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2008-2010 Standing Committees of Council

These committees meet regularly and make recommendations to Council which are voted upon by the RANZCOG Council.

There are over 30 Standing Committees of Council including:

Executive Committee

ANZJOG Management Committee & Editorial Board

Appeals Committee

Asia PacificCommittee
Continuing Professional Development Committee
Education & Assessment Committee
Fellowship Review Committee
Provincial Fellows Committees

Subspecialties Committees
Training Accreditation Committee
Women's Health Committee
ANZJOG Committee

Council

Position	2008 - 2010
President	Dr Edward Weaver
Deputy Chair, Vice President	Professor Michael Permezel
Vice President	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Vice President	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
Honorary Secretary	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Bernadette White
Councillors
ACT	A/Professor/ Steve Robson
New South Wales	Professor Ian Symonds
New South Wales	Dr Glenn McNally
New South Wales	Dr Greg Kesby
New South Wales	Dr Anthony Frumar
New Zealand	Dr Alec Ekeroma
New Zealand	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
New Zealand	Dr Sarah Tout
Provincial Fellows	Dr Tom Cottee
Provincial Fellows	A/Professor Glyn Teale
Queensland	Professor Ajay Rane
Queensland	Dr John Wilson
South Australia/NT	Dr Chris Hughes
South Australia/NT	Dr Martin Ritossa
Tasmania	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Victoria	Dr Bernadette White
Victoria	A/Professor Susan Walker
Victoria	Dr Michael Rasmussen
Victoria	Dr Lisa Begg
Western Australia	Professor Ian Hammond
Western Australia	Dr Louise Farrell
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*Observers/College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Subspecialties representative	A/Professor Gil Burton
Trainee Representative	Dr Amanda Henry
Trainee Representative	Dr Phillip McChesney
NASOG Representative	Dr Lucinda Pallis
Diplomate Representative	Dr Jeff Taylor
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
Frequency of meetings	Three times per year

Executive Committee

Position	2008 - 2010
Chair, President	Dr Edward Weaver
Deputy Chair, Vice President	Professor Michael Permezel
Vice President	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Vice President	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
Honorary Secretary	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Bernadette White
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
*Frequency of meetings*	*At least six times per year, face to-face and via teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

ANZJOG Management Committee

Position	2008 - 2010
Chair	Professor Caroline de Costa
Deputy Chairman /Research Foundation Representative	Professor Gustaaf Dekker
Editor	Professor David Ellwood
Council Representative	A/Professor Steve Robson
New Zealand Representative	Dr Celia Devenish
Trainee Representative	Dr Amanda Henry
Member	A/Professor Jason Abbott
Diplomate Representative	Dr Mark Henschke
Co-opted Legal Representative	Mr Graeme Bond
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Bernadette White
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Finance and Business Services	Bob Kelly
Blackwell Liaison	Beverly Munro
Editorial Assistants	Rachel Corkery Val McDonald
Reports to:	Council

ANZJOG Editorial Board

Position	2008- 2010
Editor	Professor David Ellwood
Associate Editors
	Professor Jonathon Morris
	A/Professor Malcolm Frazer
	A/Professor Jan Dickinson
	Dr Tony Chung
	A/Professor Neil Johnson
	A/Professor Peter Dietz
	Dr Jodie Dodd
	Dr Roger Hart
Reports to:	ANZJOG Management Committee

Appeals Committee

Position	2008 - 2010
Chair and non-College member	Elizabeth Kennedy
Non-College member College Fellow	Members apponted as required depending on nature of Appeal,in line with committee Terms of Reference
Chief Executive Officer	Dr Peter White
*College staff (non-voting rights)*
Committee Co-ordinator	Kylie Grose
Notes:	Committee members convened as needed
Frequency of meetings	As required
Reports to:	Council

Asia Pacific Committee

Position	2008 - 2010
Chair	Dr Roy Watson
Deputy Chair (Australian Councillor)	Professor Glen Mola
Member(Australian Councillor)	Professor Ajay Rane
Member(Australian Councillor)	Dr Lisa Begg
Member (NZ Councillor)	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
AOFOG Representative (Australia)	A/Professor Rajat Gyaneshwar
AOFOG Representative (NZ)	Dr Alec Ekeroma
Secretary-General PSRH	Dr John Ah Ching
General Members	Professor Peter Stone
	Dr David Simon
	Dr Miriam O'Connor
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
Frequency of meetings	*Meets face-to-face once per year in February and by teleconference as needed.*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

Asia Pacific Women's Health Fund (APWHF) Advisory Group

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Roy Watson
APC Representative	Dr Miriam O'Connor
Chief Executive Officer	Dr Peter White
Executive Committee Representative	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
PSRH President	Dr John Ah-Ching
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
*Frequency of meetings*	By email as required
*Reports to:*	*Asia Pacific Committee*

