Committee
AHPA Victorian Committee 2011- 2012
L- R: David Towl, Meg Scolyer, Gemma Cooper (nee Dwyer), Corinne Rice, Kate Mackay, Tiana Felmingham, Kimberly Batsas-Hill, Nicole Meinig, Sarah Carmody, Emma Bruce, Emma Dunstan, Matt Cameron, Andrew Jones-Roberts, Clare Ong.
Absent: Elizabeth Hargreaves, Christine Arnit.
AHPA Victorian Committee 2011/2012
President: Andrew Jones-Roberts
Vice President: Emma Bruce
Secretary: Matt Cameron
Treasurer: Corinne Rice
Committee Members: Christine Arnit, Kimberly Batsas-Hill, Sarah Carmody, Emma Dunstan, Tiana Felmingham, Elizabeth Hargreaves, Kate Mackay, Nicole Meinig, Clare Ong, Meg Scolyer, David Towl
Administration Officer: Gemma Cooper (nee Dwyer).
More about the Committee ...Andrew Jones-Roberts
Andrew Jones-Roberts is currently employed as Project Manager with the Royal District Nursing Service. Andrew is President AHPA (Victorian Branch), a Director on the AHPA National Board and is the Chair of the AHPA National Career Structure and Development Working Group
Emma Bruce
Emma is a Lecturer at Monash University. She is the current Vice President of the Victorian Branch and a Director on the AHPA National Board. Emma is on the member relations working group. She first joined the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee in 2001 as the Administrative Assistant (paid position) and since then has been a general member, Secretary, Vice President and President.
Matt Cameron
Matt Cameron is the Secretary of the AHPA Vic branch. Matt is a Research and Policy Officer at the Victorian Healthcare Association. Matt has completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Promotion), Deakin University and some postgraduate studies in Indigenous Health. Matt is also a statistician at the Box Hill Hawks Football Club
Corinne RiceCorinne is the Health Promotion Coordinator at ISIS Primary Care. Corinne joined the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee in 2009 and is currently the Treasurer of the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee
Christine Arnit
Chris is the Manager of Health Promotion and Research at Merri Community Health Services. Prior to moving to Melbourne Chris was a member of the Queensland Branch and Chair of the Communication and Advocacy Committee. This is Chris’s first year on the Victorian Branch Committee.
Kimberly Batsas-Hill
Kimberly is the undergraduate student representative for the committee. She is a 3rd year Health Science student at Monash University with a major in Health promotion and policy. Kimberly currently does youth work within the City of Manningham promoting social inclusion and she has a strong interest in women’s health and gender equality. This is Kimberly’s first year on the committee and she is also on the ‘member’s relation’ subcommittee.
Sarah Carmody
Sarah is a research officer & associate lecturer in the Department Health Social Science at Monash University. This is Sarah's second year on the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee.
Emma Dunstan
Emma has a background in health promotion and primary teaching and is the Community Support Program Coordinator at the Asthma Foundation of Victoria. Emma has been a member of AHPA since 2001 and joined the AHPA Victorian Branch committee in 2009. She is a member of the Skills Development working group.
Tiana Felmingham
Tiana has a background in international health, rural health and women's health. She is currently on maternity leave from her position at Women’s Health East as Health Promotion Officer. Tiana is a member of the 'member relations' working group. She has been a AHPA member since 2005 and joined the committee in 2010.
Elizabeth Hargreaves
Elizabeth is the Coordinator of Population Health & Research at Inner East Primary Care Partnership. Elizabeth studied Health Promotion and Nursing at Deakin University and has completed postgraduate studies in Education and Health Management. She is a member of the Victorian Branch 'Career Paths' working group. This is Elizabeth's first year on the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee.
Kate Mackay
Kate works as a project officer at Quit Victoria. This is Kate's second year on the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee and is part of the career development working group.
Nicole Meinig
Nicole is the Health Promotion Team Leader at the City of Monash and manages the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and a small HP team. Nicole joined the Committee in 2008 as a general committee member. She is a member of the Skills Development Working Group and represents the Victorian Branch on the National Advocacy Working Group, a standing sub-committee of the AHPA National Board of Directors
Claire Ong
Clare is a Student Wellbeing Project Officer within Student Services at RMIT University. Clare completed her Bachelor of Health Science degree at the University of Western Australia in 2004 with majors in Public Health and Pathology. This is Clare's first year on the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee and is part of the Member Relations sub-committee group.
Meg Scolyer
Meg currently works as a Health Promotion Officer at EACH Social & Community Health. She has a background in health promotion and community development, and has been an AHPA member since 2007. Meg is a member of the Skill Development for Health Promotion working group. This is Meg's first year on the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee.
David Towl
David is a Health Promotion Officer at RMIT. David completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies in science, pre-hospital medicine and public health at Otago University in New Zealand. He has worked in health promotion in New Zealand and Australia since 2001. This is David's third year on the AHPA Victorian Branch Committee. 2011 will be David’s first term as a Director on the AHPA National Board.
Gemma Cooper (nee Dwyer)
Gemma is the Administration Officer of the AHPA Victorian Branch and also works part time at the City of Melbourne on a community development project. Gemma is in her final year of a health science degree with a major in health promotion and policy at Monash University. This is Gemma's first year as Administration Officer.
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