Dr Tim Jones is a Tasmanian GP, rural generalist, GP supervisor, medical educator and PHN board director. He is the Chair of Specific Interests, Child and Young Person’s Health at the RACGP and was a member of the Thriving Kids Expert Advisory Group.

Brendan’s career spans clinical practice, academia, health services evaluation, strategy and policy development, and program implementation — providing him with a deeply grounded and system-wide perspective on health and community care.  He has a strong track record of driving sustainable change across complex policy, service delivery, and research environments.  His portfolio spans practice support, population health, digital health, disability, aged care, urgent care, palliative care, homelessness, domestic, family and sexual violence and immunisation. He oversees the design and commissioning of programs in primary and community care.   He also supervisors’ public health registrars and post graduate students.  

David recognises that ending homelessness is possible and that it’s not normal for communities to have people sleeping rough or be something we should accept. He has worked towards this goal in a range of roles in the community, government, university and philanthropic sectors, including currently as the CEO of the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH). He is also a senior advisor for the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH), a 2020 Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellow and a 2021 Churchill Fellow. In 2025 the Advance to Zero efforts of the AAEH that David supports were recognised with a UN World Habitat Award. 

Dr John Adie is an Associate Professor in Urgent Care in the School of Health at University of the Sunshine Coast and Urgent Care Education and Training Lead at ForHealth. He has six appointments related to these two main roles. First, as the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA) Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group Australasian Agent. Second, as the RACGP Specific Interest Group Chair for ‘Urgent and Emergency Presentations to Primary Care’. Third, as the RNZCUC Australian Convenor. Fourth, as an AGPAL Accreditor. Fifth, on the AHRPA Advanced Care Paramedicine Expert Reference Committee. Lastly, as a Medscape Global columnist on Integrated Primary Care Centres. He has presented his research at local, national, and international conferences and published his research in peer-review journals. John’s clinical work has been as a general practitioner (GP), Rural and Remote GP, and Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) Physician working in General Practices, UCCs, and Emergency Departments in New Zealand and Australia. He currently works clinically in ForHealth UCCs around Australia.

Anita trained as an exercise physiologist. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement, Master of Science and Master of Business.  Anita's career has been dedicated to excellence across health, sport and wellness domains. She spent almost 18 years working in associations, advocating for recognition and access to allied health professions, and establishing the quality assurances of self-regulation for health professions.    

Anita’s role as the Chief Allied Health Officer includes supporting the Australian Government to:

• raise awareness of the role and value of allied health care in Australia;
• build and strengthen engagement with the allied health sector; and 
• promote inclusion of allied health in relevant policies, programs and reforms within the primary care sector and health system more broadly. 

David is the Assistant Secretary of the Health Emergency Management Branch in the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.  David has been in this role since 2023 and is responsible for the Australian Government’s national health emergency management plans and for coordinating the national health response to an emergency or disaster. David is an experienced public servant who has previously held senior roles in the Primary Care Division in the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Care, the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. David also has extensive experience representing the Australian Government overseas in diplomatic postings.

With over 40 years of experience as a Registered Nurse, Alison offers strategic policy advice across the Australian Government on matters related to nursing, midwifery, health system reform, workforce regulation, and education. Alison is passionate about realising the value of nursing and midwifery and she champions health care equity especially in access to sexual and reproductive health for women. Alison has been honoured with several awards, including: the Public Service Medal for her exceptional service during the COVID-19 pandemic; the National Emergency Medal for her service following the 2009 Victorian Bushfires; and the Humanitarian Overseas Medal in 2021.

Nathalie has worked in health and community care for more than thirty years, specialising in service planning, needs assessment, stakeholder engagement and commissioning. She has been with Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) since its establishment in 2015 and has served as CEO since 2022. Prior to joining the PHN, Nathalie held a variety of roles within the Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing across Canberra, Western Australia and New South Wales.  Her work spanned primary health care, rural health, drug and alcohol treatment and mental health, where she progressed from planning roles to managing national and regional programs. Nathalie is passionate about influencing how the health system operates at a regional level and strengthening connections across the diverse communities and stakeholders of central and eastern Sydney. At a NSW system level, she has also been leading implementation of the NSW Health- NSW PHN Joint Statement. 

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the AIHW, Dr Bolevich was the Chief Executive of eHealth NSW and the Chief Information Officer for NSW Health and responsible for planning, implementing, and supporting a digitally enabled, integrated and patient-centric health information environment. During his prior 25-year career, Dr Bolevich worked in a range of senior health management, information and communication technology (ICT) leadership roles in Australia and New Zealand. Before joining eHealth NSW, Dr Bolevich worked at NSW Health as executive director for health system information and performance reporting and as acting deputy secretary for system purchasing and performance. Dr Bolevich served as a member of the AIHW Board from 2016 till 2024. He is a Doctor of Medicine and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction.

Paul Creech is Chief Program Officer at the Australian Digital Health Agency. Paul is responsible for managing and delivering the Agency’s programs and projects as well as supporting the Agency’s external partnerships across Government and non-Government sectors, including health professional and consumer peak bodies.

In the 2022 Australia Day Honours, Paul was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) for outstanding public service to community health, particularly through ensuring access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rashida Khan is a proud Ngarignman Mubra woman from the Northern Territory, dedicated to supporting Australia’s most remote communities. She serves as the NT Board Director for NATSIWA and Deputy Chair for Remote Australians Matter, advocating for health equity, education, and social wellbeing. Rashida is the founder of four businesses and created a range of digital mental health resources tailored for the bush, bringing innovative, accessible support to those facing geographic and social barriers. Qualified in psychology, trauma-informed care, and a range of therapeutic modalities, she combines cultural knowledge with clinical expertise to empower individuals and communities, making her a respected leader in Indigenous advocacy, mental health, and remote community development.  

Mark has responsibility for the Australian Government’s primary care policies and programs. Prior to his current role Mark was First Assistant Secretary (FAS) of the Social Policy Division at the Department of Finance. In previous roles in the Health portfolio he has been the FAS of both the Mental Health Division and the Indigenous Health Division. Previous to Health, Mark worked in the Indigenous Affairs Group at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). Before joining PM&C, Mark worked in the employment portfolio for 15 years on a variety of workplace relations and employment programs and policies. 

Stephen is a Managing Director and Partner with BCG, and is the leader of the Melbourne office. Over the past 10 years he has worked across most sectors of the Australian health care system, providing strategic and operational improvement advice to governments, providers, payers and life sciences companies. Stephen was the overall lead for the PHN business model review in 2024-25.

Eliza’s Health Workforce Division aims to ensure all Australians can access high quality health services, including in regional, rural and remote communities, by delivering a strong, educated and well distributed health workforce. The Division delivers key initiatives that are focused on improving the capacity, quality, and distribution of health services to meet the needs of all communities. This includes initiatives targeted at growing the medical workforce in regional, rural, and remote Australia, such as the Australian General Practice Training Program and the Rural Generalist Training Scheme, the Specialist Training Program, and the Rural Multidisciplinary Training Program.

Associate Professor Margo Barr is an epidemiologist and senior health services researcher with the International Centre for Future Health System at the University of NSW. She has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary, policy-relevant research across primary care, health systems, and equity-focused initiatives. Her work includes co-design, implementation science, and the use of routine data to improve care for populations experiencing disadvantage. She is the Senior Researcher with the National Multidisciplinary Primary Care Research, Policy and Advocacy Consortium, a collaboration of clinicians, researchers, health services, and community partners. The Consortium brings together expertise across general practice, nursing, allied health, social care, and lived experience to co-produce research, strengthen system integration, and support scalable, real-world improvements in primary care delivery.