BHCI Board

Chair

Jenny Monson

Jenny has been on the board of BHCI since 1989 and has been an active contributor to end of life care since she completed her Certificate in Palliative Care Studies. She has been involved during that time in the training of the Hospice volunteers and has also conducted training for Health professionals and facilitated workshops and seminars for community members.

Coming from a Counselling background, Jenny has specialised in work with the dying and in grief, loss and bereavement. She has worked as director of South West Counselling and has had her own counselling practice. Jenny has a real commitment to the principle of compassionate palliative care and of the inclusion of volunteers in clinical care at the end of life as it ensures that those receiving care experience a feeling of community inclusion.

Vice Chair

Dr Tamsin Coutts, BMBS, FRACGP

Tamsin is a General Practitioner who has been working in Busselton since 2014. She has clinical interest in Palliative Care and is passionate about improving access to End-of-Life and Bereavement services within the Busselton community. She has seen the positive impact that the work of the dedicated BHCI volunteers and staff has had on her own patients and families. As a result of this recognition, she joined the BHCI Board in 2021 so that she could help develop the services for the community and retain the essential connection between the organisation and Primary Care.

Tamsin recently completed six months’ full time work in the inpatient Palliative Care unit in St John of God Bunbury and is studying for Clinical Foundation in Palliative Medicine. She has taken an active interest in the governance of the organisation and is a member of the Institute of Community Directors Australia.

Secretary

Rose Gibbons

Rose Gibbons has recently retired, and brings her extensive experience as a Medical Practice Manager and Executive Assistant to the position of Board Secretary.

Committee Member

Kimball Powell

Kimball is a passionate and motivated Human Resources professional with over 20 years’ experience in the Human Resource and Industrial Relations (HR-IR) field across the Government, Mining & Resources, Transport & Logistics, and Hospitality sectors.

Kimball relocated to Busselton in early 2020 with his wife and two young children and loves being part of the community in the region. Kimball’s belief in giving back to his local community is his motivation for becoming a member of several sporting, day care and school committees.

Kimball loves his sport however admits these days most of his time is now spent spectating rather than participating.

Committee Member

Tim Baker

Tim is a recently retired educator, who grew up in Busselton. He spent his career as a teacher and principal across WA, in places including the Central Desert (Warakurna), Pilbara, Southwest and most recently, Esperance.

Tim returned to Busselton with his family in 2000, and served as principal at Busselton and Geographe Primary Schools. He loves the ocean and is a keen (but slow) swimmer, fisherman and boater. Having now retired, he is looking to contribute more to the community of Busselton which served him so well in his childhood, and working life.

He has a wife Karen, also a retired teacher, three adult sons and four grandsons (so far).