Experience

Fire and Rescue NSW

• Australia
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Superintendent - Area Commander Metropolitan West

  • Aug 1990 - Present

  Currently Chief Superintendent Area Commander - Metropolitan West Prior Roles: - Chief Superintendent Community Safety and Research (Field Operations Directorate) - Superintendent Operational Improvement and Medical Capability (Operational Capability Directorate) - Inspector - Duty Commander Metro West (Field Operations Directorate) - Critical Incident Support Coordinator ( People and Culture) - Project Office Manager - Operations Research Unit (Strategy and Planning) - Station Officer - (Field Operations) - Hazmat Technician - Hazardous Materials Response Unit - Training Officer - Rescue Bushfire Section - Various operational firefighter roles across the metropolitan and regional NSW. Fire and Rescue NSW's purpose is to "Protect the Irreplaceable" by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, environment and economy of New South Wales. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) delivers essential emergency services for the community throughout NSW. The Organisation comprises Permanent Firefighters, Retained Firefighters, administrative and trades personnel as well as volunteers in Community Fire Units. FRNSW is charged with protecting 90% of the State’s population from fire, and 100% of the State from hazardous materials emergencies; while performing more than 75% of all rescues in NSW. FRNSW has regulatory roles in the built environment and for major hazard facilities. The Organisation assists other agencies including the Rural Fire Service at bushfires outside FRNSW districts; the State Emergency Service with floods and storm damage, and the Ambulance Service of NSW with emergency medical responses. FRNSW also partners with the NSW Police Force in preparing for the consequences of terrorist attacks, particularly where there are fires, explosions, building collapse, and chemical, biological and radiological hazards. Show less



Samuel Morris Foundation

• Australia
• Philanthropy

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2007 - Present

  The Samuel Morris Foundation is Australia's first and only charity supporting children disabled by non-fatal drowning or other hypoxic brain injuries and targeting drowning prevention. Engaged in injury prevention and safety advocacy targeting drowning prevention. The Foundation supports children with hypoxic brain injuries, fosters and promotes research into the prevention, treatment and outcomes of hypoxic brain injuries and participates in drowning prevention and water safety awareness campaigns. Show less



NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation and NSW Clinical Excellence Commission

• Sydney, Australia

• Health Consumer Advocacy Leadership

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  As a Consumer Leader, I advocate for patient and family healthcare and creation of a stronger consumer voice for safety, quality and innovation within NSW health. This has included participation in Board Committees including: * ACI/CEC Consumer Council NSW Health Steering Committees including: * Statewide review of pediatric and family care (Henry Review) * Elevating the Human Experience Working Groups including: * Pediatric Cardiac Services review * Strengthening and Streamlining Experience Measurement Development of the Health Consumer Leaders in Healthcare Collective and Statement of Aims. Show less



International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ICHOM Pediatric Overall Health Standard Set

  • May 2018 - Present

  A health care consumer representative engaged, with an international project team in the development of the Pediatric Overall Health Standard Set. Co-author of a paper on the standards development, published in the Annals of Diseases in Childhood. After the launch of the Standard Set, I transitioned to being a member of the Standard Set Steering Committee. The Steering Committee aims to ensure that the Standard Set evolves with changing evidence, as well as making sure that the Standard Set incorporates the lessons learned from implementation and benchmarking experiences. ICHOM’s mission is to unlock the potential of value-based health care by defining global Standard Sets of outcome measures that really matter to patients for the most relevant medical conditions and by driving adoption and reporting of these measures worldwide. Show less