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Misha Ketchell

Misha Ketchell

Editor

Misha is the Editor of The Conversation Australia and New Zealand. He has been an editor and journalist for more than 25 years. He was founding editor of The Big Issue Australia and editor of Crikey, The Reader and The Melbourne Weekly. He was also a reporter and feature writer at The Age and also worked at the ABC where he was a TV producer on Media Watch and The 7:30 Report and an editor on The Drum.

Lisa Watts

Lisa Watts

Chief Executive

Lisa is CEO and Executive Director of The Conversation Media Group and is responsible for funding and operations, and the IT and Product teams who serve the international group. Lisa's career has been in digital publishing, news and technology businesses including a GM role at Fairfax Digital. Lisa has been a Director of Vertical Networks Group and Chair of Midsumma Festival. Lisa is a Deloitte Outstanding 50 LGBTI Leader.

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Fron Jackson-Webb

Fron Jackson-Webb

Deputy Editor and Senior Health Editor

Fron is The Conversation's Deputy Editor and leads the site's health coverage. Fron was one of The Conversation's founding editors, launching the site in March 2011, and was later its Chief of Staff. Fron previously managed the Australian Medical Association's Victorian media office and worked for BBC Magazines in London. Fron is proud of her Aboriginal heritage and lives on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in central Victoria.

Alexandra Hansen

Alexandra Hansen

Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff

Alexandra interned at the Jakarta Post and worked at foreign policy think tank, the Australia India Institute prior to joining The Conversation in 2014 as Education Editor. She became Health and Medicine Editor in 2016, Chief of Staff in 2018 and Deputy Editor in 2020.

Michael Hopkin

Michael Hopkin

Deputy Chief of Staff

Based in Perth, Michael joined The Conversation after several years as a journalist with Fairfax, The West Australian, and others. Before moving to Australia from his native UK, he was a senior news and features writer for Nature.

Sunanda Creagh

Sunanda Creagh

Senior Editor

Sunanda Creagh is an award-winning journalist and a Senior Editor at The Conversation. Previously, Sunanda has been The Conversation's FactCheck Editor, News Editor and Arts + Culture deputy editor. She began her career at The Sydney Morning Herald and worked at the Reuters bureau in Jakarta as a political correspondent before joining The Conversation in 2011.

Amanda Dunn

Amanda Dunn

Politics + Society Editor

Prior to joining The Conversation, Amanda was a reporter and editor with The Age for 16 years, covering health, education, social policy, pop culture and the arts. She was also news and features editor for The Sunday Age, which included overseeing the paper's coverage of the 2007 federal election.

Justin Bergman

Justin Bergman

International Affairs Editor

Prior to joining The Conversation, Justin spent seven years covering news, business and culture in China and Southeast Asia as a correspondent for Monocle magazine. He's also a former news editor on the International and National desks at The Associated Press in New York and European digital news editor at Time Magazine in London and has taught magazine writing with Stanford University.

Erin Cooper-Douglas

Erin Cooper-Douglas

Deputy Politics + Society Editor

Erin joined The Conversation after working across radio, television and online media at ABC News for more than six years. In her time with the national broadcaster, she won Best New Journalist at the Tasmanian Media Awards for her multiplatform work, including video-journalism. She did everything from presenting live radio to sub-editing digital stories. Her work has also been published by Reuters, The New York Times and The Mercury. Erin's based in Hobart, Tasmania.

Adrian Beaumont

Adrian Beaumont

Election Analyst (Psephologist)

Adrian Beaumont is passionate about following polls and election results. He first started writing for The Conversation in 2013 as a PhD student, covering the Australian federal election that year. He has written over 420 articles about polls, Australian federal, state elections and US elections.

Margaret Easterbrook

Margaret Easterbrook

Business Editor

Margaret Easterbrook joined The Conversation as business editor after 34 years at The Age. During that time she held a range of reporting and editing roles including editor of the Saturday Age, national managing editor of The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and opinion editor.

Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Economics Editor

Peter Martin is Economics Editor of The Conversation and a visiting fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. A former Commonwealth Treasury official, he has worked as economics correspondent for the ABC, as economics editor of The Age, and as host of The Economists on ABC RN. In 2019 He was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM). In 2016 he was made a Distinguished Alumni of Flinders University.

Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont

Health + Disability Editor

With a background in the arts and textbook publishing, Lucy spent 14 years working at The Age newspaper as a reporter, reviewer, columnist and editor. She covered health, the arts and Melbourne events for The Age and Sunday Age, was deputy editor of Green Guide and joint editor of The Melbourne Magazine. Lucy undertook a Masters of Speech Pathology and worked at a major hospital before returning to journalism and joining The Conversation in 2019.

Anna Evangeli

Anna Evangeli

Deputy Health Editor

Anna is an experienced health and science journalist, educator and workshop presenter. She returns to The Conversation after a stint on the health desk in 2016/17. She is a former editor of online science news at the ABC, has degrees in biochemistry and journalism, and has taught journalism and media ethics and law at two universities. She is also an award-winning blogger and travel writer.

Phoebe Roth

Phoebe Roth

Deputy Health Editor

Phoebe Roth has been at The Conversation since 2018, including a two-year secondment to The Conversation UK's London office. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a masters in public health, and prior to joining The Conversation spent four years working at the Australian Jewish News.

Signe Dean

Signe Dean

Science + Technology Editor

Signe is a science journalist, editor, broadcaster, and critical thinking advocate. Prior to joining The Conversation she was the Managing Editor of ScienceAlert and before that, launch editor of SBS Science. She has an MSc degree in cognitive science and philosophy from the University of Edinburgh, and has done freelance work for various organisations, including Science in Public and the Cancer Council.

Michael Lucy

Michael Lucy

Science Editor

Michael is a prize-winning science journalist. Before joining The Conversation he was an editor at The Monthly and Cosmos magazines and worked in communications for the Tongan ministry of agriculture and the Melbourne-based agency Science in Public.

Judith Ireland

Judith Ireland

Education Editor

Judith is The Conversation's education editor, covering early childhood, schools, tertiary education and parenting. Before this, she was a deputy editor in the politics + society team, with a focus on Australian politics and social affairs. Judith joined The Conversation from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, where she was a social affairs correspondent, political reporter and columnist. She has been a member of the Canberra press gallery since 2011. She has also been a reporte...

Jane Howard

Jane Howard

Arts + Culture Editor

Jane is a Walkley award-winning journalist. Prior to joining The Conversation she was a freelance journalist and critic for ten years. Her writing has appeared in publications including the ABC, the Guardian, Meanjin and the Sydney Morning Herald, and she sits on the board of Writers SA.

Noor Gillani

Noor Gillani

Digital Culture Editor

Before joining The Conversation, Noor worked as a regional reporter with Seven West Media and News Corp. Prior to that, she freelanced for Guardian Australia and various science magazines.

Nicole Hasham

Nicole Hasham

Energy + Environment Editor

Nicole Hasham is a Walkley Award-winning journalist based in Canberra. Before joining The Conversation she was environment and energy correspondent and federal politics reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Her work has also appeared in The Monthly, The Guardian, the Griffith Review and Best Australian Science Writing.

Doug Hendrie

Doug Hendrie

Deputy Environment + Energy Editor

Doug Hendrie is a journalist and author. Before joining The Conversation in 2021, he worked in health reporting, wrote books, acquired a PhD which has seen little use, taught media writing to university students and freelanced for Australian and international outlets.

John Watson

John Watson

Cities Editor and Deputy Energy + Environment Editor

John joined The Conversation in 2013 and has been Politics & Society Editor, Cities Editor and Higher Education Editor. John decided in the mid-1980s that a life tracking elephants (for an honours degree in ecology) was less interesting than journalism in apartheid-era South Africa. When his residence was revoked he returned to Australia. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, including two decades with The Age as a chief leader writer, columnist and editor, after a decade on regional ...

