The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is a sub-committee of the Eye & Ear
Hospital Board of Directors. The role of the CAC is to advise the Board on the
Hospital’s services, from a community perspective.
The CAC has a role is promoting community involvement in the hospital;
helping to communicate with our communities; advocating on behalf of communities
and in planning how services are developed and run.
The Eye & Ear Hospital aims to meet the needs of the communities we serve.
The CAC is an ideal way to achieve this, including the development and
monitoring of a strategic Community Participation Plan.
Community Advisory Committee Member Profile 2010
There are currently 10 members of the CAC, made up of 3 members of the Eye and Ear Hospital Board and 7 community representatives.
Mike Zafiropoulos Eye and Ear Board member and Chair of CAC. General Manager of SBS Melbourne. Extensive experience in the areas of community affairs, local government, education, arts and culture, and media.
Ms Katerina Angelopoulos Eye and Ear Board member, Chair of Cultural Diversity Committee. President of the Moreland Community Health Service and recently appointed to the University of Notre Dame School of Medicine Advisory Committee. Experience in community health services, multicultural affairs and income security and skills in leadership and advocacy.
Mr Ian Pollerd Eye and Ear Board member, Director of his own health and community services consultancy business - Eureka Solutions and member of the Board of Governance UnitingCare Connections. Project management experience in rural health, disability services, aged care, palliative care and family and community services.
Ms Margaret Burdeu Queen Victoria Women’s Centre. Margaret has extensive experience in community participation and knowledge of the health care system. Margaret is a Board member on the Moreland Community Health Service.
Mr Jonathan Mortimer Lawyer in Banking Sector. Has also worked as an economic policy adviser in the Prime Minister’s Department and Treasury portfolio, and in private legal practice. Interest in consumer protection and community activities.
Mr Kevin Boyce Board Member for the Action for Community Living Melbourne, member of the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria (TAC) Disability Advisory Committee. Kevin was a Victoria Day Awards finalist in 2003 and is currently undertaking a Diploma in Tourism.
Ms Jenny Taing Corporate lawyer, member of the Eye and Ear Hospital’s Human Research and Ethics Committee. Jenny has an interest in community health, multicultural affairs, human rights and ethics.
Mr Reg Thorpe Policy and Major Projects Officer, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. Reg has a key interest in improving the health outcomes for the Aboriginal community.
Mr Edwin Christie Business Analyst in volunteer capacity. Edwin has experience working with Industry Group Committees and has received the ‘small business of the year award’ and ‘business achievers award’ in the 1980s.
Ms Patricia Bruce Community Pharmacist. Patricia is a current volunteer at the Hospital and is a Board member at the Doncaster Community Care and Counselling Service.
Acting Executive Director-Ophthalmology Services Tanya McPharlane, Board Member Mike Zafiropoulos, and Community Development Officer Kellie Michel were pleased to join Premier John Brumby and thousands of others in the Walk for Harmony on Sunday the 12th of July in a show of support for Victoria's religious and cultural diversity.
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