President & Acting Treasurer: Dr Sharon Tivey

Sharon Tivey is an anaesthetist, working mainly in the public hospital system. Her undergraduate training was at The University of Sydney followed by postgraduate training in Sydney and Virginia, USA. She enjoys teaching and is a Conjoint Lecturer at the UNSW. She is keen to encourage RMOs in anaesthesia as a career, though she doesn’t subscribe to the view ‘that it’s a good job for a woman’. Her “real world” interests were previously eating out, travel etc but are now racing around after a toddler and her big brother and dreaming of sleep, travel/ eating out etc. She has been involved with the Medical Women’s Society of NSW since internship and has been the AFMW Treasurer for several years.

Secretary: Dr Liz Rickman

Dr Liz Rickman is currently an inner city GP. After deciding not to complete the physician’s training programme in order to focus on general practice, she now works as a holistic GP in inner city Sydney. She loves the variety of work and learning situations that general practice offers. She feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to work in different locations on Aboriginal communities and rural communities, and eered as ship medic on several Greenpeace campaigns. She has had a long term commitment to the environment, peace, reconciliation, human rights and gender equity issues, and believes that through consistent education, awareness and changing our own attitudes, together with others we can aim for a more equitable and peaceful world for all life.

Committee Members:

Dr Gabrielle Casper (former President of MWIA, current AWC Chairman)

Dr Gabrielle Casper is a Sydney gynaecologist with and a special interest in women’s health and human rights. She is Immediate Past President of both the Australian Federation of Medical Women and the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA). She has represented MWIA at the World Health Organisation and United Nations meetings. Dr Casper received the 2004 Australian Medical Association (AMA) Women’s Health Award and also the 2004 AMA Woman in Medicine Award. Dr Casper enjoys working as a gynaecologist and cares for her patients with compassion and understanding while lobbying to improve women’s health in Australia and overseas.

Dr Margaret Mills

Doctor in Training Representative: Emily Gregory-Roberts

Emily Gregory-Roberts, Doctor in Training Representative: Emily is a doctor in training at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. She completed
her MBBS(Hons) at the University of Sydney in 2008, and in her final year was the student representative on the MWSNSW committee. She enjoys the operating theatre but also live theatre, having acted in theatre and television and written a short play. She is enthusiastic
about MWSNSW's role in connecting medical students, junior doctors and more experienced doctors, enabling them to share experiences
and support and inspire each other.

Administrative Assistant: Dr Brenda Glover