Our Board

The board of the VPA leads the organisation and sets the strategic direction. Current VPA board member details are included on this page.

The Authority consists of members appointed by the Governor in Council on the nomination of the Minister. Three must be registered pharmacists, one must be an Australian lawyer and one must be a person who is not a registered pharmacist.

The Authority is supported by a Registrar (Chief Executive Officer), Chief Financial Officer, Senior Pharmacist and other staff.

The responsible Minister is the Minister for Health, The Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP.

From 01 July 2025 the members are as follows:

David McConville BPharm MPS GAICD

(Pharmacist Member)

VPA Chairperson and pharmacist member David McConville graduated from the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1990 and is a partner in 2 community pharmacies in Balwyn North and Cranbourne. Specialty areas of pharmacy of interest to David include pharmacotherapy, pain management and aged care. David is a member of the Clinical Advisory Committee for the Area 4 Pharmacotherapy Network and was a foundation member of the Victorian Clinical Council, established to advise and provide guidance to the Victorian Government and health agencies to provide safer, better care to all Victorians.

Memberships: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, AICD and AACP

Ms Jane Hill BA/LLB Grad Dip Mktg MBA Grad Dip Comp Sec Prac FAICD

(Community Member)

Jane is an accomplished leader in health and community services with a commitment to advancing Australia’s healthcare system and amplifying patient voices on a global scale. She currently serves as Non-Executive Director of the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition, an organisation focused on improving survival rates for individuals with ovarian cancer around the world. From 2015 to 2023, Jane was the CEO of Ovarian Cancer Australia, where her exceptional efforts in addressing the challenges of gynaecological cancers earned her the prestigious Cancer Australia Jeannie Ferris Award. Jane’s contributions also extend into the pharmacy sector. Earlier in her career, as Executive Manager of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, Jane gained an appreciation of the vital role of pharmacy practice and its various specialties. More recently, her experience includes serving on the Medicines Australia Advisory Council and as Board Member of the Cancer Drugs Alliance, as well as a range of other Board and Committee roles.

Memberships: Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Adam Stormont BPharm, MHlthServMt, ProfCertHSM, FCHSM, CHE, GAICD

(Pharmacist Member)

Adam is a registered pharmacist with more than 20 years’ experience across the public, private, and not-for-profit healthcare sectors. He has held senior leadership roles in hospital operations, statewide strategy, service planning, and health system reform. He is currently a senior executive in the Victorian health sector, where he leads complex programs focused on community-based care, infrastructure development, and system transformation. His previous roles include Divisional Manager of Specialist Clinics at Austin Health, General Manager (Victoria) at the Heart Foundation, and Director of Pharmacy. Adam has also served in statewide project leadership roles at Western Health and Monash Health. He is passionate about ensuring access to high-quality, patient-centred care and improving equity and safety across the health system. He is committed to investing in and developing future leaders of our health system. Adam is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM), where he also serves as a Board Director and is Immediate Past President of the VIC & TAS Branch Council. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Master of Health Services Management.

Memberships: Fellow, Australasian College of Health Service Management, Certified Health Executive, Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Brendon Moar BPharm MPS

(Pharmacist Member)

Brendon Moar is a community pharmacist in East Gippsland, where he has lived and practised since 2004 as both a pharmacist and pharmacy owneroperator. With more than 2 decades of experience, he has developed strong interests in aged care, integrated healthcare, Indigenous and public health, and improving health literacy in regional communities. Brendon brings extensive governance experience, having served for 10 years as a board member of Bairnsdale Regional Health Service and as a long-standing member of the East Gippsland Primary Health Care Network’s Clinical Advisory Committee, and previously contributing to the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s Notifications Committee. He has a keen focus on pharmacy regulation and risk management, and remains committed to advancing safe, high-quality pharmacy practice and supporting the sustainability of community pharmacy, particularly in rural and regional settings.

Memberships: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Ms Elizabeth Kennedy BA LLB (Hons) LLM (Melb) Grad Dip Health & Med Law GAICD

(Lawyer Member)

Elizabeth Kennedy has had a 40-year legal career specialising in health law. She is Adjunct Professor, Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine and a board member of North West Melbourne Primary Health Care Network, Western Health and the Australian Psychological Society. She has held several not-for-profit board appointments throughout her career, including Director Monash Medical Centre, Alzheimer’s Victoria, Family Planning Victoria, Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation Ltd and the Victorian Cytology Service.

Memberships: Law Institute of Victoria, The Medico –Legal Society of Victoria, Association of Corporate Counsel Australia, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Regina Cowie BPharm (Hons) BSSc (Exercise & Sports Science) AACPA MAICD

(Pharmacist Member)

Regina Cowie has a Bachelor of Sports Science (Exercise Physiologist) and is a qualified accredited pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience in community (metro, rural and remote), industry and corporate pharmacy. Regina developed the first intern training program for the Northern Territory and Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Regina has a passion for innovation, health care service delivery and the use of technology to provide equality of health care. Regina is heavily involved in the electronic prescription roll out for community and hospitals, electronic medication charts and increasing the uptake of the active script list. Regina is currently on the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Academic Advisory Board. Regina is the Partnerships Manager across eHealth for the Fred IT Group.

Memberships: Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy

The Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) regulates the ownership and operation of pharmacy businesses, pharmacy departments and pharmacy depots in Victoria.