Our Board

Experience and expertise: Diana’s background is in general practice, medical education, strategic planning, policy development and health system redesign. She is a member of the GP Synergy Board and the RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty Council and has recently concluded 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 Chair of the 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.

Experience and expertise: Tim is Emeritus Professor of General Practice at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney; Honorary Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health; and Consultant Emeritus at Westmead Hospital. Tim practiced in community-controlled Aboriginal health for almost 20 years and was Chair of the General Practice and Primary Care Committee of the Medical Benefit Schedule Review. He currently chairs the Clinical Intervention Advisory Committee of NPS MedicineWise. He has a strong record in research and education and has published over 200 refereed research papers on a variety of topics relating to chronic disease and primary care. Tim has led a wide range of initiatives in medical education and has chaired AMC accreditation teams for several Australasian medical schools and colleges.

Experience and expertise: 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, AnneMarie held senior academic appointment in public health in Australia and New Zealand. Since retiring from PwC, AnneMarie works independently at the interface between research and policy, working with several health research centres and state health departments. 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 an advisor to the Ministry of Health Collaborative Commissioning Initiative, she is the co-chief investigator on the Lumos Data Linkage Program and is an adjunct professor at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Experience and expertise: 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.

Experience and expertise: Lindsay is an experienced Company Director, CEO and industry leader in not-for-profits, sporting organisations and private sector businesses. She holds non-executive directorships with WentWest, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia and the Confederation of Australian Sport. Lindsay is the Project Director for Royal Far West’s (RFW) $350 million redevelopment project at Manly, having recently retired from her 10-year role at RFW as CEO. She was previously CEO of Netball Australia, the Australian Physiotherapy Association NSW and the Asthma Foundation NSW. Prior to those appointments she occupied key roles at the NSW Hospital Planning Authority and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. Lindsay’s experience and skills include corporate and clinical governance, strategy development, systems reform, organisational transformation, business development, communication and media, government relations and advocacy, fundraising and risk management. Her original training was in physiotherapy and her area of clinical speciality was spinal and neurological rehabilitation. Lindsay was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019 and was voted CEO of the Year in 2019. She was previously a NSW finalist in Telstra’s Businesswoman of the Year.

Experience and expertise: 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 a Councils Member on the Australian Professional Standards Councils and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee of the Actuaries Institute.

Experience and expertise: 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.

Experience and expertise: 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 Australia’s 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 an Adjunct Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Experience and expertise: 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, and has sat on audit and risk management committees spanning multiple sectors, including property, 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.