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The Lowitja Institute Board of Directors oversees the implementation of national research programs focused on improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The Board has an entire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander membership and comprises highly skilled and experienced health sector professionals.

For information on former Board members visit our Past Directors page.

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Selwyn Button is an experienced senior executive who has led large health, education and governance organisations across the government, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Currently Selwyn is a partner of both PwC Australia and PwC Indigenous...

June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. She is a strong advocate for Indigenous Australian languages, social justice, women’s issues, and has worked tirelessly to...

Professor Peter Buckskin is a Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. He is currently the Dean: Aboriginal Engagement and Strategic Projects at the University of South Australia. Prior to taking up this position, he was Dean: Indigenous...

Suzanne Andrews

Suzanne Andrews is Chief Executive of Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service. Suzanne is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Jaru, Bunuba people of Western Australia’s North Kimberley region, who grew up in Broome and moved in her early teens to Yarrabah,...

Deb Butler is a Jawoyn woman, born and raised in Katherine Northern Territory (Northern Territory). Deb has a Bachelor of Business, Master of Public Health, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and is currently undertaking...

Robert Skeen is CEO of the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC). Robert Skeen has traditional ties to the Gubbi Gubbi of the Queensland Sunshine Coast, Mununjarli of South East Queensland, and Waanyi of North West Queensland. He...

Craig Ritchie is an Aboriginal man of the Dhunghutti and Biripi nations and is Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Craig joined AIATSIS as deputy CEO in April 2016, and formally...