WHS Work Groups

Work Group Name and NumberSchools/Directorates/LocationsHSR, Deputy HSR and
HSR Nominees
Work Group 1
  • Education Futures (School of Education)
  • School of HASS
  • School of Business
  • School of Law
  • SiMMER
  • Yarm Gwanga
  • Maths & Computer Science
  • Centre for Local Govt
  • Centre for Agribusiness

HSR: Maria Cotter

Deputy HSR: Vacant

HSR Nominees:
Anne Carlon (Education),
David Robertson (Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science),
Galia Urquhart (Yarm Gwanga),
Lyn Gollan (Law)

Work Group 2
  • Oorala
  • Education Enterprise
  • Academic Board
  • VC office
  • CFO portfolio including Finance Strategy & Business Intelligence
  • COO Office
  • Legal
  • Audit & Risk
  • Records, Policy & Governance
  • UNE Secretariat
  • Corporate Communications & Events

HSR: Vacant

Deputy HSR: Ian Smith

HSR Nominees:          
Belinda Moore (FSBI),
Sam Fowler (Oorala),
Kylie Smith (VC Office),
Olivia Portell (Events)
Work Group 3
  • Medicine & Health (School of Health, School of  Psychology & School of Rural Medicine)
  • School of Pharmacy
  • UNE Medical Centre & NEIHR
HSR: Ryan Harris

Deputy HSR: Kellie Lockyer

HSR Nominees:
Tania Robb & Sue Watt (Psychology),
Cassie Cooper (UNE Medical Centre),
Kelsey Morgan (Tablelands Clinical School),
Deirdre Long (Rural Medicine),
Lucinda Anderson & Mel Morgan (School of Health), Rebecca Ridges (Pharmacy)
Work Group 4
  • Faculty of SABL - ERS, S&T (excluding Maths & Computer Science)
  • CART
  • SRI
  • Smart Farms
  • Rural Futures
  • DPI
  • Invetus
  • ABRI
HSR: James Turnell

Deputy HSR: Sarah Mika

HSR Nominees:
Jane Graham,
Peter Hosking (ERS),
Malcolm Lambert (Geology), Sandy Watson (Zoology), Damien Andrew (Ecosystem Management/Botany),
Craig Johnson (Arronomy & Soil Science),
Amy Tait (Animal Science), Tammy Dillon (Biomedical Science & CART),
Justin Bailey (SMART Farms), Rachelle Hergenhan (Archaeology),
Emma Watt
Work Group 5
  • Student Journey (Student Services, Library Services & Student Grievance)
  • International
HSR: David Bioletti

Deputy HSR: Libby Campbell

HSR Nominees: Vacant
Work Group 6
  • FSET (UNE Brand & Marketing, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development, Communications)
  • UNE Campuses
HSR: Lynn Stahlhut

Deputy HSR: Vacant

HSR Nominees:
Rhonda Brooks,
Brooke Wild (Sydney),
Jess Hadwell (Taree)
Work Group 7
  • People & Culture
  • DVC Research (Research Services, AGBU & Poultry Hub)
  • TDS
  • AARSC & Office of Strategy Management
  • Education Futures (Educational Quality, Curriculum and Academic Management, Digital Education, Academic Development, Academic Transitions, Programmes and Skills, Careers and Employability and English Language Centre).
HSR: Johl Sue

Deputy HSR: Vacant

HSR Nominees:
Kashmira Dave (Academic Transition),
Shara Close & Selina Myareves (Research Services),
Jacqulyn Smith (EQ),
Angela Schroder (GRS),
Anne Hodson (P&C), Muhammad Ferdosi (AGBU), Amie Paliade (CAM),
Gabriel Hooper (Digital Media),
Cassandra Strong (Academic Success)
Work Group 8
  • UNE Residential Systems
  • Student Wellness Centre
  • CAPS
  • Compass Catering
HSR: Debra Kaita Kakiiza

Deputy HSR: Siobhan Hamblin

HSR Nominees:
Lindsay Warmerdam
Lucy Byrnes
Work Group 9
  • UNE Life (HQ, Stro, Café, Safety & Security, Bool collection, The Shop, Belgrave cinema, Tune FM, Student Advocacy & Welfare, SportUNE)
HSR: Kall Azara

Deputy HSR: Andrew South
Work Group 10
  • Estate Built Environment
HSR: Vacant

Deputy HSR: Mark McClelland

HSR Nominees: Vacant