Brisbane North PHN welcomes new and returning Board Directors

Brisbane North PHN has welcomed two new Directors to its Board, with Ann Maree Liddy and Lucas Patchett OAM joining the organisation alongside reappointed Directors Professor Jody Currie and Dr Kelly Lai.

The appointments bring extensive experience across health and community services, primary care, governance, service innovation and health equity, further strengthening the breadth of expertise guiding Brisbane North PHN.

Ann Maree Liddy brings more than 40 years of experience across the health and community services sectors, including more than 24 years as a Chief Executive Officer and more than six years as a Board Director.

Lucas Patchett OAM is the co-founder and CEO of Orange Sky and brings extensive experience in community-sector leadership, frontline service innovation, lived experience and culturally safe co-design.

Returning to the Board, Professor Jody Currie brings more than 25 years of experience in executive health leadership, service delivery and governance. A Yugambeh Mununjahli woman, Jody has a strong focus on improving access to care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Dr Kelly Lai, a general practitioner and Managing Director of Banyo Clinic, also returns to the Board. As Chair of Brisbane North PHN’s Clinical Council, Kelly brings frontline clinical insight to Board decision-making, with a focus on clinical governance, quality and equitable access to care.

Ann Maree, Lucas, Jody and Kelly join existing Brisbane North PHN Board Directors Sharon McAvoy, Dr Jared Dart and Jane Schmitt, bringing together diverse experience and perspectives to support the PHN’s vision to create a community where good health is available to everyone.

Board Chair Jane Schmitt congratulated the new and returning Directors.

'We’re very pleased to welcome Ann Maree and Lucas to the Brisbane North PHN Board and to have Jody and Kelly continuing with us,’ she said.

‘We are fortunate to have Directors who bring such diverse and substantial experience across health, community services, governance and leadership.

'That breadth of expertise strengthens the conversations and decisions we make as a Board and positions us well for the future.'

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