Our People

Our Board

IPAA Victoria’s Board currently consists of 10 members and the Chief Executive Officer (ex officio). Our Board members are engaged across the public purpose sector in Victoria including federal, state, and local governments and the corporate sector.

John Bradley

Secretary, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

President
Chair, Executive Committee

Co-opted August 2020
Elected 2020
Re-elected 2022

Tracey Slatter

Chief Executive Officer, Transport Accident Commission

Deputy President
Member, Awards Advisory Committee
Member, Executive Committee

Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2013

Dean Yates

Partner, Oceania Central Agencies Leader and Victorian Government Leader and Financial Accounting Advisory Services, EY

Chair, Audit, Finance & Risk Committee
Member, Executive Committee

Elected 2016
Re-elected 2020
Appointed 2022

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2010
IPAA National Fellow 2019

Clare Amies

Chief Executive Officer, genU

Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Member, Strategic Advisory Committee

Appointed 2018
Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2021

William Babington

Chief Data Officer, Salvation Army

Member, Strategic Advisory Committee

Elected 2022

Nicole Brady

Deputy Secretary, Reform & Planning, Department of Health

Member, Awards Advisory Committee

Elected 2022

Dr Graeme Emonson PSM

Administrator, Moira Shire Council

Member, Strategic Advisory Committee

Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2011

Josef Oduwo

Executive Program Director, Change & Transformation, Department of Health

Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Member, Strategic Advisory Committee

Elected 2021

Angela Singh

Regional Director – North Western Victoria Region, Schools and Regional Service, Department of Education

Chair, Aboriginal Advisory Committee
Member, Awards Advisory Committee

Co-opted 2019
Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2014

Jennifer Wolcott

Chair, Awards Advisory Committee
Chair, Women’s Advisory Committee

Co-opted 2016
Elected 2017
Re-elected 2021

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2021

Nina Cullen

Chief Executive Officer, IPAA Victoria

Company Secretary

Appointed May 2021

Our Team

Ross Battaglia

Strategic Communications and Marketing Lead

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Darren Bloomfield

Chief Operating Officer

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Bianca Bryant

Finance & Systems Accountant

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Nina Cullen

Chief Executive Officer

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Cady Ferguson

Program Director

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Jess Geldart

Learning and Development Lead

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Karina Lee

Strategic Advisor

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Kirsty Legge

Marketing Coordinator

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Theresa Mitchell

Theresa Mitchell

Senior Advisor – Strategic Policy and Thought Leadership 

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Sebastian Purcell

Sebastian Purcell

Head of Innovation, Engagement and Design

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Adam Serry

Adam Serry

Member Engagement Lead

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Beth Shanks

Beth Shanks

Membership Coordinator

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Mick Soldatovic

Partnership & Business Development Lead

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Theodore Torosidis

Programs and Event Officer

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Kathy Xu

Advisor – Strategic Policy and Thought Leadership

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Our Committees

Our Advisory Committees

Awards

  • Jennifer Wolcott, Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Tracey Slatter, Deputy Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Kathryn Anderson – LinkedIn
  • Fin Bird – LinkedIn
  • Nicole Brady (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Simon Corden – LinkedIn
  • Angela Singh (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Helen Vaughan – LinkedIn
  • Darren Whitelaw – LinkedIn

Aboriginal Advisory

Strategic Advisory

  • Dr Graeme Emonson, Chair (PSM, IPAA Victoria Board) – LinkedIn
  • Josef Oduwo (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Clare Amies (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Will Babington (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Prof. Jenny Lewis
  • Sam Hannah-Rankin – LinkedIn
  • Gary Atherton – LinkedIn

    Our Board Committees

    Audit, Finance and Risk

    • Dean Yates (Chair) (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
    • Clare Amies (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
    • Josef Oduwo (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
    • Paul Broderick PSM – LinkedIn
    • Shawn Leong – LinkedIn

    Executive

    • John Bradley (President) – LinkedIn
    • Tracey Slatter (Deputy President) – LinkedIn
    • Dean Yates (Chair, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee) – LinkedIn