Board of Management

Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) is registered under the Corporations Act 2001 as a Company Limited by Guarantee. LCHS is governed by seven Board Directors, of which four Directors are elected by the membership of the company and three Directors appointed by the Board.

At the LCHS Board Meeting on Thursday 27 November 2008 John Guy was elected Chairperson and Peter Wallace was elected Deputy Chairperson.

The Chief Executive Officer is the Secretary of LCHS under the Corporations Act 2001 with performance reviewed annually by the Board.

The Board also support the Audit Committee and Quality & Safety Committee. The Audit Committee is chaired by Steven Porter and meet quarterly. Janice Chesters chairs the Quality & Safety Committee with meetings held bi-monthly.

	John Guy Chairperson Elected to the Board in 1997, John spent 35 years with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), six years on the Morwell Shire/City Council (three consecutive years as Mayor), he was Chairman of the Latrobe Regional Commission and Chairman of Commissioners of Wellington Shire during the amalgamation process. John is currently Chairperson of “Advance Morwell Inc” and Chair of Gippsland Regional Clinical School Community Support Group.

Peter Wallace Deputy Chairperson Elected as a Board member in 2007, Peter is the retired Director Corporate Services at Latrobe Regional Hospital. His previous appointments include Chief Executive Officer at Maroondah Hospital; Deputy and Acting Chief Executive Officer at Box Hill Hospital and Director of General Services at Monash Medical Centre. Peter has also undertaken project-consulting assignments at Mercy Health and Aged Care, the Royal Children’s Hospital and Barwon Health.

	Steven Porter Appointed to the Board, Steven is a previous alumni of Leadership Victoria and completed professional Board Orientation Series training. He has experience in senior management positions of asset planning, capital works, communications/public relations, business processes and resource management.

Steven Elvy Appointed to the Board in 2007, Steven is currently studying Master of Health Services Management, Master of Professional Accounting. He is employed as the Director Community Services at Yarram and District Health Service. Steven’s background is in the allied health industry as a qualified Physiotherapist and Executive Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Victorian Chapter Physiotherapy Leaders and Managers.

	Janice Chesters Elected to the Board in 2005, Janice is currently Deputy Director of the Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health. Her primary research area is rural mental health services and the history of mental health services. Janice is also involved in Indigenous health. She is a core member of Latrobe Regional Hospital Ethics Committee and is the Chair of SNAP Gippsland Inc.

Don Flanigan Elected as a Board member since 1995, Don spent 39 years with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in trade and middle management. He was a foundation member of Churchill Community Health Centre in 1974 serving until amalgamation in 1995 and was later appointed onto the Latrobe Community Health Service Board in June that year. He has served on a number of boards of management in the community and has completed Nous Group Rural Health Boards Management Development Program.

	Chris Devers An elected Board member since 2001, Chris’ previous roles include eight years in power station operations with State Electricity Commission of Victoria, power industry technical writing, Parliamentary electorate offices and community development worker positions. He currently works as a Ministerial Adviser within the Victorian State Government. Chris is active in numerous community groups and has served on Disability Advisory, Advocacy and Resource Council Boards within the Gippsland region.

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