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06 July 2010

Diabetes Awareness Week 2010

Diabetes Australia-NSW will be spreading the message across the state about the link between diabetes and kidney disease this Diabetes Awareness Week from 11-17 July.

25 June 2010

Congratulations to Jimmy Little on success at APRA awards

Diabetes Australia-NSW would like to congratulate Jimmy Little after he was recognised on Monday for his achievements in music.

07 July 2010

New type 2 diabetes medication may help in type 1

A new medication for type 2 diabetes may also benefit those with type 1, reducing the rise in blood glucose levels following a meal and possibly lowering insulin needs.

29 June 2010

Insulin pump prevents night-time hypos

A special insulin pump which uses continuous glucose monitoring to predict hypoglycaemia and stop delivering insulin can help reduce the number of overnight hypos, according to a new study.

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Board of Directors

The Diabetes Australia-NSW Board of Directors is headed by President Neville Howard who was appointed to the Board in 1986 and elected President in 2002.

President:

• Dr Neville Howard - MB BS; FRACP; FRCP(c)

Elected Vice-President of Diabetes Australia-NSW in 1995 and President in 2002.

Neville is the Senior Physician in the Diabetes Centre at The New Children’s Hospital Westmead, and has a broad experience with diabetes both in children and adults which he gained in Australia and Northern America.

He is one of the principal investigators in the international TRIGR (Trial to Reduce the Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in the Genetically at Risk) study, aimed at the prevention of type 1 diabetes.

As President of Diabetes Australia-NSW, he has provided comment on behalf of the not-for-profit organisation on television news, current affairs programs, radio programs and in major newspapers and magazines in response to a range of issues relating to diabetes.

He has a particular interest in camps for children with diabetes, and his research interest is prevention of diabetes.

Vice Presidents:

• Leo Tutt - BEc, LLB, FCA, FTIA.

Leo is a Partner of William Buck, one of Australia's leading Chartered Accounting and Business Consulting practices. Leo specialises in providing assurance services to a wide range of small market capitalised public companies and multidivisional private companies operating in different industries.

Leo is a member of the Board's Executive Committee and a founding member of the Board's Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee. He has extensive general business experience, including financial, operational and valuation risk expertise.

His experience includes being a Partner of a Big 4 Chartered Accounting firm and a Chief Financial Officer of a division of a listed Australian investment bank with global responsibilities.

Leo is committed to improving the lifestyle opportunities of people with diabetes. Appointed to the Board in May 2001. Vice President since November 2004.

• Arthur Koumoukelis - B Com, LLB, LLM, FTIA, GAICD, Public Notary

Arthur is a partner at Gaden Laywers Australia, Sydney Office.

He holds dual qualifications in accounting and law, with his principal areas of practice being commercial litigation and retirement villages and aged care. He is also a public notary and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

From his retirement village and aged care expertise, and particularly advising industry associations in making submissions to Government, Arthur has come to understand the process of Government, and contracts with Government, as well as administrative law.

Arthur has conducted hearings in all major superior courts including the High Court on the full range of commercial disputes and has conducted a leading case on Part IVA of the Income Tax Act.

Arthur has been a member of the Board since June 2007 and was appointed Vice President in December of that year.

Treasurer:

• Kenneth Boorman - B.Comm (UNSW).

Ken is the chief executive of Junofield Pty Ltd, a management and financial accounting firm servicing chartered accounting organisations and other businesses in streamlining their work practices and reporting systems.

He has over 13 years experience in this field and previously held positions of Vice-President and Controller of an international finance company, and also Finance Director for a major chartered accounting practice.

In addition to chartered accounting firms, Ken assists a diverse range of organisations covering clothing manufacture, telecommunications, an education college and a leading religious organisation in the aged care industry.

Ken’s interest in diabetes comes from previous consulting assignments for Diabetes Australia-NSW.

Ken was appointed to the Board in May 2005.

Other Board Members:

• Rhonda Griffiths - AM, MSc (Hons); Dr PH.

Rhonda is a Professor of Nursing at University of Western Sydney. She is also a Director of the South West Sydney Centre for Applied Nursing Research and a Director of the NSW Centre for Evidence Based Health Care.

She is an experienced administrator, researcher and educator with a focus on strategic planning and change management and has held senior positions in public health services and Universities.

She has extensive academic experience in diabetes, extending to the international arena and was recognised with the award of Honorary Life Member of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association in 1995.

