Women leading a healthier Gold Coast

At Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN), women are leading from the front and shaping a stronger, more connected and future-ready primary health care system. This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the experienced leaders guiding this work – bringing decades of clinical, strategic and system leadership to improve health outcomes for the Gold Coast community.

Across GCPHN, female leaders drive innovation across commissioning, digital transformation, primary care, planning and community engagement. Together, they are championing:

• Innovative care models that keep people well and out of hospital
• Smart, data-driven system stewardship
• A more equitable health future for First Nations communities
• Collaborative partnerships that strengthen the entire primary care sector.

Their leadership reflects the heart of GCPHN’s mission: building one world-class health system for the Gold Coast.

Meet the women behind the leadership

Angi Bissell – Chief Executive Officer

A transformational leader with nearly 30 years experience in health, Angi brings strategic clarity, bold vision and deep sector expertise shaped through major system-wide initiatives across Mater and Queensland Health.

Jacqui Greig – Executive Director, Commissioning

Bringing over 25 years of experience, Jacqui leads commissioning and primary care with a strong focus on collaboration, innovation, workforce development and evidence‑based care to improve outcomes across health and social systems.

Dr Alyson Ross – Executive Director, Digital Insights & Performance

A highly experienced digital and organisational systems transformation leader, Alyson has driven GCPHN’s major digital reforms, national data initiatives and organisation-wide capability and performance improvements. Alyson successes include leading the development of Primary Sense Population Health Management and e-decision support application for general practice, that now provides health insights for well over half the population of Australia.

Kellie Trigger – Director, Health Intelligence, Planning & Engagement

Kellie brings strong strategic oversight, deep sector knowledge and extensive organisational leadership experience, helping shape a responsive and future-focused approach to health system planning and engagement.

Kim Zwegers – Director, Primary Health Care

Kim strengthens frontline primary care through collaboration, service integration and sustainable practice support, ensuring GP and community needs remain central to system design.

This International Women’s Day, GCPHN recognises the women whose leadership, expertise and dedication continue to shape healthier futures for the Gold Coast community.