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MS is neither contagious nor directly inherited. Although studies indicate that genetic factors may make certain individuals more susceptible to the disease.

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Meet our Board of Directors

Dr Geoff Chapman

Dr Chapman joined the Board in December 1998.  He has been chairman of the Board since 2006. He also sits on the boards of MS Australia and General Practice Training Tasmania. Whilst maintaining a busy clinical workload in a group practice at Sandy Bay, he is also the Medical Director of General Practice South.  

David Hopkins

David joined the Board in 2005.  A trained lithographic artist and illustrator, in 1972 he established his own freelance consultancy in marketing, print and packaging with a client base that included many civic, mining and industrial corporations state wide.
He is an author, illustrator of many books and a range of greeting cards, stationery and Giftware and for several years the Publisher-Editor of 2 national magazines.  He is also a past District Governor of Lions Clubs International and is still active in service work projects.
With over 54 solo art exhibitions to his credit he enjoys water colour painting and his works are represented throughout Australia and overseas.

 

Paul Stevens

Paul has had thirty years in school education, the last fifteen of those in senior administration.  In 2003 he transferred to the aged care sector and is currently in senior administration at Freemasons Homes of Southern Tasmania. Paul is also a qualified aged care assessor and regularly visits aged care homes to assess compliance with the Commonwealth’s standards.  Paul has been involved in many community organisations and he continues this through his participation with MS Society of Tasmania.   He is passionate about finding ways to assist those in the community who have special needs including youth, the aged and those who live with medical conditions of various kinds.  Paul now lives at Coningham, having resided in the Huon and Channel region for the great majority of his life.  His leisure interests centre on family, fishing, football and farming!

 

Margaret Hunyady-Sutherland

Margaret has 32 years experience in the Advertising Industry with three years in Sports Administration.  She owns her own business, speakup providing coaching in public speaking and other related subjects. Margaret is also International President of POWERtalk International and a Fellow of International Training in Communication (ITC).
She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Rotary Club of Sullivans Cove and Women Chiefs of Enterprises.

David Nowell

David joined the Board in December 2007, bringing extensive financial and administrative skills.  He has held senior financial positions in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the Director of Corporate Services at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority.  He also holds Directorships in other not for profit organizations.  David is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and a Fellow of the Society of CPAs (FCPA).  He has a commerce degree and Masters Degrees in business administration (MBA) from Colorado State University and in commercial law (MComLaw) from Deakin University.

 

Maggy Hunter

Maggy joined the Board in 2003.  An HR professional, Maggy has experience working with a wide variety of workplace cultures.  She brings to the Board valuable experience in the areas of recruitment, people management and development, OH&S and injury management.  Maggy is also an accredited MBTI practitioner with a keen interest in organisational and personal development.  In 2007 she completed a Bachelor degree at the University of Tasmania with majors in Sociology and Philosophy.  In 2010 Maggy graduated with First Class Honours in Philosophy in the area of Ethics and Care.  Her daughter Kate was diagnosed with MS in her mid-20s.  Since then Kate has travelled and worked overseas for a number of years and is now contentedly married with a wonderful husband and two beautiful young sons, George and Harry, both adored by their grandmother.

Sharlene Brown

Sharlene joined the Board in 2009, and is a previous Ambassador and Board Member of the WA Society. Sharlene is an experienced litigator, presently working as in house legal counsel specialising in telecommunications and energy. She brings corporate governance experience and legal knowledge to the Board as well as a passion to help others. Sharlene has worked overseas and is admitted to practice at the Bar in three Australian jurisdictions. She is a member of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, and more importantly is the dedicated Mum to a delightful little boy, and successfully manages RRMS.

 

Paul Gray

Paul joined the Board in 2009. A police officer for over 34 years, serving 13 years at the rank of Inspector, Paul spent the last 10 years, prior to his 2009 retirement, managing the Tasmania Police Legislative Reform Program and Crime and Traffic Policy. Having worked in a wide variety of areas within Tasmania Police, his service has been recognised by being awarded the Commissioner’s Medal and two clasps, the National Medal and clasp, and the Australian Police Medal. Paul is an Apex Life Member, and past District Governor, and is a Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow.