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Course Advisory Committees

Our Course Advisory Committees include members from relevant industries and professional associations.

These experts provide the La Trobe Business School with advice on the future direction and development of our courses, potential market demand for new and revised courses, and support for our offerings with industry engagement.

BACHELOR AND MASTER OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS

  • (Chair) Yogesh Nerurkar, Managing Director, Infonyx
  • Benedict Chiu, Director, Services, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
  • Jesse Papak, Senior Solutions Advisor Fraud and Security Intelligence Solutions, SAS
  • Jasper Lee, Data Science Delivery Lead, Coles Group
  • Gill Dumigan, Managing Director, Logical Resources
  • John Ginevra, Head of Information Management, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Karine O'Donnell, Director, Projecting with People
  • Milena Malev, Chief Product Officer, Illion
  • John Simon, Head of Information Management, Metro Trains
  • Dinithi Jayaratne, Senior Data Scientist, MYOB (pvt) Ltd.

BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING, MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING, MASTER OF EXTENDED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

  • (Chair) Chris Mullens, Principal, O'Brien Accountants & Advisors
  • James Faulks, Finance Principal, Telstra
  • Justin Lahal, General Manager, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
  • James Sim, Product Analyst, Macquarie Group
  • Lexon Sun, Associate Tax Director - APAC Region (ex. China), BeiGene
  • Anthony Taky, Head of Careers Engagement, Chartered Accountants Australia
  • Ustashia Pillay, Senior IFRS 16 Data Analyst, JLL (Telstra Account)
  • Christina Salcedo, Senior Financial Accountant, Wisetech Global Limited
  • Sam Naragala, Founder and Owner, Trending Tax Solutions
  • Gerard Perona, Management Accountant, Metro Trains Melbourne
  • Craig Knox, Client Services Senior Manager, Pay Australia
  • Brenda Ngui, Student, La Trobe Business School

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS

  • (Chair) Peter Ali, Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Works Australia
  • Irene Baric, State Manager, Salvation Army Housing Australia
  • Jessica Rix, Head of Member and Advisor Help, Aware Super
  • Ben Kemp, Materials Planning Process & Systems Lead, Asahi Beverages
  • Anthony Marafioti, National Operations Manager, AGL Energy
  • Rory McDonald, Head of Bakery, Coles
  • Kip Kaufmann, Executive General Manager (Sport), AusCycling
  • Anaab Rooble, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing
  • Liam Brown, Early Careers Talent Consultant, Grant Thornton Australia
  • Sampada Sood, Student, La Trobe Business School

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

  • (Chair) Robert Oppedisano, Chief Executive Officer, Big Swing Golf
  • Murat Besnek, Economics, Australian Taxation Office
  • Michael Morello, General Manager, Underwriting Operations, Achmea Farm Insurance
  • Nick Carter, Chariman, Be.Bendigo
  • Matthew Currie, Economic Development, Benalla City Council
  • Cassandra Meagher, Assistant Commissioner, Operations, Health Complaints Commissioner
  • Harly Zappino, Founder, Neo Legal
  • Paris Bickley, Alumni, La Trobe Business School

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, GLOBAL MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

  • (Chair) Allison Beckwith, CEO, Banyule City Council
  • Mahima Chaudhary, Senior Manager Change Management, Deloitte, Canada
  • Stephan Morot, Senior Practice Manager, LarkSpur Wealth
  • Thi Thanh Huong Nguyen, Manager of International Cooperation Division, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences – (Vietnam Institute of American Studies)
  • Paul Burch, Senior Advisor, Workforce Strategy and Data, Australian Digital Health Agency
  • Belinda Barron, Head of Organisational Development & Learning, NEXTDC
  • George Kapitelli, Chief Financial Officer, CPA Australia
  • Sharon Ardley, Practice Director, Peter Berry Consultancy
  • Christy Sink, Head of Research and Innovation, SPC Global

