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State councils

Members of the state councils appointed by the Board of Directors of Governance Institute of Australia Ltd.

Councils

NSW/ACT

Chair

Kerry McGoldrick LLB, GradDipACG, MBA, FGIA, FCG
Partner, ShineWing Australia

Council

Dhawal Gadani FGIA, FCG
Company Secretary, Commonwealth Bank

Phil Grindley B Comm, GradDipACG, MLS, CA, FGIA FGC
Head of Risk, Wesley Mission

Raja Jata FCPA, FGIA, FCG, MAICD 
Group MD, IndOz Group

Mark Lee, MBA, FGIA, GAICD, CPL
Deputy Director Fleet Logistics/ Royal Australian Navy

Mohua Mukherjee, FGIA, FCG (CGP, CS), PFIIA, CISA, B.A. (Econ)
Head of Risk Assurance, Catholic Schools Broken Bay

Mathew Ronald FGIA
Director, People Advisory Services, EY

Hunter Smith AGIA ACG 
Consultant/Advisory, EY

Susie Zhong AGIA, ACG, MAcc
Company Secretary, Independent Liquor Group Co-operative Ltd

Francesca Dickson, FGIA

Risk Consulting & Advisory

Andrew Heath, FGIA

Board Secretary, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

Craig Kirby, FGIA, MA, CFE

Assistant Director Governance and Performance, Digital Transformation Agency

 

Ramona Roach, FGIA, MAICD

Principal & CEO, Ethika Group

 

Simmy Singh, GIA (Affiliated)

Business Governance Lead – Customer Servicing Operations at ANZ

 

Alyssa White, AGIA

Chief Governance Officer & University Secretary, University of Wollongong

 

State Manager, NSW/ACT

Andrew Parker
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QLD

Chair

Gail Creighton-Davies MSc, FGIA, MAICD, CPPE (AIPM)
Digital transformation, project governance and risk management

Council

John Auld BBus, GradCertRMIP, CPA, FGIA
National Cost Controller, Watpac

Frances Finucan FGIA FCG
Head of Corporate Governance & Deputy Company Secretary, Virgin Australia

Sally Frazer BA/LLB(Hons), LLM, GradDipACG, GAICD, MBA, (Cert)AGSM, AGIA, ACG
General Manager Legal and Governance, Cleanco Queensland

Kate O’Donohue FGIA
GM, Board Support & Compliance, UnitingCare Queensland

Nicole Pedwell FGIA
Head of Business Controls – Chief Finance Office & Chief People Office, Great Southern Bank

Robbie Sinclair CPP, MBA, BAdminL, FGIA, FARPI, AMIIA, JP

John Weaver FGIA, MSc, Risk Management, LLB Law
Partner, Deloitte

Anthony Zgrajewski FGIA
Senior Corporate Risk & Governance Officer, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Shaun Conroy FGIA FAICD CA
Board Advisor, Board Associates

Anna Hebron FGIA GAICD
Managing Director, Anna Hebron and Associates

Justin Hogg FGIA FCG
Managing Director, Right Source Pty Ltd

State Manager, QLD

David Schenk GIA(Affiliated)
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SA

Chair

Ross Springolo FGIA FCG
Company Secretary, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Council

Rosie Bolingbroke MBA, BCom(CommLaw), GradDipACG, AssocDipAcc, FGIA, FCG, MIPA, AFA
JP Manager, Governance Services, Adelaide University

Jennifer Duncan FGLA, MBA, FGIA
Principal and Founder, Uncommon Good

Karin Geraghty FGIA (ex officio)
Principal Consultant, Stratdigi

Debbie Hall AGIA ACG
Business Manager – Global & Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research

Ella McDougall FGIA
General Manager – Legal & Governance, ACH Group

Des Quirk FGIA FCG
Director Financial Services, Return to Work SA

Michael Sedgman FGIA FCG
Chief Executive Officer, The Rural City of Murray Bridge

Greg Sierocinski BAdminMan, GradDipACG, GradDipAppFin, GradDipFinPlan, AGIA, ACG, ANZIIF (Fellow) CIP, FIPA, FFin
Partner-Financial Planning, Grant Financial Management

Meredyth Stewart AGIA, ACG
Risk & Corporate Governance Manager, MIGA

Michelle Feros FGIA FCG, B.Ec/B.A (Asian Studies), MLS&T (Prof), GradDipACGRM 
Company Secretary, Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) 

State Manager, SA, NT and TAS

Susan Bradbrook FIPA GIA(Affiliated)
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TAS

Chair

Simon Scott BA Hons, MMgt, LLB, GDLP, GDACG, FGIA, FCG, GAICD
Chartered Governance Professional and Committee Secretary, Tasmanian Legislative Council

