About ACD
Governance
ACD’s governance structure:
- The Board of Directors – a skills-based Board currently comprising 2 elected Directors (President and President-elect) and 5 appointed Directors (3 Fellows and 2 Independent)
- Sub-committees of the Board (Audit and Risk; Nominations and Governance; Investment)
- Committees reporting to the Board, some with trainee and/or external/community representation
- The Trainee Representatives Committee
- Other operational and special interest committees
Key to College’s governance, with a functional but non-reporting role, are the 5 College Faculties. These sit at the interface between ACD, Fellows, trainees and the health system, and have a direct link to the Board and ACD’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). ACD staff provide secretariat, operational and strategic support for committees.
Chief Executive Officer
Haley Bennett BSc(Hons), PhD
Haley was appointed CEO in February 2022, having joined ACD in 2016 and held several roles including Deputy CEO from 2019. Haley continues to lead significant growth and development across the College, having established the Member Services and Policy, Advocacy and Engagement portfolios, driving strategic innovation in training, governance, strategy, culture and operations, and building ACD’s external education business. Haley has extensive and international experience in health – in governance, strategy, communications, policy, stakeholder engagement and research. Commencing her career in academia, Haley received a PhD from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and held a post-doctoral research position in Glasgow, UK, before having various communications, policy and strategy roles in the commercial, not-for-profit and public sectors.
President
Dr Adriene Lee, MBBS (Hons) BSc (Med) FACD, GAICD
Dr Adriene Lee has been a dermatologist since 2005 and works in private practice in Melbourne. She is a visiting dermatologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, the Skin Health Institute and North Western Regional Health Services, Burnie, Tasmania. She has an honorary appointment at Monash Health and is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health. She has an interest in medical dermatology, in particular contact dermatitis.
President-Elect
Dr Adrian Lim, MBBS, FRACGP, FACP, FACD
Dr Adrian Lim is a Sydney-based dermatologist with a subspecialty interest in phlebology, cosmetic dermatology and lasers. He is a Clinical Senior Lecturer with the University of Sydney and a staff specialist at the Royal North Shore Hospital where he runs the burns scar laser clinic and cutaneous neurofibromatosis clinic. He is in private practice with a focus on laser therapy.
Dean of Education
Dr Catherine Drummond, MBBS(Hons), FRACGP, DCCH (Edin), FACD
Dr Catherine Drummond became a Fellow of The Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2004. She works in solo private practice in Canberra and Moruya (NSW south coast), and at The Skin Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
Board Director
Dr Eleni Yiasemides, MBBS(Hons), MMed, FACD
Dr Eleni Yiasemides MBBS(Hons), MMed, FACD is a practicing dermatologist since 2011. She is a director of SouthDerm Pty Ltd and Southern Suburbs Day Procedure Centre Pty Ltd. She performs Mohs surgery and is a cosmetic proceduralist. She has been the chair and member of the Mohs committee, chair and member of the A to Z committee and an ACD procedural examiner.
Board Director
Board Director
Board Director
Mr Andrew Herrick, MBA (Hons), BSc Physics (Hons).
Andrew Herrick is a senior executive in the Financial Services industry, with experience leading strategy functions in the insurance and wealth management sectors.
| New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Rebecca Saunderson |
| Chair Elect | Dr Geetha Sivapirabu |
| Secretary | Dr Artiene Tatian |
| Treasurer | Dr Gilberto Moreno |
| DoT (Senior) | Dr Michelle McRae |
| DoT (3rd/4th Year) | Dr Gilberto Moreno |
| DoT (1st/2nd Year) | Dr Esther Hong |
| Junior Faculty Liaison | Dr Dana Slape |
| Academic Liaison Office | Prof Linda Martin |
| Rural Representative | Dr Rachael Anforth |
| Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Aaron Robinson |
| Secretary | Dr Chasari Toy Tancharoen |
| Treasurer | Dr Niyati Sharma |
| DoT | Dr Antoinette Ciconte |
| DoT | Dr Matthew Palmer |
| Examiner | Dr Michelle Goh |
| Examiner | Dr Matheen Mohamed |
| Queensland | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Erin McMeniman |
| Chair Elect | Dr Sam Scuderi |
| Secretary | Dr Melissa Manahan |
| Treasurer | |
| DoT (Advanced) | Prof Peter Soyer |
| DoT (Basic) | Dr Samantha Conias |
| Examiner | Dr Rob Miller |
| Examiner | Dr Laura Wheller |
| South Australia | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Sachin Vaidya |
| Secretary | Dr Yu Chuan Lee |
| Treasurer | Dr Chris Tyson |
| DoT | Dr Rachel Manifold |
| Examiner | Dr Emma Ryan |
| Examiner | Dr Emma Haverhoek |
| Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Rachael Foster |
| Secretary | Dr Su-Lin Chan |
| Treasurer | Dr Gary Maloney |
| DoT | Dr Genevieve Sadler |
| Executive Member | Dr Thomas Delaney |
| Examiner (chief) | Dr Daniel Hewitt |
| Examiner | Dr Graham Thom |
