Dr. Janice Kreltszheim, known as Mrs Janice Smith when not at work, has been in General Practice for over 25 years. She is particularly interested in Women’s Health including Family Planning, Antenatal Care and Menopause management.

She believes that better sexual and reproductive health is essential for communities to thrive all over the world – from her hometown in Melbourne to under-served, vulnerable  communities all around the world.

Janice enjoys a game of tennis and is also an accomplished fundraiser who ably heads up Wise Choices for Life’s Fundraising Subcommittee.

Janice’s qualifications include: MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, DRANZCOG and several Certificates in Family Planning, Skin Cancer Medicine and Skin Cancer Therapeutics.

Michael has a background in Financial Services having held Executive level positions in banking and superannuation. He commenced as our Treasurer in December 2018.

Michael was introduced to ‘Wise Choice for Life’ by his daughter Emily, who is a midwife. Emily first met Marg Docking (Founder and Executive Director) and her husband, John Docking in Ethiopia in 2015 and has been involved with the Midwifery Study Days and the Kampala Conference in 2017.

Michael spent 3 weeks in Uganda in 2008 and saw first hand the critical need for the life-changing work of ‘Wise Choice for Life’ .

Michael has a Bachelor of Economics with Honours, is a CPA and also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Lauren VanEnk is an international development practitioner with over twelve years of experience working in design, implementation and management of global health programs. 

Lauren is particularly passionate about building the capacity of faith-based organizations and religious leaders to be champions for health and development in their communities. She brings technical expertise in the areas of family planning, gender, HIV, strategic scale-up, and social and behavior change. 

Serving with World Vision US, Lauren’s current position is Senior Regional Engagement Manager for East Africa. Previously, she was a faculty member at Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health where she designed and led several family planning projects and research studies in Africa. 

Lauren holds an MPH from George Washington University and a BA from Calvin College.

Andrew joined the board in early 2021. He is married to Board Chair Janice Smith and has been supporting her in her work with WCFL for the past five years.

Andrew has visited Uganda, met the board and seen the results of WCFL on the ground, in 2018.

A consultant gastric surgeon with a long public and private hospital experience in Melbourne, Andrew has been instrumental in building a private day hospital and was on the senior management team of this business for 25 years. 

Andrew has been a committed member of St Hilary’s Anglican Church in Kew for over 25 years.

Leanne is experienced in the areas of accounting, human resources, IT and office management. She has been involved with various boards and committees over more than 30 years.

Leanne has held administration positions in an insurance company, a major bank, a local school as well as working for many years with the legal practice set up with her husband Jame. Along with Jame, they have developed a Train the Trainers course on governance for Board members.

A Registered Nurse / Midwife, Marg Docking is the highly acclaimed Founder of Wise Choices for Life.

With certificates in comprehensive family planning, sexual health, and vocational training, Marg also graduated in Leadership Matters Course and Arrow Leadership for Not for Profit Executives.

Having had extensive experience working in Australia’s Indigenous, remote communities, Marg’s passion grew to help at-risk communities. It was not surprising then that Marg resigned after 16 years in the birthing unit at Wodonga Hospital to undertake a two-year internship with African Enterprise. She took up residence in Uganda where the alarmingly high maternal mortality rate motivated her further to dedicate her life to training others in reproductive health and life skills.

Marg served on the Australia Board, led the Operations in Australia as Executive Director and coached and mentored the Ugandan Country Director for nearly 12 years. Sadly, Marg retired from all her duties at Wise Choices for Life on 15 August 2020.