Jane was appointed to the Mater Misericordiae Limited Board in February 2019 and is a member of the Finance and Audit and Major Projects and Infrastructure committees.
With more than thirty years' experience in both the private and public sectors of health, Jane has held senior executive roles in a large regional health organisation and in several tertiary health institutions in Australia. Her management experience, qualifications and expertise are extensive and varied, giving her a key perspective on the complexities and challenges currently facing the industry. Jane has worked internationally and in rural and remote communities, experiences that have provided her with a valuable insight into the challenges involved in delivering health services in often difficult environments.
In the last 15 years Jane has run a successful health consultancy business, which she established to provide high level health management consultancy and advice to clients in the public and private health sectors.
Jane has extensive experience with major health infrastructure projects and has also managed the organisation change components of large capital projects in Australia. Jane completed a two-year assignment with the Queensland Children’s Hospital Capital Development (a $1.4 billion program of works) as the Executive Project Director. Following this Jane was engaged to assist with the change management and transition of the services to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital a $2.4 billion Public Private Partnership for the South Australian Government.
Jane has governance experience having served as a board member of Children’s Health Queensland Governing Board since 2013, serving as Deputy Chair from 2013-2017.