Governance
Mission
ASUM is a multidisciplinary society whose mission is to advance the clinical practice of diagnostic medical ultrasound for the highest standards of patient care.
The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine’s (ASUM) governance structure is one of a public company, limited by guarantee.
ASUM is governed by a Board of Directors (ASUM Council) elected by the Membership as per the ASUM Constitution. The Board of Directors appoint a Chief Executive Officer to administer the organisation.
ASUM has over 3,500 members, 9 full-time staff, 6 part-time staff members and hundreds of member volunteer positions on various committees.
Documents & Reports
The Board of Directors – ASUM Board and Committee Organisational Chart
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Boards and Committees

Assoc. Prof George Condous
Chair

Assoc Prof Ian Bennett
Member

Dr Talat Uppal
Member

Assoc Prof Andrew McLennan
Member

Dr Sandhir B Prasad
Member

Geraldene Beirne
Member

Assoc Prof Sue Campbell-Westerway
Member

Debra Paoletti
Member

Dr Denise Roach
Member

Dr Shannon Reid
Member

Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky
Member

Dr Yang Yang
Member

Prof Gillian Whalley
Member
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Dr Adrian Goudie
Board Chair

Tina Cullen
Board Member

Dr Sheryle Rogerson
Board Member

Dr Talat Uppal
Board Member

Professor Martin Kluckow
Board Member

Dr Darren Moisey
Board Member

A/Professor Ian Bennett
Board Member
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Dr Adrian Goudie
Chair

Dr Jacqui Keene
Secretary

Dr Karen Mizia
Member (O&G)

Dr Chris Choong
Member(Cardiologist)

Dr Robert Gill
Member (Physics)

Dr James Rippey
Member (Emergency Medicine)

Dr Sashi Siva
Member (O&G)

Dr Denise Roach
Member (Vascular)

Prof Anthony McLean
Member (Critical Care)
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Alan Williams
Chair

Richard Allan
Member

Wee Long Lee
Observer

A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Member

Brian Starkoff
Member

Jo McCann
Member

Chiang Wei Lai
Observer
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Jo McCann
Chair (General)

A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Member (Obstetric)

Brian Starkoff
Member (Physics)

Jacqui Robinson
Member (Vascular)

James Cadogan
Member (Cardiac)

Agatha Kwon
Member (Cardiac)

Debra Paoletti
Member (Obstetric)

Samantha Ward
Member (General)

Tammy Tran
Member (Obstetric)

Gerry Hill
Member (Vascular)
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Dr Karen Mizia
Medical (O&G)

Dr Ashes K Mukherjee
Medical (Emergency)
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Dr Karen Mizia
Chair

Terry McAuley
Member (Infection Control)

Dr Sheryle Rogerson
Member (Neonatal/POC)

Robert Ziegenbein
Member (Vascular)
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The ASUM Team – Chart of ASUM Staff Structure

Lyndal Macpherson
CEO

Paul Stephenson
(FIPA).
Operations Manager and Company Secretary

Michele Short
Growth, Quality & CPD Events Manager, Outreach Secretariat

Sandra McDonald
Clinical Education Manager

Alex Watterson
LLB (Law Hons). M.Sc (Computer Science Hons)
IT Systems Development Officer

Meron Oxley
BSc (Biological Sciences)
Senior Education and Compliance Officer

Dr Jocelyne Basseal
BSc (Hons), PhD
AJUM Managing Editor and Research Grants & Policy Manager

Lauren O’Donnell
Membership & CPD Officer

Dianne Qu
Policy and Standards Officer

Maria Hitchcock
CCPU and CAHPU Education Coordinator

Gerry Yuwono
DMU Education Coordinator – Cardiac and Vascular

Tarryn da Silva
Events Assistant

Jananie Ravi
Education Coordinator

Samantha Haynes
Education Administration Assistant

Dhruva Raval
IT and LMS Officer

Pushkar Baral
IT and LMS Officer
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Branches
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Jo McCann
Chair

Rex de Ryke
Past Chair

Kate Thomas
Secretary

Rachel Barnard
Member (General)

Rebecca Dong
Member (General)

Gerry Hill
Member (Vascular)

Josie Macfarlane
Member (Vascular)

Anne Markowski
Member (General)

Angela Morgan
Member (Cardiac)

Sally Vogel
Radiologist
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