Mr Graeme Woolacott OAM

Chairman
Graeme Woolacott was proprietor of a Steel Fabricating Company and a Member of the Master Builders Association of Victoria, the Australian Industry Group and Victorian Structural Steel Fabricators Association. He has been an Elder of the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches, a District Governor of Rotary International, and was Director of the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund serving on National and International Committees.

Professor Jeannette Milgrom

Executive Director
Jeannette Milgrom is Professor of Psychology, School of Behavioural Science, University of Melbourne and Director of Clinical and Health Psychology at Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia. Jeannette pioneered 'The Infant Clinic' and in 2001 established the Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) focusing on high-risk infants, postnatal depression, and developing psychological treatments. She has had international recognition for her work with mothers and babies, and her book on treating postnatal depression has been translated into Italian and condensed in French. PIRI is based at Austin Health in a psychology hospital department she established over 25 years, which is held in high regard as a model for integrating clinical services, research and teaching. Jeannette also convenes the Doctor of Psychology (Health), University of Melbourne and has been Chair of the National Executive of the College of Health Psychologists, Australian Psychological Society since 2002. She is recipient of 54 research grants and author/editor of 4 books, 13 chapters and published over 85 scientific articles.
Her work with postnatal depression has included training of health professionals and delivering services for postnatal depression including public health initiatives. She has recently been a chief investigator on a large collaborative research grant: 'The beyondblue National Postnatal Depression Program - Prevention and Early Intervention', and has managed the Victorian component. She is currently the principal chief investigator on a 4 year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant, entitled: 'Improving neurobehavioural development in preterm infants: A randomised controlled trial of a neonatal intervention'.
She has been successful as Principal Investigator on two prestigious National and Health Medical Research grants over the last 5 years, investigating neurobehavioural development in preterm infants. In a landmark publication improvement in infant brain connectivity (visible on MRI scans) was found following a stress-reduction intervention by parents (Milgrom et al., 2010, Ped Res, 67).
She was also a principal researcher in a national research grant (beyondblue 2002-2006) which resulted in Australian Government funding of $85 million for universal screening for Perinatal Depression. She is now Chair of the beyondblue National Workforce Training Committee and is involved in training health professionals how to assess and manage perinatal depression. A major thrust of her work is to focus on child outcomes, disseminate findings widely and influence health policy.

Mr Lance Coburn

Treasurer
Lance Coburn has extensive experience as an industry executive having previously been Group General Manager and Senior Vice President, Finance, BHP Minerals; President BHP Steel (USA) and Group General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, International Division BHP Steel among other senior appointments.

Ms Barbara Wellesley AM

Board Member
Barbara Wellesley was the co-founder and National Director (1997–2007) of Good Beginnings, Australia. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours in 2006, for her services to child health and nursing, (particularly the services to Good Beginnings). She is currently Vice Chairperson of the National NIFTeY Board, Director of Decided Advantage (social research consultancy), ongoing member of the College of Physicians Committee included in developing a College policy for Children of Incarcerated Parents.
Previous positions have included:-

• Senior Policy Analyst Maternal and Child Health Unit, NSW Health Department (1966)
• Coordinator Child and Family Health Nurses Association (NSW) Inc (CAFHNA)
• Chairperson of the beyondblue National Steering Committee of the National Action Plan (NAP) for Perinatal Depression (2007)

Ms Jennifer Ericksen

Board Member
Jennie Ericksen is Manager Perinatalmental Health Services and Training based at Austin Health. She is a psychologist specialising in early childhood assessment, parent support and skills training, cognitive behavior therapy, service planning and implementation. She has worked in a variety of specialist children's services. Currently she works with families during the child's first two years of life. She has a strong interest in training other health professionals, and is project manager on a number of PIRI projects.

Wendy Peter B Juris, LLB (Hons), LLM

Wendy has been a partner of the national law firm Allens Arthur Robinson since 1990, and specialises in competition and regulatory law. She is currently a director of the Phillip Island Penguin Foundation and Melbourne Girls Grammar – an Anglican School, and a member of the Monash Law Foundation fundraising committee and the advisory boards of the Monash University Centre for Regulatory Studies and the Monash Law Faculty LLM by Coursework (Commercial) program. She is also a member of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Business Section of the Law Council of Australia. She was previously a director of Amcor Paper and Amcor Merchanting and Trading (subsidiaries of Amcor Limited) as well as a member of the Monash University Council and a director of Monash Commercial.

