Dr. Jane Truscott is the Chairperson of the Rural LAP Board. Jane is a nurse practitioner by profession and a qualified lawyer in the state of Queensland. Jane has worked in a variety of clinical and management roles in Australia and the United States within acute and community healthcare delivery. Jane holds a Ph.D. in Nursing in which she examined outcomes of a nurse home visitation program model for first-time, low-income mothers in the United States. She also holds a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science, a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Jane currently works as a nurse practitioner in primary health care settings and is a Senior Lecturer with CQUniversity. She has been an advisor to the Queensland Government Health Quality, Complaints Commission, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and the Australian Government Nurse Practitioner Reference Group of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce. She has a special interest in advocating for optimal patient and healthcare service delivery outcomes through the implementation of patient-centred models of multi-disciplinary healthcare.

Matt Hughes is the Chief Strategy Officer – Australia, Asia and the Pacific for Aspen Medical. He is responsible for all operational, contractual and financial aspects of Aspen Medical’s large and diverse portfolio of projects across the region. Matt has many years of experience in delivering healthcare into regional and remote locations across Australia and was a Registered Nurse for over a decade. The combination of commercial, operational and clinical experience provides Matt with a unique insight into the many challenges in delivering quality healthcare.

Julia is a physiotherapist with a PhD in interprofessional practice. She is a nationally recognised equity practitioner with extensive experience as a strategic leader in Higher Education and in Health. She brings considerable expertise in health workforce, e-learning, educational technology and instructional design in addition to leading large multi-institute research in health and education. Julia’s lived experience as a resident of rural and remote communities drives her longstanding commitment to addressing the inequalities in education and health experienced by rural and remote people. 

Greg Hume is currently a Non-Executive Director and Advisor to several organisations and companies. He was previously an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Nova Systems, an Australian-owned Professional Services Provider specialising in the provision of engineering and management services to industry and government. Nova Systems’ client base included defence, civil aerospace, aeromedical, satellite communications, rail, mining, oil and gas, with offices across Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Dr Katrina Sanders is the Chief Medical Officer, Aspen Medical and has extensive clinical and leadership experience in high-risk organisations. As former Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Federal Police and former senior medical officer in the Australian Army, Dr Sanders’ expertise includes military and first responder health, mental health, operational medicine, leadership and diversity.  Dr Sanders has experience consulting to private and government agencies on health initiatives in support of strategic objectives including the United Nations, international intelligence and law enforcement communities, and emergency services sector amongst others. Dr Sanders is widely regarded as a leader in the field of health in military and emergency services personnel and is the recipient of the Australia Day Achievement Medallion 2019 and 2021 for her contributions. Dr Sanders is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, has a Master of Public Health and is a Fellow of the Security and Health Executive Leadership Institute. She holds a number of Board positions, has authored articles directly relating to health and wellbeing, and has presented and participated in numerous keynote and panel presentations domestically and internationally.

Caroline is a Clinical Manager for Aspen Medical and provides clinical support to a diverse range of Aspen Medical projects. She has post-graduate qualifications in Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Infection Prevention and Control. Caroline has studied tropical medicine internationally and provides travel health education to health professionals in Australia and overseas. Her interest in Rabies influenced Caroline to co-author a Rabies Awareness for Travellers brochure. She is a council member and Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine and sits on several committees for the International Society of Travel Medicine.