Governance & Executive Committee

Experienced educators guiding NAEEA’s national leadership and strategic direction.

Governance Overview

NAEEA is governed by a volunteer Executive Committee comprising experienced Enabling Educators from institutions across Australia. The Executive provides strategic oversight, ensures alignment with NAEEA’s purpose and values, and represents the interests of members nationally. Governance reflects NAEEA’s commitment to democratic participation, collaboration and sector-wide representation.

Responsibilities of the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for:

Setting strategic direction
Oversight of finances and operations
Supporting SIG development
Representing NAEEA in sector dialogue
Ensuring alignment with NAEEA’s mission and values
Overseeing conferences, grants and professional development initiatives

This structure ensures NAEEA remains member-led and sector-responsive.

Meet the Executive Team

Chair

Assoc. Prof. Sarah Hattam

Director, Domestic Pathways
Adelaide University Pathways College
Adelaide University

E: sarah.hattam@adelaide.edu.au

Secretary

Charmaine Davis

Lecturer, Open Access College
University of Southern Queensland

E: charmaine.davis@usq.edu.au

Treasurer

Dr Bronwyn Relf

Lecturer, Pathways and Academic Learning Support
University of Newcastle

E: bronwyn.relf@newcastle.edu.au

Acting Associate Dean

Dr Trixie James

Senior Lecturer
School of Access Education
Central Queensland University

E: t.james@cqu.edu.au

Associate Dean

Stuart Levy

Head of Discipline: Enabling and VET Education
Institute of Education, Arts and Community
Federation University Australia

E: stuart.levy@federation.edu.au

Dr Joanne Lisciandro

Senior Lecturer
Access and Equity
Edith Cowan University

E: j.lisciandro@ecu.edu.au

Assoc. Prof. Anna Bennett

Director, Pathways and Academic Learning Support
University of Newcastle

E: anna.bennett@newcastle.edu.au

Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Green

Deputy Director (Pathways)
USQ College
University of Southern Queensland

E: jonathan.green@unisq.edu.au

Dr Angela Jones

Senior Lecturer, Access and Equity
Edith Cowan University

E: angela.jones@ecu.edu.au

George Lambrinidis

Theme Leader – TEP
Faculty of Arts & Society, Education, Enabling & Linguistics
Charles Darwin University

E: george.lambrinidis@cdu.edu.au

Rhian Morgan

Head, Academic Pathways
James Cook University

E: rhian.morgan1@jcu.edu.au

Assoc. Prof. Tanya Weiler

Adelaide University Pathways College
Adelaide University

E: tanya.weiler@adelaide.edu.au

Jillianne Segura

Associate Lecturer Enabling (Bioscience)
Faculty of Arts & Society, Education, Enabling & Linguistics
Charles Darwin University

E: jillianne.segura@cdu.edu.au

Dr Emily Saavedra

Associate Director (Learning and Teaching)
Foundation Pathway Programmes
Massey University

Dr Sonia Fonua

Professional Teaching Fellow
Faculty of Science
University of Auckland

E: e.k.saavedra@massey.ac.nz

Get Involved

NAEEA welcomes member participation in governance and leadership roles. Executive positions are elected in accordance with the organisation’s constitution.

For information about nominations or governance processes, please contact NAEEA.

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