{"id":42508,"date":"2018-10-08T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=42508"},"modified":"2018-10-09T07:49:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T21:49:21","slug":"mdrt-names-new-state-chairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2018\/10\/08\/mdrt-names-new-state-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"MDRT Names New State Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MDRT organisation in Australia has appointed a new group of advisers to take on the duties of State Chair across the mainland states.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42509\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Jenny-Brown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42509\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Jenny-Brown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MDRT Australia Chair, Jenny Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The appointments were announced by MDRT Australia Chair, <strong>Jenny Brown,<\/strong> who took on her role in September 2017 (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2017\/09\/05\/jenny-brown-named-as-mdrt-australia-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny Brown Named as MDRT Australia Chair<\/a>), and will continue for another year.<\/p>\n<p>In a note sent to MDRT members, Brown announced that outgoing State Chairs &#8211; <strong>Jamie McIntyre <\/strong>(Victoria), <strong>Mat Gale<\/strong> (NSW) and <strong>Dom Schuh<\/strong> (Qld) \u2013 would be succeed by <strong>Amanda Cassar<\/strong> (Qld), <strong>Terry Johnson<\/strong> (NSW),\u00a0<strong>Aaron Kane<\/strong> (Vic) and <strong>Garry Addison<\/strong> (WA), while <strong>Steven Genoff<\/strong> would continue as South Australian State Chair. Each term is for 12 months with an opportunity to extend for a further year.<\/p>\n<p>Brown highlighted the key role Australian advisers were playing in the wider MDRT organisation adding, \u201cAs Australians we might be small in numbers in the MDRT community, but we give so much back, with so many of our members serving on various committees, we certainly punch well above our weight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This includes former MDRT Australia Chair, <strong>Adam McCann<\/strong> who has taken on the role of MDRT Oceania Chair from Melbourne adviser, <strong>Mat Fogarty, <\/strong>and<strong> Ross Hultgren<\/strong> who is one of two Global Council Members, as well as <strong>Ross Vanderwolf<\/strong> who stepped into the role of MDRT Global President on 1 September (see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2018\/09\/13\/ross-vanderwolf-takes-mdrt-reins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Vanderwolf Takes MDRT Reins<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42504\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Amanda-Cassar-MDRT-Qld.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42504\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Amanda-Cassar-MDRT-Qld.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Cassar (Qld)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42505\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Terry-Johnson-MDRT-NSW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42505\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Terry-Johnson-MDRT-NSW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry Johnson (NSW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42502\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Aaron-Kane-MDRT-Vic-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42502\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Aaron-Kane-MDRT-Vic-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Kane (Vic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42501\" style=\"width: 151px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Garry-Addison-MDRT-WA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42501\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Garry-Addison-MDRT-WA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garry Addison (WA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42503\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Steven-Genoff-MDRT-SA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42503\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Steven-Genoff-MDRT-SA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steven Genoff (SA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42507\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Adam-McCann.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42507\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/Adam-McCann.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MDRT Oceania Chair, Adam McCann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MDRT organisation in Australia has appointed a new group of advisers to take on the duties of State Chair across the mainland 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