Assessment Subcommittee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Professor Gustaff Dekker
Members
	Professor Martha Hickey
	Professor Donald Marsden
	Professor Kate Moore
	Dr Peter Muller
	Professor Andreas Obermair
	Professor Julie Quinlivan
	Dr Gareth Weston
	Dr Christopher Wilkinson
	Professor Ajay Rane
	Professor Ian Symonds
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Assessment Services	Bronwyn Robinson
Committee Co-ordinator	Frances Gilleard
*Frequency of meetings*	Via teleconference three times per year
*Reports to:*	*Education & Assessment Committee*

Associate Members and Educational Affiliates Committee (AMEAC) - subcommittee of CPDC

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair and Australian Representative	Dr John Wilson
Australian Representative	Dr Chris Hughes
NZ Representative	Dr Alec Ekeroma
NZ Representative	Dr Sarah Tout
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Val Spark
*Frequency of meetings*	Three times per year
*Reports to:*	*Continuing Professional Development Committee*

Basic Surgical Skills Working Group

*Position*	*2008-2010*
Chair	Professor Ajay Rane
NSW rep	Dr Andrew Zuschmann
NZ rep	Dr Sarah Tout
NZ rep	Dr Karen Buckingham
Qld rep	Dr Katie Taylor
SA/NT rep	Dr Chris Wilkinson
Tas rep	TBA
Trainee rep	TBA
VIc rep	Dr Philip Thomas
WA rep	Dr Jolyon Ford
Ex-officio - non-voting member	Dr Peter White
*College staff (non-voting)*
Manager Training Services	Shaun McCarthy
Notes:	Committee make-up = Reps from each State, NZ and NUS
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets on an ad hoc basis/twice per year by telelconference*
*Reports to:*	Executive and TA Committee

Brian Spurrett Foundation Management Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	A/Professor Rajat Gyaneshwar
	Mrs Kerry Spurrett
	Professor Jeremy Oats
President RANZCOG	Dr Ted Weaver
Honorary Treasurer RANZCOG	Dr Bernadette White
CEO	Dr Peter White
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
*Frequency of meetings*	*By email and/or teleconferences as needed*
*Reports to:*	*Asia Pacific Committee*

Conjoint Committee for the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CCDOG) Executive

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Ajay Rane (RANZCOG)
Members
RANZCOG	Dr Rupert Sherwood Dr Michael Rasmussen Dr Tom Cottee
RACGP	Dr Ross Wilson Dr Morton Rawlin
ACCRM	Dr Tony McLellan Dr Ruth Stewart
*College Staff (voting rights)*
RANZCOG	Dr Peter White
RACGP	Dr Brendan Grabau
ACCRM	Sarah Harrup
*Reports to:*	*RANZCOG Council*

CCDOG - Education and Assessment (EA) Subcommittee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Michael Rasmussen (RANZCOG)
Members
RANZCOG	A/Prof Ian Pettigrew Dr Jeff Taylor
RACGP	Dr Ross Wilson Dr Morton Rawlin
ACCRM	Dr Ruth Stewart Dr Tim Kelly
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
RANZCOG	Julian Cross
RANZCOGCo-ordinator	Anna Kaider
*Reports to:*	*CCDOG Executive*

CCDOG - Training,Accreditation and Recertification (TAR) Subcommittee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Rupert Sherwood (RANZCOG)
Members
RANZCOG	Dr Gino Pecoraro Dr Chris Sexton Dr Bernadette White Dr Tamara Walters Dr Stephen Lyons
RACGP	Dr Ross Wilson Dr Morton Rawlin
ACCRM	Dr Stephan Holmes Dr Tony McLellan Dr Robert Palmer
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
RANZCOG	Shaun McCarthy
RANZCOG	Val Spark
RANZCOG - Secretariat	Maree Brislin
RANZCOG	Anna Kaider
RACGP	Dr Brendan Grabau
ACCRM	Sarah Harrup
*Reports to:*	*CCDOG Executive*

Continuing Professional Development Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Louise Farrell
Deputy Chair	Dr John Wilson
Members	Dr Alec Ekeroma
	Dr Glenn McNally
	Dr Lisa Begg
	Dr Sarah Tout
	A/Professor Les Reti
Subspecialties Representative	Professor Ian Hammond
ASM Chair 2010	Dr Chris Hughes
ASM Chair 2011	Dr Michael Permezel
Provincial Fellow Representative	A/ Professor Glyn Teale
GP Obstetrics Advisory Committee Representative	Dr Elizabeth Boyd
Trainee Representative	Dr Ray Yoong
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Director of Education	Julian Cross
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinators	Val Spark and May Kan
ASM Secretariat	Kylie Grose
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face three times a year in conjunction with Council and at other times by teleconference as required*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

