Patrons
Gallipoli Medical Research is proud to work with Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO and Professor John Pearn AO AM as the Co-Patrons of our organisation.
Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO
The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce has enjoyed a rich and distinguished career as an academic, lawyer, community and human rights advocate, senior public officer, university college principal, and vice-regal representative in Queensland, and now Australia.
On 5 September 2008 Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia’s twenty-fifth Governor-General. As the first woman to take up the office, she remains a pioneer in contemporary Australian society, and yet one who brings more than forty years of experience in reform, community building and leadership to the role. On 25 March 2014, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Ms Bryce had become a Dame in the Order of Australia.
Professor John Pearn AO AM
Major General John Pearn has served as one of Australia’s most senior doctor-soldiers. Professor Pearn is Senior Paediatrician at the Queensland Children’s Hospital where he has served as a full-time staff clinician since 1968. His major clinical, research and teaching interests in paediatrics and internal medicine have included medical genetics, clinical toxicology, bioethics and accident prevention.
Major General John Pearn also served in a second career in the Australian Defence Force, rising progressively through various senior command and executive positions in the Defence Health Service. In 1998 Major General Pearn was appointed Surgeon General to the Australian Defence Force and served in this role until his retirement in 2000.
Board of Directors
Safeguarding the Mission and Vision of GMR
The Board of Directors act as guardians of GMR’s mission and vision. Board Members are ideally placed to stand back and take a detached view of potential future directions. They are instrumental in formulating: what GMR plans to achieve, where it wants to be, and how it plans to get there. In doing so, the Board works closely with the CEO of the Foundation to further the research goals and monitor program effectiveness.
Dr Amanda Dines OAM (Chair)
Director General Health Reserve Air Force—Royal Australian Air Force
Mr Justin Greenwell (Deputy Chair)
Chief Executive Officer—Greenslopes Private Hospital
Professor Stephen Gray
Professor of Finance—University of Queensland Business School
Chairman—Frontier Economics
Mr Brendan Cox
Chief Executive Officer—Legacy Brisbane
Dr Bernadette Boss, CSC
Strategic Advisor
Dr Robert Herkes
Chief Medical Officer—Ramsay Health Care
Lady Jane Edwards AM Chevalier (Fr) ONM (Fr) FAICD FAIM
Chairman and Chief Executive—BBS Communications Group
Professor Mark Smithers
Mayne Professor of Surgery School of Medicine—University of Queensland
Ms Jo Dooley
General Manager, Enterprise Commercial—Microsoft Australia and New Zealand
Lieutenant Colonel Garth Callender
Chief Executive Officer—Bravery Trust
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Executive Committee
The role of the GMR Executive Committee is to implement the strategic direction of the Board of Directors and to oversee the day to day management of the Foundation in line with our vision, mission and values.
Ms Miriam Kent—Chief Executive Officer
Dr Laura Carrascosa—Director of Health Translation and Strategic Partnerships
Professor Darrell Crawford—Director of Research
Dr Camila Guindalini—Director of Mental Health Research
Ms Veena Herron—Director of Marketing and Communications
Ms Julieann Keyser—Director of People
Ms Megan Naylor—Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Dr Suzanne Elliott—Associate Director of Clinical Trials
Research Advisory Committee
The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) has been established by the Gallipoli Medical Research (GMR) Board of Directors to provide independent expert advice to the Board to ensure the highest quality research is considered, supported and delivered by the organisation.
- Professor Mark Smithers (Chair)
- Dr Robert Herkes
- Dr Andrew Khoo
- Dr Ian Gardner
- Dr Richard Skoien