Brian Kennedy

Brian Kennedy has extensive experience in mental health services, currently serving as Clinical Lead, Governance and Liaison and Director of Operations for Adult Mental Health at Albury Wodonga Health since March 2016. Prior roles include Team Lead for the Acute Adult Response Team at Wodonga Regional Health Service (April 2011 - March 2016) and Bushfire Recovery Clinician at NEBMHS (March 2009 - March 2011). Brian also held the position of Program Manager for Wodonga Adult Mental Health Services, overseeing operations in North East Victoria, and worked as a Community Mental Health Nurse at Wodonga Regional Health Service from 1994 to 2004. Previous experience includes roles at Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital as Nurse Unit Manager and Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital as a mental health nurse. Brian contributed to academia as a Visiting Lecturer at La Trobe University. Educational qualifications include a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Mental Health from the University of Melbourne and nursing training from the Western Regional School of Nursing.