Charles Webb (Panel Chairperson), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning), Charles Darwin University
Professor Charles Webb is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at the Charles Darwin University. He is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for academic matters relating to higher education and VET including planning and policy, quality assurance and teaching and learning innovation. Charles has considerable experience in the management and governance of tertiary institutions. A founder member of the Charles Darwin University, Charles has held the positions of Associate Dean, School of Biological Sciences, Associate Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and International) before taking up his current role. Charles has served on all of the major management bodies of the Charles Darwin University. He is currently the Chair of the Management Board of the Research Centres for Energy Research, Tropical Wetlands Management and South East Asian Law. He is a member of the Management Boards of the ARC Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management, the Centre for Indigenous Natural and Cultural Resources Management and the Centre for Asia and Pacific Arts. With regard to external organisations, Charles has been the Deputy Chair of the Board of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the CEO of the Strehlow Research Centre in Alice Springs and he is currently Chair of the Board of this Centre. Charles is Deputy Chair of the Management Board of the National Centre for Tropical Wetlands Research, Deputy Chair of the Board of the Centre for Remote Health, and a member of the Boards for the Cooperative Research Centres for Tropical Savannas Management, Aboriginal and Tropical Health and Tropical Plant Protection. He is also a member of the Council of the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. Charles is Chair of the University’s Quality Management Team and was a co-opted member of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.

Jeanette Baird Audit Director, AUQA
Dr Jeanette Baird has a background in higher education and public sector management. She joined AUQA in February 2005 after several years with the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and prior to that, the Australian National Audit Office. From 1993 to 1998 she was General Manager, Research and Graduate Studies, at Swinburne University of Technology and participated in the implementation of the University's quality management system. Previous employers include the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Business School, the University of Tasmania and the Victorian Department of Human Services. Jeanette has an MBA and in 2004 completed her PhD on discourses of governance among members of Australian university governing boards. Her research interests include critical discourse analysis, accountability and performance monitoring in public organisations. In her leisure time, Jeanette enjoys going to the beach, opera, and planning various yet-to-be-written novels set in nineteenth century Australia.

Susan Chapman General Manager Corporate Services, Attorney-General's Department
Sue has worked in the public sector for over 20 years in various roles and a variety of organisations. She has been the Registrar and Deputy Principal at the University of Sydney, the Director of Corporate Services in the Illawarra Area Health Service and the Deputy Director General of the NSW Dept of Community Services amongst numerous other positions. She established her own management consulting company in 1998, undertaking consultancies within the public sector and for private companies requiring change management assistance, organisational reviews and strategic advice. She held the position of Managing Director and CEO of NCS International, one of Australia's premier management systems certification companies for almost 8 years and is currently the General Manager Corporate Services for the Australian Attorney-General's department based in Canberra. Sue is a member of the University of Wollongong Council and is currently Deputy Chancellor. She has been a Director on several boards and is currently a member of the Board of the Lake Illawarra Authority. She was awarded the Illawarra Business Woman of the Year in 1988 and has been a regular presenter at conferences and workshops in the areas of leadership, organisational change and business improvement over the past 15 years. Sue is very committed to the role of the public sector in the success of communities, states and nations and is particularly keen to ensure that the sector recruits and retains highly skilled people who can take a leadership role in the sector.

Shirley Grundy Dean of Education, University of Hong Kong
Professor Shirley Grundy is Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Grundy began her career teaching in small rural primary schools in Western Australia. She undertook her university studies as a mature-aged student graduating with a BA from Queensland University (with First Class Honours in Ancient History). She then completed a MA (with Distinction) in Classics from the University of Western Australia and a PhD in Education from Murdoch University. Her academic career commenced in 1976 with an appointment to the newly created Murdoch University as a Field Experience Lecturer and School Experience Coordinator. In 1985 she took up a position at the University of New England, NSW in the area of Curriculum Studies. During her time at UNE she became Head of the Department of Social Cultural and Curriculum Studies. In 1994 she returned to Murdoch University where she held the position of Associate Professor, teaching in the areas of Educational Leadership and Management and Research Methodology. Maintaining partnerships with the schooling sector and with teachers has always been a strong feature of Professor Grundy’s work. From 1994-96 she was the Joint National Coordinator of the school/university partnership professional development program, Innovative Links. Her strong commitment to the work of teachers and schools led her to accept a secondment to the Education Department of Western Australia in 1998. For the period 1998-2000 she worked as a District Director in the Warren-Blackwood District in the rural South-West of Western Australia. It was from this position that she took up the appointment as Dean of Education at Deakin University, which she held from 2001 to 2007. Professor Grundy is an active educational researcher and a past President of the Australian Association for Research in Education. She is widely published across the areas of curriculum studies, educational policy and administration and qualitative research methodology. Her work in the area of action research is internationally recognised.

Alan Lindsay Consultant
Emeritus Professor Alan Lindsay provides consulting services in Australia and overseas, to universities and private providers on strategy, management, quality assessment and improvement, teaching and learning, academic and business development, and transnational education. Until his retirement in 2006, Alan was Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) at Monash University, and prior to that, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Macquarie University. His long career in senior institutional management involved portfolios with responsibility for institutional planning, educational and staffing policies and programs, access and equity, quality, international development, and online and distance learning. Alan has extensive experience in quality audit and accreditation as chair and external panel member for many Australian higher education institutions. He has also served as a panel member in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia. Alan has also served on numerous institutional and government committees. He has chaired academic boards and served on university councils. He has a long-term interest in private and non-university institutions and is currently a Senior Chair for the VRQA overseeing accreditation for non-self-accrediting institutions. He is a member of the Board of Monash College and chairs the College Board of Studies. He has served on the Board of several companies including Open Universities Australia, Monash International, Monash Commercial, and Macquarie Research. He has held appointments as Professor of Management, Director of a Centre for Higher Education and Professional Development, and Head of School of Education. He earlier served in the Royal Australian Navy and was a high school science teacher. Alan’s academic field is policy, planning and management, and his research has been directed towards understanding the role and management of higher education institutions and their relationship with government. He has an extensive national and international research record with around 100 publications on higher education policy and management. He holds the degrees of BSc, MEd(Hons), from the University of Sydney, and PhD from Macquarie University.