Membership and Charter

Membership

Position on Academic BoardName
Chair Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg
(term ends 31/12/26)
Deputy Chair, TAFEDarren Gray, Deputy Chief Executive, TAFE
(term ends 24/01/2026)
Deputy Chair, HE (optional) 
Ex officio members
Vice-Chancellor and PresidentProfessor Duncan Bentley
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global, Engagement and Quality Carolyn Chong
Chief Learner Experience Officer Samantha Bartlett
Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching and Executive Dean, Institute of Education, Arts and Community (IEAC)
Professor Birgit Loch
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Executive Dean, Institute of Health and Wellbeing (IHW)Professor Remco Polman
Pro Vice-Chancellor Innovation and Executive Dean,  Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability (IISS)Professor Iven Mareels
Senior TAFE representative Darren Gray
Chair, Curriculum Committee Associate Professor Linda Wight
(term ends 31/12/2026)
Chair, Learning and Teaching Quality Committee
Professor Nina Fotinatos
(term ends 31/12/2024)
Chair, Research Committee Distinguished Professor Shane Thomas
(term endds 31/12/2026)
Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation, or nomineeProfessor Andrew Gunstone
Elected members:
HE academic staff member (Level D - E) Professor Aziz Rahman

(term ends 30/09/26)

HE academic staff member (Level B - C) Dr Verity Archer
(term ends 30/09/26)  
TAFE Leadership Team staff member
Jason Rogers
(term ends 30/09/26)
TAFE Skills and Education Delivery Team staff memberRachael Barclay
(term ends 30/09/26) 
General/Professional staff memberAengus Bowers
(term ends 30/09/2026)
HDR studentShariq Khan

(term ends 30/09/25)

HE coursework studentYakun Pei

(term ends 30/09/25)

TAFE studentErrid Vogrinec
(term ends 30/09/25)

Contact us

Lisa Francis, Senior Executive Officer, Academic Board
Governance and Policy

Email: academic.secretariat@federation.edu.au