Board

A descendant of the Ngugi people from Moreton Bay, Prof Cindy Shannon has most recently been the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous, Diversity and Inclusion) at Griffith University and is an Emeritus Professor with both University of Queensland and Griffith University. She led the development and implementation of Australia’s first degree-level program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, has led major reforms in Indigenous health and played a key role in supporting the establishment of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health in South-East Queensland.

Mr Nino Di Marco has more than 30 years’ experience as a Senior Executive and Board Director in large, complex not-for-profit organisations in the health and community housing sectors. He also has extensive experience in the commercial banking sector. In the past 15 years, Nino has held key leadership roles including Chief Executive Officer, Board Director, and Board Chair, with a particular focus on driving outcomes in health and housing.

Dr Alex Markwell is a senior emergency physician and a past Chair of the Queensland Clinical Senate where she was heavily involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response. With a strong interest in clinical education, Dr Markwell is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland and recent member of the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Health Ethics Committee. She has extensive experience with policy development, education and training and health leadership.

Ms Colette McCool PSM has more than 25 years’ experience as a senior executive in large and complex public sector organisations. She has held senior leadership positions across economic, environmental and social portfolios in Territory and Local Governments, in diverse functional areas such as community services and health, waste management and transport.

Ms Tracy Morgan is a highly regarded strategist, governance expert and business leader more than 30 years professional services, healthcare, community services and commercial experience. Tracy’s executive and consulting positions include Chief Executive Officer of World Hope International, and 15 years’ running her own consulting practice, providing advice and expertise in strategy facilitation and development, governance structures, organisational design and business transition management. Tracy is a National Facilitator with the Australian Institute of Company Directors and serves on boards of organisations across health, disability services, community services and the arts.

Professor Doug Shelton is a paediatrician who has sub-specialised in community paediatrics and child development. Prof Shelton is the Clinical Director, Women’s, Newborns and Children’s Services at Gold Coast Health. Prof Shelton’s special interest areas are Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) for which he achieved a Churchill Fellowship 2013-14 to investigate how to build a comprehensive assessment and intervention service for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Indigenous child health; child development and learning problems; obesity; and leadership versus management and how to do both better.

Ms Liesel Wett is the Chair of Barnardos Australia, Chief Executive Officer of Australian Pathology, and a Non-Executive Director of the peak professional body for Physiotherapists, the Australian Physiotherapy Association as well as a Non-Executive Director on Southern Cross Care NSW/ACT. Liesel was the previous Chair of the Board of Goodwin Aged Care, the largest Aged Care provider in the greater Canberra region and has held Non-Executive Director roles on the national board of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Doctors Health Services.

Prof Nick Zwar has extensive experience as a General Practitioner and primary health care teacher and researcher. He has a national and international reputation in health services research on the prevention and management of chronic illness, with a focus on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.