Johanna Griggs Instagram – I’m so excited to join my fellow @beyondblueofficial Board directors in welcoming The Hon Linda Dessau AC CVO to the Beyond Blue Board as Chair.
We formally appointed Ms Dessau to the role earlier this week. The decision was unanimous and Ms Dessau starts right away.
Ms Dessau, former Governor of Victoria, is a widely respected, inclusive, and progressive leader with a distinguished record across governance, the law, business, and community engagement. She has served as a Family Court judge and participated in several reformist national projects, including those involving family violence and child abuse, to support legal aid, and to modernise the court system. Outside of the law, she has been a board member of the Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre, an AFL Commissioner, and President of the Melbourne International Arts Festival.
She brings to Beyond Blue a deep commitment to social justice, and an impressive track record of appreciating the social and economic determinants of mental health, and how the circumstances and complexities of life can and do impact people’s wellbeing.
Ms Dessau notes: “Over my career, I have seen how the cards we’re dealt in life can shift and shape our mental health and wellbeing. I often reflect on people’s remarkable resilience and capacity for growth through adversity when they have the right supports at the right time.”
She is an absolute dynamo & I can’t wait to see what she does in this role. Every chair in my time on the board, #jeffkennett @juliagillard and #sammostyn have each brought something special and unique to the organisation. This next chapter is going to be equally exciting. 💙💙💙💙💙💙 | Posted on 23/May/2024 08:29:55
