Governance
For community impact
Our approach to governance ensures safe, high quality care that meets the needs of local communities. COORDINARE’s ten board members bring a broad range of expertise across primary care, community leadership, education, research, health policy and management, and business.
Our collaborative commissioning processes enable partners to identify needs, design, deliver, and evaluate services together. Together we can ensure our organisation sustainably achieves its aims for the region.
In 2022/233 we:
Appointed Prudence Buist, our new CEO.
Welcomed Professor David Currow and Mr Jack Heath, our two new board members.
Restructured the executive team to focus on enabling and delivering innovative solutions to improve health outcomes across the region.
Established an Aboriginal Health Operational Advisory Group to enable Aboriginal leadership, advice and guidance to support work in Aboriginal Health across the region.
Provided secretariat support to the Aboriginal Health Advisory Council.
Licensed Salesforce for information and stakeholder management to support our role as leaders in primary care collaboration.
Appointed new CEO, Prudence Buist
Since our last annual review, COORDINARE has welcomed a new CEO, Prudence Buist.
With over 25 years of diverse healthcare experience in urban and regional hospitals, Prudence’s strategic, clinical and operational expertise is a great asset to COORDINARE as we collaborate with stakeholders to address local needs, and plan future initiatives for one coordinated regional health system.
Find out moreThank you Dianne Kitcher
We would like to acknowledge our former CEO, Dianne Kitcher, and express our deep gratitude for her invaluable leadership, and unwavering dedication to support of the primary health system model throughout her seven-year tenure between July 2015 and January 2023.
Ms Kitcher led the start-up of COORDINARE, and has ensured its focus and growth, particularly through the challenging past years of droughts, fires and the pandemic. Her commitment to our vision and purpose leaves a benefitting legacy to our organisation, the PHN network more broadly and ultimately our communities.
Our skills-based board
Independent Board Chair
Ms Julie White
An experienced and successful Chair and Company Director, Julie White has over 40 years experience in both the not-for-profit and corporate sectors.
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Board Member, Clinical Council - Southern NSW Chair
Dr Amanda Barnard
Dr Amanda Barnard brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the COORDINARE Board and as Chair of the Southern NSW Clinical Council.
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Board Member, Aboriginal Health Council Chair
Mr Paul Knight
Mr Paul Knight has over 25 years of extensive experience across Indigenous employment, business and economic development. He was the Chief Executive o…
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Board Member, Clinical Council - Illawarra Shoalhaven Chair
Dr Vicki McCartney
Dr Vicki McCartney came to the Shoalhaven in 1986 as a GP, after extensive Australian and overseas hospital and primary health experience.
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Board Member, Community Advisory Committee Chair
Ms Leanne Wells
Ms Leanne Wells was the Chief Executive Officer of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia until August 2022. She is a health service executive with o…
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Board Member, Governance and Remuneration Committee Chair
Professor Glenn Salkeld
Professor Glenn Salkeld was the Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wollongong and has now …
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Board Member, Governance and Remuneration Committee Member
Professor David Currow
Professor David Currow is a physician by training and is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Sustainable Futures) at The University of …
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Board Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee Member
Mr Patrick Reid
Mr Patrick Reid is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), appointed as IRT Group CEO in February 2018, one of Aus…
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Board Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee Member
Mr Chris Stolk
Mr Chris Stolk has more than 25 years’ experience in the accounting and finance field, most of which time has been spent working with organisations in…
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Board Member
Mr Jack Heath
Mr Jack Heath served in government as a diplomat, speechwriter and senior adviser to federal ministers including Prime Minister Paul Keating. He led t…
Learn moreOur guiding Councils and Community Advisory Committee
COORDINARE has established four advisory councils that each report to the Board. The councils assist the organisation to set strategic direction, evaluate outcomes of services and provide advice regarding the design of new services to meet the needs of local communities.
Clinical Councils
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Clinical Council and the Southern NSW Clinical Council each provide support and advice on clinical issues relevant to primary care and helps COORDINARE to understand and address health needs within local communities, including access to services and service gaps. All members of the Clinical Councils are health professionals who practice within the area.
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Aboriginal Health Council
The Aboriginal Health Council supports COORDINARE to gain insight into locally relevant Aboriginal communities’ perspectives regarding their specific health needs. This advice and knowledge aims to ensure the delivery of culturally safe services, and underpins our commitment to improving Aboriginal health and wellbeing. Read more about the Chair of the Aboriginal Health Council here.
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Community Advisory Committee
The Community Advisory Committee was formed to provide guidance on how to incorporate the consumer perspective into COORDINARE's initiatives and to enhance the overall effectiveness of community consultations. The Community Advisory Committee members represent a diverse range of backgrounds, life experiences and interests.
Learn moreMeet our Executive Team
Guided by the Strategic Plan and Business Model, the Executive Team are values-led and focus on providing the greatest impact to deliver better health outcomes.