With more than 37 years’ experience as a registered nurse and midwife, Francine is passionate about giving back to the professions as an active member of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and a Fellow of the Australian College of Midwives (ACM).
In 2015, Francine completed the Global Nursing Leadership Institute at ICN, the first Tasmanian alumni for the GNLI. In October of the following year, 30 years to the day that she graduated as a registered nurse, Francine was appointed as Tasmania’s Chief Nurse and Midwife.
Francine served as member and Chair of the Nursing Board of Tasmania/NMBA (Tas) 2005-2010, member National Council ACM 2015, Chair Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers 2017-2019, current Chair Florence Nightingale Grants and Awards Committee and was recently appointed for a second term as the International Commissioner for Pathways to Excellence with the American Nurses Credentialing Centre.
Francine has postgraduate qualifications in nursing and midwifery; Graduate Certificate Business (Public Sector Management Program) and in 2021 completed the ANZSOG Executive Fellows Program.
Energy, courage and resilience have been characteristic of her professional leadership in Tasmania, nationally and more recently the international context.