The Board of Directors

Mr Barry Nicholls (Chairperson) MEc BEc (Hons 1) TPTC Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 Former Senior Victorian public servant, including roles within DHS and numerous public authorities. Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow, Institute of Public Administration Australia (Vic), Past President, Economic Society of Australia (Vic) and President, Rotary Club of Sorrento Inc.
Ms Diana Ward (Deputy Chairperson) MSocSc (Hum Serv) BA (Soc )& (Anthrop) DipArts (Prof Writ & Ed) Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2010 Licensed Estate Agent. Director , Victorian Healthcare Association, Deputy Chair, Metropolitan Health Council, Former President, Peninsula Hospice.
Ms Nancy Hogan BA (Hons) Poli Sci Grad Dip Rehab Studies MBA FACHSE AAICD. Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2010 Executive Director Health and Aged Care Services with Galante Business Solutions. Previous CEO of a number of public, not for profit and private hospitals and aged care organisations. Former board director of Hesta and the Industry Funds Management Advisory Board.
Mr James Kerrigan OAM JP BHA (UNSW) FACHSE (Honorary Life Member) Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2011 Former co-ordinating Surveyor and Preceptor for Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Former State President and Councillor ACHSE Former State President and Federal Councillor Australian Hospitals Association Fomer CEO three major teaching hospitals, PANCH, RVEEH and Mater Hospital Newcastle
Dr Winston McKean MB.ChB.,FAFPHM.,DPH.,DHA. Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2011 A retired medical practitioner, specialising in Public Health Medicine; formerly worked in Senior appointments in the New Zealand public health sector, including the Regional Health Authority and National Clinical Training Agency; Former Chairman of a Provincial Primary Health Organisation (NZ), Former Chairman of the National Taskforce on the Primary Health Care Strategy (NZ); Chairman of the current Peninsula Health Community Advisory Committee and a Peninsula resident.
Mr Michael Tiernan LL.B Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2010 Consultant in Legal Management and OHS, Rehabilitation and Risk Management Member Law Institute of Victoria WorkCover Committee, Accident Compensation Committee
Ms Dianne Wickham BBus CA MIACD Appointed: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2010 Partner, Morey Wickham Chartered Accountants and Advisers
Professor Paul Collier BBus NSWIT, MComm NSW, GradDip Ed UTS, PhD Warwick, CPA Appointed: 3 March 2009 – 30 June 2011 Professor of Management Accounting at Monash University and Head of Discipline for Management Accounting and Accounting Information Systems in the Department of Accounting and Finance. Former Senior Lecturer at Aston Business School in Birmingham. Held senior financial and general management positions in industry and the public sector in Australia and the UK. Former Director and Chair of Audit Committee of Festival Housing Group (UK).
Peter Brookhouse Cert Pers.Admin; BA (Spec Ed) & (Soc); MBA( Health Admin); MAIWCW Appointed: 28 April 2009 to 30 June 2011 CEO of Focus Individualised Support Services Chair of Peninsula Health Disability Community Advisory Group Former CEO of Araluen Centre Past President of the Board of Management of Mornington Peninsula Hospital Former community representative and Chair of Peninsula Health’s Research and Ethics Committee; former ‘Chair ‘of Peninsula Health Clinical Ethic sub committee and Current Board member Peninsula General Practice Network