Immediate Past President
Sylvia Shepherd
Sylvia Shepherd was introduced to the Family of Rotary through her involvement in Rotaract. Since then, she has been an active member of The Rotary Club of Drummoyne since 2001. She enjoys the opportunities that Rotary provides to contribute to the community.
Sylvia’s background is diverse. She trained at St Vincent’s to be a registered nurse and completed her Midwifery Certification at St Margaret’s. She undertook additional certification in Intensive Care at Concord Hospital, whilst working full time in the Renal Unit at the same hospital.
Sylvia has also completed a Bachelor or Arts in Education and Behavioural Sciences and Ancient History.
Following this, she completed a Master’s Degree of Public Health at the University of Sydney and lectured at the Faculty of Health, The University of Western Sydney for nine years.
She has worked in various areas of Health and Public Education with Arthritis and Osteoporosis Australia. She is currently Director of Nursing at Healthwoods Specialist Centre, when not travelling.
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Secretary
Hilary Lloyd
Hilary has lived in the City of Canada Bay since 2002. In 2004, she became Secretary of the Executive Committee in a large, 502 unit, complex where she lives. She is also Secretary of the Owner’s Corporation Network, the peak body representing apartment owners to improve apartment living.
Professionally, Hilary is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine where she teaches Pharmacology and supervises research students in the field of Neuropharmacology. She is passionate about teaching and has been successful, recently, in obtaining a competitive grant from the Carrick Institute (a government funded body) to establish an Australian Pharmacological and Toxicological Educational Network.
As an academic, Hilary publishes papers in refereed scientific and educational journals. Her most recent publication (2007) is a chapter in the book titled “Transforming a University: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Practice.
She has long been interested in social justice, equity and creation of a caring society. She worked as a student with mentally impaired adolescents and young kids from less privileged backgrounds. Her alternative “career” was to be in social housing but was considered over qualified! One of her current interests is strata living and developing a sense of community within strata. This year, as an invited speaker she has presented at a strata management annual conference and at the most recent OCN seminar (May 2008).
Hilary is single, with no children of her own. She has a sister and a brother living in the UK, and another sister living in France. She is an Aunty to four and a Great-Aunt to three.
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Treasurer
Norman West
Norman married in 1965 and was a widower in 1978. In 1982, he remarried, and his blended family comprises his lovely wife Lorraine, two daughters and two sons.
After a short period working in the family business, Norman completed an accountancy course and he has been a CPA since 1965, working as a CFO in a number of large public and private companies. In 1997, Norman retired from his position as CEO of a large Sydney Leagues Club. The retirement only lasted for four months, until he became a sole practitioner accountant, working from home. The practice involves a substantial amount of audit work which requires a considerable amount of travel within NSW. Norman enjoys this work immensely and believes that he will still be doing this until he drops off the perch.
Norman has been fortunate enough to have travelled extensively, both within Australia and overseas, and he enjoys reading and listening to classical music. Norman and Lorraine gain much pleasure from their role as active Guide Dog Puppy raisers.
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