About ANMAC

ANMAC Business Summary
ANMAC Governance
ANMAC Members
ANMAC Directors
ANMAC Constitution
About the ANMAC Directors and Members

ANMAC Business Summary

Australia's independent accreditation authority for nursing and midwifery, undertaking:

Development of accreditation standards
Accreditation of Australian nursing and midwifery programs leading to qualifications that enable registration as a nurse or midwfe
Accreditation of Australian providers of nursing and midwifery programs
Assessment of, for the purposes of permanent migration, internationally qualified nurses and midwives
Developing, reviewing and providing policy advice on matters relating to accreditation and skilled migration of nurses and midwives.

ANMAC Governance

ANMAC BOARD Organisational Chart. Please contact the ANMAC for an accessible version of this chart.

ANMAC Members of Company

The members of ANMAC at 1 July 2010 are:

ANMAC Directors

Professor Jill White
Chairperson
Deputy Chair
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery

Lee Thomas
Deputy Chairperson
Federal Secretary
Australian Nursing Federation

Paula Elliot
Vice President
Royal College of Nursing, Australia

Roz Donnellan-Fernandez
Board Member
Australian College of Midwives

Dr Sally Goold, OAM
Executive Officer
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses

Rosemary Bryant
Commonwealth Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer

Adjunct Associate Professor Fiona Stoker
Chief Nursing Officer
Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania

Leone English
Dean, Health Science, Community Studies and Education
Holmesglen Institute, Melbourne

Robert Meyenn
Professor of Education
Charles Sturt University

The Council includes four Community Directors. The current Community Directors are:

Mr Gregory Sam
Ms Eileen Jerga
Ms Joanna Holt
Ms Therese Findlay

The ANMAC Constitution

ANMAC Constitution November 2010 (PDF 417KB)

About the ANMAC Directors and Members

Professor Jill White
Chairperson
Deputy Chair
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery

Professor Jill White is currently the Dean of Sydney Nursing School at The University of Sydney, having taken up this position at the end of January 2008. Previous to this Jill was the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at the University of Technology Sydney for 10 years. Jill has held several prominent positions within Nursing and Midwifery, including membership of the National Nursing and Network Education Taskforce (N³ET) and a Directorship of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC). She is currently President of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board and Deputy Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery and was recently appointed to WHO/PEPFAR Expert Group on Scaling-up of Medical and Nursing Education. Jill is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife and has a master’s degree in Education and a PhD which was entitled “The Commodification of Caring”. Jill is passionate about nursing and midwifery’s contribution to improving health services and the experience of those in need of our care.

Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery

The Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery for Australia and New Zealand (CDNM) is the peak organisation that represents the Deans and Heads of the Schools of Nursing in universities that offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in nursing and midwifery throughout Australia and New Zealand. Its aims are to ensure the maintenance of quality standards of university education for nurses and midwives, to be the voice of tertiary education for nurses and midwives, to lead and represent those who provide tertiary education to nurses and midwives and to promote the public image of nursing and midwifery.

The mission of the Council is to lead and represent those who provide higher education for nurses and midwives by:

providing Trans-Tasman leadership for academics in the university sector
being the voice for Nursing and Midwifery from the higher education sectors on education, practice development and research and research training both nationally and internationally
fostering quality standards of university education for nurses and midwives
promoting the development of a contemporary image and profile of nursing and midwifery at both national and international levels
providing advice on nursing and midwifery workforce issues

Lee Thomas
Deputy Chairperson
Federal Secretary
Australian Nursing Federation

Lee Thomas is the Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, the third largest, and one of the fastest growing unions in Australia. Lee’s priority for the ANF is to ensure that it is one of the strongest industrial, political, professional and campaigning unions in Australia. Membership growth in the private and aged care sectors and increasing members power are paramount to the ANF and to Lee. Lee commenced nursing as a personal care attendant in aged care, and completed her General Nurse education at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide and subsequently her Midwifery education at the Queen Victoria Hospital in 1987. Lee also holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a neonatology certificate, is a registered midwife, and is currently studying a law degree. Prior to taking on her current role as Federal Secretary, Lee served as ANF’s Assistant Federal Secretary, and as Branch Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (SA Branch), where she focused on membership growth and enterprise bargaining across all sectors.

