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President Dr Douglas McConnell |
- PhD in Business Administration - Stanford University
- Founder of national research organisation specialising in consumer and advertising research
- Held various executive positions within the Stanford Research Institute in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Consultant to companies such as: the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency; The Price Commission for Nixon White House; American Express; Shearson Lehman Brothers; Midland Bank; Standard Oil of Indiana; Exxon; California Milk Advisory Board; Saarbergwerke AG; South African Breweries; and Alleghany Ludlum Industries
- Senior executive positions with Sungene Technologies, California
- Employer and business owner
- Author of over 17 major reports and publications
- Contributing author to 5 other publications
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Vice President Dr Valerie Lewis |
- PhD in Psychology - Canada and the USA
- Establish the first graduate diploma in counselling psychology at Curtin University
- Valerie established a private practice as a clinical psychologist and continued to teach post graduate courses at universities in Queensland and West Australia
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Treasurer Gary Sherlock |
- Bachelor of Business Studies B.Bus (Accounting)
- CPA; Executive Management Program – Stanford University; Group 100 Incorporated; Australian Institute of Company Directors; Finance and Treasury Association Ltd
- Has held a number of senior national and international executive management and Board positions throughout his career
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Secretary Jock Robertson |
- Bachelor of Laws LL.B
- Solicitor and Attorney
- Senior partner in a large non-metropolitan legal firm within a career in law spanning some 30 years
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George Dalzeill |
- Bachelor of Laws LL.B
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW in 1963
- Practised as a Solicitor for 43 years
- Served as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council of Scots School in Bathurst
- Appointed to the Board of the Bathurst Base Hospital and served terms as Vice-Chairman and Chairman
- Chairman of a District Board, controlling seven hospitals and four health care centres
- Vice-Chairman of the Mid-West Health Service in NSW, controlling thirty hospitals and twenty health care centres
- Served on many other Boards and Organisations in Bathurst
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Earl Bailey OAM |
- Earle Bailey was a senior Television and Radio Journalist for over 25 years working in both Australia and the UK
- He won two Logies
- He was also a Member of the Queensland Parliament and a Councillor in Douglas Shire
- Earle was Managing Director of Dalford Productions which made several series for the Seven Network
- He was a Board Member of the Royal Queensland Theatre Company and a member of the University of Queensland Senate.
- He was the founding Chairman of the Queensland Variety Club
- He received an OAM for services to Charity, Media and Government
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Megan Bidencope |
- Masters in Applied Science M.App.Sc
- Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Managing Director of Bidencope Consulting Pty Ltd
- Managing Director of United Injury Management Service
- Managing Principal and Regional Manager, Client Engagement for Right Management
- Megan has held senior management team roles in a global consulting organisation in which she was accountable for the total revenue generation across Australia and New Zealand
- Over the course of her career she has also been involved in the development and delivery of global assignments, including working with clients in Asia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand
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Chief Executive Officer Kaye Deeley |
- BSocSc (Sociology and Community Work)
- Kaye has a strong background in disability issues and services going back to being an activist for the rights of people with disability incarcerated in state institutions in the late 1970's
- Pivotal in the development of the Queensland Alliance of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Disability, the peak body for community mental health services in Queensland
- Kaye is particularly knowledgeable in the area of governance and management practices and provides advice and mentoring to other community organisations. She is also popular and entertaining keynote speaker
- Kaye is on several state and national Boards and peak bodies
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