Board of Directors

NHIA is managed by a Board of Directors elected by Members in accordance with the Rules of the Association so as to ensure representation which reflects the distribution of the industry throughout Australia.

The following are the current Board Members as confirmed at the Thirtieth AGM:

Chairperson - Ms Cathy Bourke, Customer Service & Sales Jetstream Genetics VIC

Deputy Chair - Mr Nick Brasher: Director Farmwest, WA

Treasurer (interim) - Mr Paul Kenny: Director of Paul Kenny Breeding Services, QLD

Mr Adam Daniel: Co-Director of Numurkah NuGenes, VIC

Mr Ronnie Hibma: Director of Nexus Herd Development, VIC

Mr Chris Kendall: Tech Service Consultant & Cow Manager of World Wires Sires, VIC

About our Board members

Our Chairperson, Cathy Bourke, sees NHIA as being about community, providing the ability to talk with like-minded people and discuss common issues, ultimately benefiting individual businesses and the wider industry.

Our Deputy Chair, Nick Brasher believes NHIA has a pivotal role to play in research, innovation and adoption of new technology to ensure the progressive improvement of our national dairy and beef herds for current and future generations.

Our Interim Treasuer, Paul Kenny's passion is training and he believes NHIA has a vital role to play as a trusted partner for farmers, service providers, researchers, government and industry bodies in this space.

Adam Daniel also sees NHIA as playing an important role in providing access to resources and information, particularly where artificial insemination training and professional development is concerned.

Ronnie Hibma

Chris Kendall