AAUS Membership List as at October 2018
To apply for membership please contact Teresa Tjia, AAUS President ([email protected]) or Belinda Atkinson, AAUS Secretary ([email protected]).
Name Position Institution
Anjali Antoniotti University Secretary University of Divinity
Belinda Atkinson Council Secretary and Head, Southern Cross University (AAUS Secretary) Governance Services
General Counsel and Director Diane Barker Australian Catholic University Governance
Vicky Baxter-Wright Team Leader Secretariat Southern Cross University
Nicole Beaumont Council Secretary University of Adelaide
Richard Birrell Manager, Policy and Secretariat University of Technology, Sydney
Rebecca Bramwell Manager, Governance La Trobe University
Michele Britton Head, Corporate Governance Griffith University
Linda Breen University Secretary and Director, Charles Sturt University (Immediate Past-President to Governance and Corporate Affairs December 2018)
Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services Western Sydney University
Director - Executive Services & Tony Calder Monash University Secretary to Council
University Secretary and Chief David Cantrick-Brooks University of Newcastle Governance Officer
Chief Administrative Officer and Melva Crouch University of Wollongong University Secretary
Kim Davis Deputy University Secretary University of Newcastle (AAUS Vice-President)
Deirdre De Souza University Secretary University of Western Australia
Company Secretary and General Michael Dean Bond University Counsel
Gioconda Di Lorenzo University Secretary University of Melbourne
Director Governance and Emma Lincoln Swinburne University of Technology Integrity/University Secretary
Merryn Falk Council Secretary University of Sunshine Coast
James Fitzgibbon Director of Governance University of New South Wales (AAUS Treasurer) Name Position Institution
University Secretary and General Helen Fleming Western Sydney University Counsel
Tori Funnell Senior Manager, Governance University of Wollongong
Manager, Corporate Governance Andrew Heath Australian National University and Policy
Director, Governance and Legal Nancy Huggett University of Wollongong Division
Robyn Ivey Executive Officer (Council) University of Southern Queensland
Koffsovitz Kornel Manager, Legal & Governance Swinburne University of Technology
David Lim University Secretary Flinders University
Emma Lawler University Secretary Macquarie University
Hamish Lithgow Senior Governance Officer University of Newcastle
Company Secretary Entities, Ian Londish Western Sydney University Associate Director Secretariat
Executive Director, University Alastair McDougall University of Tasmania Governance
Trudi McGlade University Secretary Murdoch University
Maurie McNarn Chief Operating Officer University of Queensland
Director, Governance and Legal Queensland University of Tania Meggitt Services Technology
John Montgomery Senate Executive Officer University of Queensland
Executive Officer to Council and Jodie Plowright Federation University Australia Committees of Council
Director, Chancellery and Council Penny Moore University of South Australia Services
Sonia Nelson Senior Executive Officer University of Tasmania
Secretary to Council and Head Glenn Nicholls Deakin University Governance Unit
Natalie Nixon Deputy Secretary to Council University of Canberra
David Pacey Secretary to Senate University of Sydney
Director and General Counsel, Joanne Quinn Edith Cowan University Strategic and Governance
University Secretary and Director, Bill Paterson University of Technology, Sydney Governance Support Unit Name Position Institution
Chief Legal and Governance Brendan Peet University of New England Officer
Policy Team Leader, Academic Diego Rodriguez Perez University of Queensland Board
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Joanne Perry Central Queensland University Experience and Governance)
Director, Secretariat and Council Jon Porter Curtin University Secretary
Gabrielle Price Deputy University Secretary University of New England
Nicole Ranieri National Manager, Governance Australian Catholic University
Director, Corporate Governance Chris Reid Australian National University and Risk
University Secretary and General Tom Rowan Swinburne University of Technology Counsel
Manager of Governance and Philippa Scott University of Sydney Deputy Secretary to Senate
Mark Smith Deputy Director of Governance University of New South Wales
PVC (Corporate Services) and Scott Snyder University of the Sunshine Coast Council Secretary
Director, Strategic Services and Ross Springolo Governance and University Charles Darwin University Secretary
Adrian Tinetti Secretary to Council Federation University Australia
Teresa Tjia Vice-President Planning, Registrar and University Victoria University (AAUS President) Secretary
Mark Toleman University Secretary University of Southern Queensland
Chief Operating Officer and Peter Tranter University of Notre Dame University Secretary
Ian Troupe Acting University Secretary James Cook University
Aisling Vennitti Advisor, University Governance Edith Cowan University
Lily Vesikula* Secretary to Council University of the South Pacific
General Counsel and University Eric Wells University of Canberra Secretary
Kylie White Director, Governance Central Queensland University
Anthony Zgrajewski Governance and Policy Officer University of Queensland * Associate Member
Emeritus Members
Name Institution
Linda Breen Formerly of Charles Sturt University (from January 2019)
Len Currie Formerly of University of Melbourne
Michael Elliot Formerly of Swinburne University of Technology
John Green Formerly of Deakin University
Heather Karmel Formerly of University of Adelaide
Michael Kern Formerly of James Cook University
David Knight Formerly of RMIT University
Julie Rowlands Deakin University
Christopher Stewardson Formerly of University of Melbourne
Michael Tomlinson TEQSA
Amanda Way Formerly of RMIT University
Belinda Webster Formerly of University of Tasmania