Board of Directors
Director / Chair – Emeritus Professor Peter Matthews
MBA, AICD, Grad Dip (Arts Administration), Dip Arts (Dance), Bachelor (Agriculture Engineering)
Occupation: Arts Consultant and Board Director
Appointed: July 2021
Sub Committees:
- Governance Remuneration & Nominations
- Consumer Advisory
- Clinical Credentialing
- People & Culture
Emeritus Professor Peter Matthews has more than 25 years’ experience in governance, much of it as Chair including Kyneton District Health, Central Highlands Rural Health, the Audit and Risk Committee of Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Tasdance, Australian Poetry, and Westside Circus. He has a long association with regional Victoria, including born in Mildura, raised in the Goulbourn Valley, and lives in Woodend, as well as CEO, Regional Arts Victoria and Professor of Creative Arts and Head, Arts Academy, University of Ballarat (now Federation University). His work in the arts includes Australia Council, Australian Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Australian Bellet School, Melbourne Theatre Company, and jumguest artist at the Julliard School (New York) and University of Michigan while a Churchill Fellow. Peter has formal qualifications in engineering, performing arts, management, and governance.
Director – Professor Michael Bailey
PhD, MSc (Statistics), BSc (Hons)
Occupation: Professor of Statistics, Monash University
Appointed: July 2017
Sub Committees:
- Clinical Governance
- People & Culture
Professor Michael Bailey is the head statistician for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research centre at Monash University and has been a biostatistician for over 20 years. Michael’s background in medical research prior to intensive care was founded on more than a decade as the principal statistician for one of the largest tertiary and research hospitals in Australia, providing him with a diverse and thorough understanding of medical data.
Director – Mr Andrew Long
CSA CPA AICD
Occupation: Accountant CSA CPA AICD
Appointed: June 2021
Sub Committees:
- Finance, Audit & Risk
- Governance, Remuneration & Nominations (Chair)
Andrew is currently Executive Manager Corporate Services and Finance at Southern Stay. Prior to joining Southern Stay, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Lyndoch Living and prior to that at the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation. Andrew brings a wide range of experience including finance, corporate services, NDIS, health, medical research, reporting, governance, strategic planning, financial and investment management, project, and policy areas. Andrew is passionate and committed to the service sector and being part of organisations that make a difference to the lives of people in South West Victoria.
Deputy Chair / Director – Mr Jed Macartney OAM
MBA DipEng GAICD
Occupation: Non-Executive Director
Appointed: July 2021
Sub Committees:
- Finance, Audit & Risk
- Clinical Governance
- Consumer Advisory Committee (Chair)
- Governance, Remuneration & Nominations
Jed currently has a portfolio of non-executive director interests after a successful career in the not for profit sector (CEO of Independent Disability Services, in corporate rail and aviation (senior roles in engineering and maintenance) and in the RAAF as a technician and senior engineering officer.
He uses his leadership and management skills and significant breadth of experience to assist organisations define and deliver their strategy. Jed is also very active in the community in a number of voluntary roles.
Director – Dr Lucy Cuddihy
BAppSc (Adv Nursing), DN, MBA, GAICD
Occupation:
Appointed: June 2021
Sub Committees:
- Clinical Governance
- People & Culture
- Clinical Credentialing (Chair)
Dr Lucy Cuddihy has held senior roles in health management in Victoria for over 20 years. She was the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria from 2005 to 2018 and held a number of other executive roles before leaving in 2020.
Lucy is a Registered Nurse and worked for 23 years in paediatrics and holds post basic qualifications in Paediatric Intensive Care and Neonatal Paediatrics. She completed a Doctor
of Nursing at La Trobe University, Melbourne in 2005 and holds graduate qualifications in Organisational Change and Development and a Master of Business from RMIT,
Melbourne, Victoria.
Dr Cuddihy has served on expert advisory panels to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, advisory boards within the Deakin University, Faculty of Health and was a member of the Victorian Health Service Review Council. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Deakin University, School of Nursing
and Midwifery and has Board appointments at Casterton Memorial Hospital and Barwon Child and Family Services.
