Team and Partners

Faye is a Wiradjuri yinaa (woman) from Trangie, NSW. She is Australia’s first registered pharmacist who is Aboriginal, and the LIPPE® Network fierce leader as Chair. She is currently a Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Faculty of Health.

Faye is the immediate past Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner for Allied Health and First Nations Health, where she played a vital role in the Federal Government’s agenda to increase access to rural health services. In 2021 Faye was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, recognised for her significant service to Indigenous mental health, and to tertiary education.

Faye has been named PSA’s Pharmacist of the Year 2022, the 2019 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year and is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity. She was the inaugural President of Indigenous Allied Health Australia and sits on the Australian Pharmacy Council Board.

Alex Burke is a proud Wiradjuri/Dharug man and registered pharmacist. He is currently working as a Lecturer (Identified) at the Sydney School of Pharmacy where he was recently awarded his PhD in “Training Pharmacists in providing cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians”. His current research is on pharmacy curriculum design and including First Nations voices in this process.

Lloyd Dolan is a Wiradjuri man from Hay NSW, and has family ties to Narrandera through the Christians and Woods families, and to Mathi Mathi through the Murray and Kirby families.

Lloyd’s current role as Academic Lead (First Nations) at Charles Sturt University provides strategic leadership and direction regarding Indigenous curriculum requirements at multiple qualification levels.

Working with community members and organisations has provided Lloyd the opportunity to provide cultural advice, support, and direction to ensure culturally appropriate service delivery to both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous clients. Lloyd particularly enjoyed working on the Australian Ballet project The story of Pomi and Gobba, “Wilaygu Ngayinybula – Possum’s two minds, where he worked closely with Ella Havelka (Choreographer) and Katy McKeown (Head of Education and Outreach) to provide cultural and language advice and support for the play.

Lloyd has authored a publication: English to Wiradyuri dictionary (2025).

Chastina is a Nywaigi, Mamu, Bidjara woman. She is currently working as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist at Logan Hospital after an enriching few years spent living and learning on Yolngu country in Arnhem Land.

Chas is passionate about sharing her stories of knowing, being and doing pharmacy and healthcare business, especially in regard to the health and wellbeing of Australia’s First Peoples.

Chas is also a member of the Australian Pharmacy Council Accreditation Committee.

Aleena is a Yugambeh woman from South-East Queensland. She is a registered pharmacist with a background in rural and remote pharmacy practice. Currently, she works as Director of Immunisations and Notifiable Diseases at NT Health.

Aleena brings a lived experience of working as a pharmacist while maintaining connections to community and country.

Aleena also sits on the Australian Pharmacy Council Board.

Leanne (of Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, and Muaūpoko ancestry) works clinically as a pharmacist prescriber across the Central Plateau of New Zealand in General Practice and Marae Clinics. She is dedicated to weaving together clinical excellence, cultural safety, and Indigenous knowledge and values, promoting a genuinely holistic, societal approach to wellbeing—one that honours Indigenous worldviews, recognises the determinants of health, and challenges narrow, biomedical perspectives of “health.”

Over many years working across clinical practice, national governance, and policy leadership roles, Leanne has championed models of care that emphasise wellbeing cannot be separated from social, environmental, cultural, and economic conditions, and that systems must reflect the lived realities and aspirations of communities rather than perpetuate transactional approaches to care.

Sir Tumu Te Heu Heu (Paramount Chief) appointed Leanne to the Tūwharetoa Iwi Māori Partnership Board, and similarly, she is a recent appointee to the Rangitāmiro Investment Board for the unique lens she offers. In addition to clinical work, she is currently the National Clinical Renal Network Co-Lead for Health New Zealand, the Co-Chair of the New Zealand Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Committee and a member of the National Clinical Practice Committee. Leanne has been recognised as one of the 100 Māori leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Associate Professor Anna Tiatia Fa’atoese Latu is the Program Director of the New Zealand Graduate Medical School (NZGMS) at the University of Waikato. A specialist in Hauora Māori, her work focuses on health equity, workforce development, and social-behavioural cancer prevention.

