Mr. Craig Thompson
Magistrate

Community Interests:

• President of PRYDE Australia Inc. (Parents Reaching Youth through Drug Education - now closed)
• Member PRIDE Inc. (Parents Resources in Drug Education) International Committee 1985-99 Atlanta, USA.
• Board Member Ted Noffs Foundation 7 years.
• Committee member Australian National Council on Drugs (1998-2004)
• Vice-President Drug Watch Australia (Resigned)
• Delegate to Drug Watch International.
• Former District Governor Lions Clubs International District 201N2

Mr. Gary Christian
National Director - Adventist Development & Relief Agency

Community Interests:

• 1980-1988 - Coordinated the Eastern Suburbs Five Day Plan to Stop Smoking
• 1986-1987 - Co-writer of the Quit Now Stop Smoking Program
• 1999 - Co-founder of the Cabramatta ADRAcare Centre for drug dependent and homeless people of the area
• 2000-2003 - President of Hassela Australia Teen Drug Rehabilitation program

Major Brian Watters AO
INCB (UN)

• Arts Degree from Newcastle (NSW) University, majoring in Medical Sociology.  
• Qualified Psychiatric Chaplain and trained at Newcastle University in Addictions Counselling. 
• In 1998 he was appointed by Prime Minister John Howard as The Chairman of the Australian National Council on Drugs, the peak Drugs Policy Advisory Body to the Australian Federal Government. 
• A member of the National Board of Drug Arm Australia; 
• Board Member of Drug Free Australia;
• Member of the Leadership Council of International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition.
• Past President of the N.S.W. Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies with a Membership of more than 100 Agencies.  
• Served on the N.S.W. Health Minister’s Drug Advisory Council.
• In 2005 he was elected by ECOSOC to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) of the United Nations – based in Vienna.
• In 2007 appointed Vice President of the INCB

Mr. Graeme Rule
Executive Director - COADE Inc.

Community Interests:

• 1964 Market research Society of Australia
• 1965 Australian Association of National Advertisers
• 1982 Member Hospital Public Relations Manager Association
• 1990 Member Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association
• 1994 Australian Professional Society of Alcohol & Drugs
• 1995 Drug Advisory Council of Australia

Mr. Herschel Mills Baker
President - APFDFY

Community Interests:

• 1999 Parent Drug Education Courses: Mary River Lions Club Seminar; Quota Club; Baptist Church, Hervey Bay
• Block Coordinator of Neighborhood Watch
• Member of Police Liaison Committee
• Member of Blue Light Disco Committee (Security)
• Member of Maryborough Police Youth Association (Treasurer)
• Project Manager for establishing PCYC at Maryborough
• Project Manager 5 year Operation Road Runner, 1991 -1996
• Project Manager for 5 year Road Runner 2
• President and Founding Member of Australian Parents for Drug Free Youth, since 1986
• Coordinator for APFDFY Education Web Site, since 1997
• Facilitator for Drug Stop
• Member of Tough Love

Major General Peter R. Phillips  AO, MC, (Retd), BA (Qld), FAICD

Community Interests:

• Chairman, National Ex-Service Round Table on Aged Care
• Chairman, Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust
• Board Member, Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies
• Board Member, Australian War Memorial ANZAC Foundation
• Life member, RSL (National President 1997-2003) and the Returned Services Assn, NZ
• Member, Canberra Legacy (President; Member National Coordinating Council 1992/93)
• Member, Advisory Group, Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration and Refugees
• Chairman, Finance Council, Catholic Military Diocese
• Member, Australian Veterans' Vietnam Reconstruction Group (and former governor, Australia-Vietnam Medical Trust)
• Member, Australian Families Association
• Patron, Australian Family Association, Haemophilia Foundation Australia (ACT), the Victoria Barracks (Brisbane) Historical Society and several Ex-Service organisations

Isobel Gawler

Community Interests:

• Past National Advisor on Legislation to the National Council of Women of Australia
• Past Executive Member of the National Council of Women of Victoria
• Past Secretary of the Drug Advisory Council of Australia Inc.
• Past Executive member of the Family Council of Victoria
• Past Executive member of the Australian Family Association (Vic.)

Mr. John Barich

Community Interests:

• WA President of the National Civic Council
• President of the WA Branch of the Australian Family Association
• Family Council of WA
• State Council of the Parents and Friends Federation
• Family and Children’s Advisory Council
• Curriculum Council of WA
• Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC)

Mrs Betty Roberts OAM

Community Interests:

• founded the Pregnancy Support Service in 1975 & worked with them for 8 years.
• founding member of the steering committee that established Caroline House Inc. in Tasmania, a refuge for women with alcohol and other drug problems that opened in 1978. 
• Board member of Caroline House for 22 years and now their only Life Member 
• founded Holyoake Tas. Inc. in 1988 and was Director/Counsellor for 12 years
• delivered numerous conference papers, including “Talking to young people” 1983; Health Issues papers in 1987-88; keynote speaker at the 1990 Catholic Women’s League Tas. Inc. State Conference; 
• has planned and organised three state wide conferences on drug issues.
• in 1994 she organised a one-day seminar held in the Reception Room of Parliament House entitled “Do we need Marijuana?” and delivered a paper at the seminar; 
• in 1996 delivered two papers on the effect of drugs upon the family at the International Harm Minimisation Conference at Wrest Point Casino; 
• in 1996 keynote speaker at the Tasmanian Neo Natal Conference concerning drug-addicted mothers; 
• in July 2007, delivered a paper at the Drug Summit in Western. Australia. 
• has also made several high profile submissions to government, including a submission for CWLA to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Substance abuse in Australian Communities, 2000  which can be viewed on the website for House of Representatives standing committee on Family and Community Affairs at www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/fca: and also appeared before the House of Representative’s Committee.
• received the Order of Australia in 1991 for social work.
• Currently a Director of Drug free Australia; National Social Issues Convenor for the Catholic Women’s League of Australia 2006-2007; a member of The Australian
• Member of Women's Action Alliance

Mr Paul Russell

Passions:

• Family and children
• Faith
• Youth training and education
• Politics
• Social development and infrastructure

Strengths:

• Research and analysis
• Public speaking
• Program development & Policy
• Networking
• Articles, briefings and submissions

Associations:

• Northern Adelaide Innovation Network - Steering Group member
• Drug Advisory Council of Australia - Member
• Southern Cross Bioethics Institute - Board Member
• SA Council of Churches Disability Task Force - Member
• World Congress of Families, Mexico 2004 - Australian Delegate
• Australian Family Association - Member & fmr. Vice President