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.

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Jenny Atta

Secretary, Department of Education

President
Chair, Executive Committee

Appointed 2023, to AGM 2024
Elected 2024

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2019

Tracey Slatter

Chief Executive Officer, Transport Accident Commission

Deputy President
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Awards Advisory Committee

Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021
Re-elected 2023

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2013
IPAA National Fellow 2023

Clare Amies

Chief Executive Officer, genU

Treasurer and Chair, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Strategic Advisory Reference Group

Appointed 2018
Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021
Re-elected 2023

IPAA Victoria Fellow 2021

William Babington

Chief Data Officer, Salvation Army

Chair, Strategic Advisory Reference Group

Elected 2022
Re-elected 2024

Tom Bell

Executive Director, Department Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Chair, Aboriginal Advisory Committee

Elected 2024

Nicole Brady

Deputy Secretary, System Planning, Department of Health 

Chair, Awards Advisory Committee

Elected 2022
Re-elected 2024

Dr Marija Maher

Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Ombudsman

Member, Strategic Advisory Reference Group 

Elected 2023

Ella McPherson

Deputy Commissioner, Victorian Public Sector Commission

Member, Awards Advisory Committee

Elected 2024

Josef Oduwo

Chief Information Officer, Corporate Services Division, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee

Elected 2021
Re-elected 2023

Nicola Quin

Deputy Secretary, Corporate and Delivery Services
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee

Elected 2024

Amanda Stevens

Chief Executive Officer

Secretary to the Board and ex-officio Board Member

Appointed January 2024

 

Our Team

Kine Asgautsen

Manager, Marketing and Communications

Darren Bloomfield

Chief Operating Officer

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Lauren Caia

Events Coordinator

Sam Cameron

Professional Development Coordinator

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Deepti Jindal

Learning and Development Lead

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Kirsty Legge

Marketing Specialist

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Kim Mackellin

Governance Lead

Don Ranasinghe

Accountant

Beth Shanks

Membership Coordinator

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Amanda Stevens

Amanda Stevens

Chief Executive Officer

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Rob Whyte

Head of Learning and Development

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Kathy Xu

Thought Leadership Program Lead

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Lori Young

Events Manager

Our Committees

Our Advisory Committees

Awards

  • Nicole Brady, Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Ella McPherson (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Tracey Slatter (IPAA Victoria Deputy President) – LinkedIn
  • Kathryn Anderson – LinkedIn
  • Fin Bird – LinkedIn
  • Simon Corden – LinkedIn
  • Darren Whitelaw – LinkedIn

Aboriginal Advisory

Strategic Advisory Reference Group 

  • Will Babington, Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Clare Amies (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
  • Dr Marija Maher (IPAA Victoria Board Member) LinkedIn
  • Sam Hannah-Rankin – LinkedIn
  • Gary Atherton – LinkedIn 
  • Talitha Donovan – LinkedIn
  • Olivia Henriksen – Linkedin
  • Professor Jenny Lewis
  • Jarrod McLauchlan – Linkedin

    Our Board Committees

    Audit, Finance and Risk

    • Clare Amies, Chair (IPAA Victoria Treasurer) – LinkedIn
    • Josef Oduwo (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
    • Nicola Quin (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
    • Tony Bates PSM – Linkedin
    • Shawn Leong – LinkedIn 

    Executive

    • Jenny Atta, Chair (IPAA Victoria President) – LinkedIn
    • Tracey Slatter (IPAA Victoria Deputy President) – LinkedIn
    • Clare Amies (IPAA Victoria Treasurer) – LinkedIn