BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dr Julie Cichero | BA (UQ), BSpThy (Hons) (UQ), PhD (UQ) | Honorary Associate Professor (UQ) I Certificate in Financial Accounting (Harvard Business School Online)
Trustee since September 2024
Dr. Julie Cichero was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2024. She is an internationally recognised specialist in the field of eating, drinking and swallowing disorders (dysphagia), and has achieved globally recognised research and education contributions to this field. Julie also has significant experience as a senior leader in research compliance, having managed the ethics, governance, agreements and reporting integrity of more than 500 research studies. She is a consultant to professional societies, government organisations, academia, boards and health and aged care organisations. As Co-Founder of IDDSI (Global), Julie co-led the development of an initiative to reduce choking risks in vulnerable populations, with a national and international implementation. Recently, she served as a clinical expert to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Julie is an Honorary Associate Professor with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (The University of Queensland) and is the Director of Eat Drink Swallow Safe. Her sons graduated from BGS in 2014 and 2018, making them part of 3 generations of Old Boys including Julie’s husband (‘85), father-in-law, brothers-in-law and nephews.
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