Health Service Board
The Board is legally responsible and accountable for the oversight of our hospitals and health services.
The Health Services Bill 2016 was enacted on 1 July 2016 to establish Western Australia's Health Services as separate, board-governed statutory authorities.
This involved establishing the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) as a separate statutory authority, governed by a Board that is legally responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, high-quality, efficient and economical health services to its local community.
The NMHS Board is legally responsible and accountable for the oversight of NMHS hospitals and health services and is chaired by Adjunct Associate Professor Karen Gullick.
The NMHS Board is comprised of highly capable and committed professionals with a diverse range of experience across the fields of medicine and health care, academia, finance, law, governance and risk management, human resources, community and consumer engagement.
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Karen brings significant experience in nursing leadership and health executive roles to the Board. She spent more than 30 years in leadership roles in health care organisations in the public and private sectors in both metropolitan and rural contexts. A registered nurse, Karen has a Master of Science (Nursing), is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Managers, is a national examiner in the ACHSM Fellowship program, a Certified Health Executive, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is a member of the Juniper (Uniting Church) Aged Care Board, where she sits on the Care and Clinical Governance and Renumeration and Nomination committees. She has been appointed as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University. |
Member, Board Audit and Risk Committee Member Board Finance Committee Rebecca is an experienced non‑executive director and lawyer with expertise in the public, private and not-for profit sectors. She is a former national law firm Partner, having worked across Australia in commercial real estate for over 20 years. Rebecca has brought her significant commercial, strategic and governance skills to the NMHS Board since July 2018 and has previously sat in the roles of NMHS Board Chair and Audit and Risk Committee Chair. Rebecca is active on multiple boards, with current appointments including Landgate; the Ardross Group (a private property developer); and Housing Choices Australia (a national not-for profit community housing provider). She has been involved in various Board committees, including in the areas of audit and risk, governance and remuneration, finance, people, environment and sustainability. Previously, Rebecca has held roles on the Executive, Finance and Property Committee of the Western Australian Planning Commission; the Department of Planning Audit and Risk Committee; and the WA Netball League Tribunal Panel. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Sydney University and is a member and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Chair, Board People, Engagement and Culture Committee Member, Board Safety, Quality and Consumer Engagement Committee A Nyiyaparli / Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara region, Jahna is recognised as a strong Indigenous community leader. For more than 20 years she has advocated for equal rights and reconciliation on behalf of Indigenous people, representing their interests at the United Nations in New York on three occasions. The Managing Director at Jahna Ceda Consulting Pty Ltd., Jahna holds a Diploma of Business Governance, Bachelor of Business Management and Master of Business Administration. In 2017, she was named Business News’ 40under40 First Among Equals, taking the top honour in a field of business and community leaders. In 2020, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the WA Indigenous community. In 2022, Jahna was named the Western Australian recipient of the Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership. The awards celebrate exceptional female leaders, particularly those who have made outstanding contributions to equality.
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Member, Board Safety, Quality and Consumer Engagement Committee Member, Board People, Engagement and Culture Committee Mathew is a highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with the WA Country Health Service and a Clinical Academic and Associate Professor in Rural and Remote Mental Health Practice with the Rural Clinical School of WA, at The University of Western Australia. In addition, undertakes a small private practice at the Great Southern Specialist Centre in Albany. Within his clinical and academic positions, Mathew largely focuses on the mental health of Australians living in rural and remote communities, including those with substance use disorders and addiction, youth mental health, in addition to medical education, training and workforce development. Following completion of his medical qualifications, Mathew was awarded fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2013 with subspecialist qualifications in addiction psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. Mathew has health management qualifications and experience in addition to GAICD.
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Chair, Board Audit and Risk Committee Member, Board Finance Committee Tony is a certified practising accountant with extensive commercial, financial, and corporate governance experience in the health, aged care, education, insurance, property, resources, government, and not-for-profit sectors. He is an experienced non‑executive director and has been a member of a number of boards and committees, including the RAC, AHPRA Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee, Optometry Board of Australia, Therapeutic Guidelines, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Local Government Insurance Scheme and Central Regional TAFE. Tony has a Bachelor of Business and a postgraduate Diploma in Education and is a Fellow of Certified Practising Accountants Australia, the Governance Institute of Australia, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Chair, Board Finance Committee Member, Board People, Engagement and Culture Committee Renae has an extensive background in financial management and corporate governance with private and public sector organisations across a variety of industries, including healthcare. She is a Chartered Accountant and senior finance executive. Currently the Director of Finance APAC at Normet Asia Pacific, Renae previously worked in senior roles with BCI Minerals, St John of God Health Care, Water Corporation of Western Australia and WesTrac. Renae brings experience from board and committee roles across a variety of community-based organisations. Renae holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Professional Accounting), a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA) and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
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Member, Audit and Risk Committee Member, Board Safety, Quality and Consumer Engagement Committee Angela Komninos is the Deputy State Solicitor (Commercial) at the State Solicitor’s Office. With 30 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, Angela specialises in large‑scale social and economic infrastructure projects, and is expertly skilled in navigating the complexities of public and private partnerships. Angela has been a key adviser to government on diverse projects, including numerous health projects such as the Joondalup Health Campus Stage 2 Expansion and the in-sourcing of services and expansion of Peel Health Campus. She has extensive experience in providing advice to health service providers on a wide range of matters and her knowledge and experience is leaned on when guiding organisations through strategic reform. Angela acted as the State Solicitor between May 2022 and April 2023, leading Government’s key legal office during a period of significant change and reform. Angela is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Chair Board Safety, Quality and Consumer Engagement Committee Chair Member, Board Finance Committee Lewis is a self-employed GP and Principal of Skye Medical Armadale, which he established in 2016. He commenced as Dean of General Practice at Curtin University in 2022, becoming Director of Clinical Placement the following year. Lewis is active in GP networks, specialist taskforces and advisory bodies at departmental, health service provider and college level and active in training of trainee GPs. He is a member of the WA Maternal Mortality Committee. Following the completion of his medical qualifications, Lewis was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK and of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is completing a Master of Business Administration.
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Member, People, Engagement and Culture Committee Member, Board Safety, Quality and Consumer Engagement Committee Ian has a strong background in emergency and acute health care as well as healthcare management and clinical oversight. He previously worked as an emergency physician in public and private health organisations before retiring from medical practice in 2022. A former professor of emergency medicine and academic, Ian has held board roles in a variety of medical, university and community-based organisations, including with St John Ambulance WA from 2012 until 2022.
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Adjunct Associate Professor Karen Gullick
Rebecca Strom
Jahna Cedar OAM
Associate Professor Mathew Coleman
Anthony (Tony) Evans
Renae Farmer
Angela Komninos
Associate Professor Lewis MacKinnon
Dr Ian Rogers