Meet the team
Michael whaites
RN (Dip)
Midwife (Grad Dip)
Masters of Adult Education
General Secretary
Katrina Bough
Assistant General Secretary
RN
Bachelor of Nursing
Current President
O’Bray Smith
Masters Midwifery
Bachelor of Nursing plus the transition to MHNP
Midwifery Manager – RPAH (On Secondment)
RN (CNS Emergency)
Registered Paramedic (Intensive Care)
Grad Cert-Critical Care
Grad Cert-Mental Health Nursing
President, Yass Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2022
Paul Haines
Current Vice President
Councillors
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![Amanda Bailey Derrett]()
Amanda Bailey Derrett
RN/RM, GradDip Mid
Midwife, Birthing Unit.
Secretary and Delegate, Coffs Harbour Hospital Branch -
![Lannelle Bailey]()
Lannelle Bailey
Assistant in Nursing, Aged Care
NSWNMA Councillor since 2025 -
![Wing Besilos]()
Wing Besilos
RN, ICU
Branch Secretary, Westmead Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2018 -
![Sheridan Brady]()
Sheridan Brady
RN - Intensive Care
Post Grad cert - Mental Health
Post Grad cert - Intensive Care
President, Northern Beaches Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2025 -
![Michelle Cashman]()
Michelle Cashman
RN
Branch Secretary, Woy Woy Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2015
Executive Member of Council, 2018 -
![Rosey Devasia]()
Rosey Devasia
RN, Medical Ward
Alternate Delegate, Tamworth Base Hospital Branch -
![Colette Duff]()
Colette Duff
RN, Emergency
Bachelor of Nursing
Master of Nursing (Critical Care)
Grad Cert Adult Education in Training
Cert IV Workplace Assessment and Training
Branch President and Delegate, Sutherland Hospital NSWNMA Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2025 -
![Emma Gedge]()
Emma Gedge
Midwife, IBCLC
Assistant Secretary, Wollongong Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2022 -
![Mathew Grant]()
Mathew Grant
RN JP MACN BN Grad Cert, Health Economics, Management and Policy
Nurse Unit Manager - Mental Health ICU
President, NSWNMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Members Circle
NSWNMA Councillor since 2025 -
![Deanna Hayes]()
Deanna Hayes
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Branch Secretary, St George Private Hospital Branch
Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing)
Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
Graduate Certificate Anaesthetics and Recovery -
![Rebekah Henderson]()
Rebekah Henderson
RN/Midwife
Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma in Midwifery, Masters Midwifery
NSWNMA Councillor since 2025 -
![Thom Hoffman]()
Thom Hoffman
MAdvN, GradDipN, BN
RN
Delegate, Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital Branch -
![Jocelyn Hofman]()
Jocelyn Hofman
RN, Aged Care
Delegate, Bodington Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2018 -
![Sarah Keevers]()
Sarah Keevers
RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist Robotic Surgery
Branch Secretary, Norwest Private Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2026 -
![Edward Makepeace]()
Edward Makepeace
RN, BN, Grad Cert Nursing (Cardiovascular), Masters Health Services Management (Clinical Leadership)
Digital Health Analyst, SDPRIA, NSW Health
NSWNMA Councillor since 2015 -
![Liz McCall]()
Liz McCall
RN, BHSc(Nursing), MHSc.
Teaching associate, SCU
Delegate, Byron Central Hospital Branch
ANMF Executive Councillor -
![Michelle Nicholson]()
Michelle Nicholson
RN, Nurse Manager
Grad Cert in Critical Care (Intensive Care)
Grad Cert in Critical Care (Cardio thoracic Nursing)
Grad Cert in Critical Care (Neonatal Intensive Care)
Grad Cert in Nursing (Rural and Remote Nursing)
Masters of Health Services Management
NSWNMA Councillor since 2014 -
![Bronwyn Pillardth]()
Bronwyn Pillardth
Cert IV, Assistant in Nursing, Aged Care
Branch Secretary and Delegate, Coastal Waters Branch, Jervis Bay -
![Skye Romer]()
Skye Romer
EN, Mental Health
Branch Secretary, Prince of Wales Mental Health Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2022 -
![Kristy Wilson]()
Kristy Wilson
RN, NUM - Theatre, Day Surgery and CSSD
Grad Cert - Perioperative Nursing
Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessing
Branch Secretary, Griffith Base Hospital Branch
NSWNMA Councillor since 2021 -
![Joseph (Joe) Worgan]()
Joseph (Joe) Worgan
RN, Nurse Unit Manager
President, Secretary, and Assistant Secretary (various years) – Broken Hill Health Service Branch
