Appointed to the SLSWA Board in June 2019. Leesa is SLSWA’s Honorary Medical Officer and 2015 SLSWA DHL Lifesaver of the Year. As an active member of Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC since 2009, Leesa has held Higher Education, and First Aid Officer positions at her club, and was a member of the SLSWA Lifesaving Advisory Committee from 2015-2016.
In addition to her lifesaving duties, Leesa has also been a fierce surf sports competitor, achieving 9 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at WA Championships and bronze at a National Level.
Leesa is an Emergency Doctor working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Joondalup Hospital Emergency Department as an Emergency Specialist. Leesa has completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (HONS) in 2012 at the University of Western Australia and has since gained her Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; her Certificate of Clinician Performed Ultrasound (CCPU) AAA and eFAST (Australasian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine) and most recently completed her Fellowship in Emergency Medicine in mid-2020 (FACEM – Australasian College of Emergency Medicine).
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