The ANZCHOG Office is a small team who work closely with our extensive multi-disciplinary membership and international colleagues. We are passionate about our work and are dedicated to making a difference for children experiencing cancer.
Robyn Strong
Executive Officer
Robyn works closely with the ANZCHOG Board, developing and operationalising ANZCHOG's strategic plan. Robyn provides oversight to all of ANZCHOG's office activities and is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with ANZCHOG's national and international partners and supporters. She provides overarching management of ANZCHOG-sponsored trial activity.
Dr Janelle Jones
Program and Grants Manager
Janelle manages ANZCHOG's research programs, coordinating project development, national collaborations and securing research funding. She also undertakes policy development and provides extensive grant management support. Janelle is also responsible for ANZCHOG’s communications and is the staff liaison for ANZCHOG's Annual Scientific Meeting.
Michelle Carr
Quality Manager/Clinical Trial Monitor
Michelle provides high level quality oversight of ANZCHOG sponsored clinical trials. She provides trial management support, review and development of trial quality management plans, and implements ANZCHOG quality processes and activities. Michelle is also responsible for all the on-site monitoring activities of ANZCHOG sponsored clinical trials.
Sarah Baxter
Quality/ Trial Coordinator
Sarah provides quality oversight of ANZHOG sponsored clinical trials. She provides trial management support, review and development of trial quality management plans and implements ANZCHOG quality processes and activities. Sarah is also responsible for the central trial coordination of an ANZCHOG sponsored trial.
Dr Kathryn Kinross
Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator
Kathryn is the national study coordinator for the AIM BRAIN Project and MNP2.0 trials. She provides support to ANZCHOG investigators in the development of new ANZCHOG clinical trial protocols. Additionally, she coordinates ANZCHOG projects such as the National Minimum Dataset project and the clinical trial registry.
Rosie Newman
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Rosie is responsible for the central coordination and conduct of three ANZCHOG-sponsored trials, the PARC study and the SJ-ELiOT and COZMOS trial. She is the central point of contact for all participating centres and will liaise closely with the international sponsors and Australian regulatory bodies to ensure all trial requirements are met.
Sharina Omerovic
Clinical Trial Coordinator / Start-Up Specialist
Sharina is involved in the national start-up of ANZCHOG-sponsored trials, specifically the preparation and coordination of submissions to ethics, regulatory, and other bodies. Sharina assists with the early development and planning activities, reviews feasibility analyses, and provides input into logistics and operational planning. Currently on maternity leave.
Carley Purcell
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Carley is responsible for the central coordination and conduct of three ANZCHOG-sponsored trials, the FaR-RMS study, MyeChild trial and the ReRAD trial. She is the central point of contact for all participating centres and will liaise closely with the international sponsors and Australian regulatory bodies to ensure all trial requirements are met.
Sara Field
Administrative Officer
Sara acts as the main point of contact for the ANZCHOG office and is responsible for general administration and finance. She is also responsible for membership queries and will assist in grant management.
Catherine Nguyen
Clinical Trial Assistant
Catherine is responsible for providing support to ANZCHOG trial sites through management of clinical trial documentation. She manages the ACCT Tumour Board and relapsed screening logs.