AUSTRALIAN RESPIRATORY COUNCIL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Director
• Executive Director

Appointed as the ARC Executive Director from April 2008 to May 2009 and April 2013 - Present. NSW Tuberculosis (TB) Program Manager 1997- 2013; various positions in public health for over twenty-five years including: clinical nurse consultant in public health Corrections Health Service and TB prevention and control services for the NSW Ministry of Health. Member of the NSW Ministry of Health TB Advisory Committee 1997 to Present. Member of the Commonwealth Department of Health National TB Advisory Committee 1997 - 2013. Appointed to the Board of ARC in 2001. Elected as a Life Governor of ARC in 2011. Treasurer & Executive Committee Member for the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union) Asia Pacific Region 2015 to Present. Programme Secretary of The Union Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Sub-Section 2017 - 2019. Chair of the Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Sub-Section of The Union 2019 to Present. Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia June 2019 "for service to community health particularly to respiratory diseases". Dip Nursing NSW TB Program Manager, NSW Health Department Amanda Christensen is the TB Program Manager, appointed to the position at New South Wales Health Department in 1997. Prior to this, Amanda held various positions in public health as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in a variety of settings including Corrections Health, Sexual Health and Family Planning. As TB Program Manager, NSW Health, Amanda was appointed to the Australian National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee in 1997. Amanda obtained her Diploma of Nursing in 1983 and undertook further studies to achieve qualifications in Sexual Health and Family Planning. She was appointed to the Board of the Australian Respiratory Council (ARC) in 2001 and has been instrumental in developing the role of tuberculosis (TB) nurses and related workers in the Western Pacific Region. These contributions include: the facilitation of TB nurse training in Kiribati in 2005; the commencement of annual training workshops for nurses and related workers in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) in 2006; the initiation of monthly case conference meetings for TB program teams in USAPIs and negotiated the first TB Nurses Workshop held at the Pacific Stop TB meeting in Fiji, 2010. In 2008, Amanda led a team of ARC consultants in developing a training manual for TB Nurses in the Pacific. In addition to this, Amanda has represented ARC at the annual meetings of the International Union of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) and biennial meetings of the IUATLD - Asia Pacific Region. In 2008 Amanda was appointed Executive Director of ARC for a period of twelve months and became Chair of ARC's Project Committee in 2009.

Job Titles:

• Emeritus
• Emeritus Professor of Preventive and Social

Charles Baldwin Kerr is Emeritus Professor of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Sydney. He was educated at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, the University of Sydney and Oxford and holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery, and a Doctor of Philosophy. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine. He is a member of the Human Genetics Association of Australasia, the Australian Public Health Association, the Australian Faculty of Public Health Physicians and the Doctors Reform Society. Emeritus Professor Kerr was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004 for service to medicine in the fields of public health and human genetics, and to education. Professor Kerr was a director of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association of NSW (and later Community Health and Anti-Tuberculosis Association) for 26 years between 1972 and 1998. He made a special contribution as chair of the planning and development committee until 1988. This committee instigated and managed the mobile Health Information and Screening Service that began in association with Sydney Hospital. In his long and distinguished career at the University of Sydney, Professor Kerr trained a large cohort of medical graduates who were made aware of the consideration of public health issues in their practice of medicine. He carried this public health perspective through all his professional endeavours, including his directorship of what is now, the Australian Respiratory Council.

Job Titles:

• Director

Job Titles:

• Member of the Research Committee
• President
• Member of Research Committe

David Macintosh has devoted an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into ARC and other charitable bodies, which are dedicated to improving respiratory health of communities and promoting research in respiratory disease. He has served on the Council of the Australian Lung Foundation for over a decade and he has been a member of the Board of the Australian Respiratory Council (ARC) since 1995 and he has been our ARC President since 2000. He is also a Governor of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (which is a charitable respiratory research institute) and he has chaired its Finance Committee since 2006. He joined the Board at the time it was called Community Health & Anti-TB Association (CHATA). He was instrumental in moving CHATA from being a somewhat financially stagnant body to being an extremely progressive organization, with substantial financial returns from its invested funds. These funds were able to support important projects and research to improve respiratory health in underprivileged communities. With his professional experience in property development and management, he was able to direct CHATA through its re-location from a quiet suburban location to a high profile CBD address. This has been a major step in the progress of the ARC to achieve its objectives as a major player in the field of respiratory charitable bodies. In addition to his role in ARC, he has established and personally funded the Macintosh Foundation which provides the funding of the Macintosh Chair of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at the Children's Hospital Westmead. This is a magnificent example of his dedication to promoting respiratory health in the community and the humane care of patients with respiratory illness. He has chaired the Board of ARC (formerly CHATA) since 2000. During this time he has used his finely tuned leadership, financial and management skills to expand the reach of the ARC to beyond a national role to be influential in respiratory care in the Western Pacific and in Papua New Guinea.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Research Committee

Job Titles:

• Director

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science major in Information Technology with a career spanning over 20 years of experience, successfully delivering business improvement, business transformation, infrastructure and application projects globally. Presently employed at Lendlease as Product Owner holding accountability over new innovations & leveraging technologies to deliver business value. Jean's acquired skills in corporate social responsibility, environmental awareness and philanthropy has earned her the positions as Director of The Australian Respiratory Council 2019-Present, Non-Executive Director for the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) NSW Division 2018-Present, Director of the UNAA National Peace Program 2013-2018 and UN Women Australia NSW Chapter Executive Committee 2012-2014.

