Nursing and Midwifery Board Members

About

Associate Professor Lynette Cusack RN

Chair of the National Board and Health Practitioner, South Australia

Qualifications:

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

Memberships:

Member Australian College of Nursing
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Chair) from 6 May 2014 to 30 August 2018
Presiding Member Nurses Board of South Australia from October 1999 to August 2009
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Presiding Member) from 31 August 2013
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Deputy Chair) from 30 August 2009-2012; August 2012 – August 2013
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2009

Reappointed as Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2015 (3rd term of office)

Angela Brannelly

Health Practitioner, Northern Territory

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse and Midwife
Bachelor of Nursing Science (post registration) - Northern Territory University
Master of Health Services Management - Griffith University

Memberships:

Former Chair Northern Territory Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: from July 2010
Former Member Northern Territory Board of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: July 2010 to August 2015
Chair Nursing and Midwifery Board of Northern Territory: October 2006 to June 2010
Member Australian College of Nursing
Member Australian College of Midwives
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2012

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 31 August 2015 (3rd term of office)

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 of the College of Midwives

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 6 May 2014 to 4 May 2017

Nicoletta Ciffolilli

Community Member, Western Australia

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Jurisprudence (University of Western Australia)
Bachelor of Laws (University of Western Australia)
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 of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
Member of the Law Society of WA’s Mediators and Arbitrators Panel
Community Member of the Western Australia Board of the Medical Board of Australia
Previous Legal Member of the Medical Board of Western Australia
Previous Member of the State Administrative Tribunal (WA)
Previous Member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal
Previous Conference Registrar with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2015 to 30 August 2018.

Professor Denise Fassett

Health Practitioner, 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)
Tasmanian Health Organisation (THO North) Governing Council Board Member
Chair Wicking Dementia Research and Education Advisory Committee (Tasmania)
Member Academic Senate UTAS
Chair and Member Faculty of Health Science Executive UTAS
Previous Chair Nursing Board of Tasmania from June 2006 to June 2010
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2009

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 31 August 2015 (3rd 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 (in progress 2015)

Memberships:

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

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 1 June 2015.

Christopher Helms

Health Practitioner, Australian Capital Territory

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner
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 of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council - Nurse Practitioner Program Accreditation Committee

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2015 to 30 August 2018.

Max Howard

Community Member, Queensland

Qualifications:

Master Business Administration; Graduate Cert Business (USC); 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
Previous Member Southside Partnership Council – Connecting Healthcare in Communities
Previous Member Dental Board Australia (Queensland)
Previous Chair of the Logan/ Beaudesert Health Service District Council
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2012

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 31 August 2015 (2nd term of office)

Annette Symes

Health Practitioner, New South Wales

Qualifications:

Registered nurse
Graduate Certificate, Health Planning (University of New South Wales)
Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) (University of New England, Northern Rivers)

Memberships:

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

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2015 to 30 August 2018.

Ms 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 Womens’ 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 31 August 2015 (2nd term of office)

Ms Margaret Winn

Community Member, New South Wales

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education (Sydney)

Memberships:

Former member New South Wales Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: July 2010 to June 2014
Former member New South Wales Nursing and Midwifery Council: July 2010 to June 2015
Appointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 30 August 2012

Reappointed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 31 August 2015 (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:

Member of the Western Australia Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Three year appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2015 to 30 August 2018.