Taskforce Members
The NIKTT has a membership comprising of 26 stakeholders from a variety of disciplines including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kidney community members, nephrologists, nurses, policymakers, researchers, and primary care and allied health professionals.
The NIKTT is supported through a Secretariat and an Operations Committee. The Secretariat is responsible for the daily work of the NIKTT, including reporting, project oversight, advocacy, and strategy implementation. The Operations Committee meets monthly and is responsible for managing the budget, associated contracts, and administering the delivery of NIKTT objectives and strategies, in accordance with the Taskforce’s advice.
Secretariat
Professor Stephen McDonald
Chair
Professor Jaqui Hughes
Deputy Chair
Kelli Owen
National Consumer Engagement Coordinator
Katie Cundale
Senior Project Officer
Operations Committee
Name | Role | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
Stephen McDonald | Chair, NIKTT; Director of Dialysis, Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service | SA |
Jaqui Hughes | Deputy Chair, NIKTT; Nephrologist, Royal Darwin Hospital | NT |
Lucinda Barry | CEO, Organ and Tissue Authority | ACT |
Angela Webster | TSANZ Council Representative | NSW |
Kelli Owen | National Consumer Engagement Coordinator, NIKTT; Aboriginal Kidney Community Representative | SA |
Katie Cundale | Senior Project Officer, NIKTT | SA |
Kim Rawson | Senior Project Officer, TSANZ | NSW |
NIKTT Members
Name | Role | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
Lucinda Barry | CEO, Organ and Tissue Authority | ACT |
Peter Boan | Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital | WA |
John Boffa | Chief Medical Officer, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress | NT |
Alan Cass | Director, Menzies School of Health Research | NT |
Sajiv Cherian | Head of Unit, Central Australian Renal Services and Top End Renal Services | NT |
Su Crail | Nephrologist, Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service | SA |
Jenny Cutter | Manager, Kimberley Renal Services | WA |
Anuja Daniel | Renal Psychologist, Top End Renal Service | NT |
Kerry Dole | Renal Transplant Clinical Nurse Consultant, Central Australian Renal Services | NT |
Ross Francis | Nephrologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital | QLD |
David Goodman | Nephrologist, St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne | VIC |
Heather Hall | Manager, Purple House Darwin | NT |
Bronwyn Hayes | Renal Transplant CNC, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service | QLD |
Jaquelyne Hughes (Deputy Chair) | Nephrologist, Royal Darwin Hospital | NT |
Ashley Irish | Nephrologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital | WA |
Shilpa Jesudason | Nephrologist, Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service | SA |
Paul Lawton | Nephrologist and Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research | NT |
Wai Lim | Nephrologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | WA |
Sandawana William Majoni | Nephrologist and Director of Top End Renal Service, Royal Darwin Hospital | NT |
Stephen McDonald (Chair) | Nephrologist and Director of Dialysis, Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service | SA |
Kelli Owen | Transplant recipient and community representative | SA |
Rochelle Pitt | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurse Navigator, Metro South Health | QLD |
Christine Russell | Consultant Transplant and Vascular Access Surgeon, Royal Adelaide Hospital | SA |
Ray Sambo | Peritoneal dialysis recipient and community representative | QLD |
Paul Snelling | Nephrologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | NSW |
James Stacey | General Practitioner, Broome Renal Health Centre | WA |