GREETINGS FROM OUR CEO

Greetingsfrom our CEO

During a visit to the NASA Space Center in 1962, President Kennedy noticed a janitor carrying a broom. He purportedly interrupted his tour, walked over to the man and said, “Hi, I’m Jack Kennedy. What do you do around here?” The janitor responded, “I’m helping to put a man on the moon, Mr President.” This might seem like a random introductory paragraph from your newly-appointed CEO, but the metaphor describes my intentions in leading the peak body representing WA dentists. While we’re not setting out to put a man on the moon, each of us at ADAWA plays a role in supporting our highly-valued members to attain the highest level of oral health for every member of our society. I join the ADAWA with over twenty years’ experience leading both State and national not-for-profit, memberbased organisations and most recently in the highlyregulated aged care sector. While key stakeholders may vary depending on the profession, there remain core functions that industry peak bodies should deliver to their respective memberships including representation, advocacy, collaboration, and industry promotion and I look forward to contributing my professional and personal experiences to this effort. In my short time in the CEO role, I have admired the passion and commitment of members to the organisation, which has clearly contributed to the success of the ADAWA and the consequent benefit to the community. I have enjoyed early engagement with the ADAWA Council and represented member interests at a meeting with the WA Minister for Health Hon. AmberJade Sanderson. On this note, I would also take the opportunity to pay tribute to former long-serving CEO Dr David Hallett for his tremendous contribution to the organisation and for providing me a comprehensive debrief on key issues for the profession in WA. I would also like to sincerely thank ADAWA President Dr Amit Gurbuxani for his strong support of me as I settle into the role, and for his outstanding leadership at a time of transition and change for the organisation during the CEO recruitment phase. On a lighter note, and by way of providing further insight into your new CEO, I am a committed sports fan who for better or for worse is a member of both the West Coast Eagles and Perth Glory. At home I play second fiddle to my wonderful partner Jasmyn, and I am the proud father of three (two adult, one teenage) children. I consider it a privilege and honour to serve as the CEO for the ADAWA and I look forward to contributing to the excellent work of the organisation.

TREVOR LOVELLE

ADAWA CEO BBus., MBA., GAICD

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