Nursing and Midwifery Board Members

About

Adjunct Professor Veronica Casey AM

Chair of the National Board and 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

Appointed as Chair (second term) and reappointed as a practitioner member from Queensland for a period of 3 years (fourth term) from 15 September 2023

Theresa Best

Community Member, Victoria

Qualifications:

Graduate Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
Bachelor of Communications

Memberships:

Member Interim Regional Body Barwon South West Mental Health and Wellbeing - Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health
Trustee Melbourne Cricket Ground Trust
Director Barwon Health Foundation
Director Geelong Disabled Peoples Industries
Former Director Cricket Victoria
Member Salvation Army Advisory Board Western Division
Former Director Australasian Birth Trauma Association

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 28 March 2023.

Felicity Dalzell

Practitioner member, Australian Capital Territory

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse
• Diploma Nursing
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Master of Advanced Practice Emergency Nurisng
• Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing

Memberships:

• Member of College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
• Former Chair, ACT Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2017 – 2024
• Former member, ACT Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2010 – 2024

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 21 November 2024.

Rebecca North

Practitioner member, New South Wales

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Master of Mental Health Nursing
• Master of Applied Management (Nursing)

Memberships:

• Board Director – The Canopy

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 14 November 2024.

Louise Southalan

Community member, Western Australia

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws
• Master of International and Community Development
• Master of Science (Mental Health Policy and Services)
• Graduate Certificate of Counselling Skills
• Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Churchill Fellow

Memberships:

• Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Australian Evaluation Society
• Associate Member - Lowitja Institute
• Steering Committee – Worldwide Prison Health Research and Evaluation Network (WEPHREN)
• Board member – Mental Health Matters 2 Pty Ltd
• Former board member – HepatitisWA

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 19 November 2024.

Dr Catherine Stoddart PSM

Practitioner member, Western Australia

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse
Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing)
Master Project Management
Master, Business Administration
Doctor Business Administration
Fellow - Australian College of Health Service Managers
Certified Health Executive

Memberships:

Associate Editor BMJ Leader
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 23 November 2024.

Alison Verhoeven

Community member, Australian Capital Territory

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Diploma of Education
Master of Letters
Master of Business Administration
Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Memberships:

Board director, Croakey Health Media

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 19 March 2024.

David Carpenter

Health Practitioner, Northern Territory

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse and Midwife
Bachelor of Nursing
Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Emergency)
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
Master of Healthcare Leadership

Memberships:

Member, Australian College of Nursing
Member, Australian College of Midwives
Member, CRANAPlus
Member, Flight Nurses Australia
Former member, Northern Territory Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: April 2015 - October 2018

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 23 November 2024 (3rd term of office)

Sonja Ilievska

Community Member, Victoria

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Economics
Master of Business Administration
Australian Institute of Company Directors Course
Certificate in Internal Quality Auditing
NSW Health Approved Cooling Water Systems Auditor
Department of Health (Vic) Approved Cooling Tower System Risk Management Plan Auditor

Memberships:

Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member, Institute of Community Directors Australia
Community Advisor, Western Health (Victoria)
Community Member, Falls Prevention Sub Working Group, Western Health (Victoria)
Consumer Representative, VCCC Alliance
Member, Women’s Health Victoria
President, Williamstown Community and Education Centre
Board Advisor and member Governance, Risk and Audit Committee, Macedonian Community Welfare Association
Former Co-Chair, Women with Disabilities Victoria
Former member, Women’s Advisory Committee Hobson’s Bay City Council (Victoria)
Former member, Joan Kirner Women’s, and Children’s Hospital Community Advisory Committee

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 23 November 2024 (2nd term of office)

Penelope Marshall

Practitioner Member, Victoria

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse and Midwife
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Promotion)
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Science
Master of Health and Medical Law
Master of Health Care Leadership and Management
Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors

Memberships:

Member, Australian College of Nursing
Graduate and member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 27 March 2023.

Paula Medway

Health Practitioner, South Australia

Qualifications:

Endorsed midwife, Registered Nurse
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Certified Health Informatician Australasia
Certificate IV, Training and Assessment
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Midwifery (First Class Honours)
Professional Certificate in Screening, Diagnostics, Pharmacology and Prescribing for Midwives
Graduate Diploma of Nursing Science (Clinical Nursing)
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
Master of Public Health
Doctor of Philosophy (candidate)

Memberships:

Fellow, Australian College of Midwives
Member, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
Member, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
Member, International Lactation Consultants Association
Member, Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand
Member, Australian Breastfeeding Association
Member, Healthy Development Adelaide
Member, International Confederation of Midwives Western Pacific Regional Professional Committee
Former member South Australian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2014-2023), Chair (2021-2023)

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 2 October 2023.

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

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 8 December 2024 (3rd term of office)