Improving and Integrating Urban Indigenous Health Services

Our Structure

IUIH Executive Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Ah Boo

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for implementing the Strategic Vision of the organisation and overall management of IUIH’s operations.

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Director – Commercial Operations
Dallas Leon

Deadly Choices builds on partnerships with CCHSs to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to complete an annual health check and access the suite of services provided by their local CCHS clinic, comprising of:

Now one of the most recognised Indigenous brands nationally, Deadly Choices has an increasing profile through active involvement in major sporting event campaigns, including its Deadly Origin partnership with the Queensland Rugby League and the NSW Rugby League.

Clinical Director / Executive Director of Quality and Innovation
Dr Carmel Nelson

The Quality and Innovation Unit provides oversight of key IUIH Network backbone functions including:

  • Healthcare Quality and Safety
  • Data and Health Information Management
  • Evaluation and Research
  • Public Health
  • Service Design and Development
  • Digital Innovation

The Unit also currently provides oversight of several arms of IUIH direct service delivery including:

  • Mob Link
  • Integrated Team Care (ITC) Program
  • Regional Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
  • Birthing and Early Childhood Services
  • IUIH Goodna Clinic
Executive Director – Organisational Development
Dr Alison Nelson

The Organisational Development Unit is responsible for:

  • Pathways Our Way Academy (POWA): School-based and post-school traineeships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a range of qualifications
  • Workforce Development of existing staff aligned with IUIH’s Cultural Integrity Investment Framework, including workforce mapping to align new and existing programs to the IUIH System of Care and coordination of training delivery and evaluation
  • Growing leadership Our Way (GLOW): Leadership and management development including training and pathways to develop our next generation of leaders
  • Careers Our Way: Coordination of student placements across the region and career development and coaching for Network staff
  • EMPOWA Training: A new community controlled Registered Training Organisation delivering accredited training to build South East Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community services workforce
Director – Strategy and Partnerships
Dawn Schofield

The Strategy and Partnerships team oversights strategic policy development and advocacy for the IUIH Network, including working with key government and non-government stakeholders to drive system reform, and to support IUIH’s vision of healthy, strong, and vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities.  The Strategy and Partnerships business area includes the:

  • Policy Team
  • Marketing and Communications Team
  • Legal Services Team
General Manager – Corporate Services
Lawrence Swann

The Corporate Services Unit provides the necessary support to IUIH including:

  • Finance and payroll
  • Human resources
  • Information and communication technology (ICT)
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Asset management
  • Quality and accreditation 
  • Warehouse and procurement
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Lead for Cultural Integrity

(Nunuccal woman with connections to north-west Carnarvon Gorge, in central Queensland)

Renée Brown

The Cultural Integrity team is dedicated to fostering an environment that honours and upholds our cultural heritage, in alignment with Aboriginal Terms of Reference. This team plays a pivotal role in organisational development by embedding culturally responsive practices across all levels of IUIH, ensuring that staff, programs, and services reflect and respect Aboriginal ways of knowing and being. Through proactive community engagement, the unit builds strong relationships and partnerships, amplifying the voice of our people and the communities IUIH serves. Additionally, the Cultural Integrity team strengthens governance frameworks by developing policies and protocols that prioritise cultural integrity and accountability, guiding IUIH towards culturally aligned decision-making and sustainable, community-centred growth.