Australian Nursing Federation

Established in 1924, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) is the national union for nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing and students. The ANF represents the industrial and professional interests of its members through the activities of a federal office and branches in each state and territory. The ANF's 175,000 members are employed in health care and other settings in urban, rural and remote locations in both in the public and private sectors. ANF members work in hospitals, health and community services, schools, universities, the armed forces, statutory authorities, local government, professional organisations, offshore territories and in industry. ANF members have the opportunity to contribute to and influence nursing issues by becoming involved in ANF special interest groups, committees and events, and by becoming a job representative in the workplace.

Paula Elliot FRCNA
Board Member
Vice President
Royal College of Nursing Australia

Paula is a Registered Nurse and Midwife with post graduate qualifications in education and “Quality Improvement in Healthcare”. She is currently the Quality and Accreditation Coordinator in the Quality and Safety Unit, ACT Government Health Directorate. Paula has extensive nursing experience in urban, rural and remote area nursing. Paula has been a member of the Royal College of Nursing Australia for fifteen years and active in the ACT Chapter as Chapter Chair and Committee Member. She has been a RCNA Board member for ten years, member of the Governance Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee, and Vice President for the past nine years. Paula is committed to promoting quality improvement in healthcare and the professionalism of nursing.

Royal College of Nursing Australia

Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) is Australia’s peak professional nursing organisation and is the Australian member of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). RCNA is a national membership organisation open to nurses and nursing students in all areas of the profession.
RCNA contributes to the enhancement of the nursing profession in many ways, including:

lobbying state and federal governments on issues of policy analysis, development and reform as they relate to the nursing profession
supporting our members in their continuing professional development and ongoing education via RCNA conferences, workshops, events and through the RCNA Life Long Learning Program (3LP)
keeping members up-to-date with critical issues affecting the nursing professions via RCNA publications, media releases and member-based communications
administering over $20 million in Australian Government and RCNA-funded scholarships every year to address nursing workforce issues, promote the importance of professional development activities and create ongoing educational opportunities for nurses and nursing students across Australia
creating excellent networking opportunities among the nursing community, including member-only Chapter groups and special interest National Networks
offering a series of honours and awards to recognise excellence within the nursing profession

Roz Donnellan-Fernandez
Board Member
Australian College of Midwives

Roz is a Registered Midwife and Lactation Consultant with additional qualifications in both nursing and mental health nursing. She is currently the Midwifery Fellow at Women’s & Children’s Hospital CYWHS (2008 – 2011) and a PhD Candidate at Flinders University. Here she holds academic status in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and undertakes casual teaching in the three year Bachelor of Midwifery. Roz believes that the status and health of women and infants is integrally linked to strengthening cultural, educational, professional practice, legislative and industrial frameworks for midwifery that enable choice, safety, and quality in maternity service delivery for all Australian families. She is a current National Director (SA representative) on the Board of the Australian College of Midwives and an accredited reviewer for national Midwifery Practice Review. Roz has maintained a private caseload midwifery practice for the past 16 years, served three consecutive terms on the statutory regulator for nursing and midwifery in SA (1999-2008) and led public sector systems change in the implementation and expansion of caseload midwifery models in South Australia as Joint Midwifery Consultant / Unit Head of Midwifery Group Practices (WCH 2003-2008). Roz participates in and engages with a diverse range of local and national professional, voluntary, statutory and government initiatives to enhance midwifery practice frameworks and relationships that improve options and outcomes for women and their babies.

Australian College of Midwives

The Australian College of Midwives is a national, not-for-profit organisation that serves as the peak professional body for midwives. It provides a unified political voice for the midwifery profession, supports midwives to reach their full potential, and sets professional practice and education standards. The ACM has active Branches in all states and territories of Australia. It is committed to being the leading organisation shaping Australian maternity care, to ensure the best possible maternity outcomes for all Australian women. It is guided by research evidence that pregnant women and mothers benefit from having access to midwifery care throughout their childbearing experience and is committed to ensuring all childbearing women have access to continuity of care by a known midwife. For a comprehensive overview of the ACM role, strategic vision, constitution, organisational structure and governance, you are invited to access the Australian College of Midwives website: www.midwives.org.au

