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Patrons and Board members
Patrons-in-Chief
Professor David de Kretser, AC
Governor of Victoria
Mrs Jan de Kretser
Patron
Professor Sir Gustav Nossal, AC, CBE, Pres AA, FRS
Honorary Life Governors
Ms Heather Rose
His Honour Barry Dove, QC
Retired Judge of the County Court of Victoria.
Directors of the Board
President
Judge Philip Misso, LL.B, B.Juris
Judge of the County Court of Victoria. Judge-in-Charge of Family Property Division.
Vice President
Mr Noel Smith
Awarded an Associateship of Arthritis Victoria in 2008. Currently a volunteer with Arthritis Victoria involved as a Telephone Information Service operator, public speaker, self management course leader, water exercise class leader and Arthritis Victoria's representative to the Victorian Government Public Transport Access Committee.
Honorary Treasurer
Mr Russell Green
Had a long term career in senior positions in public hospital administration, local government community services and business unit administration, and a number of years in the aged care industry. An Associate with CPA Australia and an Associate Fellow of the College of Health Service Executives. Board member of Arthritis Australia and Director on the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria.
Ms Elaine Bee
Awarded Fellowship of Arthritis Victoria in 2007. In 1996 received an Australia Day Community Award for her work in Geelong area for people with arthritis. Volunteers with Arthritis Victoria as course leader and public speaker.
Mr Bill David
Social Support Officer with Kingston Council and a former member of the following: City of Kingston Access and Equity Committee and the Southern Health Community Advisory Committee. Executive committee member of Road Safe Outer South East. Director on the Board of St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox Secondary College. Committee member of Southern Ethnic Advisory and Advocacy Council (S.E.A.A.C.) and the Clarinda, South Clayton and Westall Community Network Committee. Director and founder of the Victorian Road Accident Support Association Inc.
Mr Jim Dixon, FCPA, MBA, B Com, B Ed
Associate with GAAP Consulting since 2007. Previous positions held were Executive Director, Accounting & Auditing Policy, Victorian Auditor General; Assistant Auditor General, Victorian Auditor General; Director, Accounting & Auditing Policy, CPA Australia; Director, XBRL Australia Ltd; Technical Director, Pitcher Partners. Over 35 years experience in financial reporting and auditing.
Professor Keith Hill, PhD, Grad Dip Physio, B AppSc (Physio) (from April 2008)
Professor Allied Health at LaTrobe University and Northern Health. Physiotherapist and Senior Researcher, Preventive and Public Health Division, National Ageing Research Institute. Former Director of the Preventive and Public Health Division, National Ageing Research Institute.
Mr Ross Illingworth, B.Bus (HR), GAICD, CFP (Appointed October 2008)
Chief Investment Officer, Cambrea & Co Ltd.
Deputy Chairman of Melbourne Opera and Chair of Governance & Audit Committee. Non-Executive Director and member of Investment Committee of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation Ltd. Non-Executive Director of The Rock Building Society Limited and a member of its Audit Committee. Past Non-Executive Director of Equity Trustees Ltd and member of Equity Trustee's Audit & Compliance Committee. Past Director of Melbourne's Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund and a member of its Investment Committee.
Dr Ian Relf, MBBS, BSc(Hons), MSc, Dip RACOG, FRACGP, FAMAC
Full time General Practitioner. Chair of Examination Panel at the Australian Medical Acupuncture College. Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice.
Ms Heather Rose, RN
Former Director of Nursing. President of self help group for over 20 years and long serving member of the Board of Arthritis Victoria.