Executive Committee
The Australasian Injury Prevention Network is a volunteer-run, membership-based association managed by an Executive Committee elected via the Network’s Annual General Meeting.
The current Executive Committee features the following industry leaders:
President: | Dr Ben Beck, Monash University |
Past President: | Professor Rebecca Ivers, University of NSW |
Secretary: | Rachel Meade, Injury Matters, Western Australia |
Treasurer: | Suzanne Wicks, NSW Health |
Indigenous representatives: | Keziah Bennett-Brook, The George Institute for Global Health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders representative |
Mareta Hunt, Safekids Aotearoa, Maori representative | |
General Committee Members: | Dr Amy Peden, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia |
Dr Kate Hunter, The George Institute for Global Health | |
Prof Kirsten Vallmuur, QUT | |
Russ Milner, WA Health | |
A/Prof Bridget Kool, The University of Auckland | |
Isaac Carlson, ACC NZ | |
Dr Debbie Scott, Monash University | |
Student representative: | Stacey Pidgeon, Royal Life Saving Society Australia |
Communications Officer: | Lauren Pearson, Monash University |
Ex officio members | Professor Rebecca Ivers, University of NSW |
Dr Patricia Cullen, University of New South Wales | |
The Network features a wide variety of members representing all facets of injury prevention and safety promotion including research, policy, practice and education.
Many members are internationally regarded as experts in their fields, and contribute extensively to the development and implementation of injury prevention research and policy throughout Australia and overseas.