Three appointments have been made to the Optometry Board of Australia (OBA).
They are among nine new members appointed to various National Boards by health ministers.
A media release from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) said the appointments would bolster the “vital work and reform agenda of the agency and National Boards”.
As part of the appointment process, current Ahpra board chair Ms Gill Callister PSM was re-appointed as chair and a member with expertise in health, education and training, business and administration.
The release said Callister was CEO of community-based mental health organisation Mind Australia and had dedicated her career to improving public policy and service delivery, particularly for vulnerable people in the community.
She has been board chair since July 2019.
Ministers also re-appointed Honorary Associate Professor Carmen Parter as a board member with expertise in health, education and training, business and administration for a second term on the board.
Both have been re-appointed for three years, effective from 24 July 2025.
Ahpra CEO Mr Justin Untersteiner said: “I thank Ministers for their decision which provides the organisation with the leadership and stability it needs as we work through our significant reform agenda.”
On the Optometry Board of Australia, Dr Emily Pieterse was appointed a practitioner member from Queensland for three years; Mr Neville Turner was appointed as practitioner member from Victoria for three years, and Ms Joanna Saies was appointed as a community member for three years.
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