Leadership & governance

Professionally, Angus’ principle practice is as a Retrieval Physician with LifeFlight Retrieval Medicine. Besides his extensive experience in the service delivery of pre-hospital medicine, event health care and disaster response, he has a sound understanding of health service delivery in Queensland, derived from his health management experience as a medical superintendent, director of medical services and assistant director of nursing in Queensland and Victorian health facilities. Angus has a particular interest in clinical governance and quality assurance. He has applied skills in health delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Dr McDonell has had a long involvement with St John in Victoria and Queensland through his volunteering at local, regional and state levels. He has been an advisor to the Chief Medical Officer and was a St John Trainer for almost 30 years. Angus has been involved in fund raising for the Order of St John Jerusalem Eye Hospital. Angus chaired the Board’s former Medical Policy Committee which included a range of medical and health practitioners. He is also a commissioned officer of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Angus currently Chairs the St John Qld Board’s People and Culture Committee.

Ray is an environment, health and safety professional with a global pharmaceutical company and holds the position of EHS Director for its Asia Pacific Region. He has held senior management roles at local, national and global levels. Ray is a Chartered Professional Member of the Safety Institute of Australia, Technical Member of the International Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), Member of the American Association of Safety Professionals, Deputy Chair/Director of the National Safety Council of Australia Foundation and the Australian Head Delegate of the Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Organisation (APOSHO). Throughout his 30+ years in this field he has dealt with government, semi-government and other local and global stakeholders.

Ray has dedicated over 20 years of volunteer service to St John Ambulance at divisional, regional and State level and held the position Deputy Commissioner. Ray is a member of the Order of St John.

Exec.MBA(USyd) BInfoTech(QUT) MAICD MACS CP IP3P

Brett is an accomplished Executive Manager with over half of his 20 year+ IT Management career being at the CIO level. He is passionate about driving strategic outcomes through a clear focus on the customer experience, transforming organisational culture as a part of the process. This focus and self-accountability sees him regularly collaborating throughout the organisations he works with and being involved in many activities and processes that are often outside the ‘normal’ CIO responsibilities.

During his career so far, Brett has worked in industry sectors as varied as Architecture/Interior Design, Natural Resources, Education, Financial Services, the Arts/Entertainment, Agribusiness, Retail, Welfare/Charity, Healthcare and Emergency Services. This gives Brett a holistic perspective which he applies in addressing organisational challenges irrespective of sector.

His volunteer roles have seen him spend 21 years with St John (so far!) – in what used to be called Operations Branch (now HMS) and in Training as a qualified instructor before taking a break then returning to St John in his current role on the Board.  He also spent 6 years’ with the Queensland Ambulance Service as an Honorary Ambulance Officer and casual Paramedic.  Away from health, Brett served for 5 years as a Member and then Chair of the School Council for Rainworth State School whilst concurrently Member and then President of the school’s Parents and Citizens Association.

Brett is a strong believer that great leadership brings out the best in people, and that people doing their best, deliver.  He is an accomplished leader, having led people in normal organisational situations, but also in very high-pressure situations such as the 2011 Queensland Floods Disaster.

To the above significant experience, he brings academic rigour – holding an Executive MBA from the University of Sydney and Bachelor of IT (double-major) from QUT; as well as IT industry certifications.  He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Member of the Australian Computing Society.

Brett re-joined St John in 2021, initially as an independent member of the Board’s Finance and Audit Committee, before being appointed as a Director in August 2021.  Brett is currently the Interim Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.