AMS REDFERN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Mental Health Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Drug and Alcohol Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Director
Daniel is a proud Gamilaraay (NSW) man who has family ties to the Gubi Gubi nation (QLD). Daniel has a passion for helping Aboriginal children and youth caught in the criminal justice system and has spent his working life in the justice sector. He worked on the development of the Youth Koori Court (YKC) including consultation with community and development of the program with other stakeholders.
He believes if the appropriate support mechanisms are placed around our young Aboriginal people in the Justice system and we can empower them, then they can and will be among our leaders in the future. He is currently the Managing Director of Infinite Hope Aboriginal Corporation, an organisation that has been set up to work with Aboriginal young people involved in both the criminal justice and the out of home care systems. Daniel is also a Director of the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service board and lifelong member of the organisation. He is honoured to be on the Just Reinvest NSW Executive Committee.
I pay respect to Traditional Owners. I pause in respect also for those who have passed on.
In late July 1971, I was invited to attend a Redfern Aboriginal community meeting convened by South Sydney Community Aid and attended by community members as well as members of the Aboriginal Legal Service and doctors from Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick. Discussion was about the incarceration of Aboriginal people due to poor health and in particular loss of hearing which handicapped people during Court proceedings was noted. Following discussion it was decided to set up a medical clinic, a building in Botany Rd was available for $35 per week, a hat was passed around and we had our first week's rent.
It was decided that initially the clinic would be open from 6pm - 10pm and we would refer patients until we acquired much needed resources. We scrounged furniture, medical supplies, ate steak & salad at $5 per plate to raise funds.
I was the only Registered Nurse present and had returned to work at a major teaching hospital early July so like everyone else involved I volunteered to work at the clinic.
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Director
- Chairman of the Aboriginal Medical Service
- Manager of Indigenous Leadership and Engagement at the City of Sydney
Edie is a strong Wiradjuri woman from the Upper Bila Galari- Lachlan River, Cowra area of Central West, New South Wales. With strong cultural and kinship ties throughout the Wiradjuri Nation and broader Koori/Goori and Murri networks in NSW.
Edie is the Chairperson of the Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern and has been a board member for over seventeen years.
Edie is the current Manager of Indigenous Leadership and Engagement at the City of Sydney.
Edie has a Post Graduate degree in Indigenous Health Promotion from the University of Sydney.
Having a unique childhood as a child of the Black Power Movement, growing up in the fight for social justice and land rights was always at the forefront. From the banks of the Bila Galari (Lachlan River) to inner City Sydney Edie observed the strength and resilience of the Wiradjuri Nation, the Redfern community and broader NSW Aboriginal communities as these communities grappled with racism, cultural genocide, and denial of land rights.
Edie is an accomplished athlete that carried her passion for sport into supporting community and professional teams, managing the Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy Tarsha Gale Cup under 18's female team and Redfern All Blacks netball club.
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Member of the Executives Team
- Public Health & Community Relations Manager
Josh Roxburgh was born in Sydney but grew up in Tweed Heads, Northern NSW. Josh has over 20 years of experience working in health and has worked at AMS Redfern since 2014.
His responsibilities include managing and overseeing operations of Public Health Administration, the Drug and Alcohol Unit, Mental Health services, Community and Allied Health Services. In addition to this, Josh is responsible for external communications and relationship management with our many partnering organisations.
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Member of the Executives Team
- Practice Manager
I was born on Gadigal land in the sixties. Then moved to the Gomerigal clan area in the seventies where I completed primary and secondary schooling. I am a proud Gamilaraay woman with strong ties to the Dhungutti clan area. My current role is the Practice Manager; I hold 17 years' service at AMS Redfern.
I attained my degrees for:
Bachelor of Nursing 2004 - Registered Nurse
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery 2010 - Registered Midwife
Graduate Diploma - Professional Practice and Leadership 2019
I have always been interested in Health; I believe my lifelong experiences in Aboriginal designated positions (spanning 40years) in education, employment, social welfare and legal positions has shaped me.
Job Titles:
- Medical Clinic Coordinator
LaVerne Bellear is from the Bundjalung Nation (North Coast NSW) where she grew up in and around the Minjungbal region before moving to Sydney. Strongly believes that empowering Aboriginal people will create opportunity to make better informed decisions and choices regarding personal management of health care, ultimately resulting in better health outcomes.
LaVerne's background involves management and strategic planning, currently, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Medical Service Cooperative Limited, Redfern. LaVerne was the former Director, Aboriginal Health, Northern Sydney Local Health District. Where her role was to develop various Aboriginal Health models of care along with development and implementation of regional, strategic health plans that meet the needs of the local Aboriginal community.
Job Titles:
- Administration Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Public Health, Community Relations and Dental Services Coordinator