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Board Charter

The Charter provides a summary of the role of the ASAR Board of Directors in the structure and operations of ASAR Ltd. It should be read in conjunction with ASAR’s Constitution.

The values of ASAR are honesty, integrity and transparency. The Board carries out its duties and exercises its power in accordance with those values and having appropriate regard to the interests of accredited Sonographers on the Register, accredited course providers, external stakeholders, ASAR staff and the broader community.

The role of the ASAR Board is to:

  • Continually evaluate ASAR’s strategic plans
  • Provide effective oversight of management
  • Facilitate board and management accountability to the company and its members
  • Monitor the performance of the organisation (board and management) with reference to ASAR’s objects set out in the ASAR Constitution
  • Establish and maintain a system of internal controls and reporting for risk and financial management
  • Establish and maintain effective communication with members of the company and stakeholders
  • Fulfil statutory requirements

In carrying out its role, the Board will operate in a manner reflecting ASAR’s values, the ASAR Constitution, the Corporations Act and any other applicable laws or regulations.

Where appropriate for the effective management and operations of the company, the ASAR Board will delegate certain powers to ASAR staff, individual Directors, committees and panels in accordance with the ASAR Constitution.

 

Kathryn Lamb

Chairperson (Elected)

Kathryn Lamb
(SA)

Qualifications

  • Associate Diploma Diagnostic Radiography
  • Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (General)
  • Bachelor of Laws

Experience

  • 15 years Radiographer
  • 33 years experience ultrasound industry (private, public and commercial)
  • 9 years experience in education
Jillian Clarke

Vice-Chairperson (Elected)

Associate Professor Jillian Clarke (NSW)

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • Master Health Science Education
  • B App Sc (Hons) Medical Radiation Technology
    Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (Cardiac)
    Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Medical Ultrasonography)

Experience

  • 35 years sonography experience
  • 30 years in tertiary education
Christopher Gilmore

Honorary Treasurer (Elected)

Christopher Gilmore (QLD)

Qualifications

  • Masters of Applied Science Medical Ultrasound (General)
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Imaging Technology)
  • Justice of the Peace (Qualified)

Experience

  • 25 years in medical imaging
  • 20 years in medical sonography
  • Current ASA Queensland Branch committee member
Alison Lee-Tannock

Honorary Secretary (Elected)

Alison Lee-Tannock (QLD)

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • B App Sc Medical Imaging
  • M App Sc Medical Ultrasound
  • Diploma of Medical Ultrasound

Experience

  • 28 years experience in clinical ultrasound
  • 20 years specializing in tertiary obstetrics, fetal and paediatric echocardiography
  • 20 years post graduate ultrasound education
Leanna Chen

Director (Appointed)

Leanna Chen
(NSW)

Qualifications

  • Graduate Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (General)
  • Bachelor of Science (Vision Science)

Experience

  • 4 years in medical sonography
Angela Farley

Director (Elected)

Angela Farley
(VIC)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medical Radiation (Diagnostic Radiography)
  • Graduate Diploma of Medical Sonography (General)

Experience

  • 20 years in medical radiation
  • 17 years in clinical sonography
  • 7 years experience in sonography education
Dane Corowa

Director (Appointed)

Dane Corowa
(QLD)

Qualifications

  • Applied Science (Human Movements Studies)
  • Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound

Experience

  • 15 years experience in Cardiac Investigations
  • 3 years non-executive director for not-for-profit organisation
Susan Campbell Westerway

Director (Elected)

Susan Campbell Westerway (NSW)

Qualifications

  • PhD – Medicine - University of Sydney
  • MAppSc - Medical Radiation Technology - Research USyd
  • BAppSc – Nuclear Medicine - USyd
  • Diploma of Medical Ultrasound - General (ASUM)
  • Churchill Fellow (Echocardiography)
  • Justice of the Peace (NSW)
  • Public Hospital, private practice, corporate, education

Experience

  • 49 years in medical ultrasound profession
  • Public Hospital, private practice, corporate, education
  • 40-year involvement with national & international ultrasound education
Karen Pollard

Director (Appointed)

Karen Pollard
(NSW)

Qualifications

  • MHEd
  • MEd
  • GCertUnivTeach&Learn
  • ADipDiagMedRadiog

Experience

  • 7 years radiography
  • 32 years medical imaging and ultrasound education
Carolynne Cormack

Director (Elected)

Carolynne Cormack (Vic)

Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate Health Professions Education
  • Graduate Diploma Medical Ultrasonography (General)
  • Bachelor Applied Science (Medical Radiation Technology) - Diagnostic Radiography

Experience

  • 30 years clinical sonography
  • 18 years senior sonographer & educator
  • Current senior lecturer & PhD candidate

 

Becoming a Member and Member Director

All Accredited Medical Sonographers and Accredited Student Sonographers actively registered on the ASAR Register for the purposes of Medicare Australia are deemed as "Registrants".

Registrants have the additional option of becoming Members of ASAR Limited.

The Members of ASAR are the individuals who are Accredited Medical Sonographers on the Registry in accordance with rule 10.b)2) who are interested in the Objectives of ASAR who agree to become Members and who the Board in its absolute discretion admits to membership in accordance with the ASAR Constitution.

Rights of Members

  • To attend and to speak at general meetings
  • To nominate, to be nominated and to be appointed a Director and
  • To vote at general meetings and on resolutions put to the membership

Application for membership

  • Any eligible Accredited Medical Sonographer may apply to become a Member of ASAR Limited
  • There is no additional charge for membership
  • Visit your 'My Profile' selection to update your membership status as 'Yes' or 'No'
  • Applicants should refer to the ASAR Constitution Section III for further information pertaining to membership

Cancellation of membership

  • Members may cancel membership at any time
  • Visit your 'My Profile' selection to update your membership status as 'Yes' or 'No'
  • Cancellation of membership does not affect registration status on the ASAR register

All voting members of ASAR are entitled to nominate and be nominated to be appointed as a member Director of the Board when vacancies exist.

Elections to determine a voting member to fill a vacant position will be run in accordance with Part V.35 of the ASAR Constitution and the ASAR Voting ByLaws.

Voting members of ASAR should familiarise themselves with what is involved in Becoming A Member Director of ASAR Ltd before standing for election.