OUR PEOPLE
COMMITTEES
Organisational Structure
Scientific Advisory Committee
Prof Bruce Mann*
Surgical Oncologist/Director of Research
Chair
A/Prof Nicholas Wilcken
Medical Oncologist
Deputy Chair
Prof Boon Chua
Radiation Oncologist
Craft Group Lead – Radiation Oncology
A/Prof Nicole McCarthy
Medical Oncologist
Craft Group Lead – Medical Oncology
Prof Andrew Spillane
Surgical Oncologist
Craft Group Lead – Surgical Oncology
Ms Karen Alexander
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel
Mr Heath Badger
Chief Operating Officer- Research, BCT
Dr Lisa Beatty
Psycho-Oncologist
Prof Frances Boyle AM
Medical Oncologist
Prof Ian Campbell ONZM
Surgical Oncologist
Prof Prue Francis
Medical Oncologist
Prof Val Gebski
Statistician
Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel
Dr Belinda Kiely
Medical Oncologist
Dr Marion Kuper-Hommel
Medical Oncologist
Prof Sunil Lakhani
Pathologist
Prof Elgene Lim
Medical Oncologist
Prof Geoffrey Lindeman
Medical Oncologist / Clinician-Scientist
Prof Sherene Loi
Medical Oncologist
Dr Janine Lombard
Medical Oncologist
A/Prof Nick Murray
Medical Oncologist
A/Prof Nicholas Wilcken
Medical Oncologist
Deputy Chair
Prof Boon Chua
Radiation Oncologist
Craft Group Lead – Radiation Oncology
A/Prof Nicole McCarthy
Medical Oncologist
Craft Group Lead – Medical Oncology
* From August 2021
Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) – PROSPECT, ELIMINATE, CHARIOT & DIAmOND
Prof John Zalcberg*
Acting Chair
Prof Val Gebski
(Attendee)
Prof Chris Karapetis**
Prof Matthew Law
Mr Sam Niman
(Attendee)
A/Prof Meredith Regan
(Attendee)
Prof Daniel Roos
Prof Mark Smithers
* Completed his term in February 2022
** Currently acting chair
Independent Data Monitoring Committee – EXPERT
Dr Daniel Hayes
Chair
Dr Thomas Buchholz
Prof James Dignam
Dr Mary Gospodearowicz
Ms Anne Meyn
Mr Sam Niman
(Attendee)
A/Prof Meredith Regan
(Attendee)
Dr Alastair Thompson
Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
Mr Luke Bugden
Board Director
Chair
Ms Judith Smith
Appointed Member – appointed in November 2020
Dr Soozy Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Prof Andrew Spillane*
Board Director
Mr David Pringle
Financial Controller/Company Secretary (Attendee)
Ms Michelle Cairns
Accountant (Attendee)
* Appointed September 2021
Consumer Advisory
Panel Members
Leslie Gilham
VIC
Chair
Rebecca Angus
NSW
Karen Alexander
ACT
Melissa Bell
NZ
Merryn Carter
VIC
Emma Crowley**
NZ (probationary)
Josepha Dietrich**
QLD (probationary)
Naveena Nekkaluapudi*
VIC (probationary)
* Appointed October 2021
** Appointed March 2022
Communications
and Fundraising Committee
Dr Soozy J Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Acting Chair
Prof Frances Boyle AM*
Medical Oncologist
Mrs Julie Callaghan
Chief Operating Officer – Fundraising and Philanthropy
Ms Anna Fitzgerald
Communications Manager
Mrs Fiona McPhee
Board Director
Ms Marg O’Donnell AO
Board Director
Prof Christobel Saunders AO**
Board Director
Ms Fay Sowerby**
Non-Clinical Participant
* Completed term October 2021
** Completed terms in March 2022
Consumer Advisory Panel Report
