Academic Senate Member Listing

Membership correct as of 1 May 2012

The Chair

The Chair is appointed by the University Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Governance and Administration Statute 2010.

Appointed by the University Council	Professor Chris Pilgrim

Appointed by the University Council

Professor Chris Pilgrim

The Deputy Chair

The Deputy Chair appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chair, in accordance with the Governance and Administration Statute 2010.

Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor	Ms Del Leslie

Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor

Ms Del Leslie

The Members ex offcio

The following Members hold office ex officio:

Dean – Faculty of Business and Enterprise	Professor Mike Donnelly
Dean – Faculty of Design	Professor Ken Friedman
Dean – Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences	Professor John Beynon
Dean – Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale	Professor Bruce Calway
Dean – Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies	Professor Leon Sterling
Dean – Faculty of Life and Social Sciences	Professor Russell Crawford
Executive Director – School of Business	Mr Greg Harper
Executive Director – School of Creative and Service Industries	Ms Ingrid Wittman
Executive Director – School of Engineering, Technology and Trades	Mr John Cawley
Executive Director – School of Health and Community	Ms Del Leslie
Executive Director – School of Sustainable Futures	Ms Fiona Graham
Executive Director – Futures and Performance	Ms Sheila Fitzgerald
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Linda Kristjanson
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	Professor Shirley Leitch
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (TAFE)	Ms Linda Brown
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)	Professor Matthew Bailes
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sarawak)	Professor Ken Heskin
Vice-President (International and Development)	Mr Jeffrey Smart
Director, Graduate Studies	Professor Pam Green
The nominee of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) who will chair the Research Higher Degrees Committee	Professor Michael Gilding
A nominee of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	Professor Janet Gregory
A nominee of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (TAFE)	Ms Keri Bailey
Director, Information Resources Group	Mr Derek Whitehead
Director, NICA	Ms Pamela Creed
Director, Swinburne College	Ms Chris Wallis
Director, Student Operations	Mr Tony Reed
University Secretary	Mr Tom Rowan

The Elected Members

The following Members hold office pursuant to elections:

Five (5) members elected by students, from both TAFE and Higher Education, including Swinburne College and NICA.	Vocational – Mr James Snow Diploma – Mr Ahamed Nur Ahad Bachelor or postgraduate (coursework) – Ms Gemma Melville Higher degree research – Mr Md Ziaul Haque International – Mr Saad Khurshid
Thirteen (13) academic staff members from the TAFE schools (five), the Higher Education faculties (six), NICA (one) and Swinburne College (one), elected by academic staff of those areas;.	(Academic) School of Business –Ms Alison Roache (term expires 1 January 2013) (Academic) School of Creative and Service Industries – Mr Gage Rossiter (term expires 1 January 2013) (Academic) School of Engineering, Technology and Trades – Mr Paul Sesta (term expires 1 January 2014) (Academic) School of Sustainable Futures – Ms Sharon Rice (term expires 1 January 2014) (Academic) School of Health and Community – Ms Rayma Ward (term expires 1 January 2013) (Academic) Faculty of Business and Enterprise – Ms Barbara Evans (term expires 1 January 2014) (Academic) Faculty of Design – Dr Simon Jackson (term expires1 January 2013) (Academic) Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences – Dr Julia Lamborn (term expires 1 January 2014) (Academic) Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale – Associate Professor Janet Bryant (term 1 January 2013) (Academic) Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies – Mr Kon Mouzakis (term expires 1 January 2013) (Academic) Faculty of Life and Social Sciences – Dr Jillian Shaw (term expires 1 January 2014) (Academic) NICA – Ms Candice Williams (term expires 1 January 2014) (Academic) Swinburne College – Mr Byron Coonerty (term expires 1 January 2014)
Two (2) members of the general staff, elected by general staff.	Ms Karen Allsop (term expires 1 January 2013) Ms Heather Coutts (term expires 1 January 2014)
An elected academic member 'at large' from the Higher Education Division (electorate to be all academic members of the Higher Education Division).	Professor Chris Pilgrim (term expires 1 January 2014)
An elected academic member 'at large' from the TAFE Division (electorate to be all academic members of the TAFE Division).	Vacant