair)Peter is a senior manager with a breadth of experience acrossvarious business disciplines in both local and internationalenvironments.With a strong background in finance, strategy, sales andoperations Peter has worked in key strategic planning and financeroles of major organisations such as Dulux New Zealand, OricaNew Zealand and ICI Australia, as well as in general managementroles in both mature and start-up businesses.Peter has held various directorships and specific legal entity,statutory compliance and public relations responsibilities duringhis career. He is currently working with the RACV as GeneralManager, RACV Home Services.Marion Lau OAM JPRN Div 1; RM; Certificate in Gynaecology, Diploma in NursingAdministration; Bachelor in Health Services Administration(BHA)67, RDNS Director since 1996Member of RDNS Board Committee: Clinical GovernanceMarion has excelled as an aged care consultant, registered nurseand midwife and is also a mentor and business coach to thehealth industry and small business.Her vast experience includes Matron/Manager - Avenue Hospital,Windsor, Administrator and Advisor for the CommonwealthDepartment of Health & Aged Care; Justice of the Peace; Director- Management Consultants and Technology Services; Member -Ministerial Small Business Advisory Council; President - ChineseHealth Foundation; Past President - Chinese Community Societyof Victoria and Past Chair - Ethnic Communities’ Council ofVictoria.Marion was the first woman to be elected as Chair of the EthnicCommunities Council of Victoria – the Victorian Peak Body forEthnic Specific Organisations, as well as the first woman Presidentof the Chinese Community Society of Victoria.She was awarded an Order of Australia in 1996 for her servicesto older Australians, as well as to the Chinese community. Inrecent years, she received the Centenary Medal for her services tomulticulturalism and for her work as Chair of the Victorian EthnicCommunities Council.Other roles currently held by Marion include Executive member –Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria; President 2009/2010 andCharter Member – Rotary Club of Elsternwick; Director – DouttaGalla Aged Services; Member – Small Business Mentoring Service;Victorian Multicultural Business Advisory Council Member;Member, The Royal Children’s Hospital Bioethics DevelopmentBoard; Member – Policy Council, Council of the Ageing.30|Royal District Nursing Service – Annual Report 2010
Paul MontgomeryBA, LLB (ANU)61, RDNS Director since 2005; Chairman since 2009Member of RDNS Board Committee: Assets, Remuneration andNominations (Chair)Paul was a partner of the leading law firm, Freehills, in Melbournefor 28 years. The last 12 years were as managing partner of theMelbourne practice.He is a director of Medisecure Pty Ltd, Now Hiring Pty Ltd, KataniClothing Company Pty Ltd and Treelots Pty Ltd – all activebusinesses.In addition to RDNS he is a director of the Mental IllnessFellowship, Victoria.Dr Michael MurrayMBBS, FRACP, MPH50, RDNS Director since 2004Member of RDNS Board Committee: Clinical Governance(Chair), Remuneration and NominationsMichael brings a broad range of management, clinical and clinicalteaching experience to RDNS.He has extensive professional networks in aged care includingNational Evaluation of the Innovative Care (Rehabilitation)Services Steering Committee; Continence Management AdvisoryCommittee; Care of Older Australians clinical reference groupAustralian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (La TrobeUniversity); Australian Association of Gerontology (Vic Branch);Continence Foundation of Australia (National); Lynden Aged CareAssociation Board of Governance; Australian Society for GeriatricMedicine and the International Continence Society.Apart from his roles at RDNS, Michael is also Director ofGeriatric Medicine - St Vincent’s; Fellow - Australian Associationof Gerontology (FAAG) and Adjunct Associate Professor –Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC)Latrobe University and Adjunct Associate Professor – Universityof Notre Dame.Professor Leon Piterman AMMBBS, MMed, MEdSt, MRCP(UK), FRCP (Edin) FRACGP62, RDNS Director since 2006Member of RDNS Board Committee: Clinical GovernanceLeon has extensive expertise in medical education, medicalresearch and clinical audit.He has published widely on clinical and educational issuesrelated to general practice and was awarded the F.H. FauldingPrize for research in General Practice in 1987, the Silver JubileeTeaching Prize in 1992 and the Hong Kong College of GeneralPractitioners Award for best research project in 1994. He has over90 publications in refereed journals and co-authored the text“General Practice Psychiatry”.In June 2006, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia(AM) for service to family medicine through distance educationfor doctors in remote areas, to research and student training, andto international education.Apart from his roles at RDNS, Leon is also Professor of GeneralPractice - Monash University; Head of School - Primary HealthCare and Deputy Dean - Faculty of Medicine Nursing and HealthSciences. He is also a member of the Board of Examiners of theAustralian Medical Council and sits on numerous university,professional and government expert committees.Michael RobertsRegistered Nurse, Grad Dip Bus Admin54, RDNS Director since 2005Member of RDNS Board Committee: Audit and Risk (Chair)Michael has more than 27 years experience in healthcare as anurse, clinical service manager, and consultant. He worked insenior management and clinical roles at St Vincent’s HospitalMelbourne and other hospitals.Apart from his roles at RDNS, Michael is also a Director ofIridium Consulting - a Melbourne based healthcare consultancy.He specialises in problem solving, change management,service redesign and planning. Iridium’s clients include healthdepartments, professional bodies, hospitals, community services,aged care services and mental health services. He is also active inseveral community service fields.Royal District Nursing Service – Annual Report 2010| 31
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