Board

¶Ms Kay Toshach

¶Board Chair

Kay has over 30 years of experience in public healthcare. She has been responsible for leading a range of broad change initiatives including workforce and performance models, critical service partnerships, planning frameworks, corporate governance models and innovative infrastructure planning projects.

For the past decade, Kay has focused on strategic health service planning and the delivery of major capital projects for Metro South Health Service; one of the largest in Queensland.

As past Board Secretary and Health Service Executive, Kay has strategic capability to identify and align health service need, investment planning and capital requirements in organisation and project planning.

Kay currently works in the private sector and continues to focus on health service, health infrastructure and health sustainability planning.

¶Associate Professor Chris Freeman

¶Board Director

Associate Professor Freeman is an established leader with a strong track record in the primary care sector. He currently works as a Consultant Practice Pharmacist at Camp Hill Healthcare in Brisbane’s south and as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.

Associate Professor Freeman graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from James Cook University and has gone onto complete a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and a PhD from the University of Queensland. In 2012, Associate Professor Freeman became the first Australian pharmacist to obtain specialisation in ambulatory care pharmacy under the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (USA) and in 2015 was a part of the initial cohort credentialed as Advanced Practice Pharmacists.

Associate Professor Freeman has served on the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Board since 2015, appointed as National Vice President in 2016, and National President and Board Chair in 2018. Other past governance roles include Directorship of the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy and as a member of the Brisbane South PHN’s Clinical Advisory Council.

¶Ms Kerrie Mahon

¶Board Director

Kerrie has over 28 years of expertise leading health and human services, including primary care, community health, hospitals, community relationship and family support services and specialist disability services.

Kerrie has served on the Board of Relationships Australia, Queensland, and is currently an Honorary, Associate Adjunct Professor for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University.

As an experienced CEO and Director, she brings experience in leadership of complex health and human services, as well as expertise in corporate governance, strategy, risk management, clinical governance, and research.

¶Dr Dilip Dhupelia

¶Board Director

Trained in Dublin, Ireland, Dr Dhupelia immigrated to Queensland as a Registrar at Toowoomba Hospital and subsequently Medical Superintendent at Millmerran (1978-1982) and then practised in Toowoomba (1982-2005) as a Rural Generalist Obstetrician.

Since 2010, Dr Dhupelia has worked at Queensland Health as the Director of Medical and Clinical Services of Queensland Country Practice, Queensland Rural Medical Service. He oversees the Queensland Rural Generalist Program and has played a key role in its success. In addition to his leadership in rural healthcare, Dr Dhupelia works as a part-time general practitioner in Toowong, Brisbane.

Dr Dhupelia also holds several other leadership roles, including:

• Chair of AMA Queensland Foundation
• Member of the AMAQ Council of General Practice
• Chair of the QIP Impartiality Committee of the AGPAL Group of Companies.

¶Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM

¶Board Director

Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM brings over 25 years of leadership experience across both the government and NGO sectors, making a profound impact on improving health outcomes for diverse and underserved populations.

With more than 15 years of board experience, including roles as Chair of Radio 4EB, Islamic Relief Australia, and Women of Colour Australia, she has consistently provided strategic insight and a strong focus on financial management, compliance, and risk mitigation. Faiza is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

A passionate advocate for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, Faiza has extensive expertise in health policy and community health advocacy. As a Research Fellow in Health Equity at the University of Queensland, she is dedicated to advancing evidence-based approaches to address systemic health disparities.

¶Jeffrey Frazer

¶Board Director

Jeff is an experienced corporate advisor with over 25 years of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and audit experience, as a former Senior Partner at KPMG, a ‘big four’ consulting firm in Australia.

Jeff’s skills and experience have been gained through working with numerous listed and private (including not-for-profit) organisations. Jeff has a unique skill set in that he provides services beyond the needs of his clients and adds value through his broader insights and experience in strategic transactions and other advisory services across a wide range of sectors.

Jeff was most recently Transactions and Audit Partner at KPMG, where he worked for 19 years (10 years where he was Partner). He is a Registered Company Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor, member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

His current leadership roles include:

• Chair, Gold Coast Hospital Foundation
• Director, Surfing Queensland Ltd
• Committee Member, AICD Gold Coast Chapter
• Advisory Board Member, Serving Our People Inc.

¶Dr Tanusha Ramaloo

¶Board Director

Tanusha brings more than 25 years of general practice experience across clinical and non-clinical aspects of primary health care. Tanusha received her FRACGP in 2018 and is passionate about evidence-based, patient-centered general practice as the cornerstone of the health ecosystem.

She is an advocate for improving health system literacy of both patients and clinicians and believes that this is foundational to the delivery of safe and quality healthcare across the health continuum.

Tanusha is the current Chair of the West Moreton Health Grand Round committee and co-host of the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN’s podcast, GPs in a Pod, which both focus on medical education. She has also been involved in several Quality improvement initiatives to improve service integration across primary and secondary care.

¶Jesse Flanagan

¶Board Director

Jesse Flanagan was appointed as a Director of Brisbane South PHN Ltd in 2026.
Jesse is a Ngiyampaa man with 10 years’ experience across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, governance, and systems reform, spanning forensic mental health, family violence, alcohol and other drugs, and primary health systems.

He currently serves as Independent Consortium Chair for Headspace services across Redcliffe, Strathpine, and Indooroopilly, providing governance oversight to ensure services are aligned with national priorities and community needs.

Jesse is also a Governance Committee Member with the University of New South Wales in partnership with the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association, contributing to a landmark national project focused on decolonising neuropsychological practice.

He has held research and advisory roles with The George Institute for Global Health focused on decolonised research methods and capabilities at University of Sydney, Westmead Children’s Hospital and Royal Surf Life Savers Australia.