In 1999 she received the Sir Kempton Maddox Award, the highest award given by Diabetes Australia- NSW.

Rhonda has been on the Board since March 1999.

• John Bell - AM, BPharm, FPS, FRPharmS, FACPP, MSHP.

Formerly National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, John is now Principal Adviser to the Self Care Program.

The health information program is conducted by the Pharmaceutical Society with the support of the pharmaceutical industry and the Australian State and Federal governments.

John currently serves as a member of the NSW Committee of the National Asthma Campaign and is honorary consultant pharmacist to the Coeliac Society of Australia.

In 1993 he was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia for services to Pharmacy.

John was appointed to the Board in May 2001.

• Robert Guthrie - Dip Law (SAB), JP.

Robert is the North Shore Diabetes Australia-NSW Branch Treasurer and Newsletter Editor.

He serves as Consumer Representative on the ADS Retinopathy Sub-Committee, the University of New South Wales National Diabetes Data Collation Project and the National Diabetes Data Working Group reporting to the National Diabetes Strategy Group.

Robert has special interests in Ethics in Business, Law and Government, Credit Unions, Environmental Protection, Management Development, Total Quality Management and Computing.

Robert has diabetes and was appointed to the Board in July 1993.

• Betty Cooper

Betty has been a Diabetes Australia-NSW Branch member for over 20 years.

She was actively involved with two branches, being a member of the Hornsby Steering Committee and later becoming President.

After moving to the Blue Mountains Betty was approached and became President of the Branch.

As a retired registered nurse, Betty has cared for many people with diabetes and understands the end results of neglecting diabetes.

Betty and her youngest daughter have diabetes. She has very good reasons to promote awareness and support research.

Betty has been a member of the Board since January 2004.

• Paul Gooding - OAM, Ad Mech Eng

Paul has served in various positions in the Australian diabetes movement for over 23 years.

He was President of the Diabetic Association of the Northern Territory (trading as HLNT), and served on the National Board of Diabetes Australia Ltd for 18 years.

Paul has been Vice-President of HLNT since 2004 and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services to diabetes in the same year.

His professional vocation is in the Information Communication and Technology industry and he has extensive experience in project management across the private and government sectors.

Paul lives with type 1 diabetes and has a particular interest in advancing all services for people with diabetes throughout Australia, especially in regional and remote areas.

Paul was appointed to the Board in October 2008.

• Elsie Langford

Elsie has been a Branch member, and on the Executive Committee
for Coffs Harbour and District Branch for the past 14 years.

She is also the Board secretary at Coffs Harbour radio station, 2 AIR FM

Elsie stood for the Board of Diabetes Australia-NSW as she believes that branches should have a better representation.

Elsie has been a member of the Board since November 2004.

• Phil Tuck - BEc, BA, ACIS, AIMM, ASIA, CPA, MAICD, JP.

Phil is the Managing Director of Interim Executive Search and a specialist in the area of senior executive recruitment.

He has over 15 years’ experience in the executive search and recruitment marketplace having held senior positions with major Australian listed and international firms.

He works with a range of organisations across many industries including the not-for-profit sector. Phil’s network is extensive and includes senior executives from Boards of Directors and CEOs to heads of functions and specialist executives. Prior to working in the recruitment industry.

Phil spent time in leading IT, Electronics, Funds Management and Stockbroking organisations. Phil’s interest in diabetes is derived from the diagnosis of his 12-year-old son with type 1 diabetes in 2004.

Phil was appointed to the Board in June 2005.

• Bruce Hayman

Bruce has over 40 years commercial management experience. He has spent over 20 years at operational Chief Executive or General Manager level and is currently a Director of AVJennings Ltd.

He was previously CEO of the Australian Rugby Union, where he was instrumental in the establishment of SANZAR and the Super 12 and Tri Nations competition.

As Chairman of Chartwell Management Services Pty Ltd, Bruce has wide business and sporting administration experience to offer.

Bruce is a Chairman of the Zipper & Stent Group Inc, an affiliated body of the Sydney Adventist Hospital Foundation. He led a group of fellow bypass patients across the Kokoda Track in 2005.

Whilst living in Singapore in the 70’s and 80’s he was foundation President of The Singapore Australia Business Council. He has been recognised by Tourism Training Australia with a Platinum award for contribution to the Australian tourism industry.

Bruce was appointed to the Board in November 2006.