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John Cornwall, BVSc President |
Dr Cornwall was in private veterinary practice in Mt Gambier and Adelaide until 1975 when he was elected to the South Australian Parliament. He was the South Australian Minister of Health from 1982 to 1988, CEO of the Australian Veterinary Association 1989-1992, Director of the Australian Youth Foundation 1992-1995 and Managing Consultant of Delta Society Australia from 1996. He retired in 2007 and joined HARDA as a volunteer. He is currently President and Executive Director (pro bono). |
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Dr Degeufe Hailu, Vice-President |
After completion of his secondary schooling, Dr Hailu was awarded a scholarship by the Greek Government and graduated in dentistry from the University of Salonika. He practised as a dentist for a short time in Greece then, unable to return safely to war torn Ethiopia, he migrated to Australia where he was a founding member of the Ethiopian Community Association in New South Wales. Unable to fund the very expensive re-training required to qualify for dental registration in Australia, he now works as a multi-lingual interpreter. |
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Nassar Nour Secretary |
Nassar arrived in Australia from Djibouti. More details on Nassar to follow. |
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Paul Bisson, FCA
Treasurer
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Paul brings 30 years experience as a chartered accountant to his role as HARDA’s Treasurer. He worked as Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer for Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd for many years, having started his career in Price Waterhouse & Co. in the UK and then in Malawi.
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Leonard Abeiro, LLB, LLM, Executive Member | Leonard, a law graduate from Kenya, has a Master's Degree in International Law from Macquarie University and is currently completing the course for admission as a practising solicitor in New South Wales. |
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Abdiwell Osam, BMedSc Executive Member & Coordinator of Overseas Aid |
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Dr Mohamud Sheikh Galti, MIPH, MHSc, PhD Special International Envoy for HARDA |
Originally from Kenya, Dr Sheikh is an NH&MRC Public Health Research Fellow at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and an international public health expert with over seventeen years experience in infectious diseases and tropical medicine. Dr Sheikh graduated from the University of Sydney with Masters degrees in International Public Health and Health Science (clinical data management & clinical trials). He also has a PhD in public health. Dr Sheikh visits Africa regularly. |