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Three new members to add their diverse skills and experience to ANZSOG’s Board

4 September 2024

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ANZSOG’s Board of Directors not only represents all ten of our member jurisdictions but provides a unique mix of skills and experience across the public sector and academia.

We are pleased to announce three new appointments to the Board, all senior figures within government or the university sector, with decades of experience in leadership roles. The appointments are:

ANZSOG Dean and CEO, Caron Beaton-Wells, highlighted that these new appointments will further strengthen the Board as it guides ANZSOG through its new strategy and future growth. 

“Our Board is a major asset for ANZSOG, thanks to the distinctiveness of our membership structure,” she said. 

“Our Directors are highly engaged and invested in ANZSOG’s success; they provide strong strategic direction, recognising our unique position at the intersection of the university and public sectors, and our close relationships with our ten member governments.” 

“I welcome our new Board members and look forward to working with them as we continue to build ANZSOG’s capacity to deliver the highest quality education, research, and thought leadership that meets the current and future needs of the public sector and the broader community.” 

Professor Pickering was appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University in 2024. She has previously served at Monash as Acting Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Senior Vice-President with responsibility for education strategy, student experience, teaching and learning, scholarships, executive education, online education and related functions for the University. 

She is a leading international scholar in the field of criminology with global expertise on border crossings, migration and trafficking, and her work across criminology and higher education has attracted numerous awards including an Australian Human Rights Commission Award, and in 2018, she was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences. 

Professor Pickering said she was delighted to join the board of ANZSOG and to support its mission to enhance the leadership and management of public services.  

“I’m delighted to join the Board of ANZSOG and to support its mission to enhance the leadership and management of public services,” she said. 

These are the services that everyone relies on, supporting our communities and society as a whole. Through its education and research, and in partnership with governments and universities, ANZSOG is playing a crucial role in building the capacity and expertise of public sector leadership across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Ms Hurwood began her role as NT Public Employment Commissioner in March 2024. Her most recent roles include serving as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Strategic and Enabling Services in the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities, and supporting NT Health through their system realignment through organisational redesign and change management. 

“ANZSOG plays a key role in providing public sector organisations with contemporary, leading edge and fit-for-purpose insights and capability uplift. It is trusted and well recognised, and I am very much looking forward to working with the Board to shape the future of this very important organisation in our government ecosystem,” Ms Hurwood said. 

Ms Joldić is an accomplished senior executive and policy expert who has worked in the government and university sectors and has advocated for equity throughout her career. 

She has been Director-General of Queensland’s Department of Justice and Attorney-General since May 2023. This role follows her experience as Associate Director-General, Strategy, Policy and Reform in Queensland Health, in which she led the development of visionary system-wide policy, including HealthQ32, and prior leadership of critical functions contributing to Queensland’s successful COVID-19 response, for which she was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2022. She has also served in strategic leadership and policy roles across a range of Queensland and Commonwealth Government agencies. 

“Serving one’s community through public service is among the most noble professions you could choose,” Ms Joldić said. 

“ANZSOG embodies excellence in the public service, and it is my privilege to serve on ANZSOG’s Board and do my part to promote both the joy of public service, and first-class public sector leadership.” 

ANZSOG’s Board was expanded to a maximum of 18 directors in 2021, not only ensuring that each of ANZSOG’s 10 member governments has a nominated representative on the Board, but also providing the flexibility to ensure the Board contains a diversity of skills and expertise. 

The other current members of the Board are: 

The three new directors will replace: Margaret Gardner AC, who has been appointed Governor of Victoria, Director-General of the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet, Mike Kaiser, and former NT Commissioner for Public Employment Vicki Telfer. 

Professor Beaton-Wells said that the outgoing directors had made a huge contribution to ANZSOG and thanked them for their service. 

“The three directors ending their tenure on the Board have all left their mark in ensuring ANZSOG is in good shape to harness new opportunities for our next chapter. We are grateful to them, in particular for their role in providing guidance and support in uncertain times as we adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath.”