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Principal Officers of the University

Unless otherwise indicated, correspondence should be addressed to the Vice-Chancellery.

Chancellor
Br Julian McDONALD cfc AO BA DipEd(Syd) CertRelFormation(StLouis) GradDipLangInEd(CSU)

Pro-Chancellor
Mr Edward EXELL AM BA(Melb) BEc(ANU)

Vice-Chancellor
Professor Gregory CRAVEN BA LLB(Hons) LLM(Melb)

Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Areas of national responsibility are listed below; location of office is in parentheses, for each position.

Academic
Professor Gabrielle McMULLEN BSc(Hons) PhD(Monash) FRACI
(Vice-Chancellery)

Administration and Resources
Mr John M. CAMERON MCom(UNSW) CPA AIMM
(Vice-Chancellery)

Research
Professor Thomas MARTIN BVSc(DVM) DipVetPath PhD(Pathology) MBA(Syd)
(Vice-Chancellery)

Students, Learning and Teaching
Professor Anne CUMMINS BEd(CCAE) MEd(Macq) GradDipEd(RelSt)(CathCollEdSyd) MEdLead(ACU)
(Vice-Chancellery)

Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences (office at Melbourne Campus)
Professor Gail CROSSLEY BSc PhD(Melb) DipEd(SydneyCAE)

Dean, Faculty of Business (office at North Sydney Campus)
Professor Elizabeth MORE BA(Hons)(UNSW) GradDipMgtCentral(Qld) MCommLaw(Deakin) PhD(UNSW)

Dean, Faculty of Education (office at Melbourne Campus)
Professor Marie T. EMMITT TITC(Toorak Teachers’ College) BA BEd MEd(Monash) MACE

Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences (office at North Sydney Campus)
Professor Pauline NUGENT RN, BAppSc NEd(LincolnInst) MEdSt(Monash)

Dean, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy (office at Melbourne Campus)
Professor Annemarie (Anne) J. HUNT OAM BSc(Melb) BEd(Monash) MSc(Educ)(Fordham) DipEd(Melbourne College of Education) BTheol(YTU of MCD) MA(Theol)(CathTheolUnion, Chicago) DTheol(MelbCollDiv) FACE

Dean of Graduate Studies (office at North Sydney Campus)
Vacant

Associate Vice-Chancellors

Brisbane
Professor John DEVEREUX BA LLB(Qld) GDipMilLaw(Melb) DPhil(Oxf)

Sydney
Professor Marea NICHOLSON BA(Macq) MEd PhD(Syd)

Melbourne
Mr Christopher SHEARGOLD BA(Syd) AALIA

Campus Deans

Associate Professor Sue McNAMARA BEd(MelbStateColl) GradDipEdTech(VicColl) MEdTech(WAIT) PhD(Monash) MMgmt(ACU)
(Ballarat Campus)

Associate Professor Patrick McARDLE BTheol(SydCollDiv) GradDipEd(UniSA) MEd PhD(ACU)
(Canberra Campus)

Academic Registrar (office at Brisbane Campus)
Ms Gabrielle WESTMORE BA(Qld)

Director (Acting) ACUcom (office at Melbourne Campus)
Ms Margaret CROSS BA(LaTrobe) GradDipSpecEd(Melb) MMgmt(ACU)

Director of Finance (office at North Sydney Campus)
Mr John F. RYAN BBus(UTS) CPA

Director of Human Resources (office at North Sydney Campus)
Ms Diana CHEGWIDDEN BComm(EmpRels) MComm(HRM&IR)(UWS)

Director of Identity and Mission (office at Melbourne Campus)
Mr Stephen LAWRENCE BA(LaTrobe) GradDipEd(ACU) BTheology(CathTheoColl)

Director of Indigenous Education and Research (office at Brisbane Campus)
Associate Professor Nereda WHITE BEd MEd(QUT) EdD(ACU)

Director of Information Technology (office at North Sydney Campus)
Mr Paul CAMPBELL MBT(UNSW)

Director of Institute for Advancing Community Engagement (office at Strathfield Campus)
Professor Jude BUTCHER cfc TC, BA MA(Macq) PhD(Syd)

Director of Institute for Catholic Identity and Mission (office at Canberra Campus)
Associate Professor Patrick McARDLE BTheol(SydCollDiv) GradDipEd(UniSA) MEd PhD(ACU)

Director of International Education (office at North Sydney Campus)
Mrs Valerie HOOGSTAD BA(Syd) MA(Macq)

Director of Learning and Teaching Centre (office at Brisbane Campus)
Professor Yoni RYAN BA(Hons) DipEd MA(Qld) MEd(Melb) PhD(Qld)

Director of Libraries (office at Melbourne Campus)
Mr Christopher SHEARGOLD BA(Syd) AALIA

Director of Office of Planning and Strategic Management (office at North Sydney Campus)
Ms Evelyn PICOT BSocSt(Syd) MComm(CSU)

Director of Office of the Vice-Chancellor (office at North Sydney Campus)
Ms Fleur EDWARDS BEcon(UWA) GradCertBus(NotreDame) MMktG(UNSW) CPM

Director of Properties (office at North Sydney Campus)
Mr Con O’DONNELL BArch(UTS) MBuiltEnv(UNSW) MBA(UWS)

Director of Research (office at North Sydney Campus)
Vacant

Director University Relations (office at North Sydney Campus)
Ms Patricia RUZZENE BA(UNSW) GradCertTchg(UTS) MACommMgt(UTS)

Executive Director of Public Policy Institute (office at Canberra Campus)
Professor Scott PRASSER BA MPubAdmin(Qld) PhD(Griffith)

Executive Manager of Office of Student Success (office at Canberra Campus)
Ms Maria HEGERTY GradDipSpecEd Bed(CanberraCAE) GradDipComCounsel(Canberra) MEdLead(ACU)

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