Dr Sally Goold, OAM
Executive Officer
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses

Dr. Sally S Goold OAM RN, Dip NEd, BAppSc (Nursing), MNSt, DN (HC) FRCNA, FCN. (NSW) A Wiradjuri woman. Dr. Sally Goold was instrumental in forming the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN), an organisation of which she is currently Executive Director. She worked at the Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern, on its inception and was the first Aboriginal Registered Nurse to work there. Sally has an extensive background in Acute Care Setting, Cardio-Thoracic and Coronary Care. She has lectured in both undergraduate and post-graduate programs at the School of Nursing at Queensland’s University of Technology. She has been a member on the Advisory Boards of three Universities and is an Adjunct Professor at both James Cook and Griffith universities. In 1986, Sally was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to Nursing Education and Aboriginal Health.
Sally was a member of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 1997- 2000.
Sally is an Ex-Commissioner of the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission.
In 2000, she was awarded the Royal College of Nursing (Queensland Chapter) Distinguished Nursing Award and, in 2002, was awarded a Doctor of Nursing, Honoris Causa from RMIT.
Sally is a past member of the Human Genetics Advisory Committee (NHMRC).
Sally is also a past member of the National Indigenous Council (NIC).
Sally was announced Senior Australian of the Year for 2006 at the 2006 Australia Day Awards.
Sally is a member of the National Indigenous Health Equality Council
She is a Director of the National Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency.
Sally is a member of the Close the Gap Steering Committee.

Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN)

The role of CATSIN is to increase the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in nursing and midwifery.The formation of CATSIN was deemed the first step in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives claiming ownership for setting the agenda, and addressing the needs of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait nurses and midwives, and student nurses and midwives.
CATSIN advises all Commonwealth, State/Territory health ministers and their relevant departments on strategic developments, policy development and implementation regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and nursing and midwifery workforce issues. CATSIN believes that there is a need to educate non-aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in health care, at all levels, of the impact of historical factors on health.

Rosemary Bryant
Commonwealth Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer

Rosemary Bryant commenced in the position of Commonwealth Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer in July 2008. She was formerly Executive Director of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, a position she held for eight years.
She has had a broad career in acute hospital and community nursing, as well as in government relations. Executive positions she has held include Director of Nursing at Adelaide Royal Hospital and also at the then Child, Adolescent and Family Health Service in SA and the chief government nursing position in Victoria. She also spent some time in private consulting undertaking projects on nursing and health. During this time she was a consultant to the World Health Organisation.
Rosemary has had a broad experience in policy development both in nursing and the broader health sector. Since taking up the position in the Commonwealth, Rosemary led a review of maternity services which culminated in a report to the Minister in March 2009.
Rosemary is a Fellow of Royal College of Nursing, Australia, is Emeritus Director of Nursing at Royal Adelaide Hospital and was elected president of the International Council of Nurses in 2009.

Adjunct Associate Professor Fiona Stoker
Chief Nursing Officer
Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania

Adjunct Associate Professor Fiona Stoker is the Chief Nursing Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania and has held this position since January 2001.
Fiona participates in a broad range of national nursing and workforce committees and is the current president of the Florence Nightingale Grants and Awards Committee in Tasmania.
Fiona has undertaken a number of reviews in associated health care environments in Tasmania including a review of Women’s and Children’s Clinical Services at the Royal Hobart Hospital and the introduction of a nurse within a Primary Health Care framework in the Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania. Fiona has worked in Australia and the United Kingdom in a variety of nursing positions within Acute Care and Community environments. Fiona’s interests are in evidence- based practice, ethics, organisational change and culture, strategic and workforce planning in health care.

