JULeye AMBASSADORS
JULeye Ambassadors serve to bring JULeye to life, sharing their personal story with eye health hoping to inspire others to get involved and support the cause.
We would like to acknowledge the generous commitment and contribution of our JULeye Ambassadors in supporting JULeye.
Kirk Pengilly -
INXS Band Member
Kirk Pengilly is best known as the guitarist, saxophonist and principal backing vocalist of the iconic Australian rock band, INXS. He is recognised for wearing his trademark glasses having worn glasses for almost all of his life. Whilst on tour in 1985, Kirk was diagnosed with severe glaucoma and was fast tracked to a pioneering Australian ophthalmologist to quickly treat his deteriorating sight.
Betty Churcher -
Art Educator & recently retired Art Director
Betty Churcher, known affectionately as ‘Betty Blockbuster’, has always had a private and public passion for art. Her vision was to make people see art as accessible and relevant. Betty has been a role model for women: the first female head of a tertiary institution, the first female director of a state art gallery and the first woman to be Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Recently, Betty’s sight, the one faculty she values above all others, deteriorated to what she describes as, ”like having midnight sitting on your shoulder – a big, black presence”.
Dr. Gina Kourt -
Ophthalmologist - Oculoplastic Surgeon, FRANZCO, FRACS
Dr Georgina (Gina) Kourt has practised as an ophthalmologist in Sydney for the past 16 years and is a Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO). Before entering the RANZCO training program, Dr Kourt gained experience in general medicine and paediatrics. She is a Visiting Medical Officer to both Sydney Eye Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital. She is a sub specialist oculoplastic surgeon and was a founding member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Oculoplastic Surgeons. Dr Kourt is Chairman of the Eye Medical Staff Council at Sydney Hospital and is a member of the RANZCO Board of Examiners. She also is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Kourt makes annual surgical field trips to the Northern Territory, performing oculoplastic surgery on indigenous and non indigenous people.
Deborah Hutton -
JULeye Spokesperson
One of Australia's best known and most recognisable personalities, Deborah Hutton has been appearing in the media since she was just 16. A successful model, TV presenter, editor, homewares and eye wear designer, she is an icon of both fashion and style. She is also a spokesperson for iconic Australian companies Qantas and Holden and the face of Olay Regenerist and the "Living at Hyatt" development at Coolum. Her support for the JULeye initiative comes from her understanding of the importance of eye health and the need to raise awareness about preventing and treating eye disease.
Peter Keel -
Partner, Clayton Utz & Chairman, The Eye Foundation
An avid lover of the visual arts and passionate about the gift of sight, Peter is personally dedicated to our cause. In the corporate world, Peter is a commercial litigator with more than twenty years experience. He is acknowledged by his peers as one of Australia's leading lawyers in the areas of dispute resolution, defamation and trade practices law. Reflecting his personal love for the visual arts, is Chairman of the Bundanon Trust, administrators of the Arthur Boyd Gift.
Pamela Laidlaw -
Director, The Eye Foundation
Through an introduction in June 2007, Pam has generously volunteered her management, strategic and financial expertise as a 'corporate ambassador and spokesperson' and more recently as a Board Director for The Eye Foundation. Pam has a personal interest in promoting the importance of eye health as she suffers from a rare genetic eye disease and has undergone two amazing operations to regain vision in both eyes. A keen equestrian in her leisure time, Pam has held senior finance and management positions in the United States and Australia across the recruitment, hospitality and advertising industries.
Belinda Sullivan -
Chief Executive Officer, The Eye Foundation
As a teenager Belinda was a state representative netball player experiencing blurry vision on the court that she thought was 'normal'. Not until her 20s did she realise that her vision was less than 'perfect' and that it may have put an end to her representative sports ambitions. In June 2006 Belinda became the CEO of The Eye Foundation, motivated by the opportunity to help drive the organisation in its mission. Belinda's passion and drive to make a difference to the Australian community began while she investigated serious crime as a detective in the New South Wales police force. She was recently awarded 2007 Telstra NSW Young Business Woman of the Year and has been leading and driving sustainable business strategies in the not-for-profit sector for the past nine years.
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