Governance contacts

The Governance Support Unit (GSU) provides a range of services, including:

  • committee and electoral support for Council and Academic Board and their committees, as well as other executive committees and working groups
  • UTS governance instruments such as the rules, policies and delegations
  • the Student Complaints Resolution Office
  • student misconduct and appeals
  • the UTS Annual Report and the UTS Calendar
  • UTS's records management program and archives
  • legal and policy requirements relating to right to information (GIPA) and privacy.

Visit Corporate governance (staff only, SharePoint) for further information on some of GSU's activities.

GSU staff and contact details

Bill Paterson    
University Secretary and Director, Governance Support Unit    
telephone 02 9514 1285    
email William.Paterson@uts.edu.au

Chris Aarons    
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor and University Secretary    
telephone 02 9514 1320 and 02 9514 7859    
email Chris.Aarons@uts.edu.au

Frederik Theron    
Internal Audit Director   
telephone 02 9514 3122    
email Frederik.Theron@uts.edu.au

Corporate governance

General contacts

Academic Board    
email AcademicBoard@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1464

Council    
email Council@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1240

Delegations    
email delegations@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1249

Elections    
email Elections@uts.edu.au (preferred method of contact)    
telephone 02 9514 1235

GSU website    
email Bridget.Shipstone@uts.edu.au or Ran.Ding@uts.edu.au

Indigenous committees    
email Indigenous.governance@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1235

Policy    
email policy@uts.edu.au or Elizabeth.Miller@uts.edu.au
telephone 02 9514 7810

Rules    
email rules@uts.edu.au or Elbreg.Zwaan@uts.edu.au
telephone 02 9514 9811

Student complaints resolution office    
email student.complaints@uts.edu.au (preferred method of contact)    
telephone 02 9514 8462

Student misconduct and appeals    
email misconductandappeals@uts.edu.au (preferred method of contact)

Staff

Richard Birrell    
Deputy Director (Corporate Governance) and Deputy University Secretary    
telephone 02 9514 1249    
email Richard.Birrell@uts.edu.au

Deborah Crook    
Executive Officer (Governance Support)    
telephone 02 9514 1240    
email Deborah.Crook@uts.edu.au

Dr Jacqueline Rule    
Executive Officer (Governance Support)    
telephone 02 9514 1464    
email Jacqueline.Rule@uts.edu.au

Belinda Millard    
Administrative Support and Events Officer (CoCABS)    
telephone 02 9514 1231    
email Belinda.Millard@uts.edu.au

Bree Hartley    
Senior Governance Support Officer (Delegations)    
telephone 02 9514 7550    
email Bree.Hartley@uts.edu.au

Elbreg Zwaan    
Senior Governance Support Officer    
telephone 02 9514 9811    
email Elbreg.Zwaan@uts.edu.au

Jen Chan    
Governance Support Officer (Courses Accreditation)    
telephone 02 9514 1226    
email Yi-Jen.Chan@uts.edu.au

Jenny Luong    
Senior Governance Support Officer (Electoral Officer)    
telephone 02 9514 1235    
email Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au

Elizabeth Miller    
Policy Manager    
telephone 02 9514 7810    
email Elizabeth.Miller@uts.edu.au

Bridget Shipstone    
Editor    
telephone 02 9514 2350    
email Bridget.Shipstone@uts.edu.au

Ran Ding    
Web Content Editor    
telephone 02 9514 1236    
email Ran.Ding@uts.edu.au

Megan Cassidy    
Senior Advisor, Student Complaints Resolution Office    
telephone 02 9514 8462    
email Megan.Cassidy@uts.edu.au

Romila Bonney    
Advisor, Student Complaints Resolution Office    
telephone 02 9514 8463    
email Romila.Bonney@uts.edu.au

Andrea Thompson    
Manager, Student Misconduct and Appeals    
telephone 02 9514 1238    
email Andrea.Thompson@uts.edu.au

Andrew Gardoll   
Senior Advisor, Student Misconduct and Appeals   
telephone 02 9514 9770   
email Andrew.Gardoll@uts.edu.au

Hanna Aili    
Administrative Officer, Student Misconduct and Appeals    
telephone 02 9514 1321    
email Hanna.Aili@uts.edu.au

Ishkhan Kotoyan    
Administrative Officer, Student Misconduct and Appeals    
telephone 02 9514 1321    
email Ishkhan.Kotoyan@uts.edu.au

Keerthana Mohan    
Administrative Officer, Student Misconduct and Appeals    
email Keerthana.Mohan@uts.edu.au

 

Corporate information

General contacts

Archives    
email archives@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1221

Privacy    
email privacy@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1245 and 02 9514 9766

Records    
email university.records@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 9766

Right to information (GIPA)    
email right.to.information@uts.edu.au    
telephone 02 9514 1245 and 02 9514 9766

Staff

Deborah Naray    
Head of Corporate Information    
telephone 02 9514 1245    
email Deborah.Naray@uts.edu.au

Sharron Baker    
Strategic Records Advisor    
Area of responsibility: implementation, planning and assessment    
telephone 02 9514 9766    
email Sharron.Baker@uts.edu.au

Diana McLaughlin    
Senior Records Advisor (Archives)    
Area of responsibility: archives, records retention and destruction    
telephone 02 9514 1221    
email Diana.McLaughlin@uts.edu.au

Iain Triffitt    
Senior Records Advisor (Technical)    
Area of responsibility: TRIM administrator and digital recordkeeping    
telephone 02 9514 1289    
email Iain.Triffitt@uts.edu.au

Sarah Clague    
Records Advisor    
telephone 02 9514 1282    
email Sarah.Clague@uts.edu.au

 

GSU staff on extended leave or secondment

Staff

Liezel McEvoy 
Senior Governance Support Officer (Delegations)
Extended leave: to February 2025
email Liezel.Mcevoy@uts.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.