Anna is recognised for designing transformative health initiatives that bridge academic research with community needs. Her leadership is deeply informed by her active involvement with local kōhanga, kura kaupapa, and community groups, ensuring her work remains grounded in the lives of her people.

In 2019, the arrival of her pōtiki (youngest child), Apiteniko, and his Trisomy 21 diagnosis sparked a “new way of thinking and living” for Anna. This personal journey fuels her advocacy for diverse abilities and her commitment to creating a healthier, more inclusive future for the next generation.

Bronwyn Clark is the Australian Pharmacy Council’s Chief Executive Officer. Having originally trained as a pharmacist in Aotearoa New Zealand, she has been privileged to learn from and walk beside Indigenous pharmacists in both Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. Alongside her friend and mentor Faye McMillan, she was a driving force behind the evolution of the LIPPE^® Network.

Bronwyn is a keen advocate and leader in pharmacy education and has been recognised as a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Societies of New Zealand, Australia and Great Britain. She also contributes to pharmacy education beyond Australasia through voluntary leadership roles with the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and the International Committee for Life Long Learning in Pharmacy (LLLP) Conferences

In her spare time Bronwyn is a keen choral singer and enjoys reading and walking her dog Rufus with her husband Allan on beautiful Ngunnawal Country.

Debra is the immediate Past- President of the Council Pharmacy Schools Australia and New Zealand and currently Discipline Leader Pharmacy, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia. She is a Council of Pharmacy Schools (CPS) Nominee to the LIPPE^® Steering Committee.

Debra is passionate about enhancing curricula for pharmacy students to engage with and reflect the needs and priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As a professor in the pharmacy discipline, she has been working with colleagues within the Department of Rural Health at UniSA to learn from and with them about the interprofessional rural and remote teaching and learning opportunities.

She has worked extensively in the area of quality use of medicines, inter-professional practice, health policy and workforce development in Australia and internationally.

Mark is Professor of Pharmacy and Chair of the Faculty of Health Board at the University of Canberra and is a Council of Pharmacy Schools (CPS) Nominee to the LIPPE® Steering Committee.

Mark’s career in pharmacy includes: academic, locum, managing, and consultant pharmacist in Tasmania, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. Mark has international research experience and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Mark has held/holds several medication review contracts with Aged Care Facilities in the NT and ACT. In 2025, Mark was elected as the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.

Assoc Prof Liza Seubert, BPharm, PhD, is a pharmacist with over 30 years of experience in community pharmacy, pharmacy governance, and teaching pharmacy at The University of Western Australia. She is the Head of the Department of Pharmacy in the School of Health and Clinical Sciences.

Liza is passionate about developing health professions students into person-centred reflective practitioners. Her research focuses on enhancing communication between consumers and health professionals. She aims to foster cultural competence and inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in pharmacy education, preparing future pharmacists to provide culturally sensitive care to Indigenous communities.

As an expert in pharmacy education, Liza has implemented leadership training and developed a curriculum focused on personal and social accountability for Doctor of Pharmacy students. Her transformative work has earned her recognition, including the Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2019, the Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia’s Eric Kirk Memorial Award in 2021 for outstanding leadership in pharmacy, Fellowship of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia in 2022 and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia WA Lifetime Achievement Pharmacist Award in 2024. Liza serves as a role model, advocating for an inclusive and equitable healthcare system that respects and addresses the diverse needs of all patients, including Indigenous communities.

John Briggs is a proud member of the Yorta Yorta and Gunnai nations in South East Australia with over 25 years of experience.

John is a trusted leader in providing Indigenous consultation and advice and his work has empowered numerous organisations to unearth and challenge unconscious biases, particularly around the engagement and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

He has helped organisations develop successful Reconciliation Action Plans, set Indigenous targets, and achieve long-term and has worked with a wide range of organisations to facilitate and provide training on cultural confidence, competency and awareness. He has also guided a wide range of organisations through the implementation of Reconciliation Actions Plans and diversity strategies.

