Tim Booker

Tim is an experienced Director and advisor who primarily works with businesses facing internal or external pressure, helping them recover and transform through a strong focus on creating clarity, deciding how an organisation needs to respond, and building capability in the business. He is involved with a number of businesses as a Director, advisor or shareholder and has worked in industries including aged care, health, technology and food and beverage. Tim is also a leader in Deloitte’s Tas Financial Advisory team with a focus on performance improvement and turnaround and has worked on some of the country’s largest turnarounds and restructures in recent years.

Dianne Hawkridge

Dianne brings a wealth of experience to The District Nurses Board, with her current role as the Director of Nursing for The Hobart Clinic and 24 years working in the mental health space, both in New Zealand and Australia.

Dianne is a Registered Nurse with post graduate interests in Specialty Nursing Mental Health (Forensic), Alcohol and Drug Studies and models of care in Maternal Mental Health. Positions held over the past 14 years centre around the operational management of adult community support services, residential recovery, eating disorders, mental health, forensic rehabilitation and youth respite.

Dianne is keen to contribute to the collective wisdom of our Board with her experience to support change and optimise outcomes for all members of The District Nurses community. Her innate sense of cultural identity and inclusion drive her to provide positive contributions for all peoples, with a strong interest in indigenous culture, both in her country of origin and locally in Tasmania.

Charles Hughes

Charles is currently CFO at Huon Aquaculture.  As CFO at Huon Aquaculture and previously Pure Foods Tasmania sees him supporting the growth of consumer led categories by supporting the operational teams and continuing to seek opportunities in acquisitions. 

Charles has previously worked in the Aquaculture industry in Tasmania for 14 years in commercial and planning, from operations to General Manager with Huon Aquaculture. He has also worked in corporate roles at Coca Cola Amatil, Wesfarmers and James Hardie, where he assisted with corporate planning and business acquisitions. 

Charles is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and a Fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA).

Jackie Howard

Jackie is an experienced health and aged care professional, having worked in human services for over 35 years. She has extensive executive, non-executive director experience, and business and governance knowledge in health, disability and aged care services in Australia, Germany and the UK.

Jackie has worked in the aged care sector in South Australia and Tasmania for the last 11 years, with her most recent executive position the CEO of Masonic Care Tasmania. She is a founding Director of the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) the national industry body, and has strong professional networks across the sector.

Jackie’s background is in nursing, she has an MBA and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jackie is driven by her sense of purpose to serve others and making a difference in the lives of our community, and is delighted to join the board of The District Nurses.