ANROWS Board
ANROWS is governed by a board of directors, chaired by Sam Mostyn, which includes five independent directors, one Commonwealth Government director and three state government directors.
Sam Mostyn
ANROWS CHAIR
Sam Mostyn AO is a non-executive director and sustainability adviser, with a long history of governance roles across business, sport, the arts, policy, diversity, Indigenous and women’s affairs, and the not-for-profit sectors.
Read moreDawn 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.
Read moreElizabeth Foley
DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT
Chair, Finance, Risk
and Audit Committee
Elizabeth is a non-executive director and CEO, with experience across a range of sectors, including financial services, digital innovation, health and medical research, and professional services industries.
Read moreDr Melanie Heenan
DIRECTOR, VICTORIA
Melanie Heenan is an established leader with extensive experience in family violence and sexual assault research, policy, practice and system reform in Victoria, including leadership roles with the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Victorian Law Reform Commission.
Read moreJeanette Kerr
DIRECTOR, NORTHERN TERRITORY
Jeanette is the Deputy Chief Executive, Families in Territory Families, Housing and Communities since September 2016.
Read moreJenny 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.
Read moreEdward 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.
Read moreBarry Sandison
DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT
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.
Read moreKirsty 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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Contact ANROWS
PO Box Q389, Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230
Email: enquiries@anrows.org.au