As an inaugural member of the APC Indigenous Health Strategy Group, John brought deep expertise in Indigenous engagement and inclusion to the work of the APC. He delivered the first cultural safety training to the APC Board and collaborated with Faye and Leanne in the initial brainstorming of The LIPPE^® Network. His didgeridoo playing features on our LIPPE podcasts here » Podcast: Talkin’ Bout a LIPPE Evolution

A leading researcher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, Professor Maree Toombs is a proud Euralayie/Kooma woman from North-Western NSW, and a distinguished researcher with a depth of experience in leadership roles. Currently working at the University of New South Wales, she has a track record of impactful work, improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Professor Toombs is highly recognised for her work, and in 2023 she was awarded the prestigious Australian Mental Health Prize. As a leader in the field of Indigenous health, she was invited to join a 2023 Australian Mission delegation to the United Nations, in New York.

Partnering locally and internationally, her expertise in codesign and culturally safe practices is foundational to her global impact. She has developed models of care with over 94 different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

As a former Churchill Fellowship recipient, she worked with Canadian universities on retention rates for Indigenous students, and has developed partnerships with First Nations peoples across Canada. Her research on social and emotional well-being of Indigenous students has also led to significant improvements in the completion rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students.

Rhonda is the Dean and Head of School, Allied Health at The University of Western Australia (UWA). She is an enthusiastic part of the LIPPE^® group and has a deep desire to learn more about our First Nations rich cultural heritage and their invaluable contributions to our society.

Rhonda is heavily involved in the accreditation of pharmacy programs through the Australian Pharmacy Council. Rhonda has worked on more than 50 research projects in excellence in pharmacy education and pharmacy practice. She is an active research supervisor for a range of projects and focuses on translational research, publishing her work extensively.

Rhonda sits on the Australian Pharmacy Council Board and Accreditation Committee.

Amanda is a registered community pharmacist and diabetes educator. She is honoured to be able to contribute to the APC LIPPE^® committee, as she believes she is on a pathway to expanding her knowledge of our First Nations peoples and their contribution to life for all Australians, most especially within pharmacy. As well as furthering the impacts an Indigenous-led LIPPE process aims to achieve for both Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander pharmacists, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of the community.

In the past, Amanda has owned community pharmacies in Canberra, and before and after ownership has worked as a locum pharmacist in both community and hospital pharmacy.

She is currently Acting Chief Pharmacist and Senior Director of the Pharmaceutical Services Section at ACT Health. Amanda has held national and state leadership roles, contributing strategic direction and governance oversight, for pharmacy organisations including the Australian Pharmacy Council, Pharmacists Support Service, PDL, PSA and the Pharmacy Guild. Amanda is a current Director of the Australian Pharmacy Council and the Chair of the APC FARM committee.

As a preceptor and a pharmacy owner, Amanda has experience in training and mentoring many pharmacy interns, and values the opportunity to support early career pharmacists. She has previously worked as a supervisor and assessor with the ACT Pharmacy Board.

Associate Professor Sue Kirsa lives, works and plays on Wurundjeri land. Some of her work is on Boonwurrung land and on Ngunnawal land. Sue is proud of the work that the APC and CPS is doing in partnership and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacists and academics.

Sue believes we have a long way to go before our First Nations people enjoy the lifestyle and health that others in our community do, and that the LIPPE^® Network is one step towards that goal. She looks forward to supporting this work in any way she can, taking the lead from her colleagues who identify as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori and doing what she can to repair the damage done by colonisation.

Sue is former Chair of the APC Board, and the Director of Pharmacy at Monash Health. Before that, she was Director of Pharmacy at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for 10 years. Sue has experience in clinical and operational pharmacy and clinical governance.

Sue’s main areas of interest in pharmacy are developing future pharmacy leaders, oncology, quality use of medicines, patient safety and antimicrobial stewardship.