Annual Report - Northern Health

Northern Health BoardProfessor Glenn BowesProfessor Glenn Bowes was appointed asChair of Northern Health Board in July 2011for a period of three years.Glenn Bowes is currently Associate Dean(External Relations) and a Professor in theDepartment of Paediatrics in the Faculty ofMedicine Dentistry and Health Sciences atthe University of Melbourne.Glenn completed his medical degreeand PhD at Monash University and hispostdoctoral fellowship at the Universityof Toronto. He was Director of RespiratoryServices at the Alfred Hospital inMelbourne in the 1980s. Glenn wasrecruited to Australia’s premiere children’shospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital,Melbourne, in 1991 to establish the nation’sfirst clinical, academic program in youthhealth, the Centre for Adolescent Health,Glenn become the inaugural Professorof Adolescent Health at the University ofMelbourne. During 16 years at the RoyalChildren’s Hospital campus Glenn held arange of executive leadership rolesincluding Chief Medical Officer, ExecutiveDirector and between 2002 & 2007 wasStevenson Professor of Paediatrics andHead of Department of Paediatrics. Glennhas been a Board member of manyorganisations committed to serving childrenand young people. Glenn was appointedas the inaugural Chair of the VictorianChild Death Review Committee in 1996and served in that role until 2000. He hasalso served as a member of the AustralianCouncil of Children and Parenting and theVictorian Premier’s Drug Prevention Council.He has served as both Board member andChair of Very Special Kids Inc, the YouthSubstance Abuse Service and the RoyalChildren’s Hospital Education Institute. Hehas also served as a Board Member ofthe Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation,the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute,Vic Health, Mentone Grammar Schooland was elected member of Council ofthe University of Melbourne 2008 - 2012.He was President & Camp Chief of LordSomers Camp & Power House 2007 -2012.Ms Marilyn BeaumontWith a registered general and psychiatricnurse background, Marilyn Beaumont hasextensive experience in management andadministration, health policy developmentand analysis, women’s health and healthconsumer rights.Marilyn is a contributor to a number ofadvisory committees to government.Amongst a number of previous Boardpositions Ms Beaumont has held, from2000 to 2009 she was a member of theMelbourne Health Board. She is a currentMr Ian DunnIan Dunn was a partner in a Melbourne lawfirm for nearly 30 years practicing largely inmedico-legal matters.Elected President of the Law Institute in1987 he was appointed CEO of the Institutefrom 1996-2002. From 1998 until 2010 heco-chaired an annual medico-legal forumexamining litigation, risks within hospitals,and quality of medical care. He has beenmember of the Australian Institute ofCompany Directors.Between 1995 to 2010 Marilyn was theWomen’s Health Victoria Executive Director.Between 1987 to 1995 she was FederalSecretary - Australian Nursing Federationand prior to that for five years ANF SouthAustralian Branch Secretary.In 2003 Marilyn was awarded the AustralianCentenary of Federation Medal and in 2007she was inducted to the Victorian HonourRoll of Women for her contribution towomen’s health.an adjunct professor in the school of law atLa Trobe University since 2002.Subsequently he has served as theinaugural Chair of the Victorian Commissionfor Gambling Regulation from 2004-9.He is a nationally accredited mediatorand presently is an Ombudsman (GeneralInsurance) at the Financial OmbudsmanService.6 annual report Northern Health 11/12