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Patron
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW Patron (March 2001 - present)

Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of New South Wales, completed her term as Advisory Board member in March 2001, subsequently becoming Patron of the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health.

The Board
NSW CAAH encourages diverse sector input on its Advisory Board which meets quarterly, providing ongoing input and guidance into NSW CAAH's strategic plan and project work. The Centre's Advisory Board includes external representatives from:


Organisation Representatives / Alternates
  1. The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Dr Bruce Lord - Clinical Program Co-chair,
Ambulatory & Emergency Division
  1. NSW Association for Adolescent Health (NAAH)
TBA - Executive Officer
  1. NSW Youth Health Services (via Youth Health Council)
Ms Kristen Day - Manager, CHAIN Southern Youth and Family Service
Ms Lif O'Connor - Transition Care Coordinator, The Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce
  1. NSW Youth Advisory Council
Ms Tjirra Francis - Youth representative
Ms Amanda Scott - Youth representative
  1. Transcultural Mental Health Centre / Diversity Health
Ms Adrine Santos, Adolescent Mental Health Projects Officer
Ms Jan Kang - Coordinator, Planning and Operations
  1. Mental Health
Dr David Dossetor - Area Director, Mental Health
  1. Dept. of Adolecsent Medicine, CHW
Dr Sue Towns - Head, Dept. of Adolescent Medicine
  1. General Practice
Dr Carol Kefford - Lecturer, Adolescent Health and Community Practice, Sydney University
  1. Community Health
Ms Sharon Hesse - Area Manager, Primary Health Care, Greater Western Area Health Service
  1. Dept. of Community Services
Mr Peter Walsh - Director, Research, Centre for Research and Parenting
  1. Area Health Services
Ms Louise Cowper, Network Director, Primary Care & Community Health, SWAHS
Dr Simon Clarke - Stream Leader, Adolescent Health SWAHS
  1. Aboriginal Health
Mr Tim Agius, Director, Aboriginal Health, SWAHS
  1. Inspire Foundation
Ms Carolyn Morey - Reachout! Manager
  1. Dept of Education & Training
Mr David McKie - Director of Student Welfare
  1. NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health
Clin Prof David Bennett - Head, NSW CAAH
Ms Fiona Robards - Coordinator, NSW CAAH
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