Team Members

  • Professor David Hunter

    Professor David Hunter

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    Florance and Cope Chair of Rheumatology Rheumatologist, Royal North Shore Hospital Professor of Medicine, the University of Sydney Sydney Musculoskeletal Heath Flagship

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  • Dr Annette Kifley

    Dr Annette Kifley

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    Chair, Musculoskeletal Research and RehabilitationSenior Research FellowJohn Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation ResearchFaculty of Medicine and HealthThe University of Sydney

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  • Michael Nugent, FCPA FAICD. Chair

    Michael Nugent, FCPA FAICD. Chair

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    Michael Nugent is Chairman of the Governance Committee of the Kolling Institute. He was previously Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of Goodman Fielder Limited, Australia’s largest food company and was prior to that, the Managing Director of Elders Agribusiness the major commodity trading, agricultural processing and services group. Additionally, he has held many…

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  • Anthony Schembri AM

    Anthony Schembri AM

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    Adjunct Professor Anthony Schembri is an accredited social worker and the Chief Executive of Northern Sydney Local Health District overseeing a $2.4 billion budget and a workforce of 17,000 people. His career spans leadership in healthcare, board appointments, hospital social work roles and includes adjunct professorial roles at University of Technology Sydney, Macquarie University and…

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  • Naomi Hammond

    Naomi Hammond

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    Associate Professor Naomi Hammond is the Executive Director, Research for Northern Sydney Local Health District. She is also the Critical Care and Sepsis Australia Program Head at The George Institute for Global Health. Naomi holds several other appointments including NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow; Conjoint Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South…

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  • John Prins

    John Prins

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    Professor John Prins is the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. He is a respected endocrinologist and an accomplished senior leader with extensive experience in health, medical research, and higher education. John has held senior roles across clinical, academic and commercial organisations, including as Head of Melbourne Medical…

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  • Mary Collins Chebib 

    Mary Collins Chebib 

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    Professor Mary Collins is the Head of School, School of Medical Science at the University of Sydney. She is an accomplished academic leader whose expertise spans research strategy, academic development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Throughout her leadership, she has championed major initiatives, including the development of the Faculty’s minimum academic standards, supported the establishment of the…

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  • Helen Zorbas AO

    Helen Zorbas AO

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    Dr Helen Zorbas was Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Australia, the Australian government’s national agency in cancer control from 2010-2019, and previous to this was CEO of National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre for seven years. Helen has been responsible for directing a number of national cancer control initiatives to improve evidence-based practice, policy and…

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  • Irina White 

    Irina White 

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    Irina White commenced as Committee Secretary, Kolling Institute Governance Committee in October 2019. Before joining Kolling Institute Irina was employed in a number of the state’s largest industry sectors: electricity, rail and education. She has served as Company Secretary to the Boards of Endeavour Energy, Integral Energy, Rail Corp, Rail Infrastructure Corporation, State Rail Authority,…

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