Job Titles:

• Director

Solicitor, Supreme Court of NSW; General Manager and Board Director, WorkCover Authority of NSW 1988-1997; Chairman, Dust Disease Board of NSW 1988-1997; Member, National Occupational Health and Safety Commission 1988-1997; Chairman, Sporting Injuries Committee 1988-1997; Member, Joint Coal Board Health and Safety Trust 1993-1997. Appointed to the Board of ARC in November 2008 - 2011. Chair, of Centenary Celebration Committee. Reappointed to the Board of ARC in 2012 - Present.

Job Titles:

• Emeritus Professor

Job Titles:

• Clinical Professor

Professor Iven Young, Professor Iven Young is Head of the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has a particular interest in lung function testing, the pulmonary mechanisms of respiratory failure, and the management of chronic lung diseases including COPD. He has authored and co- authored many publications on respiratory health over many years. Presented in recognition of his contribution to Community Health and Tuberculosis Australia since his appointment as a Director, particularly as chair of the Research Committee. He became a member and Director in 1998.

Job Titles:

• Emeritus Professor
• Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University

John Paul Seale is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Sydney. He was educated at the University of Sydney and the University of London. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine, a Bachelor of Surgery and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Pharmacology. Upon graduating from the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Sydney, Paul Seale undertook his residency at Sydney Hospital and was later a registrar post at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. After completing his postgraduate training, obtaining a membership and later Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, Paul travelled to London to pursue his doctorate in Clinical Pharmacology. Returning to Australia in 1979 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology, held an advisory position with the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim and was made a Consultant Physician in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Professor Seale has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of respiratory health in Australia and overseas. He is past President of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand; past Council Member, Australian Lung Foundation; Council Member, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology; Congress President, 5th APSR Congress, Sydney 1998; Past Associate Editor, Respirology. As well as Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Sydney, he is an Honorary Consultant Physician Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Research Leader, Clinical Trials Unit and Deputy Director, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Professor Seale has published widely and is a much-in-demand figure to lecture to both national and international respiratory meetings. He continues to perform research particularly in the area of determining the efficiency, risks and benefit ratios of new drug treatment in asthma. Professor Seale was elected to the board of Australian Respiratory Council in 1997 and continues to make a significant contribution to the mission and objectives of the Australian Respiratory Council. He has been a Vice-President since 2001.

Job Titles:

• Associate Professor
• Member of Research Committe

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• Administration Support Role

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Director

TB Coordinator South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (Northern Sector) 2013 - Present; Executive Officer Australian Respiratory Council 2009-2013; Manager Department of Respiratory Medicine, TB Coordinator, TB and Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant 1998-2009; Asthma Coordinator and TB Clinical Nurse Specialist South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service (Southern Sector) 1992-1998; Chair and Program Secretary, Nurses and Allied Health Subsection International Union Against TB and Lung Disease 2009-2013; Appointed to the National Asthma Expert Advisory Group 2006; Appointed to the Board Asthma Educators Association (NSW) 1992 and Board Australian Asthma and Respiratory Educators Association 2006, Life Member 2011; Appointed to Board of ARC in 2013.

Job Titles:

• Development Advisor to the Calleo Indigenous Community Fund

Michael (Mike) Smith is Development Advisor to the Calleo Indigenous Community Fund (CICF). As part of the Calleo Group, Calleo Indigenous delivers skilled resources to its clients and allocates part of its profits to the CICF which provides education and development opportunities to deserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Job Titles:

• Major General ( Retd )

Mike is also Chairman of the Gallipoli Scholarship Fund and a Non-executive Director of the Institute for Economics and Peace. He is a past National President of the United Nations Association of Australia, a former Visiting Fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at the Australian National University, and a former Adjunct Professor at the Key Centre for Ethics, Governance, Law and Justice at Griffith University. Mike consults on peace and security issues and maintains a strong commitment to human rights. He has worked with the United Nations in military and/or civilian capacities in Cambodia, Kashmir, Libya, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste, and Yemen, developing effective cross-cultural experience.

Mr Dennis Wilson is a barrister, mediator, and accredited international arbitrator, whose work generally includes difficult cases in both fact and law, dealing in matters of high value or involving significant principle. He is a long-standing member of the legal profession in Australia and has advised on legislative review and policy development and implementation in environmental law and in the mining and resources sectors. Mr Wilson has a particular interest in the World Trade Organisation, the Energy Charter Treaty, Mining and Oil and Gas law and dispute resolution. Mr Wilson, is an Adjunct Professor of Law, at Notre Dame University, Sydney.

Job Titles:

• Emeritus Professor

Job Titles:

• Executive Vice President
• Vice President

Robyn Johnson has had an extensive career in the event and tourism sector, managing her own conference and exhibitions company and working with national and international not-for-profit (NFP) organisations. Robyn has held senior management roles including most recently Chief Executive Officer of peak body Meetings & Events Australia that offers accredited education and training programs, conducts research into industry trends and advocates on behalf of the meetings and events sector. Robyn is currently working with government and industry on new regional programs in response to impact of COVID-19 on the visitor economy. Robyn is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a background in the development and implementation of business growth strategies. Appointed to the board of ARC in 2012.

Job Titles:

• Financial Consultant

Professor in Respiratory Medicine at Sydney University and Respiratory Physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Area Director of Tuberculosis Services, Sydney Local Health District. Research Leader for the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and jointly leads the Woolcock's Vietnam research team. Professor Fox heads several NHMRC-funded clinical trials and translational research studies relating to tuberculosis, lung disease and antimicrobial resistance. His research aims to develop new approaches to TB control, COPD, asthma and tobacco control in resource-limited settings. Appointed to the Board of ARC in 2017.