Karen joined the Kyneton District Hospital board in July 2018 and is a member of the Consumer and Community Advisory Committee and Clinical Governance committee.

Karen has her own media communications business and has over 25 years’ experience as a journalist, working across TV and Radio news. She has a special interest in Health Reporting and spent 13 years as Senior Health Reporter at Channel 7 News. Karen has volunteered with Community organisations for several years, including the Kyneton and Hanging Rock Race Club, as a Committee member and the Kyneton Football Netball Club where she was on the Committee for many years and was notably the Club’s first female President.

Appointed 1 July 2018. (Kyneton District Health)
Appointed to CHRH 30 November 2019
Current term expires 30 June 2023

Committees:

• Governance, Remuneration & Nominations
• Consumer Advisory Committee
• Fundraising Working Committee