Academic Governance

Professor Michele Simons

Board Member (Independent)

Dean and Professor of Education, Western Sydney University

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Education, University of South Australia
• Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services/Adult and Community Education), University of South Australia

Associate Professor Steven Goodman

Board Member (Independent)

Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Adelaide

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Marketing, Supply Chain, Wine Industry, Adelaide Graduate School of Business, University of Adelaide
• Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education), University of Adelaide
• Bachelor of International Business (Honours 1), Flinders University

Other

• Awarded Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation

Dr. Julien Marechal

Board Member

Head of School of Business, Le Cordon Bleu Australia
Chair, Learning & Teaching Quality Committee

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
• Master of Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
• Licenciate in Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
• Candidate in Philosophy, University of Namur, Belgium
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance, Governance Institute of Australia
• Graduate Diploma in Finance, University of London
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Le Cordon Bleu Australia
• Diploma in Project Management, Australian Institute of Management

Other

• Associate Member, Governance Institute of Australia

Dr. Cristina Rodrigues

Board Member

Head of Industry Engagement and Alumni, Le Cordon Bleu Australia

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Tourism Management at James Cook Univeristy, Australia
• Master by Research of Human Geography, Universidade de Campinas, Brazil
• Bachelor of Tourism (Honours), Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas, Brazil

Other

• Committee Member of the International Academy for the Development of Tourism Research in Brazil
• Research collaboration with Monash University and the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health

Mark Veiga

Board Member

Head of School of Culinary Arts & Sciences, Le Cordon Bleu Australia

Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Torrens University Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Torrens University Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, Torrens University Australia
• Advanced Diploma of Hospitality
• Advanced Diploma of Business Management
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Anurag Kanwar

Board Member

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws  (Sydney University)
• Bachelor of Economics (Sydney University)
• Master of Law (Sydney University)
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (College of Law)
• Diploma Project Management (Ambition Training Institute)
• Cert IV training and assessment
• Diploma of Quality Auditing
• Diploma of Leadership and Management

Other

• Fellow Institute of Managers and Leaders
• Fellow Australian Risk Policy Institute

Melissa Krollig

Board Member

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Other

• Uniting Network Australia – Executive Committee Member and Treasurer
• Adelaide Frontrunners – Executive Committee Member
• Breast Cancer Network Australia – Consumer Representative

Karen Spavin

Board Member

Registrar/Campus Manager - Adelaide, Le Cordon Bleu Australia

Qualifications

• Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

Other

• Port Adelaide Rugby Union Football club - Secretary