Board of Directors
PRESIDENT (2025 and 2026)
Professor Ruth McPhail
Griffith Business School
PRESIDENT ELECT (2025 and 2026)
Professor Sara Walton
University of Otago, NZ
PAST PRESIDENT (2025 and 2026*)
Professor Kevin Lowe
University of Sydney Business School
REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE (NSW/ACT)
Dr. Subas P. Dhakal
University of New England (UNE)
REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE (NSW/ACT)
Associate Professor David Cheng
Australian National University
REGION 2 REPRESENTATIVE (VIC/TAS), ANZAM Secretary and 2025 Conference chair
Dr Justine Ferrer
Deakin Business School
REGION 2 REPRESENTATIVE (VIC/TAS)
Swinburne University of Technology
REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE (WA/SA)
Dr Farveh Farivar
Curtin University
REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE (WA/SA)
Associate Professor Chia-Yen (Chad) Chiu
The University of Adelaide
REGION 4 REPRESENTATIVE (QLD/NT) and ANZAM Treasurer
Dr Ryan Gould
Griffith Business School
REGION 4 REPRESENTATIVE (QLD/NT)
Emeritus Professor Anneke Fitzgerald
Griffith University, School of PSY – Health Services Management
REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE (NZ)
Professor Jason Mika
University of Waikato
REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE (NZ)
Dr Paula O’Kane
University of Otago
APPOINTED DOCTORAL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
2025:
Virangi Mendis
Deakin University
2024:
Jacki Johnson
University of Wollongong
2023:
Alina Haider
Victorian University of Wellington
2022 and 2023-2024 Student Representative
Victoria Lister
Griffith University
2021:
Mr Mohammed Khaiata
University of Western Australia
JMO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (1/5/2024 – 3 Years + 1 Year Past EIC)
Associate Professor Vanessa Ratten
La Trobe University
JMO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (3/2020 to 1/5/2024 + up to 12/2024 Past EIC)
Associate Professor Remi Ayoko
UQ Business School
OTHER APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS
2025 Conference Chair Justine Ferrer
Deakin University
2024 Conference Co-chairs Matthew Pepper and Rebekah Schulz
University of Wollongong
2023 Conference Co-chairs Vipul Jain and Urs Daellenbach
Associate Professor Vipul Jain
Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Urs Daellenbach
Victoria University of Wellington
2022 Conference Chair
Dr Ryan Gould
Griffith Business School
2021 Conference Co-Chair/s: Professor Peter Galvin and Dr Andrei Lux
Professor Peter Galvin
Edith Cowan University
Andrei Lux
Edith Cowan University
2019 Conference Chair
Dr Stephanie Macht
CQUniversity
2025 SECRETARY
Dr Justine Ferrer
2025 TREASURER
Dr Ryan Gould
ACADEMY MANAGER
Ms Emma Nixon, ANZAM Academy Office
Email: anzam@anzam.org
Ph: 0498 354 433 (+61 498 354 433)
