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- DI WINKLER
BAppSc (Occ Ther), Grad Dip Neuroscience, Grad Dip AppSc (Comp Sci), MAppSc
Position: Managing Director
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- Di Winkler is an Occupational Therapist who has worked with people with severe brain injury for more than fifteen years. Di was the Chief Occupational Therapist at Ivanhoe Manor Private Rehabilitation Hospital prior to developing a private practice working with people with brain injury in the community.
Di completed a Masters by Research at La Trobe University entitled “Factors that lead to successful community integration following severe traumatic brain injury”. She is currently completing a PhD at Monash University which involves a series of studies that focus on young people in nursing homes.
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NOEL SPURR OAM
Position: Chairman
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Noel has worked in private enterprise, the public service, and as a private consultant, and has been an active committee member in local & statewide community groups for over 30 years. Noel has been appointed by both Liberal and ALP Governments to Ministerial Advisory Committees for over 25 years, at both State & Federal levels, and has served variously as local Councillor, Deputy Mayor and Mayor at Nunawading and Whitehorse City Council. Noel was honoured with the "Advance Australia Award" (1983) and the "Order of Australia Medal” (1985) for services to the community and in particular his work with people with disabilities.
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ASSOC. PROFESSOR MALCOLM HOPWOOD
MBBS (1986 MELB),MD, MPM, FRANZCP
Position: Director
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Malcolm Hopwood is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, and is also a Director of the Brain Disorders Program (BDP) and the Veterans Psychiatry Unit at Austin Health.
In addition to considerable personal clinical experience in dealing with psychiatric aspects of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), he has led the development of the BDP into a unique multi-component service with inpatient and community neuropsychiatric rehabilitation services. He has conducted research into the phenomenology and neurobiology of depression and psychosis in association with ABI and most recently a major statewide training program for all Victorian Area Mental Health Services, on aspects of ABI and mental illness.
Mal Hopwood is a frequently invited speaker nationally and internationally on psychiatric aspects of ABI, and has recently been appointed to the World Psychiatric Association Global Network of Classification and Diagnostic groups.
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DR DANIEL F EVANS
MBA, PhD, P Eng
Position: Secretary/Treasurer
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Dan Evans’ career history comprises a unique combination of major professional services and mining & metals industry corporate experience. International management and technology consulting skills were gained as a Partner in Accenture following an extensive and successful initial career within the mining and metals industry as a senior executive with WMC Resources.
Dan Evans is the founder & principal of Executive Compass, a management consultancy focused on business strategy & technology commercialisation projects for “C-level” executives within resources, biotechnology and manufacturing sectors.
Through Executive Compass, he has initiated and project managed Southern African HIV Therapeutic Vaccine Project involving development of project strategy and creation of $6 million USD donor funding syndicate; developed Energy & Transport Sector Outlook to 2020 for CSIRO Division of Energy Technology; developed business case for ASX biotechnology client investment in biologic development facility for vaccine manufacture; developed or reviewed business start-up strategies for many international clients.
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MARK TAYLOR
B.Sc (Hon)
Position: Director
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Mark Taylor is a former Director and Company Secretary of Becton Property Group Ltd, where he was the director of all finance, tax and accounting matters, including the funding of new projects and the raising of corporate debt and equity. Mark retired from Becton in 2007 to pursue a range of philanthropic and corporate endeavours.
Born and educated in the UK, Mark spent four years at Price Waterhouse in London before being transferred to Melbourne on a management exchange program. He later joined Elders IXL (now Fosters Group Limited) to control Group Treasury before joining Becton.
Mark has a B.SC(Hons) and holds post graduate qualifications in accounting and treasury disciplines. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Finance and Treasury Association.
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JANE EMERY
Position: Director
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With a background in consumer research, marketing consultancy and advertising, Jane has spent her career in the communications industry. Her focus has been fast-moving packaged goods and social marketing. As well as her key role as Managing Director of Grey in Melbourne, she also is Managing Director of Grey Canberra.
Jane has had a number of board positions that have included Alzheimers Victoria, Australian Board position at the Advertising Federation of Australia, and the Australian Standards Board. She currently sits on the Australian Day Advisory Committee.
Jane will complete her Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation by year end!
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