Our Board & CEO
RBWH Foundation is governed by a voluntary board. Current Board members include:
Kristin Devitt
Board Chair
Kristin Devitt is a communications strategist, experienced non-Executive Director, and significant contributor of her expertise to not-for-profit organisations.
Kristin is a highly sought after individual advisor to industry and professional leaders, and has an established reputation for the successful stewardship of high-profile Australian organisations through times of change, growth, and challenge with her expert advice. She is known as one of Queenslander’s leading crisis communications advisors, and executive media and presentation training coach.
Stephen Burton
Deputy Board Chair
Chair | Audit, Finance & Risk Committee
Stephen Burton has more than 35 years of financial services experience and excellent capability, including more than 30 years of experience in leadership roles. Stephen is the Chief Financial Officer at RACQ with responsibility for the Club’s shared services, including Finance and Performance, Procurement, Real Estate, Strategic Projects, Capital and Investments. Stephen has also held senior finance leadership roles at Suncorp Group Limited, Queensland Investment Corporation and KPMG.
Louise Oriti
Louise Oriti is the Executive Director, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service. Louise has a background as a nurse and midwife and has held various Executive roles in Townsville and the Top End Health Service. Until recently Louise was the Executive Director at Redcliffe Hospital.
Adjunct Professor Alanna Geary
Alanna Geary is the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO), MNHHS, Australia’s largest hospital and health service. A position that she has held since 2014.
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn is a respected Australian television journalist and news presenter and a passionate humanitarian.
Glenn Russell
Glenn is a partner of Bentleys with over 25 years of experience advising Australian and multi-national enterprises in matters such as due diligence, corporate tax advisory, compliance and merger and acquisition transactions.
Leith Wiblen
Leith is the General Manager of People and Culture at Queensland Airports Ltd, with experience in executive HR roles held within Australia and throughout the Asia Pacific.
Nicole Radice
Nicole Radice is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Advisory and Governance practice of HopgoodGanim Lawyers and has worked at the firm for the past 29 years.
Hon. Jane Prentice
Hon. Jane Prentice is a former Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2019, representing the Division of Ryan in Queensland.
Jane is passionate about using the skills gleaned from years in private enterprise and her extensive political network to support her many voluntary roles including the Queensland Eye Institute Foundation, Zonta International and Friends of BUSHkids.
Tony Cahill
Tony works with a global investment software design company. Tony has over 30 years of investment experience covering all asset classes. He has held roles as an investment specialist, trustee of superannuation funds, investment consultant and as a financial planner.
Prior to entering the investment industry, Tony was a taxation adviser with a multi-national accounting group focusing on investment markets and cross-border taxation. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Queensland and a Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University.
Cameron Mackay
Dr Cameron Mackay brings more than a decade of board, committee and executive leadership experience across public, private and not-for-profit healthcare. He has been a consultant surgeon at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital since 2012 and has served as Director of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department.
Cameron Bennett
Dr Cameron Bennett has skills in clinical governance and leadership, healthcare models, including virtual ward environment, clinical service process design and patient safety and quality of care.
Dr Bennett is a senior executive with long standing connections with RBWH, Herston Precinct, MNHHS as well as stakeholders at state and national level.
Simone Garske
CEO
Simone joined RBWH Foundation as CEO in December 2018 following 17 years in senior leadership roles at QUT. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive with extensive expertise in major philanthropic campaign strategy and execution.
