Regional Directors are a subset of the Executive Board who represent the interests and provide a contact within a specific region of Australasia. They are nominated and voted into their position for a period of three years.

Sydney Basin – Wollongong to Newcastle (Communications)

Belinda Bean

Sustainability Officer, Macquarie University

I’m very excited about the new direction for ACTS. As a sector, there is so much we can contribute towards building a more sustainable society. With the support of Leanne Denby, ACTS president and Director of Sustainability here at Macquarie, I’m confident that I can deliver on my portfolio and bring ACTS closer together for collaboration and innovation. Contact Belinda

NSW/ACT – all other areas outside the Sydney Basin (Member Services)

Edward Maher

Energy Manager, Charles Sturt University

ACTS provides a fantastic opportunity for the Australasian Tertiary Sector to be a real leader in the area of sustainability. Working in a sustainability-focused role at a Regional Australian University, I am confident that I can bring ideas that will make a real difference to both ACTS’ and our respective institutions’ ambitions to show the way in this really important area. Contact Edward

New Zealand

Dr Lesley Stone

Sustainability and Environmental Coordinator

The University of Auckland

I am an environmental scientist specialising in organisational learning and change for sustainability. I have worked in tertiary education for 18 years, mostly in New Zealand, but with a couple of years in  Australia (Curtin University of Technology) and as a visiting fellow in The Netherlands (Erasmus University) and Sweden (Lund University). My current role is to facilitate implementation of The University of Auckland’s commitments with regard to sustainability and environmental performance improvement. Previous roles have included environmental activism and advocacy, teaching and research, and advising central and local government, businesses and NGOs.

South Australia (External Partnerships)

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South Queensland (Events and Awards)

Rhiannon Chamberlain

Environmental Administrator Officer,

Griffith University EcoCentre

As adminstrator for ACTS over the past three years, I have enjoyed watching the association grow and develop alongside the sustainability movement within Higher and Further Education institutions. With the role of RD for South Queensland I am excited to take part in the exciting new initatives of ACTS and see the association develop even further. Contact Rhiannon

Northern Queensland

Lania Lynch

Environmental Coordinator

James Cook University

Lania works at the Cairns campus of JCU where she is privileged to work with staff and students towards a sustainable campus. As a long term board member, Lania will continue to work actively with the ACTS Board and Advisory Board to build ACTS as the peak Australasian tertiary sustainability professional organisation to embed transformational sustainability into the sector in Australia, New Zealand and internationally. Contact Lania

Tasmania

Corey Peterson

Sustainability Manager

University of Tasmania

I have been active in the education sector for decades whether as a student, research assistant or employee.  My Masters degrees in Environmental Science and Public Administration have enabled me to combine my personal and professional interests and allowed me to be active in sustainability issues generally, but specifically in Tasmania since arriving via an Antarctic research vessel in 1996.  I am President of Sustainable Living Tasmania (NGO celebrating its 40th Anniversary of helping Tasmanians live more sustainably), a graduate of and mentor in the Tasmanian Leaders Program and led MacKillop College’s award-winning sustainability efforts in water conservation, renewable energy projects, and food garden for many years before moving to the University of Tasmania as Sustainability Manager in 2010.

Victoria (Funding)

Mark Boulet

Manager, Education Programs

Monash Sustainability Institute

Through our Green Steps program, I have been priviledged to work with students from an enormous variety of disciplines and tertiary institutions. I am constantly amazed at the transformation and empowerment that occurs when they are provided with new sustainability skills and knowledge. We can fundamentally influence the environmental footprint of our society by what we teach students on our campuses and the examples our institutions make for them. I look forward to sharing my experience and passion in this area with ACTS. Contact Mark

Victoria (Funding)

Paula Tovey

Manager, Environment

Deakin University

Paula has over twenty years experience in natural resource management. Recently joining the tertiary education sector in 2009, Paula has worked in local government, various state and territory governments and in the private sector, as an environmental regulator, behavioural change manager, environmental auditor, and in mining rehabilitation. Implementation of practical initiatives in the workplace to minimise the environmental footprint of the work place has been a common theme throughout. Paula believes that many opportunities exist within the tertiary education sector to share and promulgate ideas to further progress both state and national advances in environmental sustainability.

Victoria (Funding)

Sam Kashuk

Lecturer and Research Fellow

Victoria University

My goal in teaching environmentally sustainable design at Victoria University is to prepare future engineers to make a more sustainable world. Developing new approaches to sustainability, particularly of buildings, is one of my main research areas and working with ACTS provides opportunities to provide substantial practical solutions to sustainability issues. Contact Sam

Western Australia                                    (Professional Development)

Dr Rowena Scott

Academic Excellence Team, Edith Cowan University

I first noted the “sustainability” movement for a chapter in “Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Environment”. Currently, I build capacity for academic staff to embed sustainability into the curiculum and their teaching processes. I developed a grant providing incentive and support to unit and course coordinators to achieve these goals. Contact Rowena