Annual Report 2008 - Central Queensland University

Tim Griffin OAM
Tim Griffin is a past National President of the Association which represents the
interest of 42,500 Professional Engineers, Scientist and Managers in Australia
(APESMA). He has served as a Non-Executive Director for the Chifley Business
School based in Melbourne. Tim also served two consecutive terms on the seven
person Capricornia Regional Electricity Council (2001-2005), as a community
representative. Tim was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to
APESMA and the Rockhampton region on Australia Day 2007.
Leesa Jeffcoat
Leesa has had a distinguished career as a student, teacher, principal and administrator
in Catholic Education. In 2001 Leesa was appointed Director of Catholic
Education for the Rockhampton Diocese. Leesa has a reputation as a leader in
curriculum innovation and she has served on many statewide educational bodies
for both Catholic and State Education and she is regarded as a leading figure in the
educational arena. Leesa was Deputy Chairman of the Queensland Studies Authority
(QSA) prior to being appointed as QSA Acting Chairman in January 2008. Leesa
also chaired the English Subject Advisory Committee for the Queensland Board of
Senior Secondary School Studies (QBSSSS) and QSA for several years.
Jim Tolhurst
Jim is currently Chairman of Queensland Airports Limited and is a director of
Adelaide Airport Limited and Blair Athol Coal Pty Ltd. Previously, Jim had a long
association with the university sector as Bursar of the University of Queensland.
Charles Ware
Charles is Deputy Chancellor of the Council and has 20 years experience as a
partner in private legal practice in Central Queensland. His legal expertise lies
primarily in the areas of property, commercial and corporate work, in addition to
substantial local government practice. He was appointed to the Residential Tenancies
Authority (RTA) Board in April 2005. He also brings a broad range of directorship
experience to the Council, with current appointments including Director of
Central Queensland Ports Authority as well as previous positions in the Queensland
electricity supply industry.
Dr John Fitzsimmons
John is the elected Academic Staff representative on Council. He is a senior lecturer
at CQUniversity and teaches in literary and cultural studies in the School of Arts and
Creative Enterprise. John’s academic expertise is in online learning, postmodern
fiction and narrative theory.
Janette Davis
Jan is the elected General Staff representative on Council. Her position at
CQUniversity is the Senior Internal Auditor (Financial). This allows Jan to
observe a wide range of University operations which assists her in discharging her
responsibilities as a Council member. Jan is also a graduate of CQUniversity.
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