Board
Dr Diane Davies
A director of the company since 25th October 2010. Dr Davies has a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Western Australia, is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and has a Masters of Public Health and Tropical Medicine from James Cook University.
In addition to her clinical role she has been Director of Medical Services at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Alice Springs Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. She has extensive experience in working with Aboriginal women in their communities in Central Australia. Dr Davies has provided management advice to Homeless Healthcare since September 2009.
Dr Andrew Davies OAM
Dr Andrew Davies is a General Practitioner and Medical Director of Homeless Healthcare.
Dr Davies established Homeless Healthcare in 2008; the first service of its kind nationally, and the largest specialist homelessness primary care service in Australia. Since it began, Homeless Healthcare has supported more than 5000 people experiencing homelessness. Andrew has embedded a strong focus on the social determinants of health within Homeless Healthcare, and the critical need for safe stable housing to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness.
Over the last 13 years, Homeless Healthcare has expanded its services to provide clinics and healthcare across a wide range of community settings, including hospital in-reach, street outreach, and home visits to people recently housed. Andrew is highly regarded nationally and internationally for his leadership on homelessness and health, and is actively involved in homelessness research with the University of Western Australia.
In 2023 Andrew was awarded a medal of the Order of Australia for service to medicine and the community.
Dr Liz Pattison OAM
Dr Pattison has a PhD in Business & Industrial Studies from Warwick University and has over 30 years’ experience in strategic planning for the not-for-profit, government and education sectors.
Dr Pattison was awarded an Order of Australia in 2018 for her pro bono community service, providing strategic planning and project leadership to a wide range of Western Australian organisations including Homeless Healthcare and Kimberley Dental Team.
Grant Priest (Secretary)
Grant has extensive experience in the areas of funds management, audit, Australian and International taxation, digital and online business development strategies, family estate planning, risk mitigation strategy development and corporate advisory.
Grant has chaired several boards, including the Board of National Sothertons Group, Carpathian Resources Ltd and the charity Life Plan Inc. He has also spent time as a non-executive Director of the National Sothertons Group, Paladin Ltd, the Paramor Group of companies, Ensurance Ltd, Knights Capital management Pty Ltd, Company Secretary for Knights Capital Group Ltd and the male lay community representative on the Human Research Ethics Committee of Princess Margaret Hospital.
Grant’s qualifications include Bachelor of Business, he is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), is a Chartered Tax Advisor of the Tax Institute of Australia, is a Registered Tax Agent and has a Diploma in Financial Services.
Les Olivieri (Treasurer)
Les has over 33 years of experience in General Management in the Wholesale irrigation supply industry. He also has Board experience at both State and National levels for Irrigation Australia Ltd and since retiring has done volunteer work for a number of years at Foodbank and currently Ozharvest.
He is also on the board of Karma Foundation, a small private charitable trust, and a number of private companies. Les’ qualifications include a Diploma in Accounting and Bachelor of Business.