Council

Dr Kim Backhouse FGIA
Lecturer, University of Tasmania

Tom Baxter FGIA, FCG, BEc, LLB, LLM

Jane Beaumont FGIA
General Counsel and Executive Director Legal & Risk, Corporate and Governance, University of Tasmania

Greg Hanigan BCom, AdvDipFS (FP), Cert Gov(Prac), GAICD, FGIA, FCG (ex officio)
Chief Risk Officer, Foresters Financial

Steven Maycock JD (Hons), BPharm, BSc(Hons), GradDipACG, FGIA, FCG, GAICD
General Counsel/Company Secretary, TT-Line Company Pty Ltd

Anita Robertson BCom, Grad DipACG, FGIA, FCG, FCA, GAICD
Business Manager, St Virgil’s College

Simon Scott BA Hons, MMgt, LLB, GDLP, GDACG, FGIA, FCG, GAICD
Chartered Governance Professional and Committee Secretary, Tasmanian Legislative Council

Jane Reid BCom/LLB, GDLP, GAICD, DipFS, FGIA
Chief Risk Office, RACT

Major (Retd) Cameron Simpkins
MBL, MBA, Grad Dip Logistics, Dip WH&S, Dip Project Mgt, FGIA, CBP, MAICD, MAIPM 

Mandakini Khanna, FGIA, AICD
Chief Risk Officer, MyState Limited  

Kate Crawford, BA LLB GDipACG FGIA FCG
General Counsel and Company Secretary, TasWater,  

Theo Kapodistrias BA LL.B GDLP ICC MAICD FGIA FCG 
General Counsel, Evergen 

State Manager, SA, NT and TAS

Susan Bradbrook FIPA GIA(Affiliated)
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VIC

Chair

Jeffrey Luckins BBus, FGIA, FCG, FCPA
Director, William Buck

Council

Rohan Abeyewardene FGIA FCG
Group Company Secretary, Vicinity Centres

Dr Marco Bini MCom, LLM, MPubPol, PhD, FGIA, FCG, FIPAA
Risk and Compliance Manager, Royal Australian College of GPs

Mark Burke AGIA, ACG

Priscilla Bryans FGIA FCG
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Lisa Fitzgerald FGIA
Partner, Lander & Rogers

Karen Goodwin FGIA
Group General Counsel, WTFN

Kyle Johnson GIA(Affiliated)
Risk & Compliance Professional, Pact Group Holdings Ltd

Aubrey Mair FGIA FCG
Manager Governance, Department of Families Fairness and Housing

Claire Miller BA, LLB, AGIA, ACG
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Renee Minchin FGIA FCG
Executive Director, 2account

Paris Nicolaou FGIA

Nicholas Parker BEc, CA, FGIA
Head of Risk Assurance, Bupa

Fiona Zafirakos FGIA, LLB (Hons), MBA
Company Secretary (Subsidiaries) and Governance Manager, Telstra

Ken Weldin BAcc (Hons Econ), CA, MBA, FGIA, FCG, Professor (Practice) (ex officio)
Partner, PKF

State Manager, VIC

Anna Alexander LLB FGIA
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WA

Chair

Joanne McDonald FGIA, FCG, MSc, GAICD

Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Affairs, IGO Ltd

 

Council

Nathan Bartrop BCom, LLB, GradDipACG, FGIA, FCG

Executive Director, White Label Corporate

Dalveen Belyea LLB, FGIA FCG

Consultant, Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers Third Sector Advisory Group

Brad Boyle MBA, LLB, FGIA, FCG, MAICD

General Counsel & Company Secretary, Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA)

Diana Forsyth FGIA

Chair, Bethanie & Non-Executive Director WA Primary Health Alliance

Bradley Gannon BComm, LLB (Hons), GradDipACG, FGIA, FCG, GAICD (OM)

CEO Automotive, Capricorn Society Limited

Glyn Geen FGIA FCG

Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager, Fremantle Ports

George Giannakis FGIA, FCG, CPA

Group Finance Consultant, Persephone Corporate Services

Liz Hunt BSc, MAcc, FGIA, GAICD

Principal Disclosure & Governance, South32 Limited

Dr Andrew Lee BA(Hons), PhD, FGIA

Director, Horizon Point

David Maclennan FGIA

Chief Executive Officer, City of Vincent

Hon Sheila McHale JP FGIA

Chairperson, WA Return, Recycle Renew Ltd

Rachel Rees BBus, GradDipACG, FGIA, FCG, FCA, FTIA

Executive Director, Rees Corporate & Governance Advisory

Jodie Wallace GAICD AGIA ACG

Executive Director Policy, Planning and Innovation, Department of Training and Workforce Development

Belinda White MAICD, FGIA, LLB, BEng(Elec)

Principal, White, Leyland & Associates

 

State Manager, Western Australia

Belinda Ramshaw GIA(Affiliated)
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