Professor Edward Janus
President
Professor Edward Janus is a physician, and recently retired as Director of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne at Western Hospital in Footscray. After graduating in New Zealand, Professor Janus gained his PhD in London in lipid metabolism. His major clinical and research interests are in the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. He joined the Board in 2003 and became President in 2010.
Mr David Young
Secretary
Mr David Young joined the Board in 1993 when the Heart Research Centre (now the Australian Centre for Heart Health) became an independent organisation. He has been Honorary Secretary of the Board since that time. A lawyer, Mr Young is a consultant with Haines and Polites. He has extensive experience in commercial, finance, litigation and domestic law and has been actively involved in politics at branch level in inner Melbourne.
Mr Andy Sattler
Treasurer
Andy has more than 30 years’ experience in finance. His strengths lie in treasury, financial control, forecasting and modelling.
Ms Beverley Knowles
Member
Ms Beverley Knowles, who joined the Board in 1997, is a corporate social responsibility and marketing consultant, and an executive volunteer for Leadership Victoria - Greatconnections. Formerly CEO of the Museum of Chinese Australian History and Director of Marketing and Communications at La Trobe University, her various corporate and consulting roles span the commercial and not-for profit sectors.
Dr Robert Newman
Member
Dr Robert Newman is Head of Clinical Cardiology at Western Hospital in Footscray and an Honorary Senior lecturer in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Dr Newman is a graduate of the University of Queensland. He completed postgraduate training in internal medicine and cardiology in Sydney, London and Melbourne. He joined the Board in 2011.
Dr Tangerine Holt
Member
Tangerine is currently Academic Program Director (Business and Management Cluster) at the Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education (MSPACE), University of Melbourne.
She is also an Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University with over 20 years' tertiary education industry experience in academic and senior leadership positions with a proven track record in building and expanding partnership programs. She was previously Director of Higher Education, Markets and Growth at KPMG, and CEO and Executive Director of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission where she developed key strategic partnerships between federal and state governments and departments, universities in Australia and the US, NGOs, and research bodies. She has also been Director of International Education and Research in the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Global Engagement), Monash University.
Tangerine is currently a Board Member of theAustralian Regenerative Medical Institute Advisory Board (ARMILAB); a member of the RMIT MBA Advisory Board and Ex-Officio member of the Executive of the Australian Fulbright Alumni Association.
Dr Alan Hutchison
Member
Alan is President of Heartbeat Victoria and represents that organisation on the ACHH Board. He has enjoyed a long and successful career in educational administration and leadership, most recently as head of a large secondary school in the independent sector. He holds a University of Melbourne Doctor of Education degree in public policy analysis and evaluation; is a Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and was for several years the Victorian President of ACEL and a national Board Member. In 2001 he became a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, now the Institute of Managers and Leaders.
Alan is also an accredited professional mediator, in the areas of workplace and community dispute resolution, and a member of the Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution. He is a strong believer in the transformative power of high-quality peer support, particularly in managing life with a chronic health condition and is passionate about building heart health awareness and the provision of practical support for people living with a heart condition and their families.