PRESIDENT
Tony Higginbottom, OAM, FCA, FCPA
Appointed 7.11.1993
President of the Foundation since 2003.
Deputy Chairman of the Service.
Retired: worked in public practice, and in the private sector as accountant, computer systems analyst and management consultant; including three years in Iran.
Formerly City Treasurer of the City of Adelaide following senior positions in SA public sector.

Anne Skipper AM, Dip Nursing, FAIM, FAICD
23.10.2007
Chair, RDNS Service Board
Director, @ The Board Table, Corporate Governance Consultancy
Councillor, University of SA
Chair, Plan International. 
Deputy Chair, South Australian Tourism Commission Board. 
Board member, Savings and Loans Credit Union. 

Extensive experience in leadership and management consulting, health and community agency governance, disability advocacy, and not for profit organisations.

Alison Adair, LLB, GDLP, Grad (AICD)
Appointed: 23.10.2007
Partner, Norman Waterhouse Lawyers
Board Member; RDNS, Physiotherapy Board of SA, Chair RDNS Governance Committee
Former Board Member; The Memorial Hospital and  Chair of Ethics and Research Committee
Member Law Society of SA and Australian Institute of Management (WIM -Working Group)

Geoff Doyle, FCPA, BA Accountancy
Appointed: 6.5.2005
CEO Police Credit Union Limited 1990-2007
CEO Police Credit Union Limited since 1990 - 2007
Past:  Chairman Credit Union Pageant Company,
Past:  Director SA Police Legacy Inc.,

Former Member South Australian ASIC Regional Liaison Committee

Credit Union Services Corporation ( Australia) Limited.
General Manager Credit Union Association SA 1985-1989

Dick Fidock AO, FCA(life), FAIM(life), Fellow Uni SA(Hon), FAICD (Life)
Appointed: 29.08.2005
Now retired, Dick was Chair of Adelaide Bank and a Director of FH Faulding for 20 years and past Director of other SA companies. He was National Chair of the Australian n Institute of Company Directors and served with the Australian War Memorial Board.

Russell R. Gallman, RN, RPN, BN
Appointed: 23.10.2007

Practicing District Nurse since 1989,
Team Leader Clinical Nurse since 1997.

Terri Gibson, RN, DipAppSc(Nsg), BN (Ed), MNStd, FRCNA
Appointed: 22.10.2002
Service Board Member appointed to Foundation Board
Chair, RDNS Clinical Governance Committee
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of South Australia
Former Director & Vice President, Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Extensive research, management, and education experience in the health and education sectors.

Richard Hearn, MBA, MSc, BA Social Work, DipTeaching
Appointed 23.10.2007
Chief Executive Officer, Resthaven Incorporated
Aged & Community Services (SA/NT), Chairman 2000/2001 and Board Member 1996/2006
Aged & Community Services (National), Board member and member National Aged Care Alliance 2000/2001
Advanced Community Care Association, Board member 2003/2006

David Meldrum, BA, Dip T, CQSW, JP
Appointed: 4.8.2004
CEO Advanced Community Care Assciation, 2003-2007
President Mental Illness Fellowship SA.
Board member and Treasurer, Mental Illness Fellowship Australia.
Board member Mental Health Coalition SA.
Board member Foodbank SA.
Former Board member (1996-2005) Operation Flinders Foundation.
Former executive positions in State public sector health, welfare education and arts (1982-2003).