Ms Anne Skipper AM

Board Chair

Ms Anne Skipper AM was appointed as the AHIP Board Chair in March 2023.

Anne has more than 30 years of experience as a company director in the not-for-profit, government and private sector, both nationally and internationally and provides significant expertise in corporate governance to the Board.

Ms Jennifer Richter AM

Director

Ms Jenny Richter is a Director of the SAHMRI Board and is the SAHMRI nominee to the Board of AHIP.

Jenny has a long career in the health sector, commencing her career as a registered nurse before gaining significant leadership experience as an administrator and executive in the public and private hospital sectors, community nursing, with public private partnership projects and within the SA public health system.

Jenny’s previous roles include five years as Deputy Chief Executive for SA Health and during 2017/18 was CEO of Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In addition to her role on the SAHMRI Board, Jenny holds non-executive Board appointments with the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, the Cancer Council SA (CCSA) and is CCSA’s delegate to Cancer Council Australia.

Jenny is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian College of Heath Service Management, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. She has a Master of Business Administration, a Graduate Diploma in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Arts. In 2020, Jenny was appointed as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to medical administration, and to community health.

A/Professor Christine Dennis

Director

Associate Professor Christine Dennis is the Chair of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) Governing Board and is the WCHN nominee to the AHIP Board.

Christine is renowned both nationally and within South Australia for her passion and commitment to the hospital and health care industry, her contribution to the growth and development of emerging healthcare leaders and her experience in clinical governance.

Christine has extensive experience in the health care industry having held executive positions as the Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and ACHS International, Chief Operating Officer, Top End Health Service Northern Territory and A/Chief Executive, Northern Territory, Department of Health. Further, she has worked across SA Health and the Department for Health and Wellbeing.

Prior to her appointment at WCHN, Christine held the position of Deputy Dean, Rural and Remote SA, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and continues to lecture with the College of Business, Governance and Law, Flinders University in Strategic Leadership and Management (Health Service Management).

Professor Justin Beilby

Director

Professor Justin Beilby is a Director of the CALHN Board and is the CALHN nominee to the Board of AHIP.

Justin is also the Emeritus Professor at Torrens University Australia, Australia’s 40th comprehensive University, after previously serving as Vice-Chancellor from 2015 -2020.

With outstanding expertise in primary care and aged care research, health service evaluation and general practice intervention studies, Justin has a passion for the translation of research findings into policy and clinical practice.

He also holds several Board Director positions, including with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).

Justin has supervised the establishment of educational and research partnerships in the United States, India, Malaysia and Thailand and was chosen as one of twelve Commissioners for the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission in 2008 to develop a new model for the Australian healthcare system.

He is also pursuing his ongoing research activities and continues to practice as a general practitioner (GP).

Heather Croucher

Company Secretary

Ms Heather Croucher is the Company Secretary for AHIP.

Heather has more than 30 years’ experience as a lawyer, having worked in private practice, within the State Government and in house roles.  Heather is the General Counsel & Company Secretary for SAHMRI, a position she has held since 2011 where she oversees SAHMRI’s legal team and is responsible for the broad range of legal work associated with SAHMRI’s operations.  In her role as part of the Executive team at SAHMRI, one of Heather’s key responsibilities is the current development of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research, Australia’s first proton therapy centre due to treat its first patient in late 2024.

Heather is a member of the Law Society of South Australia, the Governance Institute of Australia and State committee member of the Association of Corporate Counsel.