EDI Management Committee

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Management Committee, Chaired by the Deputy Provost, supports and advises the University in relation to student and staff equity, diversity, and inclusion matters. The committee plays a governance advisory role to the Vice-Chancellor through the University Senior Executive Team, and to Senate through the Senate Committee for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

2026 meeting dates

Membership

Membership Category	Role	Portfolio/Unit	Name
Chair	Deputy Provost	Office of the Provost	Pauline Ford
Deputy Chair	Associate Director, Workplace Diversity and Inclusion	Chief Operating Office – Human Resources	Lou Johannson
Ex officio	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) or nominee	Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	Dino Willox
Ex officio	Research Director, The Queensland Commitment	Advancement and Community Engagement	Mark Western (2025)
Ex officio	Director, Office of the Provost	Office of the Provost	Janey Saunders
Ex officio	Director, Planning and Business Intelligence or nominee	Planning and Business Intelligence	Clare Hourigan
Ex officio	Deputy COO	Office of the Chief Operating Officer	Marni Jacoby
Ex officio	Director, Future Students	Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)	Jogvan Klein
Ex officio	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Steering Committee Chair	Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement)	Bronwyn Fredericks
Ex officio	Gender Steering Committee Chair	Office of the Provost	Pauline Ford
Ex officio	Ally Action Committee Co-Chair	School of Civil Engineering Student Services	L. Ottenhaus Katsu Shike
Ex officio	Disability Inclusion Group Chair	TC Beirne School of Law	Paul Harpur
Ex officio	Cultural Inclusion Council Chair	UQ Business School	Remi Ayoko
Ex officio	Age Friendly Committee Chair	Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences	Nancy Pachana
Ex officio	Director, Campus Planning	Property and Facilities	Tim Sweeney
Ex officio	Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Campus Culture and Leadership	Office of the Vice-Chancellor	Heather Zwicker
Ex officio	Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) or nominee	Marketing and Communication	Loretta Porche
Ex officio	Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) or nominee	Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation)	Rachel Parker
Appointed	Faculty representative	Faculty	Sagadevan Mundree (2025)
Appointed	Institute representative	Institute	Loic Yengo (2025)
Appointed	Undergraduate or Postgraduate student nominated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	Enrolled student	Vaidehi Pawar (2025)
Secretary	Executive Officer, Office of the Provost	Office of the Provost	Melinda Duncan

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