Governance
Meet the Team
The College's governance and management structure consists of a Council, Board of Management, the Principal and the Management Team. The Council is the overall governing body of the College and members of the Council are listed below.
The affairs of The Burgmann Council are managed by the Board of Management which determines College policy, and are responsible for the finances of the College, guiding the direction and overall development of the College. Members of Council are listed below.
The Principal is the Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for the management of the College. The Principal is directed by the Board of Management.
The current Chairman of the Burgmann College Council and Board of Management is Mr Greg Mills.
Council of Burgmann College
The Council of Burgmann College was incorporated in August 1966.
Burgmann Council consists of the following members:
- Twelve Councillors chosen from among the participating churches;
- Two Councillors appointed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University;
- The Principal of the College (ex officio);
- The Deputy Principal of the College (ex officio);
- Three Councillors elected from the academic staff of the College by the academic and executive staff of the College, each of whom must be a resident member of the College;
- Four Councillors chosen by and from Convocation, at least two of whom must be former residents of the College;
- The President of the Burgmann Residents Association (ex officio);
- Five Councillors (not being members of the academic and executive staff of the College), elected, in a manner approved by Burgmann Council, by the resident members of the College (including the academic and executive staff of the College) from among their number, provided that at least one of these Councillors shall be resident in the postgraduate facilities and at least one of these Councillors shall be resident elsewhere in the College;
- Five additional persons elected by Burgmann Council.
The Burgmann Council meets twice a year in March (annual general meeting) and September (annual electoral meeting).
2026 Council Membership
- Chairman
Mr Greg Mills - Secretary & BCAA President Ex Officio
Mr Matthew Lobb (Alumni Association President) - Anglican Church of Australia
VACANT - Anglican Church of Australia
VACANT - Uniting Church in Australia
Prof Campbell Macknight - Uniting Church in Australia
Dr Bradley Opdyke - Uniting Church in Australia
Mr John Goss - Baptist Union
Mr James Carter - Baptist Union
VACANT - Churches of Christ
Ms Suzie Kelly - Churches of Christ
VACANT - Australian National University
Dr Rebecca Tan - Australian National University
Associate Professor Wayne Morgan - Ex officio
Dr Brenda Holt (Principal) - Ex officio
Mr Monte Nathan (Director of Student Culture and Development) - Ex officio
Mr Euan Maclean (BRA President)
- Academic Reps Resident
Mr Oscar Saffin - Academic Reps Resident
Miss Kalara Pringgoharjono - Academic Reps Resident
Miss Alexa Moss - Undergraduate Reps Resident
Miss Suki Waddel - Undergraduate Reps Resident
Mr Chris Lovell - Undergraduate Reps Resident
Mr Tom Henchliffe - Undergraduate Reps Resident
Miss Bridget Land - Postgraduate Reps Resident
Mr Ian Allen - Convocation
Mr Robin Brown - Convocation
Ms Robyn Byrne OAM - Convocation
Mr Ewan Isbister - Elected by the Council
Ms Betty Ferguson (Treasurer) - Elected by Council
Dr James Popple - Elected by Council
Dr Susanna Price - Elected by Council
Ms Jo Schumann
Board of Management
The Board of Management consists of:
- The officers of Burgmann Council;
- One of the Burgmann Councillors appointed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University;
- The President of the Burgmann Residents Association;
- Two Councillors, being representatives of the resident members of the College, at least one of whom is to be a representative of the academic staff;
- Four other Councillors;
- The Principal; and
- The Deputy Principal
Board of Management members are to be elected by and from Burgmann Councillors at a general meeting. The Board of Management meets 10 times in each Calendar Year.
2026 Board of Management
- Chair - Mr Greg Mills
- Secretary - Mr Matthew Lobb
- Treasurer - Ms Betty Ferguson
- Principal - Dr Brenda Holt
- Director of Student Culture and Development - Mr Monte Nathan
- Convocation - Mr James Carter
- Elected by Council - Dr James Popple
- Elected by Council - Ms Josephine Schumann
- Australian National University Representative - Associate Professor Wayne Morgan
- BRA President - Mr Euan Maclean
- Academic Representative - Miss Suki Waddel
- Resident Representative - Miss Kalara Pringgoharjono