Education & Assessment Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Michael Rasmussen
Deputy Chair and MRANZCOG SOE	Professor Ian Symonds
Members
MRANZCOG SAQ	Dr Jolyon Ford
MRANZCOG MCQ	A/Professor Sue Walker
DRANZCOG OSCE	A/Professor Ian Pettigrew
DRANZCOG MCQ	Professor Beverley Vollenhoven
FLP Co-ordinator	Dr Peter Wein
JCCO	Professor Ajay Rane
Trainee Representative	Dr Gill Paulsen
Trainee Representative	Dr Phillip McChesney
Research Co-ordinator	Professor Bruce Dunphy
Subspecialties Representative on Council	A/Professor Gil Burton
IHCA	A/Professor Janet Vaughan
Curriculum	A/Professor Robert Bryce
General Members	Dr Gino Pecoraro
	A/Professor Steve Robson
	Dr Martin Ritossa
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Director of Education & Training	Julian Cross
Committee Co-ordinator	Frances Gilleard
Assessment Services	Bronwyn Robinson
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face three times a year in conjunction with Council and at other times by teleconference as required*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

External Project Advisory Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Professor Michael Permezel
FACE Representative	Dr Bernadette White
Council Representative	Dr Glenn McNally
CEO	Dr Peter White
Finance Manager	Bob Kelly
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Committee Co-ordinator	Georgina Anderson
*Frequency of meetings*	*As required-either face-to-face or via teleconference.*
*Reports to:*	*Council through Executive*

Fellowship Review Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (Past President)	Dr Christine Tippett
Deputy Chair (Chair of CPDC)	Dr Louise Farrell
Members
NZ Committee Chair	Dr John Tait
WA Regional Chair	Dr Tamara Walters
NSW Regional Chair	Professor Alec Welsh
ACT Regional Chair	Dr Andrew Foote
TAS Regional Chair	Dr Steve Raymond
SA/NT Regional Chair	Dr Chris Hughes
VIC Regional Chair	Dr Elizabeth Uren
QLD Regional Chair	Dr Paul Howat
Provincial Fellows Chair	Dr Tom Cottee
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Fellowship Services	Valerie Jenkins
CPD & Subspecialty Services Manager	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Val Spark
Notes:	Composition Past President, Chair CPD, Chairs Reg/NZ Cttee and Provincial Fellow Cttee; Sub Specialty Rep co-opted if Sub Specialty Fellow under review
*Frequency of Meetings*	*Meets usually by teleconference as required.*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

Fetal Surveillance Education Program Steering Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Professor Euan Wallace
Members	Professor Michael Permezel
	Dr Ted Weaver
	Dr Janet Hornbuckle
	A/Professor Jenny Westgate
	Dr Henry Murray
	Dr Jeff Taylor
Ex-Officio- (non-voting rights)	Dr Peter White,CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Finance Manager	Bob Kelly
Manager, Fellowship Services	Valerie Jenkins
FSEP Program Manager	Mark Beaves
Committee Co-ordinator	Sharon Chang
*Frequency of Meetings*	*Meets usually by teleconference as required.*
*Reports to:*	Council

Finance Advisory Committee to Executive (FACE)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Bernadette White
Members	Dr Michael Rasmussen
Financial Advisor	Mr Rob Dowling
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Finance Manager / Committee Co-ordinator	Bob Kelly
Business Manager	Beverly Munro
*Frequency of Meetings*	At least six times per year either face-to-face or via teleconference as required..
*Reports to:*	Council

Frank Forster Memorial Fund

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr John Wilson
Members	Dr Geoffrey J Bishop, AM
	Mrs Prue Forster
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Bernadette White
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Committee Co-ordinator	Di Horrigan
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
*Frequency of meetings*	*One face-to-face meeting per year*
*Reports to:*	*Historical Collections Committee*

GP Obstetrics Advisory Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair Intrapartum Care Representative	Dr Jeff Taylor
Intrapartum Care Representative	Dr Tamsin Cockayne
Intrapartum Care Representative	Dr Louise Sterling
Shared Care Representative	Dr Helen Roxburgh
Shared Care Representative	Dr Linda Mann
Chair TAR	Dr Rupert Sherwood
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
CPD Co-ordinator	Val Spark
Notes:	Committee members appointed for an initial three-year term, then will revert to two yearly terms in line with Council from 2008.
*Frequency of meetings*	*At least four times per year with at least one of those meetings being face-to-face*
*Reports to:*	*Council through Executive*

Historical Collections Committee

*Position*	*2008- 2010*
Chair	Dr John Wilson
Deputy Chair, Hon Curator College Collections	Dr Geoffrey J Bishop, AM
Members	Dr Gytha Betheras
	Dr Janet Duke
	Dr James Evans
	Dr Ray Hyslop
Honorary Treasurer (Ex-Officio)	Dr Bernadette White
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Executive Services and Human Resources	Penelope Griffiths
Librarian	Di Horrigan
Museum Curator	Grainne Murphy
Archivist/Committee Co-ordinator	Ros Winspear
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face once a year and at other times as required.*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

