Reference group
We established the JRC Reference group in 2007. The group currently meets twice a year. Members of the group are also invited to JRC events and seminars, and are a very useful conduit into local and regional community issues.
The objective of the Reference Group is to facilitate links between our centre and key stakeholders. Functions include:
- contributing to the development of the research agenda
- informing the Centre about workforce development issues, including those relating to research, education and training
- disseminating information about the research undertaken by the Centre and providing a conduit in the wider community.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andre Catrice | Senior Policy Officer Chronic Care and Older People Department of Health |
| Professor Irene Blackberry | Director Care Economy Research Institute & Chair John Richards Centre, La Trobe University |
| Associate Professor Sean MacDermott | Director John Richards Centre, La Trobe University |
| Professor Jane Mills | Dean La Trobe Rural Health School |
| Ashley Franks | Pro Vice Chancellor, Research Capability |
| Rachel Winterton | Deputy Director John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research |
| David Noonan | Chief Executive Officer, Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) |
| Dr Jane Fyfield | Aged Care Sector Advisor |
| Maria Berry | Elder Rights Advocacy, Community Development Network Officer |
| Professor Ngaire Kerse | Chair in Ageing Well General Practice and Primary Healthcare and Director University Research Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research University of Auckland |
| Ritchie Dodds | CEO West Wimmera Health Service |
| Dan Douglass | CEO Heathcote Health |
| Sam Marchant | John Richards' nephew |
| Trent Dean | Chief Executive Officer, Gateway Health |
| Judith Perkins | Manager Health Performance Barwon South West, Western Health Services and Aged Care Department of Health |