Health Service Board

Pia Turcinov AM 
EMHS Board Chair

With 30 years of commercial and corporate experience across multiple industries including technology, energy, resources and professional services, Pia Turcinov is a seasoned business leader and strategic advisor to innovators, industry, and policymakers. Ms Turcinov holds legal qualifications, is admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia and in the Supreme Courts of NSW and WA, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Ms Turcinov has significant experience in Australian law, innovation and technology, governance, and strategic leadership. She serves on a number of boards including FundWA, the Centre of Decommissioning of Australia, Edith Cowan University Council, and technology companies.

Ms Turcinov is a passionate DEI advocate. She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her service to technology and innovation, and to women in STEM.

Denise Glennon
EMHS Deputy Chair 

Dr Glennon is a Consultant Geriatrician with extensive experience working in WA public hospitals.

She is a graduate of the University of WA, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Dr Glennon has spent the last decade embedding evidence-based, best practice clinical care that has made Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Orthogeriatric Unit a leader in its field.

She is passionate about continual quality improvement in health care, and medical education, including being an examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. 

Dr Glennon is committed to a ensuring a safe and equitable workplace through her membership on the AMA Sexual Harassment Taskforce.

Peter Forbes
EMHS Board Member

Mr Forbes is a chartered accountant who has held roles including CEO of specialist medical indemnity mutual MDA National and managing director of MDA National Insurance.

He was a founding partner and former Managing Director of the WA branch of chartered accountants HLB Mann Judd.

Mr Forbes was a director of LawCover (the NSW statutory insurer for NSW solicitors), Chairman of Victorian health fund provider Transport Health and is the non-executive Chairman of the Local Government Insurance Scheme WA.

In 2014 Mr Forbes was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Lions Eye Institute and was later elected Chair in early 2017.

He is also an external member of the Law Society of WA Professional Indemnity Insurance Management Committee.

Vanessa Elliott AM
EMHS Board Member

Ms Elliott is a Jaru woman from the Kimberley.

She is a strategic architect, Aboriginal affairs and regional development negotiator and specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in social and economic development and market inclusion. She has led and supported complex issues in First Nations development in Australia and overseas through government, business, project, committee and board level roles. She worked for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet in roles such as A/Director of the Aboriginal Policy Unit.

She is a member of the Indigenous Business Australia board, Newmont Global First Nations Advisory Board, Desert Knowledge Australia board, Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies, Centre for Social Responsibility, and Mining Advisory Board University of Queensland.

Ms Elliott holds a Bachelor of Arts Communication and Cultural Studies, Curtin University and a Graduate Certificate in Business, University of WA. 

Ms Elliott is a member of the WA Women’s Hall of Fame and has a Centenary Medal Citation for service to Australian society in business leadership.

Ross Keesing
EMHS Board Member

Mr Keesing has experience in managing WA metropolitan and regional health services, as well as private hospitals.

He worked in the health industry for 40 years, initially as a facility architect and project director, then in a number of directorships and as an Assistant Commissioner for WA Health.

As a consultant for two decades, Mr Keesing has provided tactical and strategic advice on health issues and directions to governments in Australia and the Middle East.

Melissa Grove

EMHS Board Member

Mrs Grove has a passion for people and development. She is a collaborative professional, as a chartered accountant with more than 20 years’ experience spanning different countries.

Mrs Grove has worked for the “big four” – public practice, large corporate entities, not-for-profit and advisory groups. She is a director and consultant to Rhine Consulting Pty Ltd, and director of Sustainable Edge Accounting & Advisory.

She has a strong stated interest in economic empowerment and sustainability. Her favourite quote is that “tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”.

Steven (Steve) Patchett
EMHS Board Member

Dr Patchett has had an extensive career as a psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist in the WA health system and in New Zealand.

He was practitioner member on the WA Board of the Medical Board of Australia, and was Medical Advisor to the WA Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services.

He was a psychiatrist member of the WA Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board.

Dr Patchett holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Tracey Moroney OAM
EMHS Board Member

Professor Moroney has been the Head of School, Curtin University of Nursing since April 2022.

She has 20 plus years' experience working in higher education and the health system.

She has an Order of Australia Medal for services to medical education, particularly nursing.

A former Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery, she represents the Council on the National Nursing and Midwifery Education Advisory Network.

She is Chair of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council RN Accreditation Committee.

Elizabeth Koff AM
EMHS Board Member

Ms Koff brings executive experience in health service delivery, strategic management and transformational change.

She was appointed managing director of Telstra Health, Australia’s largest digital health company, in April 2022.

She is Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, at the University of Technology Sydney.

She was Secretary of NSW Health from 2016 to 2022. 

Her board roles include the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) Advisory Board at Macquarie University, and membership of Chief Executive Women. She was Chair of the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) and Chair of the National Centre for Immunization Research and Surveillance (NCIRS).

Ms Koff holds a Bachelor of Science and a Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney and a Master of Public Health from Monash University. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. 

She has an Order of Australia for her significant service to public health administration and governance.

Andrew Whitechurch

EMHS Board Member

Mr Whitechurch has extensive experience as a senior executive in financial services and commercial banking, and as a Non-Executive Director in both the public and private sector. 

He is a member of the Board of Directors at the University of Notre Dame Australia, MercyCare and Pioneer Credit.

He is founder and principal of Whitechurch Consulting which specialises in strategy, marketing and customer experience.

He worked with the National Disability Insurance Agency, Keystart and several banks.