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.
Hayley Morris is a passionate senior professional with extensive experience in the financial services and investment banking sectors. Hayley is a former Head of Corporate Communications at Goldman Sachs, Australia & New Zealand and established MorrisBrown Communications in 2018 to serve a diverse corporate client base.
She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in finance, corporate communications, risk management, strategy and brand development to the Interplast Board. Well versed in stakeholder engagement, communications and media, Hayley applies her extensive experience to support Interplast on its strategic planning, media relations, communications and fundraising initiatives with the objective of helping to further develop these capabilities for the organisation.
Hayley was appointed Chair of Interplast’s Supporter Engagement Committee in 2018.
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.
Marie Dorrington is an educator with more than 40 years experience, a committed Rotarian, and a proud supporter of the work done by Interplast. A Rotarian since 1997, she has held a range of leadership positions within her Club and District, including District Governor of Rotary International District 9500 in 2012/13.
Involved with Interplast since 2013, Marie has been a Board member of Interplast and Chair of the Interplast Rotarian Committee since 2015. Formerly Principal of St Mary’s College in South Australia for more than 18 years, and currently Chair of the Board of St Michael’s College Adelaide, and a member of the College Finance and Risk Committee, Marie brings to the Interplast Board her expertise and experience in education, many years of involvement as a consultant in leadership and administration, and her passion for the ongoing potential of the Rotary/Interplast partnership.
John is a Barrister of more than 40 years’ legal experience with degrees in Economics and Law. He specialises in medico-legal personal injury cases, insurance and commercial law. John and his wife Janelle were also owner/operators of Childcare Centres from 1988 to 2018.
John was Rotaract 968 District President in 1979-80 and invited to join Rotary in 1985. He has served his Club in most roles, including twice as President (1992-93 and 2001-02). In District 9685, John served as the Administration Adviser (2008-10), Insurance Officer (2007-11) and as Assistant Governor (2011). John was District Governor in 2012-13, followed by service as Youth Exchange Chair (2014-18), National Insurance Committee member (2014-18) and delegate to the Council on Legislation (2016).
A member of the Interplast Rotary Committee since 2016, John sees Rotary’s vocational ethos as a springboard to assist medical professionals apply their expertise in service to those less fortunate. Rotary’s Objects of high ethical standards, dignifying occupations as an opportunity to serve, and the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace match perfectly with the Interplast volunteers’ medical service to the Asia Pacific region.
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