Clare Peddie

Clare Peddie

Deputy Environment + Energy Editor

After 15 years as Science and Environment Writer at The Advertiser in Adelaide, Clare joined The Conversation in February 2023. She previously worked in communications at CSIRO Land and Water on the Waite Campus, UniSA at Mawson Lakes, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology in Brisbane. A regular contributor to Cosmos Magazine, she has a graduate diploma in Science Journalism (Deakin University) and a degree in Health Science (University of Adelaide).

Suzy Freeman-Greene

Suzy Freeman-Greene

Books + Ideas Editor

Suzy has more than three decades' experience as a journalist, columnist and editor, writing for publications including Good Weekend, The Age, The Guardian, Meanjin, Griffith Review and Australian Book Review. A former features editor, news editor, oped columnist and feature writer at The Age, she has taught writing at the University of Melbourne and freelanced in New York. After six years as TC Arts + Culture editor, she became founding Books + Ideas editor in 2022.

James Ley

James Ley

Deputy Books + Ideas Editor

James is a former editor of the Sydney Review of Books. He has more than twenty years experience as a freelance essayist and literary critic. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Australian Book Review, The Times Literary Supplement and Public Books. In 2014, he was awarded the Geraldine Pascall Prize for Australian Critic of the Year.

Jo Case

Jo Case

Deputy Books + Ideas Editor

Jo Case is an Adelaide-based writer, editor and reviewer. She has been associate publisher at Wakefield Press, senior writer/editor at the Wheeler Centre, program manager of Melbourne Writers Festival, deputy editor of Australian Book Review and books editor of The Big Issue. Jo was a founding board member of the Stella Prize, a founding associate editor of Kill Your Darlings, and co-founder of the Feminist Writers Festival. She has published a memoir, Boomer and Me: (Hardie Grant, 2013).

Liz Minchin

Liz Minchin

Executive Editor

Liz Minchin is a Walkley award-winning journalist and author. She joined The Conversation in 2012 and has been Executive Editor since 2016. Liz works closely with our 3 NZ editors and NZ partner universities. She also regularly delivers Pitching and Writing Masterclasses: https://theconversation.com/au/pitching-and-writing-masterclass In 2010, she co-wrote 'Screw Light Bulbs': a book explaining bigger-picture climate solutions.

Finlay Macdonald

Finlay Macdonald

New Zealand Editor

Finlay Macdonald is an award-winning journalist, editor, publisher and broadcaster with 30 years’ experience in the New Zealand media. He has been editor of current affairs magazine The Listener, a publisher at Penguin Books and HarperCollins, a weekly columnist for the Sunday Star-Times, and has written and presented for television and radio. He joined The Conversation in April 2020 and became the New Zealand Senior Editor in November 2020.

Veronika Meduna

Veronika Meduna

Science, Health + Environment New Zealand Editor

Veronika is an award-winning journalist and author, with two decades of experience in radio, print and digital. Before joining The Conversation in 2017, she produced and hosted a weekly science programme for New Zealand’s public broadcaster RNZ, for which she won several journalism awards, including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s prize for best documentary. She has also contributed to other broadcasters and publications in New Zealand and internationally, including the NZ Listener, NZ ...

Debrin Foxcroft

Debrin Foxcroft

Deputy New Zealand Editor

Dr Foxcroft has 15 years of experience in journalism, public policy, project management and communications, including at The NZ Herald and Herald on Sunday. She completed her PhD in political science at the University of Waikato, her MA at the University of Missouri, and has also worked at AUT.

Matt Garrow

Matt Garrow

Editorial Web Developer

Matt comes from a multimedia background in television, live news, comedy and digital video. Based in Naarm (Melbourne) but a Broome boy at heart, Matt has worked as a video editor, graphics operator, reporter and storyteller for the ABC for 12 years. Jumping from News Breakfast, to Insiders, to The Weekly and finally helping establish the ABC Everyday team, he has since re-skilled as a web developer to further push digital-first content for new audiences.

