Experienced public sector leader and advisor
Cheryl is currently the Chair of Victorian Land Registry Services and CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, is a member of the Fishermans Bend Development Board and sits on the advisory boards of Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Literati.
Cheryl Batagol has more than 40 years’ experience in the waste management, water and environmental sectors and has a Public Service Medal for service to sustainability. In June 2020, after more than a decade of service, Cheryl stepped down as the inaugural Chair of EPA Victoria during which time she guided the organisation through a period of significant transition, leading continual reform with a focus on building EPA Victoria into an independent modern regulator.
She has previously served on the Boards of Melbourne Water, Sustainability Victoria, the Victorian Catchment Management Council, City West Water, Southern Rural Water, EcoRecycle Victoria and many other government, industry association and not-for-profit boards.