St John Ambulance SA_Annual Report 2021-2022

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St John Ambulance Australia SA Inc

OUR PEOPLE | THE BOARD

SEF VAN DEN NIEUWELAAR FAICD FGLF Chair of Community Care Appointed Nov 2022 Sef has over 30 years of experience in finance and IT in the corporate world and a wealth of experience in governance and strategy in the NGO sector. Sef is currently the Director of an IT transformation company consulting to several SA SME’s and has extensive experience in the not- for-profit sector as Chairman of aged care organisation, Rembrandt Living, as board member of the Leaders Institute of SA and of Impact100 and as a Committee Member at the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sef holds a Bachelor in Science, Chemical Technology from the Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of the Leaders Institute of South Australia.

PROFESSOR BILL GRIGGS AM ASM, MBBS MBA PGDIPAVMED DUNIV(HC) FANZCA FCICM FACAP FAICD Chair of Operations/Commissioner Appointed Aug 2021 Bill is a Member of the Order of St John with over 40 years’ experience in the medical field. Specialising in trauma medicine, aeromedical retrieval, and disaster response, he is one of Australia’s leading Intensive Care, Anaesthesia, and Medical Retrieval Specialists. Currently a Director on several boards, Bill is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. He has formal qualifications in Aerospace Medicine and a Masters degree in Business Administration. Bill has a strong reputation for caring for his patients, showing empathy and compassion even in the most dire situations.

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SHANE BOLTON Elected Director Appointed

PROF. HUGH GRANTHAM MBBS ASM FRACGP Chair of Training Appointed Jan 2021 Professor Hugh Grantham ASM has over 30 years of clinical experience in the out-of-hospital and in-hospital emergency medicine field. He was the Inaugural Professor of Paramedics Flinders University from 2011-2019 and the Adjunct Professor Curtin and QUT Universities. Hugh also held the role of Senior Medical Practitioner for the South Australian Ambulance Service and Flinders Emergency Department. Hugh is skilled in Education, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Care, Healthcare Management, Healthcare, and Policy Analysis. Hugh sits on the national Australian Resuscitation Council and has a strong interest in resuscitation and neurological outcomes from cardiac arrest. He was a Team Leader of the Australian Medical Assistance Teams to two tsunamis in 2004/5 and 2009 and is holder of the Ambulance Service Medical and Humanitarian Service medal with Bar. Hugh is married with three adult children and his interests include painting and sailing. Hugh holds the position of Chair of the One and All tall ship Board in Adelaide.

Janet Finlay

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Nov 2021 Shane is an Assistant Director, Health Planning, Preparedness and Review Section within the Commonwealth Health Emergency Management Branch (Australian Department for Health and Aged Care). He is an experienced resilience professional and has worked across various levels of local and state government in leadership, risk, governance and technical roles. He is an experienced Registered Nurse of nearly 30 years, with post-graduate qualifications in critical care, aeromedical & retrieval operations, leadership and management. He also has a range of vocational training qualifications. In 2022, Shane was part of an inaugural Australian Government delegation to take disaster capability and capacity building to Timor-Leste. Shane has been a 30+ year volunteer with St John, holding local, State and National leadership roles. Shane is a Commander of the Order of St John. Shane holds a Bachelor of Nursing Practice, Diploma of Management and a Diploma of Business – Frontline Management and credentialed and professional membership with various professional organisations.

Mandy Ford

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Hugh Grantham

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Claudine Law

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Karen Limb

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Ian McGeachie

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Bill Griggs

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Tony Mitchell

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Sef van den Nieuwelaar

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Shane Bolton

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Ian Walsh

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