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Members

  • Photo of Geoffrey Rowe

    Chairperson – Geoff Rowe

    Mr Rowe is the Chief Executive Officer of Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia and brings to the Board 40 years’ experience in human services, including senior executive positions in the Queensland Government and not-for-profit sector. His current statutory appointments include the Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board and the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee’s Aged Care Advisory Group.
  • Ms Jane Crombie

    Ms Jane Crombie

  • Mr Peter Brewer

    Mr Peter Brewer

  • Dr Pip Coore

    Dr Pip Coore

  • Aunty Faith Green

    Aunty Faith Green

  • Ms Nicole Cravigan

    Ms Nicole Cravigan

    Assistant Under Treasurer at Queensland Treasury
  • Ms Michelle Bullen

    Ms Michelle Bullen

    Executive Director, Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
  • Ms Kathrin Jensen

    Ms Kathrin Jensen

    Executive Director, Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism

Board membership

The Board consists of the chief executives (or a senior executive nominated by the relevant chief executive) of the Queensland Government departments:

  • in which the Public Trustee Act 1978 is administered
  • in which the Financial Accountability Act 2009 is administered
  • in which the Disability Services Act 2006 is administered
  • that is mainly responsible for seniors
  • in which the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 and the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 are administered.

The Board also consists of up to six “appointed members”, who are appointed for a maximum term of three years and may be reappointed. The appointed Board members are chosen to reflect the diversity of the Queensland community. At least one appointed Board member must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. In addition, Board members must have knowledge, qualifications, skills, or experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Living with impaired decision-making capacity, including as a carer or family member of a person with impaired decision-making capacity.
  • Advocacy, services and support for seniors and persons with a disability, including persons with impaired decision-making capacity.
  • Corporate governance, finance and banking, financial investment, financial services, insurance, and/or the management of financial funds, financial risk or trusts.
  • Commercial litigation, duties and obligations of trustees, powers of attorney, substituted decision-making for adults with impaired capacity, succession law and/or the principles and rules of equity.
  • Human resource management and culture change management.