Board of Directors

Colleen Kelly is a Yamatji woman from the Jambinu (Geraldton) area of WA. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Health and Social Care Unit (Public Health and Preventive Medicine) Monash University, Melbourne. Colleen is a Registered Nurse with expertise in Indigenous health, leadership, health equity, anti racism and higher education. She is a current PhD candidate exploring the experiences of Indigenous health students through an Indigenous Research Paradigm. Colleen is the current Chair of the Board for First Peoples Health and Wellbeing and a member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (RNAC).

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Qualifications

RN, BN, MClinNurs, PgCertEdLead, GDipNP(Emerg), Cert1V TAE, PhD Candidate  

Aunty Lorraine is an Aboriginal woman who identifies with her mother's Alyawarr country and brings together her Aboriginal identity and her extensive experience in health.  Aunty Lorraine has worked in clinical social work, management and executive roles in acute, community, government and Aboriginal health.

Aunty Lorraine is currently a sessional academic lecturer and tutor in Social Work at The University of Melbourne

Board Director of cohealth and Chair of cohealth Community Advisory Committee

Member of the Australian Institute of Family Studies Ethics Committee

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Qualifications

BA, BSW, Grad Cert Mgt

Jimi Peters is a proud Yorta Yorta man from Shepparton and is a descendant of the Briggs and Cooper Clans. Jimi has been working in Aboriginal Health at many levels for over 30 years, working at VACCHO for over 15 years in roles including Aboriginal Eye Health State-wide Coordinator, Cultural Awareness Trainer, Medicare Enhancement Officer, Corporate Services, Indigenous Health Project Officer and the Manager of Public Health and Research.

He currently works at Oxfam Australia as their Executive Lead First Peoples’. Jimi is a strong believer in Aboriginal Community Control and believes that Aboriginal health is best achieved by Aboriginal people being empowered to address their own health needs at a local level.

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Dr Justin Trounson is proud Dharug man, a practicing clinical psychologist, board approved supervisor and adjunct research fellow with Swinburne University of Technology. He is also the co-founder and Director of Connected Minds Psychology and the Wellbeing and Community Programs Psychologist for the Korin Gamadji Institute and Bachar Houli Foundation at Richmond Football Club.
Justin has worked as an academic with the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science (CFBS) and as a clinician within public and private sector roles and within the criminal justice system. He is passionate in relation to supporting the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities and understands the critical role of culture in supporting community mental health and wellbeing. He also understands the importance of self-determination and the need for culturally safe health services run by community, for community.

Dr David Gallant is a Palawa man from the North West of Lutruwita. He is a dedicated Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the University of Melbourne. Davids’s work spans diverse areas including, family violence, Indigenous peoples, custodial environments, and sport and recreation. Through his academic endeavours, he hopes to contribute meaningfully to the improvement of physical, social, emotional, and cultural outcomes for people in our community