Previous Executive Committee members The ACDS is indebted to the vision, dedication and support provided by the members of the Executive Committee: the Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer’s, the members of the Executive Committee and the ex-officio Directors, and all member university nominees. Presidents John Rice Flinders University (1995 – 1998) Rob Norris University of Wollongong (1998 – 2001) David Finlay La Trobe University (2001 – 2004) Tim Brown Australian National University (2004 – 2006) John Rice University of Technology Sydney (2006 – 2008) Rob Norris Monash University (2008 – 2010) Russell Crawford RMIT University (2010 – 2014) Stephen Walker University of Queensland (2014 – 2016) Brian Yates University of Tasmania (2016 – 2020) Melissa Brown University of Queensland (2020 – current) John Rice Rob Norris David Finlay Russell Crawford Stephen Walker Brian Yates Melissa Brown Secretary/Treasurer Jo Ward Curtin University (2004 – 2006) Sue Thomas University of Canberra (2006 – 2007) Liz Deane Macquarie University (2007 – 2008) Gillian Bushell Griffith University (2008 – 2009) Will Price University of Wollongong (2009 – 2013) Bruce Milthorpe University of Technology Sydney (Treasurer 2013 – 2016) Warren Lawrence Flinders University (Secretary 2013 – 2016) Aron Murphy University of New England (Treasurer 2016 – 2018) Jo Ward Curtin University (Secretary 2016 – 2018) Melissa Brown University of Queensland (2019 – 2020) Andrew Smith Griffith University (2020 – 2021) Mark Buntine Curtin University (2021 – current) Jo Ward Liz Deane Gillian Bushell Will Price Bruce Milthorpe Warren Lawrence Andrew Smith Mark Buntine Executive Committee members by university (2004 – current) ACDS Member UniversityGeneral Executive Committee membersAustralian Catholic University Gail Crossley (2004)Australian National University Tim Brown (IPP 2007) Aiden Byrne (2010 – 2011) Barbara van Leeuwen (2015)Curtin UniversityJo Ward (2007 – 2015) Mark Buntine (2021 – 2022)Edith Cowan UniversityAndrew Woodward (2022 – 2023)Flinders UniversityWarren Lawrance (2005 – 2012)? John Wheldrake (2014)Griffith UniversityBill MacGillivray (2004 – 2006) ? Gillian Bushell (2007 & 2010) Andrew Smith (2017 – 2020)James Cook UniversityChris Cocklin (2008)La Trobe UniversityDavid Finlay (2009) Shaun Collin (2024 – current)Macquarie UniversityLiz Deane (2004 -2006) Clive Baldock (2014) Barbara Messerle (2017 – 2020)Monash UniversityRob Norris (2005 – 2008) Cristina Varsavsky (2014 – 2018)RMIT UniversityRussell Crawford (2015 – 2020)Swinburne University of TechnologyRussell Crawford Virginia Kilborn (2021 – 2023)University of AdelaideRobert Hill (2013) Laura Parry (2021) Katrina Falkner (2023 – 2024)University of Ballarat Kim Dowling (2012 – 2013)University of CanberraSue Thomas (2012)University of New EnglandBirgit Loch (2023 – 2024)University of NewcastleBill Hogarth (2006 – 2007)University of QueenslandStephen Walker (2011 – 2013, then IPP in 2017) Melissa Brown (2019)University of South AustraliaEmily Hilder (2020 – 2021) Jacqui Ramagge (2024 – current)University of the Sunshine Coast John Bartlett (2014 – 2018) 2018 – current Director ACDS National Research NetworkUniversity of SydneyDavid Day (2008) Marcel Dinger (2024 – current)University of TasmaniaJim Reid (2006 – 2007) Brian Yates (2016, as IPP 2021 – 2025)University of Technology SydneyJohn Rice (2004 – 2005) Bruce Milthorpe (2010 – 2012?)University of Westerns Australia Tony O’Donnell (2020)University of WollongongWill Price (2008 – 2009) Helen Blanchard (2021 – 2022) Adam Trevitt (2023 – current)Victoria UniversityFarzad Khosrowshahi (2021 – 2023)
