Board Members

Richard Michael Salewicz

Director

Richard is the State Programs Manager at the Salvation Army Alcohol and Other Drug Services Tasmania. Coming with extensive experience in the alcohol and other drug treatment field in leadership and management, Richard has tertiary qualifications in Mental Health, AOD treatment and Neuroscience and oversees three inpatient and outpatient treatment services across Tasmania.

Richard has a passion for providing effective, responsive, evidenced based programs, and is continually seeking to improve services, staff professional practice and participant outcomes.

Richard is currently undertaking a post graduate course in neuroscience of mental health and is a graduate of the Tasmanian leadership program (2021).

Meet our board:
Damian Collins

Damian Collins

Chair
Damian Collins has been Chair of the ATDC Board since June 2022, and has worked in the Tasmanian ATO…
Emily Chase

Emily Chase

Vice Chair
Emily is the CEO of the Drug Education Network and has significant leadership and management experie…
Matthew Devenish

Matthew Devenish

Treasurer
Matthew Devenish is the CEO of Pathways Tasmania, a community services organisation…
Abby Smith

Abby Smith

Director
Abby is the Director of Prevention and Quit Tasmania at Cancer Council Tasmania….
Richard

Richard Michael Salewicz

Director
Richard is the State Programs Manager at the Salvation Army Alcohol and Other Drug Services Tasmania…
Board member Melanie Gibbon

Melanie Gibbon

Director
Melanie (Mel) is the Statewide ATOD Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Tasmania Aboriginal Centre….
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Ella Davey

Board Intern
Ella, a mum of three from Tasmania’s northwest, has worked as a peer worker since 2020….