HERDSA Executive and Portfolios

HERDSA Executive Committee 2025 - 2027

	HERDSA President - Professor Christy Collis  (president@herdsa.org.au)
	HERDSA Treasurer - Professor Michelle Picard
	Professor Eva Heinrich - RMIT University
	Dr Alice Brown - University of Southern Queensland
	Dr Lee Partridge - University of Western Australia
	HERDSA Vice-President - Dr Manisha Thakkar - Southern Cross University
	Dr Tania Leach - University of Southern Queensland
	Associate Professor Kathie Ardzejewska - University of Notre Dame Australia
	Dr Lilia Mantai - The University of Sydney
	Dr Pranit Anand - University of NSW

OFFICERS OF HERDSA 2025-2027 

• Dr Cally Guerin and Dr Jisun Jung – Co-Executive Editor Higher Education Research & Development (HERD)
• Professor Denise Chalmers  – HERDSA Guides Series Editor
• Dr Daniel Andrews- HERDSA Connect Blog Editor
• Dr Peter Kandlbinder- HERDSA Weekly Notices
• Dr Dongmei Li- Talking about Teaching and Learning (TATAL)

HERDSA Office 

• Jennifer Ungaro - Administration Manager

Portfolios

Secretariat

President - Professor Christy Collis
Vice-President -  Dr Manisha Thakkar
Treasurer –  Professor Michelle Picard
2026 Conference Convenors - Dr Misty Cook and Dr Mark Gan
HERDSA Office - Jennifer Ungaro 

Professional Learning Portolio (HERDSA Fellowships, MACS, TATAL)

Portfolio Lead - Dr Lee Partridge
HERDSA SoTL Modules  - Dr Alice Brown and A/Prof Kathie Ardzjewska
Fellowships - Dr Lee Partridge and A/Prof Kathie Ardzewska
Mentoring and Coaching Support (MACS) - A/Prof Kathie Ardzewska

Networks Portfolio (Branches, SIGs)

Portfolio Lead - Professor Michelle Picard
Special Interest Groups (SIGS) -  Dr Tania Leach and Dr Alice Brown
Branch Liaison - Professor Michelle Picard and Dr Pranit Anand
Awards and Prizes - Dr Lee Partridge and Dr Pranit Anand

Publications Portfolio

Portfolio Lead - Dr Cally Guerin – Executive Editor Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) (Officer)
HERDSA Connect blog- Dr Daniel Andrews (Officer)
Series Editor HERDSA Guides - Professor Denise Chalmers (Officer)
Advancing Scholarship and Research in Higher Education Journal (ASRHE) - A/Prof Eva Heinrich 
HERDSA Notices - Dr Peter Kandlbinder (Officer)

Engagement Portfolio

Portfolio Lead - Dr Manisha Thakkar
Comms and Events - Dr Manisha Thakkar and Dr Tania Leach
IT Project  - Dr Eva Heinrich, Dr Pranit Anand, Dr Lilia Mantai and Professor Michelle Picard
External Engagement - Professor Christy Collis and Dr Manisha Thakkar

Non Elected Roles

A Guides Editor  - Professor Denise Chalmers  (Publications)
HERDSA Notices - Dr Peter Kandlbinder  (Publications)
HERDSA 2026 Conference Convenors - Dr Misty Cook and Dr Mark Gan
Talking about Teaching and Learning - TATAL - Dr Dongmei Li  (Professional Learning)
HERD Editors - Dr Cally Guerin and Dr Jisung Ju (Publications)