Executive Committee

Maurice Swanson (MPH, Grad Dip Nutrition & Dietetics, Grad Dip Hlth Sci, BSc) is the Chief Executive of the National Heart Foundation of Australia (WA Division) and the Foundation’s national spokesperson on tobacco control.   Mr Swanson was formerly the Director of Health Promotion Services, Health Department of Western Australia (1989–1997). Mr Swanson was responsible for the management of the Health Promotion Services Branch including the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of statewide health promotion programs and campaigns.  Campaigns included Quit, 2 Fruit and 5 Veg, Drinksafe, Respect Yourself, Drug Aware and Smoke-Free WA.  He was also responsible for establishing the Health Department’s Healthway Sponsorship Team.  Mr Swanson is a former State President of Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), Immediate Past Chair of the Health Advisory Committee, Healthway, and Deputy Chair of the Healthway Board until December 2011. He is President of the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) and past Board member of Action on Smoking and Health (Australia), and has participated in a wide range of other organisations and committees. Mr Swanson has over 35 years’ experience in public health.

Professor Kingsley Faulkner graduated in medicine from The University of Western Australia and has been Head of the Department of General Surgery at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital and President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

He is on the academic staff of Notre Dame medical school and is Vice President of Cancer Council WA.

Noni Walker represents the Public Health Association (WA) on the ACOSH Council.  Noni joined ACOSH in 1990, working in the role of Director for six years, and has continued her commitment to tobacco control as a public health consultant for 20 years.  She is pleased to support ACOSH by sharing her experience in building and maintaining partnerships and networks and communicating with diverse stakeholders.

Vic Andrich is President of Environmental Health Australia (WA) and has been active in the environmental and public health arena for many years. Vic has been employed as an Environmental Health Officer with local government, Senior Policy Officer positions with state government and as a consultant in private industry. He brings a balanced approach that picks up government, business and community concerns in addressing tobacco control.

Trish Fowler is a Registered Nurse working at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH). She is President of the Australian Nursing Federation Industrial Union of Workers Perth (ANFIUWP) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) WA Branch. She is a member of the Department of Health WA Human Research Ethics Committee; she is also a member of the Board of Hannah’s House.

Kelly is the Acting Manager of the Make Smoking History program, which aims to reduce the prevalence of smoking among adults in WA. The major state wide program is jointly funded by Cancer Council WA, Healthway and the Department of Health, and is developed and implemented based on Australian and international evidence. It delivers the only tobacco control media advertising campaign in WA, and provides support to those working in health, local government, and community sector agencies. It is also currently working closely to support social and community services in WA to address smoking among priority groups. Kelly is also a member of the Healthway Sports Advisory Committee, and has almost 20 years of experience working in public health.