The MAN Board

	DEAN DYER - PRESIDENT Dean attended his first men’s group in 1997 and has been an active participant in men’s work ever since. Contributing to the Men’s Health and Wellbeing Association in the late 1990’s, co-founder of the Vincent Men’s Group in 2001, co-produced and presented a Men’s Health and Wellbeing Program on community radio in 2003, plus volunteering at various men’s weekends and groups over the last 6 years. He joined the MAN board in 2009 and has been President since 2010. Dean brings drive and energy to his work at MAN, he is especially passionate about male mental health. He brings the following skills to MAN: good governance, business management, leadership and ‘celebration’. He works as a consultant trainer/facilitator and lives in Tuart Hill with his partner Melissa. Dean believes that healthy and happy men will naturally lead healthy and happy families/communities.
	REIJER GROENVELD - SECRETARY Reijer is an Occupational Therapist currently working in the field of Health, Safety and Wellbeing and Injury Management. He has been involved in human services as a consultant and manager within a number of organisations including the banking and insurance industry, police department and Department of Health for over 20 years. He is currently the chairman of the WA Men's Gathering for the past three years and actively involved in rites of passage for men and boys as a senior leader in the Pathways into Manhood program.
	WES CARTER - BOARD MEMBER Wes has been organising, participating, facilitating and leading men's groups for some 36 years, in 1985 he initiated the Compass Men's Support group, a weekly open support group for men. This group, and subsequent other men’s groups were a major contribution to the commencement of interest in men’s issues in WA. Wes was the prime mover and founding member of the Men's Health and Wellbeing Association (WA) Inc, which had an initial membership of some 400 men and women and is now a National body with offshoots in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Wes is widely respected in the Australian men’s movement and is currently Patron of the annual WA Men’s Gatherings which he originated in 1995.
	TERRY OLESEN - BOARD MEMBER Terry brings to the table over 15 years experience in career planning, psychology, and education. In Perth, Terry has worked as consultant/trainer for secondary schools, the Health Department, and the Department of Training. He is also qualified as an Assessor/Trainer at Certificate IV (recognised nationally). Terry earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Claremont Graduate University and is a registered Psychologist in W.A. (#2242). Terry has volunteered locally in various capacities for Anglicare WA (Emergency Relief), the WA Conservation Council, PIT STOP (a health screening service for men), and the Men's Advisory Network. In the past he has volunteered his time for The Rainforest Action Network, The Elmwood Institute, Community Aid Abroad, The Religious Society of Friends, and Oxfam.
	NICOLA COLEMAN - BOARD MEMBER Nicola was born in England and was then raised on the Pacific Islands. She attended boarding school in England and commuted back to Islands in the Pacific for the last four years of her high school education. She trained in London as a Health Professional and emigrated to Perth in 1991. Nicola has travelled and worked extensively throughout rural and remote areas in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Nicola speaks publicly about being a survivor of domestic violence in the hope that with more education, everyone is able to love unconditionally, which is what most family units set out to achieve. Her first public speech was at the 20th anniversary of the Silent March in Perth with the Women's Council. This was the first year it was also amalgamated with the International White Ribbon Day commemorations. Raising boys as a sole parent, Nicola is passionate about the health and well-being not just for boys but also men. "If our men are happy and can love in a safe way, then more families can remain together. Everyone can love and be loved unconditionally. Men that perpetrate domestic violence are not happy. We need to improve the way we educate everyone so that the rates of domestic violence are reduced. This is a gender based issue that impacts on everyone in our society."
	CATE HARMAN - BOARD MEMBER Cate is currently WA State Manager with Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. She has been in this position for almost two years and been with PCFA for seven years. Cates background is in health sciences, with an honours degree majoring in Pharmacology. Cate worked in clinical research in Victoria for several years and then after moving to Perth set up a health clinic focusing on stress relief for the physical and psychological stresses of today’s demanding lifestyles. Cate lives in Nedlands with her husband and four teenage sons. Her sons are a particular source of joy and pride after having raised them largely on her own in their younger years after her first marriage ended. “I believe that healthy relationships are key to boys growing up to be good fathers and good husbands, and this being crucial to them leading healthy successful lives”. Cate has developed a strong interest and passion in men’s health in general and being a part of the movement to change the way men think about their health, and the value they attribute to taking care of themselves. “I see the disparity between the emphasis on men’s health and women’s health and I have a strong desire to contribute to balancing the scales”.