Historical Collections Regional Liaison Network-

Reference group only

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
ACT	Dr Keith Barnes
VIC	TBA
NSW	Dr Nic Jools
QLD	Dr John Wilson
SA / NT	A/Professor John Svigos
TAS	Dr Gerald Gartlan
WA	Dr Andrew Kingsbury
NZ	Dr Alistair Haslam
Reports to:	Historical Collections Committee

Honours Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (President)	Dr Ted Weaver
Deputy Chair(Vic)	Professor Michael Permezel
Members
New Zealand	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
New South Wales	Dr Greg Kesby
SA/NT	Dr Chris Hughes
Western Australia	Dr Louise Farrell
Queensland	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Tasmania	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Victoria	Dr Bernadette White
ACT	A/Professor Steve Robson
Provincial Fellows	Dr Tom Cottee
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
College Staff (non-voting rights)
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
*Notes*	Representatives from each State, NZ and Provincial Fellows.
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face once a year usually in July and at other times as required*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

Image and Regalia Working Party

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Janet Duke
Members
President	Dr Ted Weaver
	Dr James Evans
Ex-Officio - non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
Committee Co-ordinator	Ros Winspear
*Frequency of Meetings*	*Meets as required*
*Reports to:*	Executive

Indigenous Women's Health Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Margaret O'Brien
Members
Fellow, RANZCOG	Dr Chris Hughes
Fellow, RANZCOG	Dr Marilyn Clarke
Fellow, RANZCOG	Dr Jacqui Boyle
Fellow, RANZCOG	Dr Jenny Mitchell
Member	Dr Eleanor Long
OATSIH, DHA Representative	TBA
CEO Ex-Officio- non voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Women's Health Services	Ann Robertson
Committee Co-ordinator	Nola Jackson
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets as required*
*Reports to:*	*Women's Health Committee*

Joint HGSA/RANZCOG Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (HGSA)	Ann Robertson (HGSA)
Members - RANZCOG	Professor David Ellwood
	Dr Jon Hyett
	A/Professor Lachlan de Crespigny
	Dr Andrew McLennan
	Dr Greg Kesby
	Professor Peter Stone
Members - HGSA	A/Professor John MacMillan
	Dr Komudi Siriwardena
	Professor Les Sheffield
	Dr Peter O'Leary
	Dr George McGillivray
	Dr Dianne Webster
	Dr Jane Halliday
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Committee Co-ordinator	TBA
*Frequency of meetings:*	As required
*Reports to:*	*Council RANZCOG and Council HGSA*

Joint RANZCOG/PSRH Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program for O&G Specialists in the Pacific Management Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Alec Ekeroma
Members	Dr Wame Baravilala
	Professor Glen Mola
	Dr Miriam O'Connor
*College Staff (non voting rights)*
Manager CPD & Subspecialty Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
Frequency of meetings	Meets at least once per year face-to-face and as required
*Reports to:*	*Asia Pacific Committee*

Maori Women's Health Advisory Group

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Members	Dr Narena Dudley
	Dr Rachel Portae
	Dr Nick Walters
	Colleen Te Arihi
	Dr Wendy Burgess
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
Committee Co-ordinator	TBA
*Frequency of meetings:*	*Meets face-to-face once a year*
*Reports to:*	*NZ Committee*

Military Chapter of O and G

*Position*	*2008- 2010*
Chair	CMDR Michael C O'Connor RANR
Members	Group Captain C Verco RFD RAAFR
	Col Brian Molloy ED RFD ARes
	LCDR Peter Longmore RANR
	Wing Cdr Peter Kraus RFD RAAFR
	Lt Col Robert Likeman CSC RFD A Res
	LCDR Steve Robson, RANR
	Maj Geoffrey Matthews Ares
	Maj Rodney Petersen Ares
	Capt Ian S C Jones RFD RANR
	Col Ray Hyslop RFD Ares
	Col Bruce Warton Ares
	Capt Keith Hollebone Ares
	Group Capt (ret) Graeme Dennerstein RFD
	Col Brenton Mollison RFD KSt J
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
*Frequency of Meetings*	*As required*
*Reports to:*	*Executive*

