Our leadership team

Dr Stephen Duckett AM

Board Chair
Nomination, Remuneration & People Committee (Chair)
Strategy & Risk Committee (Member)
Clinical & Practice Council (Member)
Community & Consumer Council (Member)

Stephen Duckett has a reputation for creativity, evidence-based innovation and reform in health care. An economist, he is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is an Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health and in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care in The University of Melbourne. In 2023 he was a member of the Strengthening Medicare Task Force and the Mental Health Reform Group (both chaired by Minister Mark Butler). He is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for the Review of General Practice Incentives.

Robyn Batten AM

Deputy Board Chair
Nomination, Remuneration & People Committee (Member)

Robyn Batten has held CEO and executive director positions in health, local government, community and aged care in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Robyn served as the Chair of Western Health and as a non-executive director of Uniting Victoria and Tasmania. Currently Robyn is the Executive Chair of Leap in! and the Vice-Chair of MIM China Pty Ltd. Robyn has a Bachelor and Masters of Social Work, a Masters of Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Associate Professor Dr Caroline Johnson

Board Member
Strategy & Risk Committee (Chair)
Clinical & Practice Council (Chair)

Caroline Johnson is a General Practitioner who has worked in EMPHN’s catchment for over 25 years. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care at the University of Melbourne, with current roles as Director of Teaching and Learning, membership of the Primary Care Mental Health research team and Associate Investigator with the Alive National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation. Caroline is also co-director of Clinician-Educator Pathways for the Melbourne Medical School and is actively involved in mental health advocacy via the RACGP. 

Chris Altis

Board Member
Strategy & Risk Committee (Member)
Community & Consumer Council (Chair)

Chris Altis holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Arts (Public Policy) degrees from the University of Melbourne and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has worked in the health sector for thirty years in a policy, advisory and non-executive capacity at Victorian and national levels.
 
As then Chair of the North Richmond Community Health Service he oversaw the establishment of Melbourne’s first medically supervised injecting facility, and he was formerly a director of the Northern Melbourne Medicare Local. He was also the founding Executive Manager of The New Daily national online news service. Chris is also a non-executive director at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the William Angliss Institute, and consults in health policy. 

Jason Mifsud

Board Member
Finance, Audit & Value Committee (Member)
Community & Consumer Council (Member)

Jason Mifsud is a proud and active member of the Kirrae Wurrung, Peek Wurrung and Tjab Wurrung people of the Gunditjmara nation in south-west Victoria. He is an experienced non-executive Director and is known as a forward thinker and visionary having led significant cultural and organisational change through a number of high-profile positions over the past 20 years. Jason is currently the Head of First Nations Affairs and Enterprise at Wesfarmers, and his career has been underpinned by fearless leadership and tireless advocacy and negotiation of social justice outcomes, Indigenous rights, and reconciliation. 

Dr Kelly Huang

Board Member
Strategy & Risk Committee (Member)
Clinical & Practice Council (Member)

Kelly Huang is a practising General Practitioner, who has extensive experience working with diverse communities across both primary and tertiary health care services. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors as well as a Medical Educator for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She is passionate about advancing the future of primary care and driving positive change for our wider community.

Justine Raczkowski

Board Member
Finance, Audit & Value Committee (Member)

Justine Raczkowski is a senior lawyer with over 25 years legal experience. She is currently a Principal at Health Law Partners Pty Ltd where she advises public and private healthcare organisations, aged care and general practitioners. Prior to Health Law Partners, Justine held General Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel roles at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Zenitas Healthcare and Healthscope, and also read at the Victorian Bar with Dr Ian Freckleton AO KC. With a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Arts/Laws from Monash University, Justine is passionate about supporting the delivery of world-class healthcare for all Victorians and has a particular interest in children’s health, mental health, healthcare innovation and problem solving. 

Taryn Rulton

Board Member
Finance, Audit & Value Committee (Chair)

Taryn Rulton has held executive roles in health, emergency services, State Treasury and education. In addition to her executive role, she is a non-executive Director of Possability Group and the International Federation of Accountants and chairs the Victorian Electoral Commission’s Audit and Risk Committee. Taryn is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of both Chartered Accountants ANZ and CPA Australia. Taryn is committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable people through ensuring effective use of public funding.

