Our Spokespeople
The Hon Frank Walker QC - President
Frank Walker joined the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc Board in June 1997 as Vice President and became President in September 1998. He had been a member since the early 1990’s.
Frank’s involvement has been both personal and passionate with a particular interest in the criminal justice system, its failings for people with a mental illness and what needs to be done to improve it. Frank has been a member of the Fellowship’s Research Trust Fund Board of Trustees for over seven years and is Vice President of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia Board, our national peak body.
Frank has been a Government Minister at both the state and federal levels. In NSW, he has held many portfolios including Attorney General, Minister for Housing, and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. He was appointed Judge in the NSW Compensation Court in 2001 and then became a Judge in the Dust Diseases Court. He formerly retired in June 2006. He is a barrister by training and was appointed Queens Counsel.
Rob Ramjan AM B.A., B.Soc.Studs - CEO
Rob originally trained as a social worker and has worked in mental health for well over 35 years. He has worked in a variety of roles, both within the NSW Health system and in the non government sector. He has worked in the Head Office of the NSW Department of Health as well as hospital and community settings.
Rob has led the Schizophrenia Fellowship for 18 years. During that time it has grown from an organisation with one part time worker to one that has services across the state with over 160 staff and 29 offices. Rob has also led the major developments in recent years which have included the establishment of the Clubhouse Program of psychosocial rehabilitation, Carer Assist, a service for carers of people with a mental illness, the establishment of the Helping Hands Program and Onfire for young carers. He is a member of the Ministerial Priority Task Force and a Member of the NSW Mental Health Tribunal.
Rob was project director for the development of “The Schizophrenias: guidelines for an holistic approach to schizophrenia” (NSW Health 2001) and author of a number of publications.
He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2007.
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