Gabriela Sumampow

Gabriela Sumampow

Deputy Social Media Producer

Before joining The Conversation, Gabriela has freelanced for VICE, Beat Magazine, RMIT ABC Fact Check, and Voxfrock. Alongside volunteering for student media organisations across radio, TV, digital and print, she holds a Master of Media and a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from RMIT University.

Olivia Di Iorio

Olivia Di Iorio

Social Media Producer

Before joining The Conversation, Olivia worked in regional Western Australia as a reporter for the ABC covering stories and news for radio, online, and tv. She has also worked in producing radio for local and statewide programs.

Matthew Hall

Matthew Hall

Deputy Business & Economy Editor

Matthew is passionate about making business and finance news more meaningful, relevant and approachable for a greater number of Australians. He holds both a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, Management) and Master of Journalism from the University of Melbourne. Before joining The Conversation, Matthew produced financial journalism covering a range of sectors for market intelligence firm Field Research.

Niall Seewang

Niall Seewang

Sport + Society Editor

Niall Seewang is Sports & Society Editor at The Conversation. Prior to this, he was a sports journalist and editor, firstly in newspapers before later joining AFL Media and ESPN.com.au. He has also worked in communications in the sports technology and male health spaces, and is a regular freelancer across various topics. Niall is passionate and curious about the intersection of sport and broader society, including business, politics, health, technology, media, science and more.

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Prof. Mark Scott AO

Prof. Mark Scott AO

Vice Chancellor

Professor Mark Scott AO is chair of The Conversation Media Group board. He is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney and was previously Managing Director of the ABC and Secretary of the NSW Department of Education.

Joseph Skrzynski AO

Joseph Skrzynski AO

Director

Mr Skrzynski is the co-founder of the pioneering CHAMP Funds Management Group which has invested over $5 Billion in private companies in Australia and South-East Asia. His current directorships include the global board of Human Rights Watch, The Observership Program, Philanthropy Australia, and as Chair of the Sky Foundation. Previously he has chaired the Sydney Opera House Trust, SBS TV and Radio, The National Capital Planning Authority, and the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

Lisa Watts

Lisa Watts

Chief Executive

Lisa is CEO and Executive Director of The Conversation Media Group and is responsible for funding and operations, and the IT and Product teams who serve the international group. Lisa's career has been in digital publishing, news and technology businesses including a GM role at Fairfax Digital. Lisa has been a Director of Vertical Networks Group and Chair of Midsumma Festival. Lisa is a Deloitte Outstanding 50 LGBTI Leader.

Richard Leder OAM

Richard Leder OAM

Director

Richard is a partner and Head of Commercial Litigation at Wotton + Kearney, specialising in media law and litigation. He is Chair of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation and was Deputy Chair of the Mt Buller & Mt Stirling Resort Management Board until September 2022. He is a director of the Melbourne Press Club and Australian Friends of Asha for Slums. He is a committee member of the Law Council Media and Communications Committee.

Marianne Broadbent

Marianne Broadbent

Managing Partner

Dr Marianne Broadbent is a Managing Partner at the innovative leadership advisory and executive search firm, Future Leadership. Her career has combined executive roles in the private and education sectors. She was global Senior Vice President (New Product Development) for the technology advisory firm Gartner and her academic appointments include Associate Dean and Professor at Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors,...

Cameron Gough

Cameron Gough

Director

Cameron is a digital leader with over 25 years of experience in a range of sectors through consulting and executive roles at Pet Circle, Envato, Australia Post, ANZ Bank, Accenture and PwC. Cameron has successfully built and run large digital technology teams and in recent years has specialised in digital marketplaces and ecommerce as the founder of Digital iD, an award winning identity platform, and in his current role as Chief Customer Officer at Pet Circle – Australia’s largest online pet ...

Kate Torney

Kate Torney

Director

Kate Torney has extensive experience in the Australian media, cultural and philanthropic sectors, having spent 20 years at the ABC, including six as News Director, six years as Chief Executive of the State Library of Victoria and now as CEO of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. In October 2021, Kate joined the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation which supports the work of some of the world’s leading cancer researchers.

