GARY SMITH

 Project Leader

Gary manages a nine Doctor General Medical practice in western Sydney.  He has owned and operated a number of extended hours medical practices in western Sydney since 1985.  Gary currently consults to the health care industry around Australia on effective practice management.  Along with his consulting he presents a range of practice management topics for the Australian Association of Practice Managers Ltd nationally of which he is a Fellow of the Association and delivers the introductory topic for UNE Partnerships in Certificate IV in Practice Management in their Professional Practice Manager Development Program.  He also presents for a number of Divisions of General Practice and Specialists Colleges. Gary is also a surveyor with Australian General Practice Accreditation Ltd (AGPAL). He is past National President of the Australian Association of Practice Managers Ltd (AAPM) and is currently the Secretary of the New South Wales Branch.
Gary is the Academic Director of UNE Partnerships' Medical Receptionist course, the Certificate III in Business (Medical Reception and Health Care Administration).

Gary is on the Health Task Group advising the Federal Privacy Commissioner on the Privacy Code for the Health Sector, is a member of his local Division of General Practice Management Support Reference Group. He also is involved on a number of Government task groups advising the Commonwealth Government on health related matters

He has a passion for practice management and delivers his message as a result of "hands on" experiences.

• public administration
• financial and insurance services sectors 

He has significant background in the development, management and implementation of frontline, executive management and leadership programmes, project management, performance management and change-management strategies.

LEH SIMONELLI 

Academic Director: Business Management & Leadership Studies, UNE Partnerships

Leh’s primary experience spans a 25 year period within the behavioural sciences, human resource management , education, training and development fields &  management and leadership .His client base spans both the public & private sector in Australia ,Asia & the Pacific Basin. His background also includes several years as a psychotherapist within the community and public mental health sector. This background together with his extensive background as an organisational development consultant enables him to bring a unique perspective and approach to his work with clients and enterprises.  Further, this approach empowers his organizational clients to challenge the traditional cultures and paradigms from which they operate.

He holds formal qualifications in the Behavioural Sciences, Adult Education & training, Management & Project Management and is a MAIPM; is currently undertaking further post graduate qualifications in organization psychology; Chair of the PMAA;  State Councillor AIPM; Registered Project Manager and Master Project Director. He is the author of various articles & readings in performance management, use of emotional intelligence in teams, strategic review, change management & management and leadership

Leh was formally contracted as a Senior Lecturer, then the Project Director & Lead Assessor to the Frontline Management Unit, Swinburne University (Melbourne) and as a Programme Manager Industry Projects (Swinburne).  He is now associated with UNE Partnerships, (the professional training arm of the University of New England) as  Academic Director, Management & Leadership Studies. This role assumes overall responsibility for all management and leadership programs. Many of these programs are customized, particularly at the supervisory/management level programs; with client enterprises throughout Australia.

He is also Project Director for the development and implementation of customised enterprise based learning programs in Executive Management and Management (manufacturing based and local government clients); Manufactured Minerals Products; Business Services; Local Government & Public Service National Training Packages.                                             
Leh has considerable experience in the higher education sector & VET sector on the development competency based training and assessments systems (at most AQF levels) for several industry sectors and ITAB’s including:

• government (local, state, national)
• electronic and manufacturing
• health /community services sector
• public administration
• financial and insurance services sectors

He has significant background in the development, management and implementation of frontline, executive management and leadership programmes, project management, performance management and change-management strategies.

GLENN MCMAHON

Associate Director : Centre for Business Management & Leadership Studies

Glenn has extensive experience in the management of health care practices, including six years as the Group Manager for an 18 doctor general and specialist practice in New South Wales.  He is a partner of Osmiridium Management, providing practice management services to several health care practices in New South Wales and the ACT.  Glenn is also a surveyor for AGPAL. 

Glenn is a Fellow of the AAPM, and is a Past President (2000 – 2002) of the New South Wales branch.

Since 1995 he has presented human resource management/business management courses at TAFE, Practice Management, Frontline Management and Business Management for the University of New England Partnerships (UNEP).  Glenn is also one of the Academic Directors for UNE partnership’s business program.

Glenn’s extensive commercial experience is well supported with qualifications in business – Bachelor of Business (Business Management/Human Resource Management), project management (Diploma of Project Management), training (Certificate IV, Workplace Trainer and Assessor), and science (Diploma of Applied Science).

ANNE DAVIS

Presenter: Leadership for People Management

Anne is an independent management consultant to the health care industry. She consults and presents in the areas of financial management, planning and systems for performance, and facilitation of teams to meet their client needs.  Anne’s management experience began in isolated rural medical practice. Her role since has been providing management assistance to small to medium health care businesses in both general and specialised arenas.

A strong theoretical base supports Anne’s practical advice: Bachelor of Science (Hons Biochemistry), Certificate of Nursing, Diploma in Practice Management and Masters of Business Administration.  And more recently, Anne obtained the Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training.  Anne is a Fellow of the Australian Association of Practice Manager, and a member of the Australian Institute of Management.  Anne is Deputy Director (Academic) of the Professional Practice Manager Development Program For UNE Partnerships.

