About Us

Board of Directors

OCANZ is governed by a Board of 8-10 Directors, comprising of registered optometrists, optometric educators and community members.

The Board meets 5 times per annum to set the strategic direction for OCANZ and oversee its operations.

The current Directors are:

Name	Position
Professor Alex Gentle	Director, Chair OCANZ Board
Professor Emeritus Leo Carney	Director
Dr Andrew Collins	Director, Deputy Chair OCANZ Board
Mrs Shannon Davies	Director, Deputy Chair OCANZ Indigenous Strategy Taskforce
Professor Jennifer Craig	Director
Professor Isabelle Jalbert	Director, Chair OCANZ Examination Committee
Mr Tony Lund	Director, Chair OCANZ Finance & Risk Committee
Professor Lisa Nissen	Director
Dr Linda Turner	Director
Mrs Katrina Yap	Director

For more details about OCANZ governance read our annual reports.

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Pictured top row left to right are:
Professor Isabelle Jalbert, Professor Jennifer Craig, Dr Linda Turner, Professor Emeritus Leo Carney, Ms Susan Kelly (OCANZ CEO), Dr Andrew Collins

Pictured bottom row left to right are:
Professor Alex Gentle, Mrs Katrina Yap, Dr Lynn Weekes (ex Director), Mrs Shannon Davies (Absent: Mr Tony Lund, Professor Lisa Nissen)