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Mr Ben Archer
Employer: Brindabella Christian College
Current Position: Head of Humanities & Careers
Professional Field: Career Development & Education
Ben's background is in politics and is currently completing postgraduate study in Business. He works in Career Development and Education at both secondary & tertiary levels. He enjoys working with people to find their niche in an ever changing world.
Mr Allan Behm
Employer: Senator Penny Wong
Current Position: Senior Advisor
Professional Field: Strategic Studies, Politics, Public Administration
Allan is a Senior Diplomat, Public Servant, Chief of Staff to a Federal Minister and Consultant. In addition, he is also a Media Commentator, Author and contributor to academic journals.
Ms Gai Brodtmann
Former Employer: Labour Party
Position: Former Member for Canberra
Professional Field: Politics
Gai Brodtmann was elected the Member for Canberra on 21 August 2010 and has extensive experience in the public, private and community sectors. Gai ran her own small business for ten years and was a federal public servant, primarily with Foreign Affairs and Trade and Attorney-General’s. Gai’s public policy interests include cyber security, education, small business, defence, foreign affairs, superannuation, financial literacy, public administration and women’s empowerment. Until recently Gai was the Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence.
Miss Molly Cameron
Employer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT
Current Position: Policy Officer
Professional Field: Diplomacy
Molly is a Policy Officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) where she works to advance Australia's interests across varied functions, including: bilateral economics and political relations and international trade negotiations.
Mr Nicholas Claydon
Employer: Commonweath Environmental Water Office
Current Position: Senior Policy Officer
Professional Field: Hydrogeolist
Dr Nicholas Gruen
Employer: Self Employed, Lateral Economics
Current Position: CEO & Founder
Professional Field: Economics, Public Policy & History
Nicholas Gruen is a policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator, founder of Lateral Economics and Peach Financial, Visiting Professor at Kings College London Policy Institute and Adjunct Professor at UTS Business School. He chairs the Open Knowledge Foundation (Australia) and is patron of the Australian Digital Alliance. He chaired The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) from 2010 to 2016.
Ms Rachel Lloyd
Employer: Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet
Current Position: Assistant Secretary, Tax, Fin Sector & Employment
Professional Field: Public Policy & Economics
Rachel has worked at the Treasury, Parliamentary Budget Office and NATSEM prior to PM&C. She is able to provide her insights into working for the Commonwealth Government in a front line policy role and graduate recruitment policies, as well as women's leadership.
Dr Nina Markovic
Employer: University of New South Wales
Current Position: Lecturer & Course Convenor
Professional Field: Political Science
Having worked for 7 years for the Australian Commonwealth Parliamentary Service as Senior Researcher/Advisor for Europe and Middle East, Nina was able to put her ANU degrees into practice. After re-allocation to Sydney, she lectures and tutors at UNSW.
Ms Judy Middlebrook
Employer: House of Representatatives before retirement
Current Position: Retired (Parliamentary Officer before retirement)
Professional Field: House of Representatives
Immediately before retirement ( in 2009), Judy worked for the House of Representatives for 20 years in a number of different capacities, including secretary of many parliamentary committees, Serjeant-at-arms and Director, Chamber Research Office. Judy was one Burgmann's first residents and also received an honorary fellowship award.
Mr Ben Morton
Employer: Parliament
Current Position: Federal Member for Tangney
Professional Field: Politics
Burgmann College - 1999 to 2001
State Director WA Liberal Party - 2008 to 2015
Federal Member for Tangney 2016 to current
Mr Tim Payne
Employer: The University of Sydney
Current Position: Director, Higher Education Policy & Projects
Professional Field: Public Policy, Administrative Law, Project Manager
Tim Payne is Director, Higher Education Policy and Projects at the the University of Sydney. He is an expert on Australia higher education policy and an experienced project lead for the establishment of strategic multi-disciplinary and cross-industry unit.
Ms Alison Penfold
Employer: Woolworths Group
Current Position: Government Relations Manager
Professional Field: Corporate Affairs, Government Relations
Corporate & Government Affairs and communications professional with over 20 years experience in advocacy, policy development, issues and crisis management. Former CEO of the Australian Livestock Exporters' Council and State Director of NSW Nationals.
Ms Emma Roberts
Employer: Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT)
Current Position: Policy Officer
Professional Field: Foreign Affairs
After studying Asia-Pacific Studies and Law, Emma now works in foreign policy at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. During her time at university Emma spent almost two years studying, researching and interning in Indonesia with the support of a New Colombo Plan Fellowship.
Miss Ruby Rowe
Employer: KPMG
Current Position: Consultant
Professional Field: National Security & Justice
Having completed her Masters in National Security Policy at the NSC, she now works as a Justice and Security Policy Consultant at KPMG, collaborating with a range of different government departments and public sector clients.
Mr William Stoltz
Employer: Department of Defence
Professional Field: National Security
William is currently work for the Department of Defence and working towards completing his PhD part-time at ANU's National Security College. He lived in residence at Burgmann College in 2014 while completing his Advanced Masters of National Security Policy.