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: Bio details can be found here.

Name	Position
Professor Alex Gentle	Director, Chair OCANZ Board
Mr Jason Chong	Director
Dr Andrew Collins	Director, Deputy Chair OCANZ Board
Professor Jennifer Craig	Director
Ms Shannon Peckham	Director, Deputy Chair OCANZ Indigenous Strategy Taskforce
Professor Lisa Nissen	Director, Chair OCANZ Accreditation Committee
Dr Linda Turner	Director, Chair OCANZ Finance & Risk Committee
Associate Professor Ann Webber	Director
Dr Katrina Yap	Director

For more details about OCANZ governance read our annual reports.

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Pictured top row left to right: Dr Linda Turner, Professor Lisa Nissen, Professor Alex Gentle, Dr Andrew Collins, Ms Susan Kelly (OCANZ CEO)

Pictured bottom row left to right: Dr Katrina Yap, Ms Shannon Peckham, Associate Professor Ann Webber

(Absent: Mr Jason Chong, Professor Jennifer Craig)