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: | Deb Costello, WA Road Safety Commission |
| Treasurer: | Suzanne Wicks, NSW Health |
| Indigenous representative: | Keziah Bennett-Brook, The George Institute for Global Health |
| General Committee Members: | Amy Peden, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia |
| Russ Milner, WA Health | |
| Professor Rebecca Ivers, George Institute for Global Health, University of NSW | |
| Dr Debbie Scott, Chair Intentional Injury Subcommittee | |
| Dr Lara Harvey, NeuRA | |
| Rachel Meade, representing Injury Matters in WA | |
| Student representative: | Mohammed Aburumman, Monash University |
| NZ co-opted members: | Dr Bridget Kool, The University of Auckland |
| Melissa Wilson, Safe Kids NZ | |
| Isaac Carlson, ACC NZ | |
| Ex officio members | Associate Professor Kerrianne Watt, James Cook University |
| Aleksandra Natora, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Barbara Minuzzo, representing Victorian Safe Communities Network | |
| Kirsten Vallmuur, QUT |
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.
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Intentional Injury Subcommittee
The Intentional Injury Subcommittee has updated the AIPN Interpersonal Violence Position Paper and it was ratified by the Executive Committee. Please comment and send your thoughts and suggestions through to Debbie Scott, Chair of the Subcommittee, by Tuesday 6 November so that the document can be ratified by the membership at the AGM on 13 November.