Nursing and Midwifery Board Members

Meet the individual members of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia:

Ms Gillie Anderson

Community Member, Tasmania
Lawyer with Abetz Curtis Lawyers and Retailer/Small Business Owner

Qualifications:

  • Graduate Certificate of Legal Practice; Bachelor of Laws; Bachelor of Jurisprudence; Bachelor of Arts

Memberships:

  • Member Medical Radiation Science Professionals Board (Tas) since 2006
  • Member Nursing Board of Tasmania, August 2007 to 30 June 2010
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Ms Angela Brannelly

Health Practitioner, Northern Territory
A/Principal Nursing and Midwifery Advisor, NT Department of Health

Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse and Midwife
  • Bachelor of Nursing Science (post registration)

Memberships:

  • Chair Northern Territory Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: from July 2010
  • Chair Nursing and Midwifery Board of Northern Territory: October 2006 to June 2010
  • Member Northern Territory Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: January 2004 to June 2010
  • Member Royal College of Nursing
  • Member Australian College of Midwives
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Professor Elizabeth Mary Chiarella

Health Practitioner, New South Wales
Professor of Nursing, University of Sydney

Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse and Midwife
  • PhD Faculty of Law University of New South Wales; Bachelor of Law Honours; Associate Diploma in Nurse Education; Midwifery Certificate; Anaesthetic Nursing Certificate Oxford Area Health Authority (Teaching); General Nursing Certificate.

Memberships:

  • Board Member Health Workforce Australia (Ministerial appointment)
  • Member Clinical Ethics Advisory Panel NSW Health
  • Chair Professional Standards Sub-committee Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (Uni of Sydney)
  • Divisional representative Steering Committee Health Policy Network (Uni of Sydney)
  • Member Proctorial Review Committee (Uni of Sydney)
  • Member Academic Board (Uni of Sydney)
  • Previous Chair, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Previous Member Corporate Governance Committee Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • Previous NSW Deputy Director Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • Previously elected member NSW Nurses and Midwives Board
  • Previous Member Conduct Committee NSW Nurses and Midwives Board
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Ms Anne Copeland

Chair and Health Practitioner, Queensland

 

Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse and Midwife
  • Master of Administration; Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing); Graduate Diploma Financial Management; Maternal and Child Health Certificate

Memberships:

  • Chair Queensland Nursing Council for five years
  • Member Australian Institute Company Directors
  • Fellow Royal College of Nursing Australia
  • Fellow J&J Wharton (University Pennsylvania)
  • Associate Fellow Australian College of Health Service Management
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009 Appointed as Chair by Ministerial Council

 

Dr Lynette Cusack

Deputy Chair and Health Practitioner, South Australia
Post Doctoral Research Fellow (Population Health), Flinders University, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse
  • PhD; Masters Health Administration; Bachelor of Nursing; Diploma Applied Science – Nursing; Midwifery Certificate

Memberships:

  • Member Royal College of Nursing Australia
  • Member Board of the Flinders University Research Centre for Disaster Resilience and Health
  • Presiding Member Nurses Board of South Australia from October 1999 to August 2009
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009
  • Appointed Deputy Chair by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

 

Professor Denise Fassett

Health Practitioner, Tasmania
Professor of Nursing and Head of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania

Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse
  • PhD University of Technology Sydney; Master of Nursing; Graduate Diploma Aged Care; Bachelor of Health Science; General Nursing Training Royal Hobart Hospital

Memberships:

  • Board Member Partners in Health Board (Faculty of Health Science and Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania)
  • Chair Wicking Dementia Research and Education Advisory Committee (Tasmania)
  • Chair School of Nursing and Midwifery Committee (UTAS)
  • Member Academic Senate UTAS
  • Member Faculty of Health Science Executive UTAS
  • Member School of Nursing and Midwifery Executive UTAS
  • Previous Chair Nurses Board of Tasmania from June 2006 to June 2010
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Lynne Geri

Health Practitioner, Victoria
Enrolled Nurse

Qualifications:

  • Enrolled Nurse
  • Certified in Rehabilitation

Memberships:

  • Member Victorian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from July 2010
  • Member of the Victorian Registration Committee
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Louise Horgan

Health Practitioner, Western Australia
Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University

Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse
  • Master of Science (Nursing); Graduate Diploma in Education (Higher and Further); Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing)

Memberships:

  • Chair Western Australia Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia July 2010 to July 2011
  • Presiding Member of the previous Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia
  • Member of the Accreditation Advisory Committee of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
  • Member of Royal College of Nursing, Australia
  • Member of Australian Nursing Federation
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Mary Kirk

Health Practitioner, ACT
Midwifery and Nursing

Qualifications:

  • Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse
  • Master of Arts (Women’s Studies); Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing Science); Midwifery Certificate; Paediatric Nursing Certificate; General Nursing Certificate; Master Business Administration (in progress as at June 2011)

Memberships:

  • Member Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council International Advisory Committee
  • Board Member (1997 – 1999) and Chair ACT Nurses Board until appointment as President of the ACT Nursing and Midwifery Board from 2004 until 2006
  • Board Member Australian Association Parenting & Child Health
  • Member Australian College of Midwives
  • Member Australian College of Midwives International Committee
  • Member International Confederation of Midwives Regional Regulatory Committee
  • Member Royal College of Nursing Australia
  • Associate Fellow Australasian Association Health Service Manager
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Dr Christine Murphy

Community Member, Victoria
Board Consultant and Senior Executive Coach, and Adjunct Lecturer, RMIT University

Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Business Administration; Master of Business Administration

Memberships:

  • Member of Victorian Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia July 2010 to February 2011
  • Member Nurses Board of Victoria 2005 to June 2010
  • Member Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Member of the American Academy of Management
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Heather Sjoberg

Community Member, Northern Territory
Alderman, Darwin City Council, since 2004

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts; Diploma of Education; Bachelor of Education; Master of Education; Master of Business Administration; Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors; Fellow of Australian Council of Educational Leaders

Memberships:

  • Member Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board since 2009
  • Member Darwin Entertainment Centre Board since 2008
  • Member Northern Territory Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from July 2010
  • Member Nursing and Midwifery Board of Northern Territory 2006 to June 2010
  • Member Darwin Development Consent Authority (NT) since 2004
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009

 

Ms Margaret Winn

Community Member, New South Wales
Health and Development Consultant, Fifth World Pty Ltd

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education (Sydney)

Memberships:

  • Member New South Wales Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia since July 2010
  • Member New South Wales Nursing and Midwifery Council since July 2010
  • Member New South Wales Notifications Committee of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia since July 2010
  • Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2009