Leonie Young

NGO & Public Sector Consultant, Director, MAICD, BHSc

• Extensive 20 years experience in health and primary care reform as a successful CEO, Board Director, NGO and public sector executive. Bachelor Health Education & Science, University of Canberra, 1990.
• Formerly CEO and Board Director of beyondblue: the national depression initiative (July 2003 – December 2010); played strong role in Australia’s mental health reforms, including improving community awareness, consumer and carer participation, promotion, prevention and early intervention strategies, strengthening evidence based research and national e-mental health strategies.
• Consolidated a successful national partnership model in NGO/public sector stakeholder engagement with the Federal, State and Territory Governments
• Extensive policy and service development experience in health reform as a senior executive with the Australian Government, Department of Health & Ageing, having worked as a State Manager, Northern Territory, 2000 – 2003, and in DoHA with Mental Health and Aged Care 1990-2000.
• Represented beyondblue and the Australian Government on health partnership programs in China and Indonesia in primary health, mental health promotion and stigma reduction, rural and remote health; and in Australia, hosted visiting health officials to beyondblue from Canada, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and the UK.

Other past roles: Member Australian Institute Company Directors, 2006-2011
Board director RAW Inc, Rural Alive & Well, Tasmania, 2011
Executive, DoHA, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention & Aged Care and NT State Manager, DoHA

Ms Barbara Frazer

Minute Secretary & Manager
Barbara Frazer has had extensive experience at Austin Health in administration and project management. She has played a major part in the preparation work necessary to incorporate PIRI and continues to play a key role in plans for development.

Mr Graeme Henshaw

Former Secretary
Graeme Henshaw was a partner with the legal firm Allens Arthur Robinson. He acted for the Australian Red Cross Society and MECWA Community Care and undertook work for major Australian and international corporations. He is also a past member of the Law Institute Conveyancing Committee.

Garry Evans

Former Inaugural PIRI Chair
Private consultant. Recently retired as Group General Manager BHP Group Services, BHP Company Limited 1997-98. Previously held positions as Group General Manager Human Resources and External Affairs, 1992-97, BHP Steel; Group General Manager Human Resources and Corporate Affairs 1990-91, General Manager Human Resources and Corporate Affairs 1989-90, General Manager Human Resources and Administration 1987-89, Personnel and Administration Manager, 1984-87, BHP Petroleum. Directorships (formerly with BHP): Chairman, Associated Airlines Pty Ltd; Chairman, BHP Donations Committee; Director BHP Aitken Hill (Global Leadership Centre) Pty Ltd; Governor, BHP Community Trust; Director, Haematite Pty Ltd (BHP Superannuation Fund). Directorship (external): Chairman, ECA Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Board.

Sheena Scholten

Sheena Scholten is a nursing professional with valuable experience after 20 years service in Victorian public hospitals.
She has been a Director of Services and Service Planning for North Eastern Women’s Health, Mercy Hospital for Women and for Mercy Health. She was Director and/or Deputy Director of Nursing for Queen Victoria Medical Centre; Western General Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women and for Mercy Health and Aged Care. She has also served on the Boards and on the Executives of Mercy Hospital and Mercy Health.

Ms Erina Reddan

Strategy Director, Media Maneouvres
Erina was employed as the strategy director for Media Maneouvres when she joined the Board, and where her focus is on development and delivery of high level media strategy for clients, coaching senior personnel in media skills, and providing media training to groups.
Previously Erina has worked as a media consultant for the Jordan Templeman group, spend 8 years at Radio Australia working as Bureau Chief, Foreign Correspondent, Media Trainer, Sub-editor and Reporter. She also began her career lecturing and tutoring in Politics at Melbourne University.

Ms Felicity Broadbent

Felicity Broadbent isa public relations professional with 15 years experience and a mother of two young children. She has considerable experience in both public and private health care. Felicity has won state, national and international awards for her work including an International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Award for Marketing Communications. For the past seven years Felicity has run her own public relations and proofreading business.