Governance
Board members

The Australian Council of Deans of Education is governed by a Board comprising the elected president and secretary/treasurer, and a representative from each state and territory. From time to time the Board also co-opts additional members with special expertise to assist with particular project.

ACDE President
Professor Toni Downes
Dean Faculty of Education
Charles Sturt University
Phone: (02) 6338 4444
president@acde.edu.au

ACDE President-elect
Professor Brenda Cherednichenko 
Executive Dean, Faculty of Education 
Edith Cowan University
Phone: (08) 9370 6459
b.cherednichenko@ecu.edu.au
ACDE Secretary/Treasurer
Professor Peter Kell 
Head, School of Education 
Charles Darwin University 
Phone: (08) 8946 6806
peter.kell@cdu.edu.au


ACDE State and Territory Representatives

Australian Capital Territory
Professor Geoff Riordan
Dean Faculty of Education
University of Canberra
Phone: (02) 6201 2093
Geoffrey.Riordan@canberra.edu.au

South Australia
Professor Tania Aspland
Head of School of Education
University of Adelaide
Phone: (08) 8303 5692
tania.aspland@adelaide.edu.au


New South Wales
Professor Steve Wilson
Head, School of Education,
University of Western Sydney
Phone: (02) 4736 4322
s.wilson@uws.edu.au


Tasmania
Professor Ian Hay
Dean Faculty of Education
University of Tasmania
Phone: (03) 6324 3446
Education.Dean@utas.edu.au


Northern Territory
Professor Peter Kell
Head School of Education
Charles Darwin University
Phone: (08) 8946 6118
peter.kell@cdu.edu.au


Victoria
Professor Diane Mayer
Head School of Education
Deakin University
Phone: (03) 9244 6068
diane.mayer@deakin.edu.au


Queensland
Professor Wendy Patton
Executive Dean Faculty of Education
Queensland University of Technology
Phone: (07) 3138 3211
w.patton@qut.edu.au


Western Australia
Associate Professor Judy MacCallum
Dean of Education
Murdoch University
Phone: (08) 9360 7847
J.MacCallum@murdoch.edu




Specialist Member Research
Professor Peter Goodyear
Co-director CoCo Research Centre
University of Sydney
Phone: (02) 9351 4708
peter.goodyear@sydney.edu.au