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The ACCM Board contains one representative of each state of Australia
and two representatives from its corporate membership. There are
ten Board members in all, plus an appointed Secretary and Treasurer.
The current officers of the Board are:
| President |
Elizabeth Handsley |
| Vice-President |
Glenn Cupit |
| Secretary |
Anne Anastasiou |
| Treasurer |
<vacant position> |
Current Board members are:
| State |
Member |
Background information |
| South Australia |
Prof Elizabeth Handsley |
BA, LLB, LLM, Professor of Law, Flinders
University, a specialist in media law as it applies to children
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| Western Australia |
Jane Roberts |
Dip Children Studies, B Soc Sc, Principal Policy Officer Department of Premier and Cabinet WA
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| New South Wales |
Helen Walton |
B.Soc.Sci, Dip Ed. Post Grad Diploma in Counselling, representing parent interests across NSW, has background in education and works in the TAFE system
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| Queensland |
Marjorie Voss |
Cert. 111 in Community Services (Children’s Services), Retired Early Childhood teacher, Australian Caritas Leader, Promotion & Development Co-ordinator for Mothers Union Australia
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| Victoria |
Prof Ann Sanson |
BA, PhD, Professor in Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, a child psychologist with expertise on children’s social and emotional development, including the impact of media, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
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| Tasmania |
Kym Goodes |
Director of 3P Consulting, working with the government and non-government sector in a range of consultancies; Chair of the Board of Cornerstone Youth Health Services Inc. in Tasmania; Board member of Regional Development Australia (Tasmania).
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| Australian Capital Territory |
Michael Nuttall |
Executive Officer of the Australian Primary Principals Association, overseeing the operations of the Canberra-based national office and representing the association in various national forums.
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| Northern Territory |
Donna Odegaard |
BA, Larrakia, National and International Indigenous affairs and educations, Land Rights, Native Title, Water Rights, Heritage, Land management and Commercial development |
| Corporate representatives |
Member |
Background information |
| Early Childhood Australia (ECA) |
C Glenn Cupit |
PhD, Senior lecturer in child development in the deLissa Institute of Early Childhood and Family Studies, long history of research and advocacy with ACCM, consultant on many children's programs for the ABC and commercial interests, and authored The Child Audience for the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal.
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| Australian Education Union (AEU) |
Meegan Maguire |
B. Ed, Experienced Senior Teacher, Department of Education, Queensland |
Honorary CEO,Australian Council on Children and the Media:
Barbara Biggins, OAM
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