Judith-Marie (Judi) is a retired nurse and midwife who has held a number of corporate and health
leadership roles. Judi is a graduate of the University of South Australia and holds two graduate
diplomas and a Masters of Education (HRD) degree. She has held senior South Australian positions,
including Assistant Director of Nursing (Education) at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and
CEO/Registrar of the Nurses Board of South Australia.
Judith has worked in health management and advocacy roles in many parts of the world, including as
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Development for the Dubai Health Authority and as technical
consultant to the World Health Organisation. For three years she was the volunteer Director of the
International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) in The Hague, Netherlands. Judi has been a member
of the Rotary Club of Morialta since 2011, and in 2018 with the support of her Club and District and
Global grants, she initiated a Rotary midwifery leadership buddy project in Papua New Guinea, to
help improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.