New Zealand Affairs Advisory Committee

*Position*	*2008- 2010*
Chair (NZ Vice President)	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
Members
President	Dr Ted Weaver
NZ Councillor	Dr Alec Ekeroma
NZ Councillor	Dr Sarah Tout
Chair NZ Committee	Dr Gillian Gibson
Trainee Rep (NZ)	Dr Phillip McChesney
President - elect (when elected)
Vice President Aust	Professor Michael Permezel
Vice President Aust	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Bernadette White
Honorary Secretary	Dr Gino Pecoraro
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Ex-Officio (non-voting rights)	Dr Peter White
Manager Corporate Services	Penelope Griffiths
Finance Manager	Bob Kelly
Committee Co-ordinator	Carmel Walker
Frequency of meetings	*Meets every Council*
Reports to	Council

O&G Advisory Group

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Representative of Council (Australia)	Professor Caroline de Costa
Representative of Council (New Zealand)	Dr Sarah Tout
Fellows Representative	A/Professor Steve Robson
Trainee Representative	Dr Brett Daniels
Diplomate Representative	Dr John Schibeci
Magazine Editors	Dr Peter White, CEO
	Penelope Griffiths, Manager Corporate Services
	Rachel Corkery, Communications Officer
	Julia Serafin, Media Marketing and Communications Senior Co-ordinator
*Frequency of Meetings*	*At least two face-to-face meetings per year*
Reports to:	*Executive*

Obstetric & Gynaecological Ultrasound Advisory Group

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Edward Weaver
	Dr Roy Watson
COGU & OGMC Rep	A/Professor Janet Vaughan
COGU & OGMC Rep	Dr Mandy Sampson
NASOG / AMA Rep	Dr Scott Giltrap
Provincial Fellow and OGMC Rep	Dr Phillip Hall
MFM Rep	Dr Greg Kesby
COGU Rep	Dr Glenn McNally
*CollegeStaff (non- voting rights )*
CEO	Dr Peter White
Manager, Women's Health	Ann Robertson
Committee Co-ordinator	Nola Jackson
*Frequency of Meetings*	*At least two face-to-face meetings per year*
*Reports to:*	*Executive*

OTS/AoN Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Chris Hughes
Deputy Chair	Dr Deryck Charters
Members	Dr Rupert Sherwood
	Dr Lisa Begg
	Dr Sarah Tout
	Dr Glyn Teale
Community Representative	TBA
Jurisdictional Representatives	Katrina Milbourne
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Director of Education & Training	Julian Cross
Co-ordinator Support Infrastructure Program	Liam Davison
Committee Co-ordinator	Margaret Elsum
*Frequency of Meetings*	*Meets six times per year prior to a Council or Executive Committee meeting*
Reports to:	*Council*

Professionalism & Ethics Advisory Committee (PEAC) - formerly Bio-ethics Consultative Group

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Greg Kesby
Members	Dr Chris Bayly
	Emeritus Professor Max Charlesworth
	Dr John Wilson
	Professor Con A Michael
	Dr Eleanor Long
	Rev Dr J McPherson
	Professor William A Walters
	Dr Anne Robertson
	Dr Irene Shaw
	Ms Ruth Groen
New Zealand Representative	A/Professor Wayne Gillett
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Director of Education & Training	Julian Cross
*Frequency of meetings*	*Business usually conducted by mail/teleconference or face-to-face meetings as approved by the Executive*
*Reports to:*	*Executive*

Provincial Fellows Committee

*Position*	*2007 - 2009*
Chair (Provincial Councillor - WA)	Dr Tom Cottee
Deputy Chair (Provincial Councillor)	A/Professor Glyn Teale
Members
SA/NT	Dr Colin Weatherill
Queensland	Dr Paul Howat
New South Wales	Dr Anthony Geraghty
NASOG Representative	A/Professor Ian Pettigrew
Victoria	Dr Elizabeth Uren
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Fellowship Services	Valerie Jenkins
Project Manager, SOLS	Katie Juno
Committee Co-ordinator	Kate Lawrey
Notes:	Made up of Provincial Reps from Regional Committees
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face usually in conjunction with annual ASM or by teleconference as required*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

RANZCOG Research Foundation (Associated Company)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Professor David Healy
Directors
Director- President RANZCOG	Dr Ted Weaver
Director - Vice President RANZCOG (NZ Rep)	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
Director	Professor Gustaaf Dekker
Director	Professor Warwick Giles
Director	Professor John Newnham
Director	Professor Caroline de Costa
Director	Dr Deryck Charters
Director (financial input)	Mr Ian Duff
Director (legal input)	Mr Graeme Bond
Company Secretary (non-voting member)	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff*
Committee Co-ordinator	Georgina Anderson
Frequency of meetings	Meets face-to-face once per year and teleconference as required
*Reports to:*	*Research Foundation*

RANZCOG Research Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee (appointed by Research Foundation)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Professor John Newnham
Members
	Professor Jonathan Carter
	Professor Gustaaf Dekker
	Professor Warwick Giles
	Professor Euan Wallace
	Professor Robert Norman
	A/Professor Sue Walker
	Dr John McBain
	Professor Cindy Farquhar
Ex-Officio - non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO & Company Secretary
*College Staff (non-voting member)*
Committee Co-ordinator	Georgina Anderson
Frequency of meetings	Meets face- to-face once per year and by teleconference as required
*Reports to:*	*Research Foundation*

