Patron & board members

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
The Children's Hospital at Westmead	Dr Bruce Lord - Clinical Program Co-chair, Ambulatory & Emergency Division
NSW Association for Adolescent Health (NAAH)	Ms Emma Marshall - Executive Officer
NSW Youth Health Services (via Youth Health Council)	Ms Tracey Finn, Kaleidoscope Ms Amanda Webster, Youth Health Coordinator, SESIAHS
NSW Youth Advisory Council	Mr Samir Kinger - Youth representative
Transcultural Mental Health Centre / Diversity Health	Ms Maria Cassaniti - Coordinator, TMHC Ms Jan Kang - Coordinator, Planning and Operations
Mental Health	A/Prof David Dossetor - Area Director, Mental Health
Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Programs, NSW Health	Dr Titia Sprague - Director, MH Kids
Dept. of Adolecsent Medicine, CHW	A/Prof Sue Towns - Head, Dept. of Adolescent Medicine
General Practice	Dr Carol Kefford - Lecturer, Adolescent Health and Community Practice, Sydney University
GP NSW	Ms Carla Saunders - Manager Policy, Development and Communication
Community Health	Mr Graeme Pringle - Youth Health Coordinator, SWAHS Ms Louise Cowper - Network Director, Primary Care & Community Health, SWAHS
Commission of Children and Young People	Ms Trish Malins, Acting Director, Influencing
Dept. of Community Services	Mr Peter Walsh - Director, Research, Centre for Research and Parenting
Area Health Services	A/Prof Simon Clarke - Stream Leader, Adolescent Health SWAHS Ms Gail Anderson - Clinical Nurse Consultant, Westmead Hospital, SWAHS
Aboriginal Health	Mr Tim Agius - Director, Aboriginal Health, SWAHS
Inspire Foundation	Janice Aitkin - Reach Out! Manager
Dept of Education & Training	Mr David McKie - Director of Student Welfare Ms Kate Lovelace - Coordinator Student Health
Justice Health	Ms Julie Carter - Director, Adolescent Health
Research	Prof Kate Steinbeck - Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Independent	Mr Michael Kakakios - Policy Consultant
NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health	Clin Prof David Bennett - Head, NSW CAAH Ms Fiona Robards - Coordinator, NSW CAAH