Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Ms Barbara Yeoh AM

Ms Yeoh is currently serving her third term as a member with expertise in health, education and training from 1 October 2020. She is a Director of the Victorian State Emergency Service Authority and previously served on the Board of Monash Health, Austin Health and Eastern Health in Victoria. She has over 25 years’ experience across a range of public and private sector agencies including in the health, education, finance, insurance, transport, technology and infrastructure sectors. Ms Yeoh has previously served as a Council Member and Deputy Chancellor at Latrobe University.

Other appointments.

Melissa Cadzow

Ms. Cadzow has served on numerous entities at local, state, and national levels over twenty years, whether as a board or committee member, health regulator, or research grant reviewer. Since 2018, she has been a community member of the Pharmacy Board of Australia. Beyond healthcare, she currently contributes to the governance of a philanthropic trust addressing poverty, a school board, and a boutique services firm. She is committed to working with and learning from First Nations peoples and lives on Kaurna Country.

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), a Master of Systems Development, and five Graduate Certificates—two in technology, one in business, and two in health management. She is also a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Dr Daniel Heredia

Dr Daniel Heredia is a practitioner member of the Medical Board of Australia and has over 15 years of experience in medical regulation. Prior to joining the National Board, he served as a practitioner member on the Western Australian Board of the Medical Board of Australia and chaired the Registration Committee.

Dr Heredia is a specialist medical administrator who works as the Group Executive - Insurance and Health Services at HBF Health. As part of this role, Daniel oversees HBF’s clinical businesses which include HBF Dental, HBF Physio and the Life Ready Health Group.

Prior to this, Daniel was the Deputy CEO and Medical Director at Hollywood Private Hospital, one of the largest private hospitals in Australia. He was also involved in leading the WA COVID-19 response as the Deputy Chief Executive COVID-19 Health Operations and has previously worked as a Medical Advisor to Medicare Australia.

Dr Heredia has served as a Board Member of the WA Country Health Service (where he also chaired the Safety and Quality Board Subcommittee), a Board Member of Private Healthcare Australia, a Councillor with the Australian Medical Association (WA) and the Postgraduate Medical Council of WA, and as an Honorary Clinical Consultant with The University of Western Australia.

Mr Lynton Norris

Mr Norris was appointed to the Ahpra Board as a member with expertise in health, business and administration from 20 September 2020.  Mr Norris is a member of the Alfred Health Board and has over 20 years’ experience in the private and government sectors. He was the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Funding Body and implemented national health reforms including the establishment of Activity Based Funding governance and grant payment system to all hospital networks. Mr Norris has a strong background in policy development and implementation and compliance and performance reporting. Mr Norris is a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant and a graduate member of the Australian of Institute of Company Directors.

Adjunct Professor Darryl O’Donnell

Adjunct Professor Darryl O’Donnell is a seasoned health leader with 30 years’ experience in community, government, research and private sector roles. As Principal and Director of Praxis Insights, he provides consultancy services to health and social services organisations in areas including leadership, strategy and organisational culture and change.

Darryl is a community member of the Podiatry Board of Australia and a member of its Registration and Notifications Committee. He also holds appointments as a member of Council with the National Health and Medical Research Council and inaugural chair of the joint NHMRC and Medical Research Futures Fund Public Health and Health Systems Committee. Darryl is an elected non-executive director of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia and chair of its governance committee.

Darryl is an Adjunct Professor with the University of NSW, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms Leanne O’Shannessy PSM

Ms O’Shannessy was appointed as a member with expertise in business and administration in November 2023. Ms O’Shannessy is the former General Counsel for NSW Health. She has led major regulatory reforms including establishment of the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission and NSW health privacy. Ms O’Shannessy has extensive experience in health regulation and compliance at both a policy and operational level with expertise in legislation, governance, and risk.