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BOARD

Jeff Newman Maria Cavallo Rob Towner
OAM BBus CA Director
Chair Director and Company
Secretary Following a successful stockbroking
Jeff Newman’s career with Channel career spanning 20 years, Rob has
7 spanned five decades, and his work Maria is a director of AMD Chartered founded several companies and is
earned him five Logies. Jeff spent 38 Accountants and is a Chartered the Managing Director of ASX-listed
years as the anchor for the Telethon Accountant and Registered Company Triangle Energy (Global) Limited. In
Weekend, the annual 26-hour appeal Auditor. She is the Western Australian 2007 Rob and his family established
raising funds to support children’s representative on the Chartered the successful boutique Margaret River
health, welfare and medical research. Accountants Australia and New winery, Flametree Wines.
Jeff was awarded the Order of Australia Zealand Regional and Rural Advisory Rob sponsors and hosts the annual
Medal in 1994 for his contributions to Committee and lectures in accounting Flametree Wines Luncheon for the
children’s health and the community. at Edith Cowan University, South Family Centre, an event which raises
West Campus.
Jeff’s vision for a bright future for vital funds to support our annual Teen
every person impacted by type Maria serves on the Edith Cowan Camp. Rob is an active participant
1 has guided the Family Centre University South West Campus in his community and has served on
from the very beginning. (Bunbury) Advisory Board, the Bunbury committees at several local sporting
Cathedral Grammar School Board; the clubs and the Christ Church Grammar
Rick Malone Catholic Diocese of Bunbury Diocesan School Old Boys’ Association.
BJuris LLB BCom Finance Council, and as the Treasurer
Deputy Chair for the Bunbury Cathedral Grammar Dr Natalie Sumich
School Old Grammarians’ Association MBBS FRACGP
Rick practised law for more than 40 Inc and Treasurer of the Catholic Parish Director
years and has been both a partner and of Donnybrook.
director of national law firms. He is Dr Natalie Sumich joined the Family
now a consultant with national law firm Shelley Robertson Centre Board in 2019, bringing a
Johnson Winter & Slattery. Rick was BSc, GradDip(EngSc Petroleum), wealth of experience in chronic
the Foundation Chairman of the City GAICD, MBA, BM disease management to the Family
of Perth Surf Life Saving Trust as well as Director Centre. A general practitioner for 23
the Hon Solicitor for over 20 years. years, Natalie has strong interests
Shelley is Executive General Manager in psychosocial support, mental
A keen golfer, Rick was Hon Solicitor health, and community-based care
for Women’s Golf WA. He assisted of Energy at Mineral Resources for people with type 1 diabetes,
with the amalgamation of men’s and Limited and has worked in oil and gas, alongside interests in family medicine
women’s golf in WA and served as renewables, mining and agriculture for with a special focus on women’s and
an inaugural Board member of the over 30 years in both technical and children’s health.
amalgamated body, Golf WA. management roles.
Shelley’s youngest son was diagnosed As the Chairperson for the WA State
Bec Johnson with type 1 in 2004 and she brings Advisory Committee at MDA National,
MPH LLB/BA DipBus(Gov) deep knowledge of the lived she is also passionate about doctors’
CEO experience of family life with type 1 to health and wellbeing and promoting
the Family Centre board, helping shape gold standard community healthcare,
Diagnosed with type 1 in 2001, Bec the Centre’s programs and services to further progressing this interest
is passionate about making positive effectively meet needs. by joining MDAN’s underwriting
change in the type 1 community. committee in 2019.
She holds qualifications in Law
and Arts (UWA), a Masters in Public
Health (USyd), and a Diploma of
Business (Governance). Bec is an
Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin
University, a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Community Directors
and a Fellow of Leadership WA.
She is the only Australian to have
been selected as one of the 100
Fellows of the global Facebook
Community Leadership Program.

18 Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre ANNUAL REVIEW 2019