2025 Judging Panel

Engagement Australia Awards 2025
Judges

Tom Burton (EA Awards Chair): Board of Director, Engagement Australia and Executive Director Engagement and Enterprise, Charles Sturt University

Alison Avery: Executive Director Partnerships and Engagement, UNSW Sydney

Christian Burden: Executive Director Advancement, Western Sydney University

Anthony Dulsi: Executive Director External Relations, James Martin Institute

Rouz Fard: Associate Director of Industry and Community Partnerships, University of Southern Queensland

Maree Graham: Director Indigenous Students and Community Engagement, University of Technology Sydney

Libby Hackett: CEO of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy

Professor Margaret Jones: Director, Research Services, Edith Cowan University

Associate Professor Brahm Marjadi: Associate Dean for Engagement and Associate Professor of Community Engaged Learning at the Western Sydney University School of Medicine

Dr Ruth McCausland: Associate Professor in the UNSW Division of Societal Impact, Equity & Engagement, UNSW Sydney

Eleanor Mitchell: International Director, Charles Sturt University

Chris Robinson: Founding Director, Nadris Advisory Pty Ltd

Dr Benedicta Rousseau: Impact and Evaluation Officer, Engagement. Australian Catholic University

Erin Ruff: Government Relations and Policy Advisor, Flinders University

Padmini Sebastian OAM: Director Engagement and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne

Ramya Shami: Director of Alumni Relations, Bond University

Professor Lisa Zamberlan: Pro Vice-Chancellor International, UNSW Sydney

Biographies of Judges