Board

After completing his degrees Alex Chernov practised as a barrister for over 30 years
in commercial law and equity and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1980.
Whilst a barrister he also taught law, co-authored a legal text and was an Honorary
Consultant to the Australian Law Reform Commission. He became President of the
Victorian Bar and Vice President of the Australian Bar Association. Later, he was
President of the Law Council of Australia and Vice President of LawAsia, a member of the
Council of the Presbyterian Ladies College and chaired the Australian Motor Sport Court
of Appeal.
In 1997 Alex Chernov was appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria
and, in the following year, to its Court of Appeal.
He was also a Deputy Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and in 2009 was elected
as its Chancellor. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008 and a
Companion of the Order in 2012.
Alex Chernov was sworn in as Victoria’s 28th Governor in April 2011 and, in September,
2014 as deputy to the Governor-General. After completing these terms Alex Chernov
joined the boards of the Ian Potter Foundation, the Grattan Institute which he chairs,
and other organisations. He also conducts local and international alternative dispute
resolutions.

Stephen is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australian and New Zealand, CPA Australia and Institute of Company Directors

He is owner/operator of DMK Taxation and Accounting, Principle and Senior Accountant/Financial Advisor (FCA, FCPA) and Authorised Representative Count Financial Ltd

Stephen has many years’ experience in providing taxation. Business development and valuation services. Stephen has been a principal and owner of Accounting Practices since 1982 and his clients include medical practices, professional service firms, building and contracting industries, primary producers and viticulture industries and not for profit organisations.

Stephen has particular knowledge in:

• Business and individual tax advice and compliance
• Structuring for tax effectiveness and asset protection
• Capital Gains Tax and Small Business CGT Concessions
• Business Valuations and Business Due Diligence reviews
• Business development and Strategy planning
• Farm management planning
• Australian Wine Industry Management
• Self-Managed Superannuation Funds

Stephen’s qualifications Include:

• Fellow of the Institute of chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand (FCA)
• Certified Practising Accountant (CPA)
• Bachelor of Commerce – University of Western Australia
• Registered Company Auditor
• Diploma of Financial Planning
• Affiliate of the Financial Planning Association

Associate Diploma Outdoor Education (Bendigo College of Advanced Education 1981)
Fellow, Williamson Community Leadership Program 1987
Past Board Member for:
Australian Outdoor Education Association 1990-1993 (Founding Chair)
Victorian Outdoor Education Association: 3 terms on governing council during the 1990’s
National Outdoor Recreation Leadership Development Board 1992-1994
Recreation Industry Training Advisory Board (~ 1995-1998)
Victorian Board of Canoe Education: 2 terms, 1987-1990 and 1992-94

National Coach Instructor Scheme (XC Skiing) Council member 1990-1993

Currently an advisory board member on two commercial boards (Company names commercial in confidence) 2017 to current

Founding Chair Victorian Outdoor Providers Network 2009-2014

Advisory Chair for Grant St Grocer and Helico Australia (Alexandra) 2018 to current

CEO, Outdoor Education Group, 1984-2015

Business Adviser and Management Coach for 7 Alexandra and Regional Businesses 2016

With a Diploma of Civil Engineering and a Fellow Institute of Engineers Australia, Roderick ‘Rod’ Sloan offers a Civil Engineering Consultancy.  His extensive work with local government provides a strong understanding of the challenges in providing services to a community.  Rods experience also extends to capital resource management, public finance and information technology.

Rod offered 27 years of service to the Board of Management of the Alexandra District Hospital, holding many years in the office of Treasurer and retiring from the Board in 2012.

He was contracted as the Project Manager for all major building projects at Kellock Lodge Alexandra Inc. from 2005 to 2017 totalling $10.5 million and became a Board Member at the conclusion of his consultancy in 2017.

His contribution can also be seen at Mount Hotham Alpine Resort.

• Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board Member  (1996 ?? to   2005
• Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board Audit subcommittee (2005)
• Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board Remuneration subcommittee

With 45 years in perioperative nursing including 30 years as Perioperative Services Manager in both Public and Private health systems in metropolitan and rural health services across Australia, Margaret Baker has been a Registered Nurse for 50 years.

Kellock Lodge will also benefit from her exceptional experience including the following roles:

• Registered Midwife for 40 years in metropolitan and rural health services across Australia
• Perioperative Services Manager Alexandra District Health since November 2006
• Acting CEO/DON of Alexandra District Health for a total of 12 months covering 3 separate occasions, across 2015 – 2017
• Perioperative Services Manager / Deputy DON Alexandra District Health from 2017 until retirement in 2018.
  The Perioperative Services Manager role involved frequent liaison with residential aged care providers and residents who required surgery. The personal experience gained from caring for elderly parents has provided great insight and compassion for those in residential aged care.

Qualifications

Certificate of Hospital Training – General Nurse , Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1971 (Registered Nurse)
Certificate of Hospital Training – Midwifery, Preston and Northcote Community Hospital, Australia, 1973 (Registered Midwife)
Certificate of Perioperative Technique and Management, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia, 1974.

Volunteer role

Margaret continues to commit to providing surgical expertise for The Pacific Islands Project with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons, a role she has undertaken for the last 20 years. This has involved organisation of surgical teams and items required to perform surgery, as well as hands on surgical nursing skills in an under privileged countries in the Pacific region. Margaret also acts as a mentor to surgical nurses from these areas as they endeavour to improve health care in their communities.

After completing initial Registered Nurse training in 1984 Jo has worked across a range of rural health services in a clinical and management capacity. This included managing the Operating Theatre at Alexandra District Hospital before entering the field of Health Service management at Omeo District Health in 2007. This was also Jo’s first experience working and managing residential aged care (as part of a multi-faceted health service).

In 2011 Jo returned to the Alexandra district as CEO/Director of Nursing (CEO/DON) at Darlingford Upper Goulburn Nursing Home at Eildon, then later took on the relieving CEO/DON role at Alexandra District Health on two separate occasions until June 2015. During this period Jo also served on the Ambulance Victoria Board for over 3 years.

Subsequent to this, executive roles in Quality and Service Development, and Clinical Services up to Deputy CEO level at Seymour Health further consolidated Jo’s organisational leadership and management skills.

Jo and her family have resided in the Alexandra district since 1995 (apart from 5 years in Omeo), so returning to her local community as CEO/DON of Kellock Lodge in February 2019 has enabled Jo to contribute significantly to the ongoing development of our community owned and operated Kellock Lodge Alexandra Inc.