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 FIPAA
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
Justine Greig PSM
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Defence People
Department of Defence
Kathy Leigh FIPAA
IPAA ACT Board Member
Head of Service, ACT Public Service and Director-General
ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Katherine Jones PSM FIPAA
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
Justine Greig PSM
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Defence People
Department of Defence
Dr Rachel Bacon
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Commissioner Integrity, Reform and Enabling Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Professor Janine O’Flynn
IPAA ACT Councillor
IPAA ACT Representative to the IPAA National Council
Director
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
Sam Chard PSM GIACD
IPAA ACT Councillor
Head of Division Business Grants Hub
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Professor Deborah Blackman
IPAA Councillor
Associate Dean Life Long Learning
Professor in Public Sector Management Strategy Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra
Jarrod Howard
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Customer Service Delivery
Services Australia
Chris Birrer
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Payments & Integrity Group, Services Australia
Maree Bridger
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Secretary, Chief Operating Officer
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Anna Faithfull
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Secretary Skills and Training Group
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Jason Duarte
IPAA Councillor (as of AGM Nov 2024) and Representative to IPAA individual members
Head of Public Sector
Westpac
Jasna Blackwell CPHR
IPAA Councillor
Chief People Officer, Chief Risk Officer, First Assistant Secretary
People, Parliamentary and Communications Division
Department of Education
Kelly Pearce
IPAA Councillor and representative to IPAA individual members
Retired, former senior executive
Department of Education
Lisa Carmody
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Director General
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
ACT Government
David MacKay
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Secretary for Regions, Cities, and Territories
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Tess Bishop
IPAA Councillor
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary
Strategy, Enterprise and Engagement Group
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Wendy Cohen
Deputy CEO
Kate Davidson
Head of Operations
Gayathri Wijayaratne
Membership Services and Finance Lead
Jess Bereth
Executive Support and HR Coordinator
Kelly McAlear
Head of Capability Design
Dallas McIntyre
Head of Program Delivery
Julia Ahrens
Head of Strategic Communications
Vanessa Frida
Capability Manager
Abby Keech
Events Lead
Ramya Mishra
Communication Lead
Emily Forato
Events Manager
Kate Schwanhausser
Operations & Partnerships Lead
Andrew Richards
Event Coordinator
Avril Nguyen
Capability Coordinator
