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Mr Gary Smith AM
Director since 2018 | Appointed Chair November 2021
Mr Smith has extensive experience in the management of healthcare facilities and the provision of health services, predominately in general practice. He has been involved in general practice management since 1985 and has taken a keen interest in the operation of general practices and the major organisations which influence and shape them. Mr Smith is currently a Director with the Australian General Practice Accreditation Ltd (AGPAL), Chair of Quality Innovation Performance (QIP), Quality in Practice Consulting and QIP-International, Deputy Chair, General Practice Workforce Tasmania, Chair, Client Focused Evaluation Program (CFEP) Australia and Member, Consortium of Accredited Health Care Organisations (CAHO) International Advisory Committee India. Mr Smith has extensive representation on Commonwealth and State Government Advisory Boards, Working Parties and task groups and relevant healthcare industry committees both here and internationally, which allows him to contribute to the shape and delivery of healthcare in Australia. In 2021, Mr Smith was awarded an Honorary Doctors of Letters honoris causa by the University of New England for the professionalisation of practice management in Australia and Internationally. In 2023 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
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Mrs Fleur Hannen
Director since 2020
Fleur is a clinical care expert with over 34 years of experience working as a leader and registered nurse (RN) in the aged/home care and disability sectors. Fleur operates an aged care consultancy across Australia which partners with care providers to create solutions for clinical and governance requirements, including conducting audits on Standards, developing and delivering policies and training programs to ensure compliance, resilience and sustainability for organisations and their governing bodies. Fleur holds a range of health care Board advisory positions and regularly presents to Boards and conferences to share her knowledge of the care industry and the regulatory requirements. Some of the key projects she has delivered include: Nurse Advisor, organisational reviews in aged/home/disability care, and development and implementation of clinical and governance processes. Fleur has clinical (RN) and business (MBA) qualifications as well as a Diploma of Company Directors. Fleur lives in the Blue Mountains, and she has raised her family and lived in the Blue Mountains for 30+ years.
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Dr Nicole Langsford
Director since 2021
Dr Langsford is a GP with over 20 years of clinical experience and substantial general practice experience in the Blue Mountains community. She is passionate about primary healthcare that supports patients across allied health and community services and committed to creating this environment for her patients. She has a keen interest in preventative medicine and developing healthy communities.
Dr Langsford holds a Fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chair of the GPGC Board, and a former Board Director of GPTQ. She has substantial experience as a key member of Financial Audit and Risk Management committees across her board roles, and as an advocate for effective governance.
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Professor Andy Marks
Director since 2020
Professor Marks is a Vice-President at Western Sydney University leading major strategic initiatives with government, industry and the community. He has a PhD and first-class honours in political science and literature. Professor Marks writes regularly for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Telegraph and is a panellist on ABC Sydney’s ‘political forum’. Professor Marks is the Executive Director of the Centre for Western Sydney, Chair of the Western Sydney Community Forum, and a Trustee of the Royal Botanical Gardens and Domain Trust. He is the founder of the CatalystWest forum and co-founder of the Launch Pad start-up incubator. Professor Marks was formerly a researcher in the social services sector, a Council member at the University of New England and an ARIA nominated musician.
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Ms Heather Nesbitt
Director since 2019
Ms Nesbitt is an urban and regional planner who has worked for government, private sector, non-government organisations and local communities for over 30 years. She has strong connections with the Nepean Blue Mountains region being born and attending school in the Hawkesbury. She was the inaugural Social Commisioner, Greater Sydney Commission, where she drove an agenda to deliver inclusive, connected and healthy communities through innovative urban planning and community/stakeholder engagement processes, collaborations and partnerships across Greater Sydney. Ms Nesbitt has strong networks with local community services and organisations; local, State and Federal government; business organisations, and universities. She is a Fellow Planning Institute of Australia, Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors, NSW Councillor Parks and Leisure Australia and volunteer Australian Red Cross Emergency Services.
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Dr Madhu Tamilarasan
Director since 2020
Dr Tamilarasan has been a rural general practitioner in Lithgow since 2005. She is passionate about access to quality healthcare for all residents within the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN region and supporting our healthcare workforce. She is committed to improving support for rural and regional GPs so that others are tempted to work in smaller centres and find the same joy she experiences from living and working in a small community. Dr Tamilarasan has extensive experience in general practice training having previously managed the GP training programme for Western NSW for many years. She knows the importance of nurturing our future medical workforce by supervising medical students and GP registrars within her practice and remains involved in GP training external to her practice.
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Mr Bruce Turner AM
Director since 2017
Mr Turner’s (FAICD, FFIN, FIPA, FFA, FIML, PFIIA, CGAP, CRMA, CISA, CFE) diverse experience spans financial services, manufacturing, transport, energy, health, and public administration in executive and prior board roles. In addition to international and national experience, Mr Turner has worked throughout the Nepean Blue Mountains region. He chairs or sits on numerous audit committees, including several focused on the region. He has authored several governance, risk and audit books, including Powering Audit Committee Outcomes and Rising from the Mailroom to the Boardroom. Over recent years he authored local history books in the Banks of the Nepean trilogy. In 2015 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
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Mr John Yealland
Director since 2018
Mr Yealland has had a diverse career across many different sectors with expertise in business process improvement, leadership and management. Mr Yealland currently is a business advisor who provides services to organisations supporting people with intellectual disability in the Western Sydney, Blue Mountains and Nepean region. Mr Yealland is of Wiradjuri heritage and understands the issues that confront Aboriginal people and has a keen interest in the enhancement of health outcomes and economic participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. He has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by people with disability and by Indigenous people in accessing services for their needs. Mr Yealland is passionate about equity and quality service delivery.
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