Our 2023-2024 Board

Diana’s background is in general practice, medical education, strategic planning, policy development and health system redesign. She is a member of the RACGP NSW&ACT Faculty Council and has recently concluded a three-year term on the GP Synergy Board and a ten-year term on the Western Sydney Local Health District Board. Diana is a Conjoint Professor in the Department of General Practice, University of Western Sydney, and former Chair of the NSW&ACT PHN Council, the Agency for Clinical Innovation’s General Practice Advisory Group and NSW Health’s General Practice Advisory Council. Diana is also a past member of the RACGP, GPET and AMLA Boards, and has a long involvement in reform initiatives intended to build strong, integrated and equitable primary health care.

Anne-Marie Feyer has more than 30 years’ experience in public health research and policy, with experience spanning private and academic sectors. As a Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), she established the Firm’s Health Advisory Practice. Prior to joining PwC, Anne-Marie held senior academic appointment in public health in Australia and New Zealand. Since retiring from PwC, Anne-Marie works independently at the interface between research and policy, working with health research centres and with health departments at jurisdictional and national levels. She chaired the Health Workforce Taskforce, led the state-wide evaluation of the Chronic Disease Management Program in NSW and co-led the Independent Review of Medical Intern Training for AHMAC. Currently, Anne-Marie is Director, National Primary and Acute Care Data Linkage Project, she is the co-chief investigator on the NSW Lumos Data Linkage Program and is a professorial fellow at the George Institute for Global Health.

Steven is a senior professional with a background in engineering, construction, defence industry, vocational education, health and community enterprises. He has widely diversified skills across industry, government and community and is highly respected for his commitment and ethical approach to engagement of all parties across these sectors. As he often states, his success and ambition are underpinned by his trade, community and SME experiences. Steven brings over 30 years’ experience as a chairperson and non-executive director serving on a number of community boards and private companies across a range of sectors and industries and has chaired a range of sub-committees. Steven’s current appointments are as an Independent Director on the boards of Hunter Primary Care Ltd and NSW Aboriginal Housing Office and President of the Itji-Marru Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, with former appointments at Empowered Communities, NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and Engineers Without Borders Indigenous Advisory Board.

Lindsay is an experienced Company Director, CEO and leader in the non-profit sector with over 25 years of experience in leading and managing health, sporting and community organisations. She has tertiary qualifications in Physiotherapy and Health Personnel Education and has experience in the accreditation and design of hospitals and health care services, organisational transformation, governance, business development, advocacy, leadership and property development. Lindsay is a non-executive director with WentWest, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia (SHPA), Healthicare and Gidget Foundation Australia (GFA). In her Executive career, Lindsay was CEO of Royal Far West Children’s Charity, Netball Australia, the Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Asthma Foundation, and prior to those appointments she occupied senior roles in the NSW Hospital Planning Authority (HOSPLAN) and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). Lindsay was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019 and was voted Third Sector CEO of the Year in 2019. She was previously an NSW finalist in Telstra’s Businesswoman of the Year.

Caroline has more than 30 years’ experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer and as a senior executive in a number of private and public sector organisations. She has served on several boards and has consulted to boards on corporate governance and board performance. Caroline is a community member of the Board and has a special interest in bioethics and medical regulation. She is Chair of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority of NSW, a Councils Member on the Australian Professional Standards Councils and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee of the Actuaries Institute.

Walid Jammal is the principal GP in a well-established general practice in suburban Sydney, where he supervises GP registrars and medical students. His experience spans paediatrics, men’s health, medico-legal matters and quality and safety control in general practice. Walid is a Clinical Lecturer at Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine at Western Sydney University. He has a keen interest in health economics and models of care in general practice, especially the Patient Centred Medical Home framework. He and his practice team have been leaders in the Commonwealth’s Health Care Home initiative and the NSW Integrated Care Demonstrator project. He is heavily involved in health reform, being appointed as Co-Chair of the Commonwealth’s Primary Care Reform Steering Group.

David is one of Australia’s most senior health informaticians whose work on digital health is grounded in health service and system executive management experience. He is a national and international leader in health informatics, a health system strategist and a change agent, with extensive international consulting experience. He is the author of ‘A Practitioner’s Guide to Health Informatics in Australia’, the pre-eminent text for Australia’s Certified Health Informatician program, and author of Australian guidelines for protecting patient safety during the introduction of e-health. He is a member of the World Health Organisation’s Roster of Digital Health Experts and an Executive Consultant in Digital Health at JP Consulting. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at RMIT University and Adjunct Faculty at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Alan has had an executive career spanning over 50 years in urban, regional and community development. He has extensive experience as a professional non-executive director, Board chair and chair of finance, audit and risk committees spanning multiple sectors including property, infrastructure, funds management, education, health, seniors living, government and not-for-profit.

Alan is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a life member of the Urban Institute of Australia. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2009 and made an honorary Fellow of Western Sydney University in 2016.

Brendon brings over three decades of experience in the legal field to his role as a Board member at WentWest. Since 2000, he has specialised in corporate and commercial law and currently is a Partner of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Australia’s largest legal partnership. He also deeply understands Western Sydney’s dynamics and business landscape having been Chair of the Western Sydney Business Connection for over a decade. His contributions extend to being a committee member of the Western Parkland City Authority’s Western Sydney Procurement Steering Committee and as a member of the External Advisory Committee at the Western Sydney University School of Business. Brendon has served on the boards of a listed technology company, not-for-profits, and advisory boards in the civil construction and property development sectors. He has also served on the Western Sydney Appeals Committee for the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.