During training, Anne prefers a workshop style, involving the participants and applying the theory directly to personal and workplace issues.

CLEM MOLLOY

Presenter: Leadership for People Management
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology
Master of Arts (Honours) in Occupational Psychology
Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
Registered Psychologist, Psychologists’ Registration Board of Victoria.

Fourteen years in the telecommunications industry, including six years with OTC in Sydney and eight years with Telstra in Melbourne, in commercial, human resources and corporate planning roles, and over 20 years experience in management consulting with an emphasis on change management, management development, organisational trouble-shooting, group facilitation and the  design, implementation and evaluation of performance management systems.   Published in the areas of group development and facilitation, overcoming  industrial impasses, organisational culture and the influence of uncertainty  on behaviour.  Has been described as having 'an extraordinary frame of  reference and a gift for very lucid exposition'.

Consulting Experience 
Provision of psychological and human resource consulting services to public and private sector organisations, including telecommunications, transport, health, local government, state government. Services include management and team development workshops focusing on leader-follower relations, negotiation strategies, employee relations, service management, facilitation of organisational change, facilitation skills and techniques; planning conferences; company relaunch; executive assessment and selection; psychometric assessment; design, implementation and evaluation of performance management systems; organisational trouble-shooting; and facilitation of enterprise agreements.  

Lecturing Experience  
Business planning, managing strategically, conflict management & negotiation, management skills, managers as problem-solvers, managing and improving productivity, managing ethically, managing teams, managing knowledge, performance management, people management, principles of management, project management, managing effective working relationships, recruitment, selection and induction, managing quality customer service and change management.

PAUL BOLAND

Presenter: Business Operations and Finance

Paul Boland is a graduate of the University of South Australia with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy.  He is also a Certified Practicing Accountant and a member of CPA Australia.  He has 30 years experience in management positions in Government and among those areas he has worked in the Department of Human Services and Health and Government Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Paul established the Seniors Card for the South Australian Government and was involved in aged care and health and information technology.

As a member of CPA Australia, Paul is a past Chairperson of the Professional Development and External Reporting Committees for the South Australian Division.  Paul is a member of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and is a past member of the Professional Development Committee with that Organisation.  He was also a member of the Government Accountants Group Committee. Paul lectured to University Graduates in Government Accounting, under the CPA Australia Professional Orientation Program.
Paul has worked for 30 years as a Part-time Lecturer for TAFE SA, in the areas of Accounting and Business Law and developed and taught small business courses for WEA Adult Education in South Australia.
Paul has been a presenter with UNEP in the Professional Practice Manager Development Program for the past twelve months.

He also has the qualification of Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training and is currently studying for the Diploma of Practice Management.

GARRY C TAYLOR

Presenter:  Governance and Risk Management
Corporate Lawyer
Legal Compliance Expert
Strategic Management Consultant

Professional Career:

Prior to joining Croesus Management, Garry was General Counsel and Head – Legal Compliance of the Sydney Institute of Management. Previously, Garry was Managing Director of an international Investment Bank based in Sydney with offices in Vancouver, New York, London, Dublin, Hong Kong and Singapore. He was also principal of a firm of corporate and industrial law specialists. Those activities involved him in international capital raising for corporations, distressed company “turn-arounds” and restructuring, industrial/employee relations, corporate and financial structuring, corporate governance, legal compliance, industrial and corporate mediation, negotiation and drafting of contracts, and related litigation.
Educational Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Law (Labour Law & Relations)
• Double Masters Degree in Commerce (Organisational Behaviour & Industrial Relations)
• Degree in Commerce (Labour Law & Economics) (Awarded with Merit)
• Degree in Industrial Arts (Engineering & Metallurgy)
• Diploma in Teaching
• Company Directors Diploma
• Certified Commercial Mediator
• Accredited Privacy Auditor
• Member, Standards Australia Business Governance Committee
• Board Member, Australian Corporate Lawyers Association

Experience:

Previous experience includes the following positions: Director of a London based Merchant Bank; Chief Executive of the largest Australian Employers Association in the road transport industry; Executive Director of a Marine Insurance company; Executive Director of a Commercial Finance company; Director of a Medical Research company; Chief Executive of a group of companies in the gold mining and oil & gas industries; Managing Director of a financial services company that traded foreign currencies and delivered leading-edge EFTPOS technology; Executive Director of a Technology Transfer company; Managing Director of a management consulting firm; and part-time University lecturer in Law.
Garry is also a regular conference speaker, especially targeting the SME market. Topics include how corporations become “investment ready”; attracting and structuring equity capital; public listing and capital raising on Australian and North American stock exchanges; maintaining industrial relations harmony, implementing good corporate governance, and achieving corporate legal compliance.

ALAN SCHWARTZ

Alan holds postgraduate qualifications in Management, Human Resource Development, Education and Training and Project Management.  He is an Accredited Certified Management Consultant (CMC) – IMC Certification and Chief CMC Scheme Assessor (Australia), Institute of Management Consultants.

