Our Board and Executive
Our team consists of people who care deeply about remote and rural communities. People who don’t just talk the talk but walk the walk. They’re out there, on the ground, connected to and part of rural and remote communities. Every day they see the challenges faced in health care in isolated areas. And they are inspired to provide real solutions to make a difference.
Our Board Chair is Amanda Roser – a highly experienced Executive Manager in the health sector. Amanda is supported by a diverse bunch of practising rural doctors and business professionals who bring their skills in rural medicine, business, law, finance, marketing and fundraising to build a Foundation that is focused on caring for the people who live in our rural and remote communities.
Our practising GPs face the challenges of living in rural and remote communities every day. They see first hand the impact of inequitable access to health care. Our non-medical directors have experienced the challenges of rural health, either in their childhood or throughout their careers.
A small yet mighty team committed to improving health for rural and remote communities.
Our Board
Amanda Roser
Chair
Townsville
Amanda brings her experience in Finance and Risk to guide the Foundation. She lives in Townsville with her husband and two daughters and works as an Executive Director with Northern Queensland PHN.
Associate Professor Sue Harrison, OAM
Deputy Chair
Echuca
Sue is the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) in the Emergency Departments in Swan Hill and Echuca. She is also senior lecturer at University of Melbourne.
Stephen Buchanan
Treasurer
Sydney
Stephen is a finance specialist that has worked with rural communities for most of his career. Although living in the big smoke of Sydney, his heart lies in rural Australia, where he spent an idyllic childhood.
Rohan McPhee
Secretary
Brisbane
Rohan is a lawyer based in Brisbane. He grew up in a rural medical family so he has witnessed first hand the challenges of rural practice, and of raising a family, being a relatively new dad to a beautiful girl.
Glenda Colburn
Director
Gold Coast
Glenda brings an eclectic skills mix to broaden the depth of our Board. This includes corporate strategy, risk management and governance, fundraising and marketing. Glenda lives on the Gold Coast.
Dr Alex Dunn
Director
Gympie
Alex joins our Board as the Past President of Rural Doctors Association of Queensland. Alex is Medical Superintendent at Gympie Hospital.
Dr Sue Masel
Director
Goondiwindi
Dr Sue Masel has lived and worked in Goondiwindi in western Queensland for 25 years. She works as a rural GP and is also a medical educator.
Dr Michael Rice
Director
Beaudesert
Dr Michael Rice is a rural generalist living and working in Beaudesert. He loves the community and was instrumental in restoring maternity health services to the local hospital.
