Neil Sachse Foundation: The first step to curing spinal cord injury
Click to watch the Neil Sachse
presentation.
Neil Sachse Foundation: The first step to curing spinal cord injury
Who we are
Organisational Structure
| The Neil Sachse Foundation Board |
![]() |
Medical Advisory Committee |
![]() |
Research Design/Sourcing |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Marketing & Fundraising Committee | ![]() |
Administration | ![]() |
ASCIN & ICCP |
The Neil Sachse Foundation Board is the governance body of the organisation. Its members are:
- Mr Rick Harley, Chairman, Neil Sachse Foundation, Consultant, Hunt & Hunt
- Mr Grant Stephens, Treasurer, Neil Sachse Foundation, Managing Director, HLB Mann Judd, Chartered accountants
- Mr Neil Sachse, CEO, Neil Sachse Foundation
- Mr Barry Farmer, Disability Housing SA
- Mr Keith Smith, Managing Director, Virient
- Mr Geoff Ellery, Sales Manager - Superscreens, Australia & New Zealand, Bytecraft Entertainment
- Mr Robert Ryan, Consultant
Medical Advisory Committee directs the Board in matters of a medical/clinical nature, including which research to pursue, clinical trials processes and the relevant expertise required. The members are:
- Mr Keith Smith, Chairman, Neil Sachse Foundation Medical Advisory Committee, Managing Director, Virient
- Prof Robert Rush, Flinders University
- Dr Ruth Marshall, Medical Director, Orthopaedic, Amputee & Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Service (Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre / Royal Adelaide Hospital), Head, SA Spinal Cord Injury Service Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
- Mr Glenn McCulloch, Neurosurgeon, Past President of the Australian Society for Neurosurgeons
- Mr Matthew McDonald, Neurosurgeon
- Mr Peter Reilly, Neurosurgeon
- Mr Michael James, Chairman, Royal Adelaide Hospital Ethics Committee
- Ms Jillian Clark, Senior Research Associate, South Australian Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre
Marketing and Fundraising Committee is responsible for directing marketing and fundraising activities. The members are as follows:
- Mr Barry Farmer, Chairman, Neil Sachse Foundation Marketing and Fundraising Committee, Disability Housing SA
- Mr Robert Ryan, Consultant
- Mr Ian Brown, Director, Health Management & Nursing Services (HMNS)
- Ms Helen Sosnowski, Design Director, DesignCentric
- Mr Neil Sachse, CEO, Neil Sachse Foundation