He has had over 23 years consulting and training experience.  He has a track record in project management, training, management consulting, facilitation, competency standards and assessment. He has worked with over 80 organisations involved in construction, information management, engineering, telecommunications, finance, education, health, aged care, transportation, housing, utilities, retailing, entertainment, exhibition, infrastructure, manufacturing and engineering. Alan’s clients have included Department of Commerce, Business Catalyst International, Siemens, Australian Red Cross, Roads & Traffic Authority, Royal Agricultural Society, Westpac Banking Corporation, PowerTel, American Express and Reuters.

Alan has specialised in the design and delivery of management training programs. He has trained over 1,750 course participants, including senior managers, middle managers, project managers and team members, in over 40 techniques.  Alan has been responsible for the management of small, medium and large projects and has coached over 175 project teams in a range of industries.

ALAN WYLIE

Educational Designer, UNE Partnerships

Alan Wylie has worked within the University sectors for the past 15 years. In that time he has held positions as an Instructional Designer, Head of the Materials Development and Operational Head of the Distance Education Centre at the University of New England, lecturer in Educational Designer at The University of Queensland, private Education Consultant for the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), and most recently as a Learning Designer and the Service Manager for Media Development at the Queensland University of Technology. 

His interests include the evolution process of instructional design to learning design, flexible and online learning, learning environments, Activity Design theory and the management of teaching and learning.

DAVID BRAND

Presenter: Working with Stakeholders
Author: Introductory Module

David Brand is a Past President of the Australian Medical Association and has been a general practitioner for over 25 years. His service to the AMA at the local, state and federal arenas spans a decade - one that has seen significant change and reform in general practice.

In addition to his term as Federal President (1998-2000), David had terms as Federal Chairman of the AMA Council of General Practice (1993-96) and as Federal Chairman of the AMA Health Economics and Finance Committee (1996-98). He was President of the Brisbane North Division of General Practice from 1995-97.

During his term on the AMA Council of General Practice, David was especially active in the conceptualisation, formation and development of the Division movement in Australia. He facilitated the working party that developed the Division concept, and served on the Divisions Steering Group which then initiated and developed the concept into an Australia-wide phenomenon.

In early 2002, David joined the Board of General Practice Education Australia, a not-for-profit organisation which trains a large proportion of Australia's GP Registrars, and also provides education, training and consultancy services in support of general practice across the country.

David has excellent networks with senior health officials and politicians from all political parties. While he has very strong links with GPs in all states and territories, he also has an extensive network of contacts with specialists, academics, public health advocates, private hospitals, private insurers, and consumers.

KATHRYN HOGAN

National Program Manager,
Business Programs, UNE Partnerships. 

Kathryn will be assisting the planning and implementation of the Leadership and Management Program.  Kathryn previously held the position of regional manager of a group training company which marketed and managed apprenticeships and traineeships.  Kathryn liaised with a range of stakeholders for business development, research, referral and advocacy.  Kathryn has also managed a number of Commonwealth and State funded programs dealing with youth at risk and worked on several community development programs.  She sits on the Board of Working Options Inc, a not-for-profit organisation which supports community based projects.

Kathryn is an assessor in Business traineeships, has a BA in History and Politics, Graduate Diploma in Training and Development, CIV in Occupational Health and Safety, CIV Training and Workplace Assessment and is currently studying Law.

ANDREW BUCHANAN

Guest Speaker

Andrew is a communications and media consultant based in Sydney. He has had more than 25 years in broadcasting as an announcer & journalist on radio and television with the ABC, including leadership of the ABC’s 58 local radio stations around Australia. The highlight of this role was interacting with regional and rural audiences nationally and the creation of the Rural Woman of the Year Award. He was also General Manager of the ABC’s International Development area with training consultancies in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia & South Africa.

He is regarded as having special expertise in staff motivation and facilitating corporate change. At the beginning of 1998 Andrew commenced his consultancy AB Communicates offering broad assistance in ‘communications’ in working with individuals and organisations. Skills in public speaking, presentation and utilisation of the media are highlighted, including management mentoring/coaching/counsel.

A recent major project has been leading as CEO and a Director of Group Training Australia, a national peak body representing the interests of 120 Group Training Companies providing employment and training to 40,000 apprentices & trainees in 200 locations around Australia. Andrew is a key note speaker at seminars and conferences throughout Australia.

Andrew has worked with government organisations and been on boards of the NSW Disability Council, NSW Health Clinical Ethics Advisory Panel, NSW Health Priority Taskforce (Centre for Mental Health), NSW Attorney General’s Department Disability Advisory Council, Office of the Protective Commissioner & Office of the Public Guardian, Chair Sydney Committee Australian Open Garden Scheme, National Board Australian Open Garden Scheme and Chair of Best Buddies Australia.

Andrew was recently awarded the Public Service Medal in the 1995 Australia Day Honours for services to communication, regional and rural communities.