Ms Leone English
Dean, Health Science, Community Studies and Education
Holmesglen Institute, Melbourne

Leone English is currently the Dean of Health Science, Community Studies and Education at Holmesglen Institute in Melbourne, a position she has held since January 2007. Informing her current role is over 30 years experience within a range of clinical, academic and senior management positions. She holds degrees in both nursing and education, a masters degree in education and post graduate qualifications in management. As a clinician, Leone worked extensively within health services in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia and is sensitive to the issues facing the nursing profession within metropolitan and regional environments. Her clinical background has been broad and spans a range of areas including: spinal injuries, emergency and cancer nursing. Leone has been involved in nursing education since the mid 80s. Her experience encompasses both vocational and higher education, providing her with insight into both areas and an understanding of the challenges facing each sector. She has held teaching and academic positions at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, the University of South Australia, Southern Cross University and Monash University. Leone has a keen interest in the use of simulation to enhance graduate outcomes and improve patient care and is the founder and Chair of the new Victorian Simulation Alliance. Leone is committed to facilitating equity and access for individuals to high quality nursing education and is passionate about the ability of education to improve health care delivery through shaping future clinicians and nurse leaders.

Mr Gregory Sam
Community Director

Greg Sam is a specialist in government and public health having worked at the Senior Executive level in Federal and state health systems over many years. He has also worked for the World Health Organisation and the Asian Development Bank and World Bank. Greg holds a Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Arts -Administration. He has led major assignments for Parker & Partners in the areas of vaccines, health and social policy and other government relations and policy reform campaigns. Greg holds a number of Board positions including The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council, The Asthma Foundation of the ACT, L2S Communications NZ and Vaxine Pty Ltd.

Ms Eileen Jerga
Community Director

Eileen Jerga has held executive roles in health administration and health promotion since 1996 as CEO of the National Health Foundation ACT for 7 years, National Marketing Manager for Diabetes Australia for 3 years and as President and Vice President of the Stroke Association for many years. She has played an active part in Nursing and Midwifery in the ACT as a member of the Professional Standards Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Board and has sat on many Professional and Personal Assessment Panels.

Eileen has been a passionate advocate and lobbyist for many groups for more than two decades, representing Defence Families and achieving major changes to their conditions in the 90s in areas such as housing, education and employment. During her years at the National Heart Foundation Eileen worked hard often against very strong opposition, lobbying Government to make public places in the ACT such as Pubs and Clubs, smoke free and to have healthier food options in ACT school canteens.

Eileen holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and a Master of Business Administration majoring in Marketing and Human Resource Management. Eileen has also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course.

In 1996 Eileen was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her Social Welfare work. Eileen received a commendation for her work during the International Year of the Family and was also nominated for Health Professional of the Year in the ACT Health Promotion Awards.

Eileen is currently also a Board Director on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, ACT and on the Veterinary Surgeons Board, ACT. Eileen also represents the Stroke Association on the Consumer Health Forum.

Ms Joanna Holt
Community Director

Joanna has been employed as an executive in the public health and hospital sector, both in Australia and the UK, for many years. Her most recent position was as Executive Director of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission, formed to advise the government on major policy and governance changes to the Australian health and hospital system. Since that time, Joanna has been teaching Business Communication at ANU, consulting to the health sector and pursuing her interests in executive coaching to maximise individual and organisational performance.
Prior to this she worked for over five years in the not-for-profit sector as CEO of Women’s and Children’s Hospitals Australasia, an industry body comprising 50 member hospitals. These organisations have a key advocacy role as well as supporting specialist paediatric and women’s health services to develop evidence-based approaches to care delivery and to benchmark their efficiency and effectiveness. While in the UK, she assisted Great Ormond St Children’s Hospital to re-engineer a number of clinical services and on her return, worked as National Director of Camp Quality, a well known children’s charity.
Joanna has worked in both clinical and corporate leadership roles following her early career as a medical scientist specialising in medical microbiology. She holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours, a Master of Health Planning and credentials as an Executive Coach. Her passion is safeguarding the future health and wellness of our children and the planet they live on!

Ms Therese Findlay
Community Director

Therese Findlay brings with her to the Board of ANMAC many years of experience working in health and community services in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Therese has long represented the needs and aspirations of communities she has worked with and held the position of Consumer Participation Manager in a NSW Area Health Service. This gave her insights into representing the needs of the community. Much of the work Therese has done has involved working with marginilized and low socio economic communities.
Therese has worked in many forums inclusing: community health; acute and post acute care; aged care; adolescent services and families. Therese has broad experience as an executive on Boards at both local and peak levels.
Therese has served as a Quality Assessor with the Aged Care Accreditation Agency 1999-2001 (NSW/ACT) and as such brings this experience as well as an active interest in the provision of quality education to further the care of all Australians.