Board members

	Dr Mary McNulty MBBS (WA ) Dr Mary McNulty was appointed Chairman of the Board in December 2008. Prior to this Mary held the position of Vice President from 2002, and has been a Board Member since 1997. She is currently Chairman of the Silver Chain’s Human Research Ethics Committee. Mary is a General Practitioner in suburban Perth with a special interest in palliative care having worked with our Hospice Care Service for 20 years. She has been involved with general practitioner education and the promotion of palliative care.
	Mrs Dianne Browning B Juris LLB Mrs Dianne Browning was appointed a Vice President of the Association in December 2008. A Board Member since October 2001 and current Chairman of the Professional Services Advisory Committee, Dianne is a highly experienced Corporate Lawyer with a background in financial services and risk management. She is currently the Company Secretary and General Counsel of MDA National Insurance.
	Mrs Gaye McMath B. Com, MBA, FCPA, FAICD Gaye has served as a Board Member since July 2000 and was appointed Vice President of the Association and Chair of the Corporate Governance & Nominations Committee in November 2007. Gaye is the Executive Director, Finance and Resources at the University of Western Australia and previously held the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Resource Management) and Chief Financial Officer at Murdoch University. She was earlier employed with BHP Billiton for 23 years in a wide range of senior financial, strategic planning and commercial management positions in the Steel, Mining and Treasury divisions. Gaye was a BHP Billiton nominated Director on various domestic and international Boards. She is currently serving as a Director of the Western Australian Treasury Corporation, the Gold Corporation and Verve Energy. She is a member of the Methodist Ladies College School Council and the WA Council of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
	Mr John R Cahill B.Bus (Acc), FCPA, GAICD Appointed to the Board in July 2010, John is the former Chief Executive Officer of Alinta Infrastructure Holdings and Chief Financial Officer of Alinta Ltd and has over 25 years experience working in the energy utility sector in treasury, finance, accounting and risk management. He is a director and Deputy Chairman of Electricity Networks Corporation which trades as Western Power and chairs its Finance and Risk Committee and is a member of the People and Performance Committee. John is also a non-executive director of Emeco Holdings Ltd an ASX listed mining services company and is chairman of its Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. John is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow, Deputy President and Director of CPA Australia Ltd. John also represents the Australian accounting bodies on the Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the International Federation of Accountants.
	Mr Haydn Chrystal BE (Elec), MBA, FAIM, MAICD Appointed to the Board in May 2010, Haydn Chrystal is our newest Board Member. He has been responsible for the ongoing growth and implementation of the strategic direction for the Chrystal family group of companies since 1995. Haydn has been involved in non executive director roles for 12 years and is currently non-Executive Chairman of the Snap group.
	Peter Gibbons Assoc Dip Val, Grad Dip Prop, MBA Appointed to both Board and the Finance and Audit Committee in November 2006, Peter Gibbons has extensive experience in property investment banking and real estate development. Peter has managed dedicated structured property finance teams and provided specialised property solutions. Peter is involved in all aspects of real estate portfolio management an has extensive senior managerial and business operation expertise. He is currently a Commissioner on the Western Australian Football Commission.
	Julie Keene BBus(Acc), MAcc, CA, MAICD Appointed Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee in November 2007 and a Board Member since May 2007, Julie is the Director, Finance Planning and Reporting, and Chief Financial Officer at Murdoch University. Prior to this, Julie spent over 10 years in various roles in the financial services sector, including the areas of finance, strategic planning and project management, both overseas and with BankWest in Perth. Julie is also a Board member of the Perth Convention Bureau and Chairman of the Bureau’s Membership and Finance Committee.
	Dr Michael McComish MBBS FRACP Dr Michael McComish is a Consultant Physician in General Medicine who joined the Board on 2 July 2010. In addition to his roles as Consultant Physician and Head of Department of Internal Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital, Michael is Consultant Physician for King Edward Memorial Hospital and has a private practice at St John of God Hospital. He is currently a member of the Medical Board of Western Australia.
	Mr Robert Radley Qualifications: B.Sc(Hons), M.Sc(Eng), MBA, EDP (Cornell), MAICD Robert is a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers where he is the site leader for the Advisory practice in Perth. Robert is the previous joint Managing Director of Poynton & Partners and GEM Consulting. He has been a management consultant for over 15 years, prior to that holding senior management roles in information technology and a national R&D facility. Robert has extensive strategy development and performance improvement experience in a wide range of industry sectors including: utilities, mining, resources, oil&gas, financial services, telecommunications, government, engineering, property development and aged care amongst others. His consulting career has enabled him to work in Europe, North America, South America, South Africa and Australia. He is currently a board member of Aquinas College.
	Dr Judith Straton MD MPH FAFPHM Appointed to the Board in April 2008, Dr Judy Straton is a public health physician with considerable experience in academia and in government. She taught for over 20 years at the University of Western Australia where she was Associate Professor of Public Health and later Associate Dean in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Following this, she spent several years working in government, first as a Senior Medical Advisor in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and later as Director of Child and Community Health in the WA Department of Health. Judy is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Lead Fellow in Assessment for the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine and is a member of the Project Advisory Group for a large research project on Men, Women and Ageing.