Graham Webb (Panel Chairperson), Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of New England
Professor Graham Webb is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England in Australia. His previous career includes eleven years at Monash University in Australia were he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality) and for a period, CEO of Monash College Pty Ltd (a wholly owned company of Monash University comprising six educational businesses); eleven years at the University of Otago in New Zealand; six years at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica; and, seven years at the University of Ulster in Ireland. He holds the qualifications of BA Honours, MSc, PhD with distinction and PGCE. Graham is author or editor of 9 books and numerous book chapters and journal articles concerning the theory and practice of teaching and learning in higher education and staff development. He is an Editorial Advisory Board member for five international journals. Graham has played an active role internationally in quality assurance and improvement. He chaired the first and subsequent audits for the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) and is a trainer, auditor or consultant for national academic audit agencies in six countries. In 2008 he received the Australian National Quality Award.

Robyn Harris Audit Director, AUQA
Robyn joined the staff of the Australian Universities Quality Agency in January 2002 and aside from audit related activities, takes primary responsibility for the Agency’s publications and training. Prior to joining AUQA, Robyn was Academic Audit Officer and then Acting Director at the New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit based in Wellington. She joined the AAU at the commencement of the Unit’s second cycle audits in 1999 and was directly involved in audits of seven of the eight universities. Previously, she worked at the University of Otago in the positions of Research Assistant and Research Fellow and is co-author of a number of publications in the fields of neurobiology and medical ethics. Robyn is a graduate of the University of Canterbury and holds an MA (first class) in Psychology.

George Gordon Director of Academic Practice, University of Strathclyde
George Gordon is the founding Director of the Centre for Academic Practice at the University of Strathclyde and a former Dean of Arts and Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Geography. He is Convenor of the SRHE Academic Practice Network. His primary research interests are: higher education policy and development; developing researchers and managers; quality assurance and enhancement; staff and student wellbeing. Recent projects include Developing Researchers over the Career Lifecycle, Enhancing and Embedding the Development of Contract Research Staff and their Managers, and Capacity Building for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning . He has contributed to initiatives and development programmes in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Sweden, South Africa and the USA. He is Chairman of the Council of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and a former Vice-President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He is Academic Consultant to the Teaching Quality Enhancement Committee, chaired by Sir Ron Cooke.

Anne Martin Consultant
Anne Martin provides expert consulting services with a strong focus on quality development and assessment to clients in the higher education sector, including universities, private providers and government agencies. She works both in Australia and overseas. Anne has had an international career in senior level positions in the university sector, managing portfolios covering the development and delivery of higher education programs and policies, academic planning, organisational development and academic quality assurance. Prior to her retirement in 2003, she held appointments as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) at Deakin University; University Dean for Academic Planning and Programs and Acting Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the City University of New York; Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of South Australia; and Head of the School of General Education at the South Australian Institute of Technology. Anne has served on numerous institutional and government committees, including the Victorian Higher Education Advisory Committee and the Tasmanian Higher Education Expert Group. In addition to her service as an Honorary Auditor for the Australian Universities Quality Agency, she is on the national auditor registers in Saudi Arabia and Oman. She has had extensive experience in conducting accreditation and quality audits and assisting institutions to prepare for them, as well as in advising institutions and government agencies on the development and implementation of related policies and procedures. She holds qualifications from Wellesley College (BA) and the University of Wisconsin (MA, PhD).

David Poon Cheetham Salt, Consultant
David’s background in Chemical Engineering lead to a successful career with extensive senior operations management experience, especially in quality improvement. He has developed and implemented quality programs in a variety of settings, extending into safety and environmental management. In this time he lead teams successfully developing products and process improvements in major manufacturing industries. Success in these areas lead to him serving as an evaluator for more than a decade with the Australian Quality Council. In this role he was fortunate to evaluate two winners of the Australian Quality Award. As a surveyor for the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, David has surveyed hospitals and health care regions across Australia. His area of expertise is surveying against the National Mental Health Standards. David has also been accredited as an auditor for the Aged Care Accreditation Agency. David also serves on the Education Committee of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, the ACHS Qld and other advisory committees. David has consulted in South East Asia in manufacturing processes, and in business improvement programs in large and small enterprises in Australia. In these roles he has been accountable for significant change management programs. David has worked voluntarily over many years, advocating for those with mental illness at both state and federal levels.