Recognition Prior Learning (Subcommittee of TA Committee)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Members	Dr Jolyon Ford
	Dr Michael Rasmussen
	Professor Peter Stone
Trainee Representatives	Dr Amanda Henry
	Dr Kirsten Connan
Frequency of meetings	Meets two to three times face -to- face per year
*Reports to:*	*TA Committee*

Regional Committees

Australian Capital Territory

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Chair	Dr Andrew Foote
Hon Secretary & Treasurer	Dr Bish Mukerjee
	Dr Philip Mutton
	Dr Susie Close
	Dr Shiau Low
Councillor resident in ACT (Ex-Officio)	A/Professor Steve Robson
Reports to:	Council

New South Wales

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Chair	Professor Alec Welsh
Hon Secretary & Chair Education Subcommittee	Dr Andrew Zuschmann
Members
Chair NSW TAC	A/Prof Jason Abbott
	Dr Gabrielle Casper
	Dr Stephen Lyons
	Dr Susan Valmadre
	Dr Peter Bland
Co-opted member	Dr Michele Batey
Provincial Fellow Representative	Dr Anthony Geraghty
Councillor resident in NSW (Ex-Officio)	Dr Glenn McNally
Councillor resident in NSW (Ex-Officio)	Dr Anthony Frumar
Councillor resident in NSW (Ex-Officio)	Professor Ian Symonds
Councillor resident in NSW (Ex-Officio)	Dr Greg Kesby
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Executive Officer	Lee Dawson
Reports to:	Council

Queensland

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Chair	Dr Paul Howat
Deputy Chair & Hon Treas	Dr Ben Bopp
Members	Dr Lee Minuzzo
	Dr GIllian van Iddekinge
	Dr Justin Nasser
Provincial Fellow Representative	Dr Rob Norelli
Hon Sec 6th RANZCOG Council (Ex-Officio)	Dr Gino Pecoraro
President 6th RANZCOG Council (Ex-Officio)	Dr Edward Weaver
Councillor resident in Qld (Ex-Officio)	Professor Ajay Rane
Councillor resident in Qld (Ex-Officio	Dr John Wilson
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Executive Officer	Lee-Anne Harris
Reports to:	Council

South Australia/Northern Territory

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Members	Dr Preeti Khillan
	Dr Paul Duggan
	Dr Rosalie Grivell
	Dr Ann Olsson
Provincial Representative	Dr Colin Weatherill
Councillor resident in SA/NT (Ex-Officio)	Dr Martin Ritossa
Councillor resident in SA/NT (Ex-Officio)	Dr Chris Hughes
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Executive Officer	Tania Back
Reports to:	Council

Tasmania

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Chair	Dr Stephen Raymond
Hon Secretary	Dr Warren Kennedy
Hon Treasurer	Dr Frank O'Keeffe
	Dr Roald Fullerton
	A/Professor Bipin Gupta
	Dr Susan Keating
Trainee Representative	Dr Brett Daniels
Co-opted Member	Dr Amanda Dennis
Councillor resident in Tas (Ex-Officio)	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Reports to:	Council

Victoria

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Chair & Provincial Fellow Representative	Dr Elizabeth Uren
Hon Secretary	Dr Graeme Dennerstein
Hon Treasurer	Dr Alison Fung
	Dr Marcia Bonazzi
	Dr Amar Trivedi
Vice President 6th RANZCOG Council (Ex-Officio)	Professor Michael Permezel
Councillor resident in Vic (Ex-Officio)	A/Professor Sue Walker
Councillor resident in Vic (Ex-Officio)	Dr Bernadette White
Councillor resident in Vic (Ex-Officio)	Dr Lisa Begg
Councillor resident in Vic (Ex-Officio)	Dr Michael Rasmussen
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Executive Officer	Fran Watson
Reports to:	Council

Western Australia

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Members	Dr Tamara Walters
Hon Secretary	Dr Krish Karthigasu
Hon Treasurer	Dr Michael Gannon
	Dr Dale Hamilton
	Dr Yee Leung
	Dr Bernadette McElhinney
	Dr Paul McGurgan
	Dr Cliff Neppe
Councillor representing Provincial Fellows (Ex-Officio)	Dr Tom Cottee
Councillor resident in WA (Ex-Officio)	Dr Louise Farrell
Councillor resident in WA (Ex-Officio)	Professor Ian Hammond
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Executive Officer	Janet Davidson
Reports to:	Council

