Chris Dockray
Chris is a legal practitioner, specialising in insurance and corporate law.
Chris Dockray
Chair – Appointed November 2020
Chris is a member of the St Lukes Medical and Hospital Benefits Association (St Lukes) since 1990, Director of Salveo Investments, Director of Salveo Healthcare Services, Remuneration Committee Chairman, Executive and Nomination Committee Chairman, ex officio member of the Audit and Risk Committees.
Chris is a legal practitioner, specialising in insurance and corporate law. Chris completed his degree at the University of Tasmania and went on to become a partner with Zeeman Kable and Page for 11 years before setting up his private practice in 1995. Chris was appointed Chair of St Luke’s Private Hospital in 1991 until it was sold to Calvary Healthcare in 2004. He has been Chair of St Lukes for the past 13 years. Chris’ strong focus on community has seen him chair the Launceston Steiner School and Springfield Fisheries, vice chair of the Care for Africa Foundation as well as being a director for private start-up companies. Additionally, he was independent Chairman of the Tasmanian Salmonid Industry until recently having served in that role for 15 years. Chris and his wife have three children and spend their time operating the Lalla Flower Farm.
Dr Jerome Muir Wilson
Dr Jerome Muir Wilson is a practising General Practitioner at the Launceston Health Hub, which he founded with his wife, Dr Jaclyn O’Keefe, in 2014.
Dr Jerome Muir Wilson
Director Appointed November 2020
Dr Jerome Muir Wilson is a practising General Practitioner at the Launceston Health Hub, which he founded with his wife, Dr Jaclyn O’Keefe, in 2014. Jerome is passionate about innovative models of care that are patient-focused and sustainable. Jerome is also on the board of General Practice Training Tasmania, further helping shape the future of Tasmania’s health professionals. These insights at the board table ensure St Lukes’ members receive the right care, in the right place at the right time with peace of mind.
Kym Goodes
As the previous CEO of TasCOSS, Kym was recognised for her work to challenge and change the systems, behaviours and attitudes that lead to inequality and disadvantage.
Kym Goodes
Director Appointed November 2020
As the previous CEO of TasCOSS, Kym was recognised for her work to challenge and change the systems, behaviours and attitudes that lead to inequality and disadvantage. A recognised leader and change-maker, Kym has worked as an advocate and lobbyist on a range of policy, projects and legislative changes that contribute to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to live a good life in this beautiful island state.
In addition to her work in her advisory business, Kym is a Director on the Brand Tasmania Board, is the Chair of the East Coast Tasmania Tourism Board, Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania Board, a state council member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is a Director on the Board of Wintringham, a unique national aged care provider supporting older Australians who have spent many years homeless and living in poverty.
Further to her governance roles, Kym is a Ministerial appointed member of the Premiers Health and Wellbeing Advisory Council, 26TEN Coalition and the Strategic Growth Industry group. Kym is also a member of the University of Tasmania Policy Exchange and is an advisory group member of the Tasmania Project research being undertaken by the Institute for Social Change.
Kym is currently completing her Masters in Leadership at Deakin University. She has post-graduate qualifications in Public Sector Management, Leadership and has studied on campus in Boston at Harvard Kennedy Business School, completing an intensive on Strategic Leadership and Perspectives for Not for Profit Management.
Lara Giddings
Lara graduated from the University of Tasmania with an Arts/Law degree in 1998. She was elected to the Tasmanian Parliament in 1996.
Lara Giddings
Director Appointed November 2020
Lara graduated from the University of Tasmania with an Arts/Law degree in 1998. She was elected to the Tasmanian Parliament in 1996. During that time, she was appointed as a Minister to various portfolios, including Health and Human Services, where her interest in the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians grew. She was Premier of Tasmania from 2011 to 2014 and retired from Parliament in 2018. Lara joined the AMA as their CEO in March 2019, twelve months after giving birth to her first child. Lara’s other Board interests have been supporting her passion for the Arts, joining the Board of the Festival of Voices in 2017 and the Board of Wide Angle Tasmania in 2020. She has also been a founding member and past President of the Van Diemen Dons, an Essendon Football supporters group. She was recently appointed a Patron of the national Justice Reform Initiative, bringing together people with a common purpose to seek reform in our prisons and judicial system.
Martin Rees
Martin was managing partner of KPMG in Tasmania for 20 years and in that role provided strategic consulting services to a number of private health insurers around Australia.
Martin Rees
Director Appointed November 2020
Martin was managing partner of KPMG in Tasmania for 20 years and in that role provided strategic consulting services to several private health insurers around Australia. Since retiring early from KPMG, Martin has been actively involved in assisting St Lukes with its personal health record project and joint venture investments.
Martin is currently acting as an executive director on a challenging commercialisation project in the aquaculture industry. He has also been appointed to director roles with large Tasmanian private companies and is developing his own vineyard and wine business. Martin is currently chairman of St Giles Society and Wine Tasmania.
