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Dr Kirstie MacGill

President

Kirstie completed FRACS (plastic and reconstructive surgery) in 1992, and post-graduate fellowships in reconstruction, burns and paediatric plastic surgery. Kirstie is currently appointed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital and Box Hill Hospital as a VMO and has held administrative positions, including Head of Plastic surgery Unit at Box Hill Hospital, Director of Junior Surgical Training at RMH, and Director Medical Governance at RMH.

Kirstie has experience in a broad range of general reconstructive surgery, including hands, breasts and skin cancer with a particular interest in plastic surgery problems in children including burns scarring and cleft lip and palate.

Kirstie has been a medical volunteer with Interplast since 2003 and has been on 14 trips with Interplast, participating in Interplast team visits to Fiji, Myanmar, PNG, Samoa, Nauru, Vanuatu and Mongolia.

Dr Philip Ragg

Vice President & Chair Clinical Governance Committee

A Specialist Anaesthetist for more than 25 years, Philip is the Deputy Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Management at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.

He is an Associate Professor with the University of Melbourne and a Research Associate with the Murdoch Children’ Research Institute. Apart from many years’ experience as a clinical anaesthetist working mainly with children, he is also a member of the Victorian Consultative Council On Anaesthesia Morbidity and Mortality, an Examiner with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and an instructor for Advanced Paediatric life Support (APLS) Australia.

Philip’s main areas of interest are plastic surgery, where he operates in both public and private practice, cardiac surgery, regional anaesthesia and risk management. He has been involved with Interplast for more than 20 years with trips to Papua New Guinea, Rabaul and Sri Lanka.

He brings an understanding of clinical practice, knowledge of how surgeons work and interact with their teams, and an interest in teaching, mentoring and safety to the Interplast board.

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Dr Zac Moaveni

Zac Moaveni is a specialist plastic surgeon in Auckland. His practice is focused on facial reconstruction for Cleft and Craniofacial deformities, as well as Hand surgery and general plastic surgery.

Zac has been passionately involved with Interplast since 2008. He currently serves as the Country Coordinator for Solomon Islands.

When not at work he enjoys endurance running and relishes time with his wife and five children.

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David Wilden

Chair Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee

David served for over 20 years in a range of senior executive positions in the Australian Public Service. He has significant experience in the design and implementation of migration, citizenship and settlement policy and programs. From 2014 to his retirement in late 2022 he led Divisions covering Immigration and Citizenship Policy, International Policy and most recently he was First Assistant Secretary of the Refugee, Humanitarian and Settlement Division.

He was a key contributor for Australia in the consultations and negotiations for the Global Compact for Migration and has been the Australian representative on a number international fora. He previously served as Regional Director for Europe for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

David currently serves on several Advisory Committees and Boards, is a Global Fellow with the Migration Policy Institute and a Fellow with the Centre for Policy Development. He has a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration and a Masters of Business Administration.

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Marie-louise Lees

Chair Rotary Committee

Marie-louise, is a certified professional engineer with a First-Class Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Adelaide in 1986. Her career has been in the upstream oil & gas industry working as both a Process and Petroleum Reservoir Engineer for over 35 years. M-l currently works part-time as Senior Associate for EnergyQuest, a boutique independent industry consultant.

Marie-louise is District Governor of Rotary District 9510 for 2024/25. She joined the Rotary Club of Gawler in November 2012 and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Gawler Light since July 2020. She served as President of both clubs and has held many Rotary District roles including Assistant Governor, District Conference Chair and District Rotary Foundation Chair.

Marie-louise also leads the Change Management team as part of the Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot.

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Dr David Morgan

Dr David J Morgan is a Melbourne-based Specialist Plastic Surgeon and the Head of the Faciomaxillary Surgery Unit at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, where he is involved in all aspects of the management of acute facial trauma. He also runs a private practice performing skin cancer management and cosmetic surgery of the breast, body, and face.

Dr Morgan is a member and President of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and Chairman of their Advocacy and External Relations Committee, and the Cosmetic Surgery Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) and an International Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

He has previously been the National Chairman of the Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the body that oversees the training of future Plastic Surgeons across Australia, and led an overhaul of the plastic surgery curriculum and training program.

As well as sitting on the board, he remains an active volunteer for Interplast. He has served as the country-coordinator for Tonga for many years.

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Frank Micallef

Treasurer & Chair Audit and Risk Committee

Fellow, CPA Australia. Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors Master of Accounting. UNE Grad Diploma of Education (Melbourne University). Bachelor of Business, RMIT.

Frank’s career has spanned over 35 years, including over 25 years in various senior executive roles in ASX 100 companies where he had direct or ultimate responsibility for a number of functions including treasury, accounting, legal and company secretariat, procurement, tax, IT, corporate communications and investor relations, and sustainability. Frank was Group Chief Financial Officer of Incitec Pivot Ltd for 11 years.

Frank is currently a non executive director of Maxiparts Ltd, an ASX company selling parts for the transport industry. He is a former director of Fabchem Ltd (SGX) and Director and Chair of Queensland Nitro Pty Ltd, a joint venture between Incitec Pivot Ltd and Wesfarmers Ltd.

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Paul​​​​ Ferguson

Paul holds degrees in Law and Economics from the University of Sydney and has 25 years of senior management and Board experience with major Australian airports including 13 years as the CEO of Moorabbin Airport.

He has 10 years of service with the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central District 9815. Paul is a Rotary major donor and a Paul Harris Society member.

As a Rotarian observer he attended the 2020 Interplast program to Laos. Paul is an Interplast major donor.

Paul has extensive experience in safety, team building, strategic planning, budget and risk management. Additionally Paul brings strong capabilities in stakeholder management, government relations and communications.