Jim has served in a number of capacities at LifeFlight over the past 15 years and brings an abundance of government policy knowledge and experience. During more than 12 years of parliamentary service with the Queensland Government, Jim worked across portfolios in State Development and Trade, Transport, Health, Business, Industry and Regional Development, as well as Youth, Sport and Recreation.

As well as an integral knowledge of government policy, Jim specialises in business development and Government interaction with private sector initiatives. Through his career, Jim has created a solid record of business and project development achievements. Jim has also been instrumental in attracting a number of high profile businesses to Queensland.

Jim is currently the Non-Executive Director for Centurion Group of Companies, Non-Executive Director of Infinite Water, a Director of APIED Ltd Australia, a Director of British Borneo Petroleum Australia, Chairman of the Enhance Group, as well as Director of LifeFlight Retrieval Medicine Limited, Director of LifeFlight Commercial and a Director of LifeFlight.

Since leaving the public sector she has been appointed to the boards of statutory authorities by both Coalition and ALP governments and has chaired inquiries for Queensland and Federal Government Ministers.

Jan has been an interviewer and presenter in mainstream media, a newspaper columnist, a published author, and has worked with United Nations agencies (e.g. the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Health Organisation). She has also been an independent non-executive director on a number of commercial and not-for-profit boards in the private sector.

Jan has worked on extraordinarily complex projects spanning a wide range of sectors but particularly in water, oil and gas, energy, utilities, infrastructure and coal seam gas and coal. Many of the projects her company undertakes are in regional and rural Australia.

Her particular expertise lies in strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, community consultation and education and awareness. She understands the information needs of key stakeholders, the broader community and the media. She has worked on brand development, marketing and public acceptance across many industry sectors and brings to each task both empathy and emotional intelligence.

Jan has also facilitated complex workshops and chaired public meetings with thousands of attendees and managed stakeholder forums with diverse views to achieve informed consensus about proposed projects. She has been a successful non-executive director (and chair) for organisations such as the RACQ, Ports Corporation Queensland, Wyatt Gallagher (Boston-based), Queensland Dairy Authority, Queensland Competition Authority, RSPCA, Community Housing Grants Board etc.

Recently she was recruited by a global training company to present masterclasses in stakeholder engagement in South East Asia.

Jan has wide experience across numerous industry sectors in Queensland, and has worked for government agencies in this state as well as in Western Australia and South Australia. She has extensive networks, is an excellent negotiator and mediator, and works well as part of group dynamics.

She stepped down from the role in September 2017 to pursue a personal stake in the club. She is a Director of Sunland Group Ltd since January 2018. Ms. Frizelle is also a Director of the Griffith University Advisory Board, Audi Australia Foundation Board, and St Hilda’s School Foundation and a Member of the AICD.

Known for her strong advocacy for the city of Gold Coast, she is also one of the largest employers here with over 800+ people now under the Frizelle Sunshine group.

She’s a proud Mother of three, and a loyal supporter of women in leadership roles.

After a chance meeting with LifeFlight CEO, Ashley van der Velde, and Dean Bordiss, who was Fixed Wing Chief Pilot at the time.

By the end of the meeting our commercial division had a new aircraft, John found himself guarantor for the finance to buy the jet he was selling and a new joint venture, Aeromed Qld, was created.

He gained appropriate endorsement to become a First Officer and flew both domestic and international retrieval missions. For many years, he kept his qualifications up to date, undertaking training requirements along with the rest of the fixed wing crew, and was on duty for the 2014 test flight when our first Challenger 604 jet was approved by Queensland Health as a response aircraft during the ebola outbreak.

For John and his family, particularly his wife Deb, there is a deep interest in philanthropy and John is also a Life Member of LifeFlight Australia.

Amelia is currently the CEO at Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) which she joined in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer. As part of her role, Amelia delivers shareholder value creation opportunities as well as engages stakeholders across industry, government and the community. Prior to QAL, Amelia has had global experience in roles across the Pacific, UK, US and Caribbean. Amelia also worked at Qantas in senior finance executive roles, which included overseeing the financial and commercial management of Qantas Engineering, Customer and Airport Ground Operations businesses.

Amelia has extensive experience serving on boards and currently holds the role of Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Infrastructure and Finance Committee at Griffith University, in addition to serving as an advisory member of UNIQ You. She was previously a Director of Destination Gold Coast and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for National Trust (Queensland).

She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Institute of Chartered Accountants.