Maureen Kelly currently works part-time as a nurse education contractor for curriculum writing, programme and course development in New Zealand, Australia and Kiribati, programme review, external degree monitoring and supporting nursing students during their clinical learning experience. She is Doctor of Health Science candidate at the University of Canterbury undertaking ‘An exploration of the career experiences of heads of nursing in the New Zealand context: A narrative inquiry.’ Maureen is a registered nurse with 42 years’ experience in nursing, healthcare management, tertiary education, and nursing regulation. She is passionate about nursing and health education and the opportunities it can bring for school leavers and mature learners. Maureen is skilled in facilitating learning, curriculum development, programme management and interacting with stakeholders at all levels within, and external to, organisations she has been employed by.

Patricia Gauci is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University, where she teaches in the undergraduate nursing program. Patricia have been teaching nursing students for fifteen years and has over 25 years acute care clinical experience. Currently pursuing a PhD, her research focuses on women in nursing and workplace gender discrimination, with a particular emphasis on feminist methodology.

Lisa Collison As General Manager of Research and Innovation, Lisa’s extensive background as a Registered Nurse spans diverse primary health care settings, encompassing managerial, clinical, leadership, research, and nursing workforce program roles in both rural and urban areas across culturally diverse demographics. These experiences have profoundly shaped her commitment to elevating the status of nurses in primary health care. Currently serving on the APNA Executive, Lisa is actively cultivating a research-centric focus across high-performing professional teams to propel the field of primary health care nursing forward. Lisa endeavours include expanding the representation of PHC nursing in curriculum, clinical literature, amplifying nurse influence in health research, managing collaborations with research partners, leading initiatives to publish and promote nurse research and supporting the integration of the latest research into APNA's educational and policy initiatives.

Patrice has worked across operational and government contexts, with over 15 years of knowledge and experience. Patrice understands the complexities of healthcare systems and strategic policy where she applies this to her role as an Assistant Director of Nursing, Nursing Advisor, Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Health and Community Services Directorate, ACT Government. Patrice’s career journey highlights her commitment to advocating and driving strategic initiatives and advice to government on health policy and reform to shape nursing in the ACT. Her work is instrumental in advancing scope of practice reforms, particularly in the work around jurisdictional legislative barriers impacting Nurse Practitioners to work to their full scope of practice in the ACT. Patrice is passionate about a future where there is a more responsive, empowered, and sustainable health workforce.