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Ballot for Special Interest Groups Convenors

November 25, 2020

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Ballot for Special Interest Groups Convenors

We invite you to take part in the election for Convenors of the English Australia Special Interest groups (SIGs).

SIG Convenors are elected for two-year terms and they play a pivotal role in determining activities and directions of the SIGs.

Download a ballot paper below and have your say in who our SIG Conveners should be.

Ballot paper

Can I vote in the ballot?
As these are national SIGs, only Full Member colleges can cast a ballot.

Who are the candidates?
We have received nominations from:

Action Research SIG

Natalie Dipsellas (Academy of English)
Jennifer Wallace (UTS Insearch)

Assessment SIG

Cara Dinneen (Macquarie University ELC)
Hora Hedayati (UNSW Global)
Tony Hickey (University of Sydney, Centre for English Teaching)
Stephen Walker (UQ – Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education)

Direct Entry Programs SIG (DEP SIG)

Will Alderton (CQU University English Language Centre)
Maria Naidoo (UNSW Global)

Ed-Tech SIG

Henno Kotze (UQ – Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education)
Kelly Mannix (International House Sydney)
Kirsty Phease (Hawthorn Melbourne)

Mental Health SIG

Trish Behan (Macquarie University English Language Centre)
Chaido Kiourkou (Greenwich English College)
Robert Smeaton (Hawthorn Melbourne)
Fiona Taylor (UWA Centre for English Language Teaching)

Post-entry English and Academic Language SIG (PEAL SIG)

Pamela Humphreys (Macquarie University ELC)
Katherine Olston (University of Sydney, Centre for English Teaching)
John Smith (Griffith English Language Institute – GELI)
Marta Spes-Skrbis (Australian Catholic University)

View each candidate’s profile

How is the election run?
We are running a ballot to decide who will be the Convenor and two Deputy Convenors of each SIG. The nominee with the most votes for each SIG will be the elected Convenor. The two nominees with the second highest number of votes will be the elected Deputy Convenors. Convenors are appointed on two-year terms.

Nominations for Convener roles of these six English Australia SIGs closed on Friday 20 November 2020. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations.

When does voting close?
The deadline for voting is 5.00 pm (AEDT) Friday 5 December 2020. We will not accept late votes.

How do I vote?
Each full member college can submit one ballot paper, completed by an authorised representative. Instructions on how to vote are on the ballot paper but please contact us if you have any questions.

If you have any questions, please contact the English Australia Secretariat .