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Profile of Barbara Vernon
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Barbara Vernon |
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25th July 1916 |
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Inverell, New South Wales, Australia |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Dr Barbara Vernon is an Australian birth activist and currently the Executive Officer of the Australian College of Midwives.
Early History
Born in New South Wales she moved to Canberra in the mid 1970s. She did an Honours Degree in Political Science at the Australian National University and in 1997 was awarded a PhD in public policy from Griffith University in Brisbane, Queensland.
Career
Dr Vernon worked in the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, before becoming the President of the Maternity Coalition, a position she held for two years. While President she, and Dr Tracy Reibel drafted the National Maternity Action Plan. In 2003 she was appointed Executive Officer of the Australian College of Midwives.
Personal
She has two children and lives in Canberra, Australia. She is married to David Vernon.
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