Misha Ketchell

Misha Ketchell

Editor

Misha is the Editor of The Conversation Australia and New Zealand. He has been an editor and journalist for more than 25 years. He was founding editor of The Big Issue Australia and editor of Crikey, The Reader and The Melbourne Weekly. He was also a reporter and feature writer at The Age and also worked at the ABC where he was a TV producer on Media Watch and The 7:30 Report and an editor on The Drum.

Tony Walker

Tony Walker

Vice-Chancellor's Fellow

Tony Walker is a vice chancellor's fellow at La Trobe University. He is a columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He is a dual Walkley Award winner for commentary, and recipient of the Paul Lyneham Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism. He is a former foreign correspondent for Fairfax and the Financial Times in China, the Middle East and North America. Publications include Arafat:The Biography and The Peter Thomson Five.

Merlin Crossley

Merlin Crossley

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology

Merlin Crossley is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UNSW and Professor of Molecular Biology. He has also worked or studied at the Universities of Melbourne, Oxford, Harvard and Sydney. He has been recognized by numerous awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship, the Australian Academy of Science's Gottschalk Medal, and the NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Sciences in 2020.

David Levy

David Levy

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford

David is currently Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, following a decade as its director. His career has spanned broadcasting and academia and he has a particular interest in connecting research, policymaking and wider public debate. He previously worked at the BBC as a reporter, editor and Controller Public Policy

Elizabeth Ritvo

Elizabeth Ritvo

Elizabeth Ritvo, Of Counsel at Brown Rudnick LLP, served as counsel for numerous media organizations. She served on the boards of the Media Law Resource Center and the New England First Amendment Coalition, and the Advisory Board of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. She served on the Governing Council of the Boston Bar Association and as president of the Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts. Liz is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Didier Pourquery

Didier Pourquery

Président, The Conversation France

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Merlin Crossley

Merlin Crossley

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology

Merlin Crossley is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UNSW and Professor of Molecular Biology. He has also worked or studied at the Universities of Melbourne, Oxford, Harvard and Sydney. He has been recognized by numerous awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship, the Australian Academy of Science's Gottschalk Medal, and the NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Sciences in 2020.

Glenn Wightwick

Glenn Wightwick

DVC Innovation & Enterprise

Professor Glenn Wightwick is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Innovation and Enterprise) at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is responsible for UTS’ innovation, entrepreneurship and external engagement strategies. Most recently, Professor Wightwick was Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research) where he led UTS’ research portfolio.

Lisa French

Lisa French

Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication

Professor Lisa French is Dean of The School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, and Professor of Screen and Media. She is internationally recognised for her research on women in Australian Cinema. Her scholarship reflects a career long interest the nation’s screen culture, with a specialist interest in gender. Her books include The Female Gaze in Documentary Film – An International Perspective (2021); Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute (2009); and Womenvisio...

Shamit Saggar

Shamit Saggar

Professor and Director, Public Policy institute

Professor Shamit Saggar is the Director of the University Western Australia Public Policy Institute and Professor of Public Policy. The UWA Public Policy Institute was launched in 2018 as a new way for the University to share its world-class research and expertise with decision makers and community leaders to help shape the future of our society. Professor Saggar has held academic appointments at the universities of Liverpool, Queen Mary London, Sussex, UCLA, Yale and Toronto.

Giselle Byrnes

Giselle Byrnes

Provost

Professor Giselle Byrnes is Provost at Massey University, New Zealand, where she is responsible for leading the research and enterprise and the learning and teaching activities of the University. Reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor and a member of Massey’s Senior Leadership Team, Giselle is responsible for supporting a high-quality research culture, further developing Massey’s national and international research collaborations and supporting excellence in teaching and academic development.

Annamarie Jagose

Annamarie Jagose

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Schools

Professor Annamarie Jagose is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Schools, at the University of Sydney, having previously held positions at the University of Auckland and the University of Melbourne. She is internationally known as a scholar in feminist studies, lesbian/gay studies and queer theory and is also an award-winning novelist and short story writer.

