Executive Committee

Brenda commenced leave relief in 2012 whilst completing her Graduate Certificate of Stomal Therapy through to 2019 when she gained a permanent position as a stomal therapy nurse. She currently works in a community-based position that services the local community and Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital. Her interests include equity in service provision, empowering nurses in the care and support of the patient with a new stoma and the supportive care of the person with a stoma.

Michelle commenced practice as a stomal therapy nurse in 1998. She has worked in both hospital and community-based positions in Queensland and New Zealand. Her interests include high output stomas and optimising health literacy to improve health outcomes.

Monica’s background is in general surgical nursing and she has always had an interest in wound management. She began working with the Wound management/Stomal therapy department at Toowoomba Hospital in 2015 and completed her Graduate Certificate in Stomaltherapy (ACN) in 2016. Monica’s professional interests are high output stomas and improving the management of chronic lower limb wounds.

Robyn has been working alongside the AASTN Executive Committee since 2002 in an administrative role. She manages membership and answers queries. Her interests are anything that involves being outside, camping and seeing new places, playing Nan & hanging with her family.

Sharon is a community stomal therapy nurse currently working in Rural Services in the Silver Chain Group in Western Australia. She is a PhD candidate at Curtin University investigating skin characteristics related to chronic venous insufficiency. Sharon’s professional interests include lower leg wounds and wound care capacity building in developing nations. Since 2012, she has been a volunteer stomal therapy educator in numerous programs in Africa and more recently in Mauritius.