Mayfield Education Board of Management

Graeme has worked in the health services in various Executive roles for more than 40 years. Graeme has worked as the Chief Executive Officer of Fairfield Hospital, Austin Hospital, Repatriation General Hospital in Adelaide, Healthscope Limited, and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. He has also worked as a Regional Director at Healthscope Limited and was a Director of Western Health in Melbourne. Graeme was also Hospital Standards and Accreditation Adviser for two years to the Papua New Guinea National Department of Health and has chaired the three Tasmanian health organisations that provided public hospital and health services throughout Tasmania.

He has held an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at La Trobe University and has been a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management.

Graeme has also been a board member for the Centre for Eye Research Australia, Guide Dogs Victoria and Psychs on Bikes Inc. He is a member of the Board of Curraghdene Investments Pty Ltd.

Samantha is a Principal in the Property and Development team at Russell Kennedy and has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of commercial property transactions, including sales and acquisitions and commercial leasing. Her clients include the State government, local government and private enterprise and not-for-profit organisations. Samantha has acted for both large and small operators in the health care and allied health space, including Monash Health and Uniting Age Well.

Samantha has experience and knowledge of the education sector, having worked for the Department of Education, Monash University and Deakin University. In addition, she has worked as an academic for 7 years lecturing in Commercial Law, Corporations Law and Employment/Anti-Discrimination Law at Monash Business School and Corporations Law at Melbourne Law School.

Samantha is a member of the Property Council of Australia Commercial Office Committee 2023/2024 and has been recognised by Best Lawyers for expertise in Real Property Law since September 2022. Samantha is enthusiastic about diversity and equality; she is Deputy Convenor of the Russell Kennedy Women’s Network and is a member of the Russell Kennedy Pro Bono Committee.

Angela is a Senior Consultant/ Nurse Advisor with Pride Living, specialising in aged care education. She has more than 39 years of experience in the public and private healthcare sector including Coaching, Quality Management, Clinical Governance, Healthcare Management and Education. She has attained a master’s degree in health services management and post graduate qualifications with emphasis on adult education.

Her work profile has included senior roles in the public health sector and private aged care sector. Examples of some of her recent roles include Divisional Director of Nursing Surgery and Trauma for Royal Melbourne Hospital, Chief Nurse and Executive Surgical Services at Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), a State Operations Manager Victoria, and a General Manager Clinical Governance and Client Safety at Arcare Aged Care, Head of Quality at Estia Health, Quality and risk advisor for BlueCross and Quality assessor for aged care standards and accreditation Agency ltd.

Zainab Akhter has 20 years of experience in vocational education management and nursing. She is skilled in coaching, team building, public speaking, management, educational pathways, and healthcare.

Zainab is a strong healthcare professional with a Masters in Nursing from The University of Queensland, BN Honours (research) from Monash University, and is a current PhD candidate at La Trobe University.

She prides herself on her commitment to advancement in nursing practice, health education, ongoing staff professional development, engaging educational framework, and strategic planning within the nursing and midwifery workforce and health education.

Zainab believes in leading by example both personally and professionally. She values innovation in education and strives to mirror it in her work and achievements.