ADS Office Bearers for 2024-26:
| Role | Position | Representative |
| ADS Office Bearers | President | Josephine Forbes |
| President Elect and Vice President | Jonathan Shaw | |
| Honorary Secretary | Melkam Kebede | |
| Honorary Treasurer | Jerry Greenfield | |
| Chief Executive Officer | Sof Andrikopoulos |
Representative appointments on the following ADS & External Committees for 2024-26:
| Role | Committees | Representatives |
|---|---|---|
| ADS Key Strategic Pillars | Clinical Standards/Guidelines (Medical Affairs Committee) |
Chair: Jonathan Shaw Members: Stephen Stranks, Jane Holmes-Walker, Jerry Greenfield, Sophia Zoungas, Gary Deed, Prof Michael Horowitz, Elif Ekinci, Diana Mackay, Soshana Sztal-Mazer, Sof Andrikopoulos |
| Research (Scientific Affairs) Committee |
Chair: Josephine Forbes Members: Alicia Jenkins, Christopher Nolan, David McIntyre, John Wentworth, Ryan Jalleh, Magdalene Montgomery, Matthew Hare, Melkam Kebede, Trevor Biden, Taryn Black, Sof Andrikopoulos |
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| Advocacy Committee |
Chair: Anthony Russell Members: Anna McLean, Dr Emma Hamilton, Glynis Ross, Jonathan Shaw, Josephine Forbes, Karin Jandeleit-Dahm, Mary White, Natassia Rodrigo, Stephen Stranks, Tomasz Block, Taryn Black, Sof Andrikopoulos |
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| Education Committee |
Chair: Glynis Ross Members: Jane Holmes-Walker, Melkam Kebede, Rahul Barmanray, Vincent Wong, Roger Chen, Ross Laybutt, Roy Rasalam, Shanal Kumar, Anna Wood, Sof Andrikopoulos, Natalie Wischer, Linda Valenzisi |
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| ADS Divisions | National Association of Diabetes Centres (NADC) |
Chair: Christopher Nolan Members: Natalie Wischer (NADC CEO), Anna Wood, Anthony Russell, Glynis Ross, Marg McGill, Sophia Zoungas, Elaine Pretorius, Konrad Kangru, Michelle Robins, Elizabeth Davies |
| Diabetes Feet Australia (DFA) |
Chair: Byron Perrin Members: Anthony Russell, Stephen Twigg, Natalie Wischer, Jon Golledge, Rob Fitridge, Hayley Ryan, Laurens manning, Vivienne Chuter, Emma Hamilton, Peter Lazzarini |
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| ADS Subcommittees | Living Diabetes Guidelines Development Group |
Chair: Sophia Zoungas Members: Sof Andrikopoulos, Spiros Fourlanos, Christopher Nolan, Richard MacIsaac, Glynis Ross, Jerry Greenfield, Jonathan Shaw, Tanya Millard, Heath White |
| Diabetes and Liver Disease Committee |
Chair: Stephen Twigg Members: Jonathan Shaw, Mark Gorrell, Sarah Parry, Sunita Date, Tania Markovic, Tim Davis, Thora Chai, Natalie Wischer, Ashim Sinha, Jacob George, Leons Adams, Koya Ayonrinde |
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| Early Career Network Subcommittee |
Chair: Shanal Kumar Members: Lisa Raven, Anna Wood, Jina Rhou, Melkam Kebede, Ross Laybutt, Lisa Nicholas |
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| ADS Council Committees | ADS/ADEA Collaborative Committee | Anthony Russell, Josephine Forbes, Sof Andrikopoulos |
| RACP Adult Medicine Division | Anthony Russell (Alt: Jerry Greenfield) | |
| Australian Diabetes Data Network (ADDN) | Anthony Russell | |
| ADS NDSS Committees | Medical, Education & Scientific Advisory Committee (MESAC) | Sue Lyn Lau, Gregory Ong, Rebecca Goldstein, Natalie Nanayakkara |
| MESAC CGM Subcommittee |
Chair: Glynis Ross Members: Stephen Stranks, Anthony Russell, Christopher Nolan, Sarah Price, Amanda Bartlett |
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| NDSS Foot Forward for Diabetes Program | Stephen Twigg, Natalie Wischer, Sof Andrikopoulos | |
| ADS ADC Committees | 2024 ADC (Perth) Program Organising Committee |
Co-Chairs (Clinical): Jerry Greenfield, Spiros Fourlanos Co-Chairs (Discovery Science): Melkham Kebede, Ross Laybutt Members: Sof Andrikopoulos, Linda Valenzisi, Shanal Kumar (ECN Chair) |
| 2024 ADC (Perth) Local Organising Committee | Sof Andrikopoulos, Linda Valenzisi |
Conflict of Interest Policy
The Australian Diabetes Society complies with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission obligations and manages conflict of interest accordingly of its responsible persons and associated committee members. Please view ADS’s COI Policy.
