Previous director or related experience:
- Current Director APodA Board September 2024
- Past Director APodA (Vic) 2005- 2014 including 4 years as President
- 1 year as APODC delegate
- Various Community Board roles in Lifesaving.
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Previous Director or related experience of Boards, Committees:
- Current: Director, Australian Podiatry Association (APodA) Board
- APodA nominations committee
- Ambassador for APodA 2021 National conference
- APodA Professional Credentialing committee
- Director, Board of AnglicareSA
- Chair of Advancement and Philanthropy Committee, AnglicareSA
- Previous: St Mark’s Residential University College Board; Chair of nominations committee
- Chair of The Magdalene Centre committee of management, AnglicareSA
- Deputy Chair of Adelaide Anglican St Peter’s Cathedral
- Director of Marion Podiatry 1990-2018
- APodA National conference committee 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, Chair 2019
- Sports Medicine Australia SA council 1998-2003; Treasurer 2001-2003
- Diabetes Australia Health care education committee 1996-2012; MESC 2013-16
- APodA NSW council 1987-1989
- APodA SA council 1992-1993; Treasurer 2005-2006
- AHPRA assessor 2011-12; assessment panel 2011-15
- General Medical Committee of Ashford Hospital, Adelaide 1995-2000
Competencies and skills relevant to the role:
- Australian Institute of Company Directors course, 2018 – Member (renewed, 2021)
- Familiarity with contemporary Board structures – nomination committee, skills matrix, performance reviews, EDI (equality, diversity, inclusion)
- Strategic planning experience across Board and committee involvements
- Acting Chair for Recruitment of new Board Chair – position description, recruiting, short-list, interviews, selection, engagement contract, induction
- Managing media attention: adverse coverage, social media incidents
- Financial literacy and budget reviews
- Executive and Finance committee roles
I am an engaged Board member, who prepares for meetings, completes agreed tasks, listens and asks questions.
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 Jess O'Neil
Previous director or related experience:
With over 18 years of experience as a podiatrist and more than 15 years as Director of Sole Podiatry, I bring a strong combination of clinical expertise, business acumen, and leadership to the table.
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Previous Director or related experience:
- Current Director and Chair, Australian Podiatry Association
- Former Director and Chair, Australasian Podiatry Council
- Former Director, Australian Podiatry Association (Victoria)
Competencies and skills relevant to the role:
- Member and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Graduate Certificate of Management, Deakin University
- Master of Health Science, University of South Australia
- Bachelor of Podiatry (Hons), LaTrobe University
- Bachelor of Arts, RMIT
The APodA is arguably the strongest it has ever been.
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Previous director or related experience:
As Co-Founder and Clinical Director of The Foot Studio in Western Australia, I oversee strategic planning, financial performance, compliance, risk management, and organisational leadership.
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It’s been an honour to have been an APodA Board Director and I’m excited at the opportunity to be re-elected.
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Previous Director or related experience:
- Founder and Director of The Foot Stop Podiatry Services
- Non Executive Director (board member) of aged and disability organisations in Australia plus have international appointments in trans-Tasman leadership forums.
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Shelley Thomson is an allied healthcare professional and a catalyst for patient-driven change in healthcare transformation.
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