IPAA Victoria, officially announced the Top 50 Public Sector Women 2020 with a celebratory online event on 16 September 2020.
Beth Allen PSM, Director, Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Vivien Allimonos, Executive Director, Communications Division, Department of Education and Training
Vicki Bahen, Manager, Intermediary Pilot Program, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Catherine Basterfield, Chief Executive Officer, Phillip Island Nature Parks
Nicola Brown, Deputy Secretary, People and Workplace Services, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Sarah Cumming, Managing Director, Gippsland Water
Rena De Francesco, Assistant Director Gender Equality and Inclusion Command, Victoria Police
Dr Nerina Di Lorenzo, Executive General Manager Service Delivery, Melbourne Water
Catherine Dixon, Executive Director, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Genevieve Dolan, Chief Communications Officer and Chief of Protocol, Department of Premier and Cabinet
Dr Sharn Enzinger, Executive Director, Mission Coordination, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Michelle Fitzgerald, Chief Digital Officer, City of Melbourne
Julie Freeman, Assistant Victorian Government Solicitor, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Joanna Giannini, General Manager People, Safety and Culture, Southern Rural Water
Amanda Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Food Safety Victoria
Tess Hughes, Chief Communications Officer, Department of Jobs, Precinct and Regions
Rebecca Jhonston, Executive Planning & Infrastructure, North East Water
Adj Assoc Professor Ann Maree Keenan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Safer Care Victoria
Deborah Leach, Director, Medical Student Programs, Eastern Health Clinical School, Eastern Health & Monash University
Anna Love, Chief Mental Health Nurse, Department of Health and Human Services
Cynthia Marwood, Chief Executive Officer, Sentencing Advisory Council
Carolyn McClean, Director Community Development, City of Boroondara
Lisa McMeeken APM, Superintendent, Victoria Police
Ella McPherson, Chief Operating Officer, Victorian School Building Authority
Juliana Phelps, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Towong
Sara Rhodes-Ward, Director Eastern Region, Department of Transport
Dr Bethany Roberts, Deputy Chief Fire Officer Gippsland Region, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Jenny Scicluna, General Manager Customer, People and Performance, Cardinia Shire Council
Robyn Seymour, Deputy Secretary, Network Planning, Department of Transport
Glenda Smith, General Manager – People, Culture and Safety, Goulburn-Murray Water
Professor Karen Smith, Director, Centre for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria
Dr Gillian Sparkes, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Kate Symons, Commissioner and Chairperson, Essential Services Commission
Liana Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Grampians Shire Council
Annie Tinney, Chief Executive Officer, Commission for Children and Young People
Helen Vaughan, Deputy Secretary, Water and Catchments, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Annie Volkering, Executive Director Land Management Policy, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Linda Weatherson, General Manager, Community and City Services, City of Melbourne
Annette Wiltshire, Executive Director, Legal Division, Department of Education and Training
The Top 50 Public Sector Women award presentation was held on 21 August 2019 held at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. The ceremony recognised and celebrated the women who are making a difference at a time where gender equality and empowerment are dominating the headlines.