The diagram below shows the CMHL's governance and committee structures, established in 2020, to replace our establishment governance bodies.
NorthWestern Mental Health is the auspicing organisation for this initiative. The CMHL also works in collaboration with the Department of Health Victoria (DH), and the Workforce Reference Group functions as an advisory group.
- The CMHL Governance Leadership Committee (GLC) provides strategic advice and decision-making for CMHL operations.
- The Workforce Development (WFD) Committee includes representation from each AMHS and supports direct input from the Victorian mental health sector into CMHL operations.
- The Capability and Curricula (C & C) Committee has a specific learning and development focus.
- The Discipline, Lifespan and Specialty (DLS) Committee ensures essential representation and input from across all areas.
- The Live Learn Lead Collective (LLLC) is a group established to enable the Consumer and Family/Carer Lived Experience Workforces to inform and make a meaningful contribution to the work of the CMHL. More information will soon be available on the Peer Inside pages.
- The VMHILN is now part of the CMHL and is considered another group of industry and subject matter experts for CMHL.
Current AMHS membership of the GLC, WFD, C & C, and DLS committees can be found below.
You will find the members, their role and service for each of the following four CMHL committees:
- Governance Leadership Committee
- Workforce Development Committee
- Discipline Lifespan Specialty Committee
- Capability & Curricula Committee
GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
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here to read the bios of each of the GLC members.
| Member Name | Member Title | Member Service | GLC Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Corney | Senior Mental Health Peer Support Worker | Ballarat Community Health | Lived experience workforce (Consumer perspective) |
| Shirley Jennings | Senior Psychiatric Nurse | Barwon Health | Workforce development (Clinical mental health regional expertise) |
| Rosemary Charleston | Director | Centre for Mental Health Learning | Director, CMHL |
| Bridget Hamilton | Director | Centre for Psychiatric Nursing | Workforce development (Clinical mental health expertise) |
| Emma Cadogan | Acting Manager Workforce, Office of the Chief Mental Health Nurse | Department of Health | Manager Workforce DH |
| Stacey Noble | CYMHS Family Carer Consultant | Eastern Health | Lived experience workforce (Family/carer perspective) |
| Kirsty Rosie | Family Carer Workforce | Monash Health | Lived experience workforce (Family/carer perspective) |
| Peter Kelly | Director of Operations | North Western Mental Health | NWMH Executive Director (Chair) |
| Leah McKenner (on leave until 2021) | Consumer Advisor | North Western Mental Health | Lived experience workforce (Consumer perspective) |
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
| Member Name | Member Title | Member Service |
|---|---|---|
| Pauline Brandon | Senior Psychiatric Nurse | Albury Wodonga Health |
| Shelley Anderson | Mental & Addiction Health Manager Workforce Development and Education | Alfred Health |
| Helen Brown-May | Psychiatric Nurse Consultant | Austin Health |
| Paula Matheson | Director of Nursing Mental Health: Senior Psychiatric Nurse | Ballarat Health |
| Rebecca Corbett | Psychiatric Nurse Consultant | Barwon Health |
| Francis McCormick | Senior Mental Health Nurse Consultant | Bendigo Health |
| Jessica Naqqash | Psych Nurse Consultant Grad Coordinator | Eastern Health |
| Jo Ryan | Director of Nursing | Forensicare |
| Melissa Metcalf | Senior Mental Health Nurse | Goulburn Valley Health |
| Annette Woodhouse | Psychiatric Nurse Consultant | LaTrobe Regional Health |
| Mary Gilbert | Senior Psychiatric Nurse | Mercy Health |
| Chris Hermans | Associate Director of Mental Health Services | Mildura Hospital |
| Tracey Harmer | Director of Nursing Monash Mental Health Program | Monash Health |
| Greg Miller | Manager Education and Workforce Development | North Western Mental Health |
| Janine Davies | Director of Nursing (Mental Health) | Peninsula Health |
| Sarah Seth | Education Service Manager Continuing Education and Development Unit | Royal Children’s Hospital |
|
Jodi Radley |
Senior Mental Health Nurse | South West Healthcare |
| Jodie Davis | Manager Hawthorn Community Mental Health | St Vincent’s Mental Health |
DISCIPLINE LIFESPAN SPECIALTY COMMITTEE
| Member Name | Member Title | Member Service |
|---|---|---|
| Maddison Adams | Nurse Educator | Barwon Health |
| Tim Lauder | Psychiatric Nurse Consultant | Bendigo Health |
| Nancy Salton | Senior Psychologist | Eastern Health |
| Hemalatha Jayaram | Clinical Psychologist | Eastern Health |
| Flora Gilbert | Principal Psychology Educator | Forensicare |
| Robyn Hucker | Senior Clinician & Program Coordinator | Goulburn Valley Health |
| Lakshmi Shesan | Discipline Senior OT | LaTrobe Regional Health |
| Tracey Harmer | Director of Nursing Monash Mental Health Program | Monash Health |
| Louise McCutcheon | Coordinator, Orygen Clinical Training Senior Program Manager Clinical Psychologist | Orygen |
CAPABILITY & CURRICULA COMMITTEE
| Member Name | Member Title | Member Service |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Enshaw | Community Mental Health Youth Worker (SW) | Albury Wodonga Health |
| Sue Belmore | Education and Lived Experience Peer Workforce Co-ordinator | Alfred Health |
| Chris Cummins | Psychiatric Nurse Consultant | Bendigo Health |
| Eve Curtis | Social Work Educator | Bendigo Health |
| Danielle Ashley | Acting Chief Occupational Therapist | Forensicare |
| Tracey Harmer | Director of Nursing Monash Mental Health Program | Monash Health |
| Vicki Anderson | Head of Psychology | Royal Children’s Hospital |