Board
GRAI Board Members — 2011/12
The Board of GRAI comprises a dedicated and highly talented group of individuals.
Each member of the Board brings with them their own professional expertise, a diverse range of community experiences and a special interest in seeing GLBTI ageing issues addressed.
The 2011/12 Board was announced following the 2011 AGM.
Jude Comfort — Chair
Jude Comfort has over twenty years experience working in public health. She currently works in the School of Public Health at Curtin University where she has been involved in the first large scale survey of lesbian and bisexual women’s health issues in WA and is hoping to find the money and time to pursue more research in this area.
She has been active in the Perth lesbian community for many years both socially and through supporting a social justice agenda.
She is particularly interested to bring the health issues of lesbians to the GRAI table and encourage change at both a structural and individual level so that women can act positively to achieve healthy older years.
Cycling is her other passion.
June Lowe — Deputy Chair
June has been involved in social and environmental justice campaigns since the early 1980s, working with a wide range of community groups. June also took part in the gay law reform campaigns with GALE, leading up to the successful passage of the Lesbian and Gay Law Reform Bill in 2001.
June is currently at university studying Asian Studies and Anthropology. She joined the board of GRAI in 2009 and looks forward to learning more about GLTBQI aging issues and being able to contribute to this important field.
Stuart Pekin — Treasurer
Brett Tizzard — Secretary
Leonie Stickland — Board Member
Deb Sinclair-Lane — Board Member
Brad McKay — Board Member
Brad McKay has 15 years experience working in Community Services (Disability and Aged Care) and holds a Diploma in Community Service Management & Training and Assessment. Brad is currently working in Psychosocial Services with Silver Chain RDNS SA Group, and is responsible for the service development and management of the organisations 400 strong Volunteer Program.
Brad has previously held volunteer positions on the Pride WA Committee and GLCS Board and currently is Chair of the National Palliative Care Manager of Volunteers Network with Palliative Care Australia and CHOGM Task Force Team Leader. Volunteering is his passion!
He is looking forward to the challenges that lies ahead within the aged care sector as population ages and is looking forward to supporting the GLBTI community of WA and Australia in raising the profile of GRAI and supporting it to achieve their goals.
Brad and Partner Rob held a Civil Union in February 2011 in New Zealand with close friends. They are both active members of Bears Perth and Vic Bears and are proud to be bears. Brad and Rob love to travel “alot” and enjoy fine Champagne and good food, as all good bears do!
Dean Smith — Board Member