Council Members
Mrs Carolyn Hewson AO NRF Patron
Non - executive Company Director, Westpac Banking Corporation, Stockland Group and BTIME
Dr. Brian North AO NRF President
Neurosurgeon – Retired
Director of Neurosurgery Royal Adelaide Hospital - Retired
Mr Mel Zerner NRF Hon. Treasurer
Chartered Accountant, Partner at Messenger Zerner & Co
Ms Ginta Orchard NRF Hon Secretary & Executive Officer NRF
20 years Event Management which includes 15 years Charity Fundraising.
Professor Peter Reilly AO NRF Chair Policy Development Committee
Neurosurgeon
Director of Neurosurgery Royal Adelaide Hospital - Retired
Mr Jon Gregerson NRF Chair Appeals Committee
Lawyer – Consultant at Finlaysons.
Board Member Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd
Mr Chris Ashenden NRF Chair Management Committee & Deputy President
CEO Memorial Hospital – Retired
15 years as a company director with corporate roles including those of CFO and CEO
Professor Robert Vink NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research at University of Adelaide
Head of School – School of Medical Sciences University of Adelaide.
Professor Donald Simpson AO Founding Member of NRF since 1963
Neurosurgeon - Retired
NRF President 1993 – 2004
Former Director of neurosurgery in the Adelaide Children’s Hospital (now W&C)
Dr Nick Vrodos
Neurosurgeon – Memorial Medical Centre and Royal Darwin Hospital
Director Neurosurgery – Flinders Medical Centre
Dr Matthew McDonald
Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon – Calvary Wakefield Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre
Ms Melanie Cooper
Financial Accountant Coopers Brewery Ltd
Alternate Director Coopers Brewery Ltd
Governor Coopers Brewery Foundation Inc
Mr Don Donlan
Wall Street Financier Retired
Mr Lindsay Hick
General Manager Commercial Banking- Bank SA
Member of Bank SA Executive Committee with in excess of 25 years banking and finance experience. Fellow of Governors Leadership Foundation, CEDA Trustee
Prof Jack McLean
Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide
Mr Jim Whiting
Managing Director Badge Constructions Group of Companies.
PO Box 698, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8371 0771
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