MASTER OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  • (Chair) Rod Gallagher, CEO, Discovery Consulting
  • Andrew Davison, Founder CTO, Flying Dog Software
  • Andreas Kral, Regional Head APAC Centre of Excellence, SAP Concur
  • Natalie Mendes, Enterprise Marketing Manager, Snowflake
  • Ash Haran, Senior Account Director, SAP
  • Simon Cowley, Director Cyber Security and Technology Risk, IDP Education
  • Sam Saltis, Founder & CEO, Core dna
  • Samantha VanDenBerg, Delivery Manager - Switch, Settlement and Reconciliation, Coles Group
  • Tracy Lewis, Analytics Chapter Lead, Endeavour Group
  • Jamilah Hussein, Student, La Trobe Business School

MASTER OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

  • (Chair) Hani Koshaji, Executive Director, Skillfield
  • Jennifer Hua, Associate Investment Manager - Quant & Research, Hesta
  • Triet Nguyen, MBA Student, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; former Manager, Deal Advisory, BDO Australia
  • Nga Nguyen, Deputy Director, Financial Investment Department, Viettel Fgroup, Vn
  • James Marchetti, Partner, Sayers
  • Snezana Milicevic, Director/Investor, Operating Company7
  • Jeff Huang, Finance Broker/Credit Manager, Loan Market
  • Dianne Sandoval, Head of Portfolio Design, Hesta
  • Phong Tuang Pham, Senior Modelling Analyst, ANZ Bank

MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

  • (Chair) Steve Booth, Head of Government Relations and External Affairs, George Weston Foods
  • Kelly-Ann Ee, Head of QHSE Asia Pacific, Orsted
  • Dianne Tipping, Chair, Export Council of Australia
  • Erin Watson, Founder and Managing Director, Baker & York
  • Myles Kurtschenko, Area Manager, Mediplas Malaysia
  • Angelo Moreno, Sales Executive Oceania, LabWare
  • Pamoda Wijetunge, Regional Head ANZ, AutiGrid Systems
  • Chandrima Sith, Business Operations Consultant, Thompson Reuters
  • Mitchell Kitanovski, International Talent Acquisition Specialist, Baptcare
  • Jagruti Prabhakar Thoke, Student, La Trobe Business School

MASTER OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

  • (Chair) Karyn Welsh, Chief Executive Officer, CILT Australia
  • E. John Blunt, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Blunt Limited
  • Marie Varrasso, Associate, Extolla
  • Allan Maki, General Manager Solution Design, Systems and Implementation PACIFIC, CEVA Logistics
  • Josh Lock, Head of Transformation Fresh Produce, Coles Group
  • Cameron Strathdee, Procurement Governance & Performance Manager, The Salvation Army Australi
  • Faraz Bidar, Supply Chain Planning and Operations Manager, La Marzocco
  • Shaun Mooney, Executive General Manager Commercial, Port of Melbourne
  • Dr Hadi Vanchali, Consultant, ESG & Procurement Services, Local Government Procurement (LGP), NSW
  • Andrew Newman, Director (Policy and Strategy), Freight Victoria, Victorian State Government
  • Thi Thuy Trinh Cao, Alumni, La Trobe Business School
  • Brian Hong, Student, La Trobe Business School

MASTER OF MARKETING

  • (Chair) Rob Lawson, Head, SEO Assassin
  • Jodie Dunkley, Director, Martech Strategy & Practice Lead
  • Sean Ellis, General Manager (Strategy and Growth), Vision Super
  • Luke Upton, Divisional Manager, FUCHS Lubricants (Australasia)
  • Alexandra Laurence, Director of Marketing, Astral
  • Hayden Cassar, Chief Operating Officer, Platfio
  • Gareth Ficarra, General Manager, Business Operations and Engagement, Melbourne Victory Football Club
  • Tony Sambell, Founder & Director, Spicy Web
  • Jeremy Sankey, Head of Strategy and Insight, Distilla Strategy
  • Alyson Wavish, Founder & Chief Retail Strategist, Re-solve Retail Solutions
  • May Yee Kok, Educational Consultant & Marketing Officer, AUG Student Services