ANROWS Board
ANROWS is governed by a board of directors including a chairperson, five independent directors, one Commonwealth Government director and three state government directors.
Barry Sandison
INTERIM CHAIR
Barry is a research fellow with the Australian National University School of Health and Medicine and also with the Paul Ramsay Foundation. With over 38 years' experience in the public sector across more than 13 agencies, Barry’s expertise covers a wide range of health- and welfare-related work, with previous senior roles in both policy and service delivery.
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Anna Lutz
DIRECTOR, COMMONWEALTH
Anna Lutz is the Group Manager of the Ending Gender-Based Violence Group at the Department of Social Services, leading the implementation of key national plans. She has extensive experience in senior leadership roles across Commonwealth and state governments, focusing on policy and program delivery.
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Dawn Bessarab
DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT
Dawn is an Aboriginal woman of Bard (West Kimberley) and Yjindjarbandi (Pilbara) descent. A highly regarded and experienced senior social worker and researcher, she did her PhD on the impact of the gendered lived experiences of Aboriginal women and men.
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Dr Melanie Heenan
DIRECTOR, VICTORIA
Melanie Heenan is the Deputy Secretary of Family Safety Victoria in the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
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Jeanette Kerr
DIRECTOR, NORTHERN TERRITORY
Jeanette is the Deputy Chief Executive, Families in Territory Families, Housing and Communities since September 2016.
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Jenny Morgan
DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT
Jenny is a Professor in Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, where she has taught across a range of courses since 1988.
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Edward Mosby
DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT
Edward is a Torres Strait Islander born on Thursday Island, was raised in South West Queensland and has lived in Central Queensland for the past 20 years.
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Kirsty Windeyer
DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Kirsty is the Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Coordinator-General in the ACT since April 2020. She provides strategic leadership that supports whole-of-government collaboration and coordination of the government’s response to domestic, family and sexual violence.
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