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:
Justine Greig PSM
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Defence Secretary
Defence People
Department of Defence
Letitia Hope
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Department of Social Services
Mark Harrison
Finance, Risk and Audit Committee Co-Chair
IPAA ACT Board Member
Managing Director
Sententia Consulting
Patrick Hetherington
Finance, Risk and Audit Committee Co-Chair
IPAA ACT Board Member
Chief Operating Officer
Department of Social Services
Kathy Leigh FIPAA
IPAA ACT Board Member
Head of Service, ACT Public Service and Director-General
ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Justine Greig PSM
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Defence Secretary
Defence People
Department of Defence
Letitia Hope
IPAA ACT Board Member, Deputy President, and Councillor
Deputy Secretary
Department of Social Services
Dr Rachel Bacon
IPAA ACT Councillor
Deputy Commissioner Integrity, Reform and Enabling Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Chris Birrer
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Payments & Integrity Group, Services Australia
Tess Bishop
IPAA Councillor
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary
Strategy, Enterprise and Engagement Group
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Professor Deborah Blackman
IPAA Councillor
Associate Dean Life Long Learning
Professor in Public Sector Management Strategy Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra
Jasna Blackwell CPHR
IPAA Councillor
Chief People Officer, Chief Risk Officer, First Assistant Secretary
People, Parliamentary and Communications Division
Department of Education
Maree Bridger
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Secretary, Chief Operating Officer
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Sam Chard PSM GAICD
IPAA ACT Councillor
Head of Division Business Grants Hub
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Jason Duarte
IPAA Councillor and Representative to IPAA individual members
Head of Public Sector
Westpac
Anna Faithfull
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Secretary Skills and Training Group
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Jarrod Howard
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Capability Group
Department of Home Affairs | Australian Border Force
David Mackay
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Secretary for Sport, Territories and Regions
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Robert Wright
IPAA Councillor
Deputy Director-General, Office of Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
ACT Government
Professor Janine O’Flynn
IPAA ACT Councillor
IPAA ACT Representative to the IPAA National Council
Director
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
Kelly Pearce
IPAA Councillor and representative to IPAA individual members
Retired, former senior executive
Department of Education
Wendy Cohen
Deputy CEO
Kate Davidson
Head of Operations
Kelly McAlear
Head of Capability Design
Kate Schwanhausser
Partnerships & Programs Manager
Dallas McIntyre
Advantage Delivery Manager
Julius Yates
Events Manager
Amanda Gerasimou
Capability Lead
Gayathri Wijayaratne
Membership Services and Finance Lead
Katie Foy
Events Lead
Andrew Richards
Event Coordinator
Avril Nguyen
Capability Coordinator
Emerson Meder
Executive Officer
