Our People
Our Board
IPAA Victoria’s Board currently consists of 10 members and the Chief Executive Officer (ex officio). Our Board members are engaged across the public purpose sector in Victoria including federal, state, and local governments and the corporate sector.
John Bradley
Secretary, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
President
Chair, Executive Committee
Co-opted August 2020
Elected 2020
Re-elected 2022
Tracey Slatter
Chief Executive Officer, Transport Accident Commission
Deputy President
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Awards Advisory Committee
Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021
Re-elected 2023
IPAA Victoria Fellow 2013
IPAA National Fellow 2023
Dean Yates
Partner, Oceania Central Agencies Leader and Victorian Government Leader and Financial Accounting Advisory Services, EY
Chair, Audit, Finance & Risk Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Elected 2016
Re-elected 2018, 2020
Appointed 2022, to AGM 2023
Appointed 2023, to AGM 2024
IPAA Victoria Fellow 2010
IPAA National Fellow 2019
Clare Amies
Chief Executive Officer, genU
Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Member, Strategic Advisory Reference Group
Appointed 2018
Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021
Re-elected 2023
IPAA Victoria Fellow 2021
Jenny Atta
Secretary, Department of Education
Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Appointed 2023, to AGM 2024
IPAA Victoria Fellow 2019
Appointed 2023, to AGM 2024
William Babington
Chief Data Officer, Salvation Army
Chair, Strategic Advisory Reference Group
Elected 2022
Nicole Brady
Deputy Secretary, Reform & Planning, Department of Health
Chair, Awards Advisory Committee
Elected 2022
Dr Marija Maher
Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Ombudsman
Member, Strategic Advisory Reference Group
Elected 2023
Josef Oduwo
Chief Information Officer, Corporate Services Division, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee
Elected 2021
Re-elected 2023
Angela Singh
Regional Director – North Western Victoria Region, Department of Education
Chair, Aboriginal Advisory Committee
Member, Awards Advisory Committee
Co-opted 2019
Elected 2019
Re-elected 2021
Appointed 2023 to AGM 2024
IPAA Victoria Fellow 2014
Amanda Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Secretary to the Board and ex-officio Board Member
Appointed January 2024
Our Team
Darren Bloomfield
Chief Operating Officer
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Sam Cameron
Professional Development Coordinator
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Cady Ferguson
Executive Director, Program Delivery
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Jess Geldart
Head of Learning and Development
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Kirsty Legge
Marketing Specialist
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Beth Shanks
Membership Coordinator
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Amanda Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
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Kathy Xu
Thought Leadership Program Lead
Read MoreOur Committees
Our Advisory Committees
Awards
- Nicole Brady, Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Tracey Slatter, Deputy Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Angela Singh (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Kathryn Anderson – LinkedIn
- Fin Bird – LinkedIn
- Simon Corden – LinkedIn
- Helen Vaughan – LinkedIn
- Darren Whitelaw – LinkedIn
- Jennifer Wolcott – LinkedIn
Aboriginal Advisory
- Angela Singh, Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Stephen Alexander – LinkedIn
- Chaise Egan – LinkedIn
- Curt Garwood – LinkedIn
- Ward Garwood – LinkedIn
- Tim McCartney – LinkedIn
- Mikala Purton – LinkedIn
- Elke Smirl – LinkedIn
- Jon Kanoa – LinkedIn
Strategic Advisory Reference Group
- Will Babington, Chair (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Clare Amies (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Dr Marija Maher (IPAA Victoria Board Member) – LinkedIn
- Prof. Jenny Lewis
- Sam Hannah-Rankin – LinkedIn
- Gary Atherton – LinkedIn
- Talitha Donovan – LinkedIn
- Olivia Henriksen – Linkedin
- Jarrod McLauchlan – Linkedin