New Zealand

*Position*	*2009 - 2011*
Members	Dr Gillian Gibson
	Dr Ian Page
	Dr Martin Sowter
	Dr Andrew Murray
	Dr John Tait
	Dr Richard Dover
	Dr Craig Skidmore
Vice President and Councillor resident in NZ (Chair NZ TAC) (Ex-Officio)	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
Councillor resident in NZ (Ex-Officio)	Dr Sarah Tout
Councillor resident in NZ (Ex-Officio)	Dr Alec Ekeroma
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Executive Officer	Kate Bell
Reports to:	Council

Standards and Complaints Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (President)	Dr Christine Tippett
Deputy Chair	TBA
Honorary Secretary	Dr Gino Pecoraro
College Councillor	TBA
College Councillor	TBA
Legal Advisor	TBA
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Committee Co-ordinator	TBA
Notes:	Composition of Committee: President, Executive and Legal Consultant
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face as required*
*Makes recommendations to:*	*Council or the Fellowship Review Committee*

Subspecialties Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (Vice President)	Dr Gino Pecoraro
COGU Chair	Dr Fergus Scott
CMFM Chair	Professor Jonathan Morris
CGO Chair	Dr Deborah Neesham
CU Chair	A/ Professor Chris Maher
CREI Chair	A/Professor Neil Johnson
Specialist	Dr Michael Rasmussen
Trainee representative (SS rep on Trainee sub-committee)	Dr Salwan Al-Salihi
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
College Staff (non-voting rights)
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Elizabeth Perini
*Frequency of meetings*	*3 times per year, once face-to-face and twice by teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

Gynaecological Oncology Subspecialty Committee (CGO)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (Elected by committee)	Dr Deborah Neesham
*Members*
Specialist	Dr Louise Farrell
Elected by Subspecialists	Dr Chris Dalrymple
Elected by Committee	Dr Yee Leung
ASGO representative (Elected by CGOs)	Dr Ai Ling Tan
ASGO representative	Dr Alison Brand
Elected by recent CGOs and CGO trainees	Dr Rhonda Farrell
Chair of Examinations	Dr Gerard Wain
Chair Subspecialties Committee	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
College Staff (non-voting rights)
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Elizabeth Perini
*Frequency of meetings*	*3 times per year, once face-to-face and twice by teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council and Subspecialties Committee*

Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialty Committee (CMFM)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (Elected by committee)	Professor Jonathan Morris
*Members*
Elected by Committee	Dr Shelley Rowlands
Subspecialist	Dr Jeremy Tuohy
Subspecialist representative	A/Professor Robert Cincotta
Specialist	Dr Chris Hughes
Nominated by committee	Professor Michael Peek
Elected by recent CMFMs and CMFM trainees	A/ Professor Sue Walker
Chair Subspecialties Committee	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
College Staff (non-voting rights)
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Elizabeth Perini
*Frequency of meetings*	*3 times per year, once face-to-face and twice by teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council and Subspecialties Committee*

Obstetric & Gynaecological Ultrasound Subspecialty Committee (COGU)

*Position*	*2008- 2010*
Chair (Elected by Committee)	Dr Fergus Scott
*Members*
Elected by Subspecialists	Dr Debbie Nisbet
Elected by Subspecialists	Dr Valeria Lanzarone
Elected by Subspecialists (Deputy Chair)	Dr Shawn Choong
Chair of Examinations- Oral	Dr Andrew Edwards
Chair of Examinations- Written	Dr Philippa Ramsay
Specialist	Dr Anthony Frumar
Elected by Committee	Dr Stanley Ng
Elected by recent COGUs and COGU trainees	Dr Sofie Piessens
Ex Officio (Chair Subspecialties Committee)	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting)*
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Elizabeth Perini
*Frequency of meetings*	*3 times per year, once face-to-face and twice by teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council and Subspecialties Committee*

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Subspecialty Committee (CREI)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (Elected by Committee)	A/ Professor Neil Johnson
*Members*
Elected by subspecialists	Dr Robert Woolcott
Elected by Committee	Dr Lyndon Hale
Elected by Committee	Prof Roger Hart
Elected by subspecialists	Dr Peter Benny
Specialist	Dr Anthony Frumar
Elected by recent REIs and CREI trainees	Dr Clare Boothroyd
Ex Officio (Chair Subspecialties Committee)	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting)*
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Elizabeth Perini
*Frequency of meetings*	*3 times per year, once face-to-face and twice by teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council and Subspecialties Committee*

Urogynaecology Subspecialty Committee (CU)