Anne Heyes

Nomination, Remuneration & People Committee (Independent Member)

Anne Heyes has over 35 years of experience in human resources having worked in Private Enterprise (Bank of Melbourne/Westpac, Coles Myer), Public Enterprise (Telecom, OTC, Sydney Waterboard, the City of Melbourne and the Victorian Workcover Authority) and more recently in the NFP sector heading up the People and Culture function for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. She has led HR functions and been part of the Executive team for the last 20 years, guiding organisations through transformational and cultural change in response to ever-changing market conditions. More recently Anne has transitioned from full-time employment to a portfolio career including consultancy services.  Anne holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Commerce from UNSW.

Gabrielle Bell

Nomination, Remuneration & People Committee (Independent Member)

Gabrielle is a corporate lawyer with broad experience working in Australia and Southeast Asia. During her legal career, she has specialised in corporate advisory, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. She is an experienced non-executive Director and Company Secretary, and is currently also serving on the boards of Yarra Valley Water Corporation, BCI Minerals Ltd and Aware Real Estate Management Pty Ltd. Gabrielle holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from the University of Melbourne and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Andrew Saunders

Strategy & Risk Committee (Independent Member)
Finance, Audit & Value Committee (Independent Member)

Andrew Saunders has a background in leading major business transformations leveraging digital technology in the Health, Government and the Financial Services sectors, and has a professional background in strategic planning, corporate governance, digital enablement, change management, risk management and benefits realisation. He was previously the Health Chief Information Officer and Director of Digital Health for the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services. Andrew is currently a Board Director for Eastern Health and Chair of its Community Advisory Committee; a Board Director for Victorian Legal Aid and Chair of its Audit & Risk Committee; a Board Director for Care Connect and Chair of its ICT Committee; and an independent Committee member for Health Share Victoria. 

Janine Wilson

Chief Executive Officer

Janine is an accomplished executive with 25 years’ experience in the health sector, where she has held strategic, operational, marketing and general management roles. Prior to joining EMPHN on 1 June 2020, she oversaw the establishment and ongoing operation of Telstra Health’s National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR), operated on behalf of the Commonwealth Department of Health and supporting screening for cervical and bowel cancer. Prior to her tenure with Telstra Health, Janine held a number of executive roles with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (now “Lifeblood”) and in the American healthcare system as Director of Strategy for the New York Blood Center. Janine holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School, where she was the recipient of the Helen McPherson-Smith Scholarship.

Narelle Quinn

Executive Director Primary Care Innovation and Development

Narelle is a senior program manager with extensive experience in the primary care sector. She is known for her ability to strategically plan, lead, support and develop capacity with teams and the health care sector.Narelle successfully engages stakeholders across organisational types and all levels of staffing. Her comprehensive project management skills include planning, implementing and evaluating. Over nine years in the Medicare Local/PHN sector Narelle has gained experience in beginning to end commissioning, including implementation and ongoing performance management to realise optimum outcomes for the community.

Jane London

Executive Director Strategy and Service Design

Jane is a behavioural scientist with over 20 years’ experience in guideline development and delivering complex multi-faceted behaviour change programs in healthcare. Experienced in designing and delivering focused change programs to both clinicians and healthcare consumers in over 17 therapeutic areas, Jane has designed programs that have resulted in over $120M YOY in medicines adoption. Jane’s areas of expertise are using applied behavioural models in healthcare, and the design and implementation of data driven interventions. She is a Board member of the Audit and Feedback MetaLab an international group of researchers who seek to build the science around use of data to change clinical behaviour, and is a published author in the area. Having previously held senior management positions at the Royal Australian College of GPs, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and NPS MedicineWise, Jane understands the real-world barriers faced by different players in the health system when trying to create sustained change.

Natasha Levy

Executive Director Communications and Engagement

Natasha brings 25 years of experience working across the full spectrum of marketing, communications and engagement with a focus on behaviour change in the health sector. Prior to her most recent stint in the corporate world, Natasha spent 10 years leading marketing, communication and engagement functions in the health sector, including five years on the agency side, as Group Account Director, Health for Fenton Communications, with clients in Federal and State government, hospitals, diabetes, cancer screening and not for profits. She has led marketing and communication functions at BreastScreen Victoria, VicHealth and Red Cross Blood Service before joining Specsavers where she led the marketing strategy and implementation for audiology, launching it into the Australian market. She also held global and general business management roles in her six years with Specsavers. Natasha started her working life as a writer and is passionate about work that makes a difference to the health and wellbeing of our community.