Governance & Management

Governance Bodies

The Board of Directors oversees the management of SITCM’s operations, ensuring that SITCM meets its obligations as a tertiary education provider and that it fulfils its Mission, Vision and Values. Its members are:

  • Chair: Mr Michael Carter
  • Professor Emeritus Alan Bensoussan
  • Mr Tony Guarna
  • Ms Shirley Li
  • Mr Yifan Yang

The Academic Board is the governance body that oversees the academic and educational direction and operations of SITCM. The Academic Board ensures excellence in teaching and learning through academic quality assurance, free intellectual enquiry and integrity, and scholarship and professional development. The Academic Board determines academic policies and procedures and appoints standing committees to assist in the efficient operation of academic matters.

The Academic Board comprises the following members:

  • Chair: Professor Emeritus Alan Bensoussan
  • Dr Spice Wang
  • Dr Sean Walsh
  • Ms Maria Deligiannis
  • Ms Jian Jiang
  • Dr Yan Li
  • Ms Kathryn Scheffer

Two standing committees report to the Academic Board: the Course Advisory Committee, and the Teaching and Learning Committee.

Current members:

  • Chair: Dr Yan Li
  • Professor Dennis Chang
  • Professor Juanita Sherwood
  • Associate Professor Jane Messer
  • Dr Sean Walsh
  • Ms Jian Jiang

Current members:

  • Chair: Ms Jian Jiang
  • Dr Sean Walsh
  • Dr Yan Li
  • Dr Tony Zhang
  • Mr Damien Mathews
  • Ms Priscilla Guo
  • Mr Mathew Goss
  • Ms Karen Soo
  • Mr Calvin Lam

The Executive Management Group is appointed by the Board of Directors to exercise an executive decision-making and coordination role in relation to the Institute’s business. The Executive Management Group implements policies, procedures and plans to enable the efficient management, coordination and quality assurance of the Institute’s business.

The Executive Management Group convenes a Workplace Health and Safety Committee and a Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Taskforce to provide advice, guidance and monitoring in relation to safety issues.

The Executive Management Group comprises the following members:

  • Chair and CEO: Mr Damien Mathews
  • Dean: Ms Jian Jiang
  • Office Manager: Ms Chelsea Chen
  • Accounting Officer: Ms Cynthia Chen
  • Registrar: Ms Karen Soo
  • Head of VET: Mr Nick Li
  • Clinic Manager: Ms Rosa Zhang

Current members:

  • Chair: Mr Damien Mathews
  • Mr Yifan Yang
  • Ms Chelsea Chen
  • Ms Rosa Zhang
  • Dr Yan Li

Current members:

  • Chair: Ms Karen Soo
  • Mr Damien Mathews
  • Ms Priscilla Guo
  • Ms Lucia Cafarella
  • Ms Lauren Reiners
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