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 33 research grants and author/editor of 4 books, 10 chapters and published over 60 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'.

Mr Graeme Henshaw

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.

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 Coordinator of the Infant Clinic 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.

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.