Wodonga TAFE Board
The Wodonga Institute of TAFE Board is entrusted with the governance of the Institute on behalf of the State of Victoria. The primary role of the Board is to provide authoritative, broad-based, strategic advice to the Chief Executive Officer, which places the Institute in the most advantageous position regarding trends in local, national, and international training. Board Directors are drawn from business, industry, and the communities that are served by the Institute. The Board is bound by the Victorian Public Sector Standards Commissioner's code of conduct.
Anthony Brandt
President
Barrister and Solicitor, Tony Brandt Lawyer
Anthony has practiced law for over 37 years. His experience in legal practice includes finance, commercial conveyancing, probate, and estate planning. He has been involved in a wide range of community groups and boards of management and is an experienced member of boards and industry bodies. He has an extensive knowledge of education provision, the region, its community and industries. He was formerly a President of the Victorian TAFE Association.
Angela Avery
Deputy President
Research Director, Agriculture
Resources, Department of Primary Industries
Angela's current role as research director involves the statewide management of research and development teams relating to sustainable agriculture and climate change. Angela also manages the national EverGraze Research Program that aims to increase farm production and involves natural resource management. In the past, she has been a project manager with Victoria's Specialised Rural Industries Research and Development Program, managed a commercial beef feedlot, and has undertaken plant breeders' rights contracts for national and international clients. Angela is a Board Member for AWARE Industries and the Wodonga Livestock Exchange.
Michael O’Loughlin
Director
Chief Executive Officer, Wodonga TAFE
Colin Elliott
Co-opted Director
Principal Consultant and Regional Manager, GHD Global
Colin was co-opted to the Wodonga TAFE Board on 30 March 2011. He is also a board member of the Personnel Group (NHP) and Regional Development Australia (Hume).
Kym Shreeve
Ministerial Director
Manager, Enterprise Risk - Greater Southern Area Health Service, NSW
Department of Health
Kym has had 20 years experience in public and private sectors, in the areas of risk management, occupational health and safety, injury management and workers' compensation, and strategic and operational management.
Kym's areas of expertise include:
- business management
- risk and liability management
- workers' compensation and injury management
- training and development
- human/capital resource management
- organisational development.
Dianne Thomas
Ministerial Director
Deputy Editor, The Border Mail, Albury Wodonga
Dianne was appointed deputy editor at the Border Mail newspaper in August 2008. She has served as chief of staff, senior reporter, and editor of the Country Mail newspaper during the 10 years she has been with the company. Dianne has extensive reporting experience in the local government, health, and education rounds and writes feature stories as they arise, as well as a weekly opinion column.
Dianne has won a number of awards including the TH Mott Journalist of the Year Award - the Border Mail; the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW's Media Award; the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria's Media Award; and was the Australian recipient of the Commonwealth Press Union's Harry Brittain Memorial Fellowship in 1993 which took her on an eight-week study tour of Britain including Northern Ireland.
Melissa Wise
Staff representative, Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Melissa holds the position of team leader in the Continuous Improvement and Administration Services department at Wodonga TAFE. Melissa has been with Wodonga TAFE for eight years in administrative and financial roles.
Ethan Burfoot
Student representative, Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Ethan is currently studying his Diploma of Business Administration.
Meetings
Meetings of the Board are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.