About
Our people
Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and committed to supporting the Australian public sector to keep our communities safe, thriving, and healthy.
Meet the IPAA ACT board, council and team:
Katherine Jones PSM
IPAA ACT President and Board Member
Secretary
Attorney-General's Department
Letitia Hope
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Department of Social Services
David Hazlehurst
IPAA ACT Board Member and Deputy President
CEO
Services Australia
Trish Bergin
IPAA ACT Board Member
Professor of Practice, Adjunct Fellow
Public Partnership and Impact Hub
School of Professional Studies
UNSW Canberra
Cath Ingram FIPAA
IPAA ACT Board Member and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee
Fellow and Individual Member
Barry Mewett FIPAA
IPAA ACT Board Member
Fellow and Individual Member
Kathy Leigh FIPAA
IPAA ACT Board Member
Head of Service, ACT Public Service and Director-General
ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Holly Noble
Company Secretary
Director, Governance, Planning and Performance, Department of Finance
Katherine Jones PSM
IPAA ACT President and Board Member
Secretary
Attorney-General's Department
Kate Driver
Chief Executive Officer
IPAA Council Public Officer (ex officio)
Natalie Bekis
IPAA ACT Councillor
State Manager
Victoria and Tasmania Department of Health and Ageing
Kylie Crane PSM
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Early Childhood and Youth
Department of Education
Professor Linda Botterill FASSA
IPAA ACT Councillor
Professor
Canberra School of Politics, Economics & Society
Faculty of Business, Government & Law
Leesa Croke
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Director-General, Policy and Cabinet
Chief Minister, Treasury, and Economic Development Directorate
Dr Rachel Bacon
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Public Sector Reform
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Professor Janine O’Flynn
IPAA ACT Councillor
Director
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
Letitia Hope
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Department of Social Services
David Hazlehurst
IPAA ACT Board Member and Deputy President
CEO
Services Australia
Professor Andrew Campbell
IPAA ACT Councillor
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Cheryl-anne Moy
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
Department of Home Affairs
Justine Greig PSM
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Defence PeoplDepartment of Defence
Tamsyn Harvey
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Attorney-General's Department
Patrick Hetherington
IPAA ACT Councillor
Chief Operating Officer
Department of Social Services
Samantha Palmer FIPAA
IPAA ACT Councillor
General Manager
Visitor Economy and Client Programs Division
Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Harinder Sidhu
IPAA ACT Councillor
Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Charlotte Tressler
IPAA ACT Councillor
Chief Operating Officer
Australian Federal Police
Jane Urquhart
Deputy Secretary Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Clare Walsh
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Secretary, Chief Operating Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Kate Driver
Chief Executive Officer
IPAA Council Public Officer (ex officio)
Wendy Cohen
Chief Operating Officer
Christina Gibson
National Director
Jess Bereth
Executive Support
Dallas McIntyre
Event Manager
Kelly McAlear
Event Experience & Design Lead
Julia Ahrens
Strategic Communications and Engagement Manager
Andrew Richards
Event Coordinator
Kylie Young
Membership and Finance Officer
Brodie Steel
Event Experience & Design Lead
Kate Davidson
Operations Manager
Azel Lorena
Communications Lead
Goldele Rayment
Capability Lead
Abby Keech
Events Lead