The Inaugural CRRMHQ Board (2006)
Chairman, CRRMHQ and Consultant
Jim Petrich has had a long association with economic development and reconciliation
in regional Australia, particularly Far North Queensland. He was CEO of the Cape York
Peninsula Development Association from 1996-2005 and before his appointment to the
CYPDA Jim was Executive Director of the of the Cattlemen’s Union of Australia. Jim is
currently involved in the development an aged care complex and is Chairman of the Cape
York Financial Project Pty Ltd which is developing banking for indigenous communities in
the region in partnership with Bendigo Bank. He has served as a non-executive director on
a number of boards and is currently Deputy Chairman of Ports Corporation of Queensland
as well as a member of the Queensland Land Tribunal. Awarded the Centenary Medal
in 2003 for services to the pastoral industry, Jim Petrich was then made a Member of the
Order of Australia in the 2005 Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to the
community, particularly regional and economic development in Cape York.
Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Sydney
Anne Marie Feyer is the leader of the National Health Practice for PwC. She has over
15 years experience in public health, occupational health, research and policy. She has
extensive experience providing strategic as well as specialist technical advice to government
and industry on a range of health issues. Before joining PwC, she held academic
appointments in public health in Australia and New Zealand. Immediately prior to joining
PwC, she established the national centre for Environmental and Occupational Health
Research in New Zealand, and was the director there for five years. She is an internationally
recognised expert in injury epidemiology and continues to hold a professorial appointment
in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago
in New Zealand.
Since joining PwC Anne-Marie has taken on national leadership of the Health Practice in Australia. As part of that role she has taken responsibility for developing the capability of the
firm in the health arena and has established a strong reservoir of knowledge and expertise
for delivering services and solutions for public health in Australia.
Company Director, Accountant and Business Consultant
Mike Gilmour is a professional accountant and experienced chief financial officer, and has
particular experience in the health and manufacturing sectors. He currently works as a
business consultant with Protiviti Australia. He is an experienced company secretary and
director with a strong commitment to corporate governance and the not-for-profit sector.
He is a director of Open Minds Australia (a provider of services to psychiatrically and
intellectually challenged people) and Vice President of the Queensland Division of CPA
Australia. He has been previously involved as a director, company secretary and/or in senior
financial and commercial management positions with the Royal Flying Doctor Service,
Uniting HealthCare Group, Boystown Family Care and James Hardie Industries Ltd.
CEO, Cooperative Research Centre Aboriginal Health, Darwin
Mick Gooda is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal
Health (CRCAH). Mr Gooda is a descendent of the Gangulu people of Central Queensland.
He is a senior executive with 25 years experience and a record of attaining high level
goals and leading multi-million dollar service programs and organisational reform. Mick’s
extensive work history, in the public and community sectors, has involved the delivery of
policy and program development and advocacy in Indigenous Affairs throughout Australia.
He has comprehensive experience working and delivering results in remote, rural and
urban environments, based on an extensive knowledge of the diversity of circumstance
and cultural nuances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia.
Recently he has led the CRCAH through a significant change of direction which now sees
Indigenous people leading all aspects of its research agenda from the development of
research themes, research protocols and proposals through to the research itself.
Director, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, NSW
Brian Kelly is Director of the NSW Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health based in
Orange with the University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health. In his role
as Director of CRRMH, Brian leads the development of research, education and service
evaluation programs in mental health across rural NSW. The CRRMH is a joint initiative of
NSW Health Centre for Mental Health and the University of Newcastle. Current activities
include developing programs for continuing education of rural health practitioners, and
working with NSW Centre for Mental Health on the planning for mental health services in
rural NSW. These roles entail close collaboration with the mental health service directors
in rural areas across NSW. Brian is currently leading research projects to better identify the
mental health needs of rural communities including investigating the mental health impact
of drought in rural areas. Brian also provides a clinical service as a visiting consultant
psychiatrist to Bathurst and Orange Base Hospitals.
Manager and Personal Development Coach, Mount Isa Conveyancing & Property Lawyers
Terry Lees has extensive experience in corporate governance and business consulting
in Mt Isa. He has held directorships in many community-based organisations which
have been focussed on Indigenous and health-related issues. He is currently Chair of
the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund and a member of the Fund’s mental health
research committee. Prior to his current role, Terry was Managing Director of North West
Broadcasters Pty Ltd and North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd based in Mt
Isa. He has also acquired extensive experience in sales and marketing in the insurance and
media industries. Terry brings a wealth of experience to the Centre not only because he has
lived in a remote community for such a long time but he is also a carer for a family member
with a mental illness.
Director, Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland
Cindy Shannon has recently been appointed to establish the Centre for Indigenous Health at
the University of Queensland which will facilitate cross-disciplinary awareness of Indigenous
Health issues and enable students from a range of health disciplines to gain first-hand
experience of health in Indigenous communities. Prior to this appointment, Cindy has had
extensive experience in the development and coordination of academic activities relating
to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health programs in the Faculty of Health Science at
the University of Queensland and also as an independent consultant. She has undertaken
wide-ranging research and authored scientific publications relating to Indigenous health and
Indigenous workforce training. Cindy has also been actively involved in the representation of
Indigenous issues at both State and National levels of Government.
Adjunct Professor, Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies,
Queensland University of Technology
Margaret Steinberg has diverse executive leadership and governance expertise and
experience, including as a Commissioner on independent commissions and tribunals, as an
academic at Professorial and Director level and in professional and community organisations
as Patron, Chair, Governor and Board member. Her experience has included work with
both for profit and not-for-profit organisations as well as with government agencies in both
a paid and voluntary capacity. Her initial qualification as a physiotherapist has been vastly
expanded through multidisciplinary doctoral and masters studies, and a varied working
life (as a clinician, senior public sector and third sector executive, and ‘small business’
entrepreneur), into broad human services administration, innovative public policy and
strategic community management arenas. She has been an expert adviser internationally
and nationally to governments and key organisations. Her achievements have been formally
recognised on many occasions including being made a Member of the Order of Australia
in 2003.
Dr Jennifer Bowers
Chief Executive Officer
Email: jenniferbowers@crrmhq.com.au
Greg Pratt
Manager, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Projects
Email: gregpratt@crrmhq.com.au
Dr Liz Buikstra
Statewide Project Officer
Email: elizabethbuikstra@crrmhq.com.au
Karen Down
Business Manager
Email: karendown@crrmhq.com.au
Louise Livingstone
Project Officer (part-time)
Email: loulivingstone@crrmhq.com.au
Chintana Sananikhone
Administrative Assistant (part-time)
Email: chintana@crrmhq.com.au
Foundation Fellow
Professor Ernest Hunter
Email: Ernest_Hunter@health.qld.gov.au
Left to right: Dr Jennifer Bowers, Dr Liz Buikstra, Karen Down and Greg Pratt.
Participant Executive Committee
Professor Diego De Leo
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
Griffith University, Brisbane
Associate Professor Don Gorman
Director, Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health
Faculty of Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
Professor Phil Graham
Creative Industries Faculty
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Professor Janet Greeley
Pro Vice Chancellor
Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences
James Cook University, Townsville
Dr Aaron Groves
Director, Mental Health Branch
Queensland Health, Brisbane
Michael White
Chief Executive Officer
Wuchopperen Health Service Ltd
Cairns
Professor Graham Martin
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The University of Queensland
Mental Health Centre
Royal Brisbane Hospital
Mr Anthony Weller
Manager, Mental Health
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section)
Brisbane