Director – Ms Alexandra (Ali) Georgalas
MHHSM, GAICD
Occupation: General Manager of Corporate Services – Werribee
Residential Aged Care Home
Appointed: July 2022
Sub Committees:
- Finance, Audit & Risk
- Clinical Credentialing
- Governance, Remuneration & Nominations
- People & Culture (Chair)
Ali Georgalas has over ten years’ experience in the public health and not-for-profit aged care sectors.
She is currently the General Manager of Corporate Services for a not-for-profit residential aged care home in Werribee.
Prior to this, she was the Policy Manager at the Victorian Healthcare Association leading policy development and advocating to the government on critical Victorian public health sector issues.
Ali brings a combination of systems expertise and ‘on the ground’ experience to the role. She is passionate about contributing to better outcomes for individuals and communities.
Director – Mr Paul Wright
B.Com
Occupation: Accountant
Appointed: July 2022
Sub Committees:
- Finance, Audit & Risk
- Consumer Advisory
Paul is a Senior Accountant with Discovery Coast Accounting and has over twenty years of experience in dealing with a vast array of industries.
Paul up until recently was Chairman of the Board of Seaview House Residential Care Inc. Having worked with the Not for Profit and DGR sectors he understands the importance of strong corporate governance.
Being raised and local to Portland with a strong interest in Health Care, Paul is looking forward to using his experience and skills for the long-term benefit of the Local Community.
Director – Ms Louise Cameron
MBA, Masters Human Resource, B. Education Training & Development. AICD
Occupation:
Appointed: July 2025
Sub Committees:
- TBA
Louise Cameron has over twenty years in executive and governance roles across education, aged care and community, and brings experience in driving organisation success through strategic direction, with a unique perspective of combining expertise on both corporate and industry governance.
Louise was Chairperson, for the Victoria Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation Land Management Network, Board Member South West Sports Academy, Council Representative for Barwon South West Adult Education Council and Board Member for Lyndoch Living.
Being raised and currently living in the South West area, she understands the need for and importance of quality health and education services to regional communities.
Director – Ms Kristin Michaels
MBusLaw, MSF, GradCert(OrgCoaching), FAICD
Occupation: CEO Advanced Pharmacy Australia
Appointed: July 2025
Sub Committees:
- TBA
Kristin Michaels FAICD is an experienced health-sector executive with more than 20 years in chief-executive and governance roles. She has led Advanced Pharmacy Australia as Chief Executive Officer since 2015, guiding national medicines-policy initiatives and professional-practice programs.
Previously, Kristin served as Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local (2012-2015) and Eastern Ranges GP Association (2002-2012), where she managed large multidisciplinary teams, multimillion dollar budgets and over 30 care programs across primary, community and acute settings.
Kristin’s qualifications include a Master of Business Law, Master of Strategic Foresight and Graduate Certificate in Organisational Coaching, executive programmes at Melbourne Business School, Monash and Harvard Business Schools. She was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2014.
Kristin’s key skills cover strategic planning, corporate governance, policy, advocacy, stakeholder engagement and prudent financial stewardship.
The Board of Directors primary function is to oversee the governance of Portland District Health. The Board is committed to ensuring the services provided by Portland District Health comply with the requirements of the Health Services Act 1988 and the Objectives, Vision Mission and Values of the service.
The Board consists of up to 12 members appointed by the Governor-in-Council on the advice of the Minister for Health following nominations received by Portland District Health. Each member is appointed for up to a three-year term and is eligible for re-nomination when the term ends. Portland District Health’s Board of Management meets monthly throughout the year.
Portland District Health by-laws enable the Board to delegate various responsibilities. These by-laws are supported by executive delegations and operational responsibility which enables executives and staff to perform their duties through specific delegated authority.
The registered office of Portland District Health is 141 Bentinck Street, PORTLAND VIC 3305.
