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Principal Officers of the University

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

Chancellor
General Peter John COSGROVE AC, MC

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 Pauline NUGENT RN, BAppSc(NEd)(LincolnInstHlthSc) MEdSt(Monash)
(Vice-Chancellery)

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

Research
Professor Thomas MARTIN BVSc 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)

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

Executive Dean, Faculty of Business (office at North Sydney Campus)
Professor Elizabeth MORE AM BA(Hons)(UNSW) GradDipMgt(CQU) MCommLaw(Deakin) PhD(UNSW)

Executive Dean, Faculty of Education (office at Melbourne Campus)
Professor Marie T. EMMITT TITC(ToorakTeachColl) BA BEd MEd(Monash) MACE

Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences (office at North Sydney Campus)
Professor Michelle CAMPBELL RN, BAppSci(LincolnInstHlthSc) MNSt DN(LaTrobe) FRCNA

Executive Dean, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy (office at Melbourne Campus)
Professor Annemarie (Anne) J. HUNT OAM BSc(Melb) BEd(Monash) BTheol(MCD) DipEd(MelbCollEd) MSc(Ed)(Fordham, NYC) MA(Theol)(CathTheolUnion, Chicago) DTheol(MCD) FACE

Dean of Graduate Studies (office at North Sydney Campus)
Professor Julia CONNELL DipBus DipEd MA(Dist)(Reading) PhD(Newcastle)

Associate Vice-Chancellors

Brisbane
Professor Jim NYLAND BA(Hon)(Bangor) MISt(Manchester) EdD(Derby)

Sydney
Professor Marea NICHOLSON DipTeach(NewcastleCAE) GradDipEdSt(NepeanCAE) BA(Macq) MEd PhD(Syd)

Melbourne
Mr Christopher SHEARGOLD BA(Syd) AALIA

Campus Deans

Associate Professor Gerard Patrick (Joe) FLEMING BA(Melb) BEd(LaTrobe) GradCertRE MEd PhD(ACU)
(Ballarat Campus)

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

Academic Registrar (office at Brisbane Campus)
Ms Kathryn BLYTH BA(Canterbury NZ) DipMgmt MBA(HenleyMgmtColl UK)

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 (Acting) (office at North Sydney Campus)
Fr Anthony CASAMENTO CSMA BSc(Psyc) BA(Hons)(UNSW) BTheol(CISyd) MA(UNSW)

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

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

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) STL(CISyd) MEd PhD(ACU)

Executive Director, International (office at North Sydney Campus)
Mr Christopher RILEY BA(ANU) MBA(UNE)

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 Marketing and External Relations (office at North Sydney Campus)
Mr David CRAIG BBus(UTS) AMICA

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)
Ms Anne Thoeming BAppSc(Canberra) MEdLead(Macq)

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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