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair (elected by committee)	A/Prof Christopher Maher
*Members*
Elected by subspecialists	A/Professor Kate Moore
Elected by subspecialists	Dr Yik Lim
Elected by subspecialists	A/Professor Malcolm Frazer
Nominated by Committee	Professor Judith Goh
Specialist	Dr John Wilson
Elected by recent CUs and CU trainees	Dr Peta Higgs
Ex Officio (Chair Subspecialties Committee)	Dr Gino Pecoraro
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting)*
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Committee Co-ordinator	Elizabeth Perini
*Frequency of meetings*	*3 times per year, once face-to-face and twice by teleconference*
*Reports to:*	*Council and Subspecialties Committee*

Training Accreditation Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Deputy Chair (Chair NZ)	Dr Celia Devenish
Deputy Chair (Chair SA/NT)	Dr Martin Ritossa
Members
ACT Representative	A/Professor Steve Robson
Chair NSW TA	Dr Jason Abbott
Chair QLD TA	Dr Deryck Charters
Chair Vic TA	Dr Bernadette White
Chair Tas TA	Dr Frank Clark
Chair WA TA	Dr Krish KarthigasuDr Stuart Salfinger
Curriculum	A/Professor Robert Bryce
Education & Assessment Committee Representative	Professor Ian Symonds
JCCO Representative	Professor Ajay Rane
Provincial Fellow	A/Professor Glyn Teale
Trainee Representative	Dr Gillian Paulsen
Trainee Representative	Dr Phillip McChesney
Subspecialties representative to Council	A/Professor Gil Burton
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Director of Education & Training	Julian Cross
Manager Training Services	Shaun McCarthy
Manager CPD & Subspecialties Services	Lyn Johnson
Notes:	Committee make-up = Chairs of each State/NZ TA, Provincial Fellow Councillor, Chair JCCO
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face three times a year in conjunction with Council and at other times by teleconference as required*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

TA Chairs - Subcommittee TA

*Position*	*2008-2010*
Chair	Dr Rupert Sherwood
Members
ACT Representative	A/Professor Steve Robson
Chair WA TA	Dr Krish Karthigasu/ Dr Stuart Salfinger
Chair NSW TA	Dr Jason Abbott
Chair Qld TA	Dr Deryck Charters
Chair NZ TA	Dr Celia Devenish
Chair SA/NT TA	Dr Martin Ritossa
Chair Tas TA	Dr Frank Clark
Chair Vic TA	Dr Bernadette White
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Training Services	Shaun McCarthy
Certification and Training Co-ordinator	Maggie van Tonder
*Frequency of meetings*	*Two teleconferences per year, one month prior to July and November TA meetings*
*Reports to:*	*TA Committee*

Trainees' Subcommittee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Dr Phillip McChesney
Deputy Chair and Vic Rep	Dr Gill Paulsen
NSW 1st Rep	Dr Jane Woolcock
NSW 2nd Rep	Dr Tobias Angstmann
ACT Rep	Dr Rebecca McCormack
Chair NZ TA	TBA
Chair NZ TA	Dr Angela Beard
Chair QLD TA	Dr Kathy Saba
Chair QLD TA	Dr Will Milford
Chair SA/NT TA	Dr Ray Yoong
Chair Vic TA	Dr Gillian Paulsen
Chair WA TA	Dr Seonaid Mulroy
Chair Tas TA	Dr Brett Daniels
Subspecialties Rep	Dr Salwan Al-Salihi
Diploma Rep	TBA
Overseas Rep	Dr Kirsten Connan
QLD-recent Fellows rep	Dr Paul Conaghan
TAC Fellow reps (alternating)	A/P Steve Robson & Dr Martin Ritossa
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Director of Education & Training	Julian Cross
Manager Training Services	Shaun McCarthy
Assessment Services	Bronwyn Robinson
*Frequency of meetings*	*At least one face-to-face meeting per year(usually during Council) and up to 6 teleconferences per year.*
Note	NSW, NZ and QLD,have two reps each, all other states have one rep each.
*Reports to:*	*TA Committee*

Women's Health Committee

*Position*	*2008 - 2010*
Chair	Professor Michael Permezel
Deputy Chair	Dr Greg Kesby
Members	A/Professor Susan Walker
	Dr Digby Ngan Kee
	Dr Glenn McNally
	Dr Gino Pecoraro
	Professor Ian Hammond
	Dr Tom Cottee
	Dr Jeff Taylor
	Dr Anthony Frumar
	Dr Alec Ekeroma
Chair of the IWHC	Dr Chris Hughes
Consumer representative	Ms Ruth Groen
Midwifery representaive	Ms Sherryn Elworthy
Trainee representative	Dr Kirsten Connan
Ex-Officio non-voting member	Dr Peter White, CEO
*College Staff (non-voting rights)*
Manager, Women's Health Services	Ann Robertson
Committee Co-ordinator	Nola Jackson
*Notes*	All members are assigned tasks of reviewing statements / pamphlets.
*Frequency of meetings*	*Meets face-to-face three times a year in conjunction with Council and at other times by teleconference as required*
*Reports to:*	*Council*

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