Chair, Board of Directors Ballarat Health Services since May 2016. Member of Board since December 2013.
Chair, Board Executive and Remuneration Committee, Committee member (ex-officio) of Finance and Resource Committee, People and Culture and Audit and Risk Committee and other BHS Board advisory committees.
Chair, Grampians Regional Board Network and mentor to new rural health chairs.
Board observer, Ballan District Health Care (appointed by Department of Health & Human Services).
Member, Department of Health and Human Services Sector Leadership Steering Committee.
Partner, Maiden Hill Partnership (primary producers), since 1989.
Member, MIT Policy Committee and Group Foundation Funds Committee, since 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Former Employment
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ballarat/Federation University Australia (“the University”) with responsibility for Corporate Services including Finance, Legal, Governance, International education, HR, Ballarat Technology Park, Commercial, PR.
Secretary to University Council 1996-2014.
Rowena commenced her career at University of Ballarat in 1991, as the University Solicitor, adding the Secretary to Council role in 1996. From 2004, Rowena joined senior management at the University.
Rowena was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2010 and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2012. She retired from the University in 2014.
Rowena was Chair of the Budget Committee, OHS Management Committee, Ballarat Technology Park Committee, International and Partners Committee, Partners Audit Committee, Reclassification Appeals Committee, Commercial Committee and served on a number of University committees, including Academic Board, Senior Leadership Team.
Rowena was the Acting Vice-Chancellor periodically from 2012-14.
Former Chair (2010-2014) of Board of Directors, Ballarat Clarendon College and Board Director 1999-2014.
