ACPA Board

Qualifications: B. Teaching (Primary), Master of Public Administration, GradCert, Business Administration, Certificate in Governance for Not-For-Profits.

Commissioner, Productivity Commission.
Partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers Indigenous Consulting. Leader in educational reform, social and health policy design, organisational capacity building, Indigenous Community negotiations and Community-based leadership.

Qualifications: B. Ed, DipEd.

An Executive Director for Education and Training at TAFE Queensland north region. Leanne is a very proud Gangalidda, Birri Gubba Bindal woman with family ties to Burketown and Cherbourg. She began her career as a high school Health and Physical Education Teacher before joining TAFE Queensland in 1998 teaching Sport, Recreation and Fitness qualifications.

In 2012, Leanne was appointed Faculty Manager for the Arts & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs and has specialised in overseeing the delivery of Indigenous and non-Indigenous programs across a wide range of industry areas. Leanne is the project lead for TAFE Queensland’s two Reconciliation Action Plans and plays a key role in overseeing its implementation across the organisation. In her Executive Director role, she manages training and educational programs across the north footprint, ensuring quality education and training for TAFE Queensland’s diverse student body.

Qualifications: B. Ed, (Hons) BA, Cert IV in Training and Assessment.

Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit in the Office of the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at the University of Queensland. Cassandra is an expert in co-designing projects and programs with First Nations people, including recruitment, retention and development of Indigenous staff, coaching, mentoring and stakeholder management. Cassandra has considerable experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to achieve outcomes using evidence-based approaches, privileging First Nations knowledge and experience in the education and development of young and upcoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander professionals.

Qualifications: Executive Master of Public Administration, Procurement Level 2 Certification, Graduate Certificate in Management, Certificate IV in TAE.

Phillip is a descendant of the Bidjara Tribe (Great Grandfather), the Kairi Tribe (Great Grandmother) and the Ducabrook Clan located at Springsure, Central Queensland.

Phillip most recently held the position of Deputy Director-General for First Nations Strategy and Partnerships, where he was responsible for improving education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Partnering with First Nations communities, the division provided leadership and high-level advice on effective and culturally appropriate policies, services, and programs across both targeted and mainstream areas.

He was previously Deputy Director-General and Chief Operating Officer of Service Delivery, Youth Justice in the Queensland Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, and formerly Commissioner at the Queensland Family and Child Commission.

Phillip’s distinguished career in child, youth and family support in Queensland also includes roles as Officer in Charge Queensland Police Service, Manager of Child Safety and Youth Justice Service Centres, Director Government Coordination, Executive Director Strategy, and Regional Director Child Family and Community Services North Queensland.

Phillip completed the Executive Master of Public Administration with the Australia and New Zealand School of Government in 2020.