Jane has led both government departments and national non-profit organisations. She currently has roles as Chairman and Non-Executive Director in a number of organisations along with positions as a Tribunal Member at the Commonwealth and State levels and is a nationally accredited mediator.

Jane is currently the Chair of the HNECC Primary Healthcare Network and Chair of Teachers TV. She is a Director of the National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation, a Director of Campbell Page Limited and a Director of Maji Salama, a newly formed Non-profit working with communities in Kenya. From 2003-2007 she was a board director of the Taxation Board of Australia and Chair of the working party reviewing the draft legislation on the definition of ‘Charity’. She was also a member of the 2000 Commonwealth Government Social Welfare Reference Group responsible for the groundbreaking review of the Australian welfare system. She has previously served on the Boards of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia, Nonprofit Australia, Social Ventures Australia, Indigenous Festivals of Australia, The Croc Festival Foundation, The Benevolent Society, Home Hospice and the Sydney Children’s Choir.

She was the CEO of The Benevolent Society from 1995 to 2003, a major innovative nonprofit responsible for the establishment of Sydney Leadership and Social Ventures Australia. Jane was previously the Director General of the NSW Department of Ageing and Disability and the NSW Social Policy Directorate.

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