Rob is a farmer and company director. His current
chairs are: Mental Health Council of Australia,
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia, Campus
Council of the Royal Children’s Hospital and
he is on the boards of the Brotherhood of
St Laurence and Annex.
He is a former Victorian
Minister for Health and has a strong interest in
services for consumers, their families and carers.
Rob received an Order of Australia Award in 2007.
Mrs Diane Brown
VICE PRESIDENT
Appointment Date: 20 September 2000
Diane has family experience of mental illness
and convened the Wodonga Support Group for
five years. She has 16 years senior paralegal
experience and retired in 2007. Diane is a past
member of the Melbourne Health Research and
Ethics Committee.
Mr Paul Montgomery
TREASURER
Appointment Date: 25 September 2006
Paul has a proven track record in management
in a range of contexts. These skills were
demonstrated as a managing partner of a
multi-million dollar professional services firm.
He is now a company director of a number of
private companies and is the current chair of the
Royal District Nursing Service. He is a member
of the Australian Companies Directors Association.
Mr Darrel Drieberg
SECRETARY
Appointment date: 17 December 2007
Darrel is a corporate strategist and management
consultant. He worked in the petroleum,
development banking, merchant banking
and manufacturing sectors. His professional
experience is in structuring businesses both
strategically and financially, positioning them
in markets and assisting senior executives to
achieve their strategic goals.
Darrel is also the
author of “Financial Management Handbook for
Not for Profit Organisations”, published in 1997.
Ms Lyn Allison
Appointment Date: 8 August 2008
Elected to the Federal Parliament in 1996
and 2001, Lyn held the health portfolio for the
Australian Democrats for 10 years and became
its leader in 2004. Lyn initiated and chaired the
Senate Mental Health Inquiry reporting in 2006
leading to an extra $4 billion spending on mental
health.
She co-authored a progress study in
Victoria on the recommendations of the Burdekin
Inquiry into mental health in 2004. She was also
councillor at Port Melbourne in the early 1990s.
She is a member of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors and joined the boards of
several health-related, not-for-profit organisations.
Dr Julian Freidin
Appointment Date: 22 June 2009
Julian is currently the Specialist Medical Adviser
to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College
of Psychiatrists, having been President of the
College between 2005 to 2007. His clinical work
spearheads a specialist outreach service for
homeless people with mental illness in the inner
city.
He chaired the organising committee for
the World Psychiatric Association International
Congress in 2007.
Mrs Jenny King
Appointment Date: 21 October 2005
Jenny has more than 30 years finance experience
in the automotive, chemical and paper industries
and is currently the chief financial officer of a
major Victorian health and aged care provider.
Jenny has an extensive background in strategic
planning, budgeting, financial analysis as well
as risk management and corporate governance.
She is a Fellow of the Australian Society
of Certified Practising Accountants (FCPA ).
Mr Theo Krambias
Appointment Date: 10 October 2008
Theo has extensive experience in both the
health industry and business in hospitality and
property development. Theo was an innovator
and supporter of the first Open Mind Fiesta in
2001 and now assists reviewing and developing
our property portfolio.
Theo is a board member
with OzChild and the Cyprus Community of
Melbourne and Victoria.
Ms Louise Milne-Roch
Appointment Date: 20 January 2003
Currently Louise has her own business consulting
company providing advice to clients in the health
and welfare sectors. Previously she held a number
of CEO positions in the health sector and has wide
experience across the mental health and health
fields, from clinician to facility manager.
Louise has
family experience of mental illness.
Mr Lei Ning
Appointment Date: 22 June 2009
Lei has a lived experience of a serious mental
health challenge for more than 15 years. As
an active consumer representative, Lei sits on
a number of national and state mental health
committees. He is the Deputy Director of the
Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council and
manages the Consumer Research and Evaluation
Unit.
Currently, he is undertaking postgraduate
study on mental health laws at the Law Faculty
of Monash University.
Mrs Elaine Price
Appointment Date: 24 January 2005
Elaine is a keen advocate for people with mental
illness and their families and friends. She has
volunteered over a long period of time as both
a Well Ways facilitator and Helpline volunteer.
Prior to retirement, Elaine was a financial analyst
in the manufacturing industry. In 2007, she
received a Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary
International in recognition of her on-going work
on behalf of those affected by a mental illness.
Mr Nathan Shafir
Appointment Date: 22 October 2004
Nathan was initially involved in the development
of the fundraising area of Mental Illness Fellowship
Victoria and is now on the Appointments and
Governance Committee.
He continues serving on
various school, industry and community bodies
in Melbourne in the area of development and
fundraising. Nathan currently teaches and manages
at Monash University and Monash College.
