Nicole Oreilly

Background

About Nicole Oreilly

Nicole O’Reilly has developed her management and leadership skills over the past 15 years and is currently is the Head of School Allied Health Sciences at Charles Darwin University. Nicole is the immediate past Chair of the National Rural Health Alliance and has held other board positions over the past 15 years, including executive roles. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has graduated from the Company Directors Course. She is a member of Occupational Therapy Australia and a registered Occupational Therapist who, for nearly 20 years, lived and worked across the Northern Territory. She was employed in a number of senior policy and management roles within the Northern Territory Department of Health, including the Director of Community Health, Acting Principal Allied Health Officer, and Director for the policy and project work related to transitioning remote primary health care to Aboriginal community control.She has been actively involved in Occupational Therapy Australia throughout her career holding a number of volunteer roles on committees and on the board. She was also employed as the Deputy CEO/ Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary of Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA). In this role she oversaw key aspects of OTA's governance programs and operations. She was a finalist in the Department of Health Achievement Awards for Public Administration Excellence in 2018 and was recognised in 2016 by Occupational Therapy Australia for her contribution to the organisation via her board and committee memberships.