Our Board

Dr Simon Lockwood - Chair

Dr Simon Lockwood is a rural generalist General Practitioner who has been practicing in remote South Australia for 25 years. Dr Lockwood has extensive experience in medical support for remote areas including rural and remote medical practices.

Dr Lockwood is a medical educator with the University of Adelaide and a past examiner for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He is a past member of the rural generalist pathways steering committee SA Health and of the Council for the Australian Medical Association South Australia.

Mrs Kirsten Sargeson

Ms Kirsten Sargeson has been a pharmacist in the Riverland for 34 years. Ms Sargeson is experienced in managing community pharmacies and providing hospital pharmacy consulting services.

Ms Sargeson is a Director of GB Fulwood & Co. overseeing the production of citrus and grapes. Along with her membership of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, this position further strengthens Ms Sargeson’s experience in managing organisations and operations.

Ms Sargeson combines governance expertise with a strong sense of community service. Passionate about the rural way of life, she is driven by a commitment to reducing social disadvantage and supporting healthier, more connected rural communities.

Mrs Lee Martinez

Ms Lee Martinez is a Mental Health Academic in the University of South Australia’s Department of Rural Health with a strong focus on bringing the voice of lived experience to teaching and policy development.

Ms Martinez has worked as a rural health practitioner for the past four decades in women’s health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health, youth health, aged care and acute care and worked in rural mental health for the past 25 years.

Ms Martinez is a Director on the Country and Outback Health Board, secretary for the Whyalla Suicide Prevention Network, and a member of the Upper Eyre Local Health Cluster.

Mrs Jill Coombe

Mrs Coombe was the Practice Manager of the Bridge Medical Clinic in Murray Bridge for 20 years.

Mrs Coombe is Community Living Australia’s Board Chair. She is a graduate and Alumini of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation Program (2011) and was a recipient of the SA Telstra Business Women’s Award for private and corporate sector leaders in in 2010.

Dr David Lam

Dr David Lam is a rural General Practitioner Anaesthetist in Murray Bridge. Dr Lam is Director of the Regional Training Hub at Flinders University and has been involved in teaching medical students and junior medical officers since 2012.

Dr Lam was the 2019 RACGP National GP of the Year and the winner of the 2023 Adelaide University Distinguished Alumni Award for medical and educational service to rural Australia.

Mr Mark Hartigan

Mr Mark Hartigan is the Chief Executive Officer of Country SA PHN, having previously held the positions of Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer.

Mr Hartigan has been a Justice of the Peace since 1998 and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Hartigan has accounting and business qualifications and a strong background and experience in commercial/rural banking, Local Government, and as a CEO in private business throughout regional South Australia.

Prof Svetlana Bogomolova

Professor Svetlana Bogomolova is a Professor of Health Marketing in the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University. Professor Bogomolova’s work brings the consumer voice to the design, evaluation and improvement of health services, programs, and policies.

Professor Bogomolova has successfully led prestigious Commonwealth Grants (including Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council) and is the Inaugural Deputy Director at the Centre for Social Impact Flinders University and is a Business of Health stream leader.

Professor Bogomolova has more than two decades of business consultancy experience to state, national and international organisations and is a past Non-executive Director at the Barossa Co-op.

She is an active member of her local community through volunteering, contributing her leadership to local sporting organisations and school governance, and enjoys golf, tennis and fitness classes.

Antoinette Liddell

Ms Antoinette Liddell is a proud descendant of the Wajarri People from Western Australia, now living in Port Lincoln. Ms Liddell has dedicated more than 15 years to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s primary health care as a registered Aboriginal Health Practitioner.

Ms Liddell is focused on improving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people’s health outcomes across regional and remote communities through Aboriginal Health

Ms Liddell is an active community member - active in local sport and is dedicated to supporting families, mentoring young people, and contributing to the wellbeing of her community.

Published on: January 9, 2024

Last updated on: November 3, 2025