Susan Forde

Susan Forde

Director, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Susan Forde is Director of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, and Professor of Journalism at Griffith University, Brisbane. She has authored or co-authored three books and more than 50 journal articles and book chapters on community and independent forms of media and journalism.

Matthew Harding

Matthew Harding

Deputy Dean, Melbourne Law School

Professor Matthew Harding is Dean and William Hearn Professor of Law at the Melbourne Law School. Matthew is one of the world’s leading academic experts on the theoretical underpinnings of private law and the law of charities and other not-for-profit organisations. His published work combines theoretical, doctrinal and practical insights.

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Lisa Watts

Lisa Watts

Chief Executive

Lisa is CEO and Executive Director of The Conversation Media Group and is responsible for funding and operations, and the IT and Product teams who serve the international group. Lisa's career has been in digital publishing, news and technology businesses including a GM role at Fairfax Digital. Lisa has been a Director of Vertical Networks Group and Chair of Midsumma Festival. Lisa is a Deloitte Outstanding 50 LGBTI Leader.

Damian Thompson

Damian Thompson

Chief Operating Officer, TC International

Damian is Chief Operating Officer of The Conversation International. He's previously worked in government on programs and as a ministerial policy adviser. Damian works with The Conversation teams across our global network to coordinate global strategies and secure funding from philanthropic foundations.

Margy Vary

Margy Vary

Chief Marketing Officer

Margy joined The Conversation in 2023. She has 20 years of experience in marketing and three years of experience as a growth consultant in the media industry, specialising in reader revenue. She is an alumnus of the Marketing Academy, has a Mini MBA in brand management, and is studying a full MBA specialising in social and environmental impact. She was previously the Marketing Director of Guardian Australia and a Board member for environmental co-operative The Bower.

Maria Troumboukis

Maria Troumboukis

Chief Financial Officer

Maria is responsible for finance and operations and has extensive government experience, having previously worked as the Finance Manager at Arts Victoria within the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet where she was responsible for reporting and managing large multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets. A qualified CPA, she also worked in the South Australian State Government in Services SA and the Auditor-General’s Department.

Helen Johnstone

Helen Johnstone

Philanthropy and Bequests Manager

Helen works with our philanthropic supporters and joins us from The Walkley Foundation where she was their development manager since 2018. She has held philanthropy, sponsorship and communications roles across the media, arts and not for profit sector including working with Anne Summers Reports online magazine and events, the Sydney Writers' Festival, City Recital Hall and the NSW Law and Justice Foundation.

Susan Hornbeck

Susan Hornbeck

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Susan Hornbeck is Strategic Partnerships Manager at The Conversation Media Group. Susan has extensive experience in publishing and was Associate Publisher at Griffith Review and Publicity Manager at Scribe Publishing.

Felicity Burke

Felicity Burke

Business Relationships Manager

Felicity joined The Conversation in 2017 and is responsible for managing all aspects of partner membership, as well as associated revenue through The Conversation job board, newsletter sponsorships and event listings. Felicity has a background in sales and administration across varied industries including art galleries, retail and real estate.

Louise Cornegé

Louise Cornegé

Marketing and Campaigns Manager

Louise joined The Conversation in 2022 from the University of Queensland Press where she led the marketing and publicity team. She has two decades of experience in communications in the publishing and media including roles at Allen & Unwin, Pan Macmillan and the ABC.

Suji Gunawardhana

Suji Gunawardhana

Management Accountant

Suji joined The Conversation in 2018 and he is a qualified member of CPA Australia & with a special degree in Business Administration with experience in the fields of financial & management accounting and auditing. He previously worked for KPMG and CITIC Resources Australia.

Cath Kaylor

Cath Kaylor

Administration Assistant (Finance & Operations)

Cath joined the Conversation in 2023 after over a decade in Medical Administration (in Pathology laboratories and private practice). She has enjoyed a varied career in a range of industries both in Australia and internationally, including education, health and more recently, Wine Importing. Cath holds a Bachelors degree in Education from the University of Melbourne.