Nursing and Midwifery Board Members

About

Associate Professor Lynette Cusack RN/midwife

Chair of the National Board and Health Practitioner, South Australia

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse and Midwife
Doctor of Philosophy
Masters Health Administration
Bachelor of Nursing
Diploma Applied Science – Nursing
Midwifery Certificate

Memberships:

Member, Australian College of Nursing
Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: 6 May 2014 to 2 October 2020
Presiding member, Nurses Board of South Australia: October 1999 to August 2009
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2009
Presiding member, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: 31 August 2013
Deputy Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: 30 August 2009-2012; August 2012 – August 2013
Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing. Psi Eta Chapter

Reappointed as Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (two year appointment).

Adjunct A/Prof Veronica Casey

Health Practitioner, Queensland

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse and Midwife
Bachelor of Nursing
Postgraduate Diploma, Nursing, Geriatric
Master, Nursing Leadership
Fellow - Australian College of Nursing

Memberships:

Former member Queensland Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: July 2010 to September 2015
Member Association of Queensland Nurse Leaders
International Commissioner on Magnet ©, American Nurses Credentialing Centre
Member Australian College of Midwives

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 3 August 2017 (2nd term of office)

Nicoletta Ciffolilli

Community Member, Western Australia

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Jurisprudence
Bachelor of Laws
Nationally Accredited Mediator
Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Approved Court Mediator of the Family Court of WA
Recipient of the LEADR Award for Significant Contribution to Alternative Dispute Resolution

Memberships:

Practitioner, Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
Member, Law Society of WA’s Mediators and Arbitrators Panel
Former community member, Western Australia Board of the Medical Board of Australia
Former legal member, Medical Board of Western Australia
Former member, State Administrative Tribunal (WA)
Former member, Social Security Appeals Tribunal
Former conference registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (2nd term of office)

Melodie Heland

Health Practitioner, Victoria

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse
Masters of Nursing, Grad Dip Health Administration, Bachelor of Nursing, Critical Care Certificate
Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors
Executive MBA

Memberships:

Member Australian College of Health Service Management
Member Victorian Ministerial Advisory Council for Nursing and Midwifery
Member Victorian Health Services Review Council

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (2nd term of office)

Dr Christopher Helms

Health Practitioner, Australian Capital Territory

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing
Master of Science, Nursing – Geriatric and Adult Nurse Practitioner
Bachelor of Science, Nursing and Spanish

Memberships:

Fellow, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
Member, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Former Vice President, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
Former Member, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council - Nurse Practitioner Program Accreditation Committee

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (2nd term of office)

Max Howard

Community Member, Queensland

Qualifications:

Master Business Administration
Graduate Cert Business
Associate Diploma in Information Technology (systems analyst)
Certificate IV Assessment & Workforce Training

Memberships:

Member, Australian Institute Company Directors
Member, Dental Technicians Board Queensland (Treasurer)
Member, Speech pathologists Board of Queensland (Treasurer)
Member, Logan/Scenic Rim Policy Advice Collaborative - Advice on Policy development for urban development (healthy cities) for local government
Member, Queensland Building Services Policy Committee
Former member, Southside Partnership Council – Connecting Healthcare in Communities
Former member, Dental Board Australia (Queensland)
Previous Chair, Logan/ Beaudesert Health Service District Council

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (3rd term of office)

Catherine Schofield

Health Practitioner, Tasmania

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse
Master, Nursing
Bachelor of Applied Science, Nursing
Graduate Certificate, Forensic Behavioural Science

Memberships:

Former Chair, Tasmanian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: 2010 – 2018
Member, Australian College of Nursing
Member, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
Former Chair, Tasmanian Branch Australian College of Mental Health Nurses: 2008 – 2010
Member, Tasmanian Lead Clinicians Group 2012 – 2014
Member Queensland Building Services Policy Committee
Former Member Southside Partnership Council – Connecting Healthcare in Communities
Former Member Dental Board Australia (Queensland)
Previous Chair of the Logan/ Beaudesert Health Service District Council

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018

Annette Symes

Health Practitioner, New South Wales

Qualifications:

Registered nurse
Graduate Certificate, Health Planning
Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)

Memberships:

Appointment as Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University, School of Health Sciences & Human Sciences

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (2nd term of office)

Allyson Warrington

Community Member, Tasmania

Qualifications:

Company Directors Diploma
Bachelor of Business (Marketing and International Business)
Certified Practising Marketer

Memberships:

Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute
Board Member, Cancer Council Tasmania
Board Member, Hobart Women’s Shelter
Former Director and Chair Audit Committee, Tasmanian Polytechnic
Former President, Public Relations Institute of Australia (Tas)
Former President, Australian Marketing Institute (Tas)
Former community representative, Crime Prevention and Community Safety Council
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2012

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (3rd term of office)

Jennifer Wood

Health Practitioner, Western Australia

Qualifications:

Registered midwife, Registered Nurse
Masters of Science
Post Graduate Diploma (Midwifery)
Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing)

Memberships:

Former member, Western Australia Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2018 (2nd term of office)