Governance & Leadership
Board & Management
Dr Josie Guyer
Executive Director – Chair
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Dr Josie Guyer is the current sitting chair of the Indigenous General Practice Trainee Network.
Dr Josie Guyer is a proud Wiradjuri woman who was born and grew up in Wagga Wagga, in the south west of NSW, and is now living and working on Dharawal and Darug Country. Josie’s ancestral lines are poorly understood as her mother and her mothers’ mother were survivors of the Stolen Generation having lived at Cootamundra Girls home for some of their lives. Josie is a proud mum of three almost adult children, and enjoys spending time with her family, walking her fur babies, swimming and reading.
As the current Chair of the Indigenous General Practice Trainee Network, Josie is passionate about mentoring and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GP Trainees across Australia. Josie works part-time as a GP with a focus on mental health, women’s and child health and her other passion is supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the community, she also works part-time as the Censor for the RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander faculty.
Vacant
Immediate Last Chair
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Dr Patricia Murphy
General Director – Trainee
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Dr Sherice Ansell
General Director – Trainee
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Dr. Sherice Ansell is an Arrernte and Anmatyerre woman, living on Arrernte country and working on Warumungu country in Tennant Creek.
She is currently a Rural Generalist Trainee with ACCRM at Tennant Creek Hospital, working across General Practice and Emergency care settings.
With a strong interest in Indigenous and Public health, Dr. Ansell aspires to contribute to the growth of more Indigenous doctors, identify and reduce barriers to healthcare access for patients, combat systemic racism, and promote a focus on wellbeing in healthcare.
In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, trail running, road running, and training for marathons.
Dr Belinda Washington
General Director – Trainee
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Dr Belinda Washington is a proud Malyangapa, Barkindji woman who started her journey with ACRRM in 2022 and the same year joined then IGPRN.
Dr Belinda’s love of rural and remote health started many years before commencing with ACRRM. She started her career in health as an Aboriginal Health Worker which inspired her to pursue becoming a Registered Nurse working in south west Queensland for many years before entering the Northern Territory Medical Program graduating in 2017. Dr Belinda has been working in the NT and Northern QLD since and has completed her Advanced Specialised Training (AST) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Dr Belinda is on the board of the Indigenous General Practice Trainee Network (IGPTN) and has a passion in supporting Indigenous medical students and doctors in training. Dr Belinda plans to continue to work within Aboriginal Medical Services and travel the world with her daughters.
Dr Rebecca Lee
General Director – New Fellow
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Dr Bekkie Lee is a proud Noongar woman originally from the south-west of Western Australia, now living and working in Darwin on Larrakia land. She became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and then attained Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP) plus Rural Generalist status (FRACGP-RG) and is currently an Advanced Addiction trainee.
The Indigenous General Practice Training Network (IGPTN) made a significant impact on Bekkie during her time as a Registrar, offering vital support when she needed it most. Now, as a director of the IGPTN board, Bekkie is passionate about being there for Indigenous GP Registrars, providing support, education, and advocacy.
Dr Raymond Blackman
General Director – Fellow
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Ms Nadia Lindop
Independent Director (Secretary)
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Nadia Lindop OAM is an experienced Non-Executive Director, as well as co-founder and past CEO of the MJD Foundation.
Nadia was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary for IGPTN in Sept 2024 due to her skills and experience across strategy, governance, risk management, finance, fundraising & income generation, advocacy, and health/disability service delivery to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders. Nadia has held various Board and Subcommittee positions, along with advisory roles to Government – with a strong focus on service delivery across regional and remote Australia. Nadia is passionate about equitable access to services for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australians, and particularly those living in regional and remote communities.
Mr Mark Lock
Independent Director (Finance)
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Mark Lock is an Appointed Director of the Indigenous General Practice Trainee Network Mark was born on the traditional lands of the Dane-zaa ‘Beaver’ people in Alberta, Canada and moved to Australia 20 years ago where he now lives and works on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
Mark has previously worked as a pharmacist across several states in Australia including rural regions of Victoria and remote areas of the Kimberley and Pilbara in Western Australia before moving into a career as an executive leader in health membership and education associations. Now as a Chartered Governance Professional, Mark works with membership organisations to support best-practice governance, strategy and risk management.
Mark has an MBA, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance and Risk Management, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and holds Fellowships with the Governance Institute of Australia, the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy and the Chartered Governance Institute. Mark is a director on several boards of organisations in health, disability and community associations.
Policy – Operational and Governance
Policies relevant to our Board, staff and members:
- Director Code of conduct
- Conflict of interest policy
- Sponsorship & philanthropy policy
- Travel and accommodation policy
- Workshop Participant selection policy