Regional Skills Advisory Committee

Help us improve our regional connection

TAFE SA seeks the active participation of industry driven, regionally representative and community minded individuals for membership of a Regional Skills Advisory Committee.

Members play a key role in providing insights to support the sustainable, viable and locally relevant training within their region.

Membership of the Committees is entirely voluntary, and was called for by an open nomination process, with a minimum of twice a year planning and meeting events.

Regional Skills Advisory Committee Members

Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island

• Jodie Lutz - Industry Representative (Education and Training)
• Rebecca Phyland - Industry Representative (Ecotourism and Environmental Management)
• Anthony Doyle - Industry Representative (Education and Training)
• Amanda Forbes McKinnon - Industry Representative (Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Cheree Reichl - Industry Representative (Administration and Business Management)
• Jamee-Lee Scott - Industry Representative (Arts and Retail)
• Amanda Rowe - Industry Representative (Aquaculture)
• Maria Waters – Education and Training (Kangaroo Island Business Hub)
• Glenn McMahon – Industry Representative (Education and Training)  
• Quentin Beare – Employment Services (Disability)
• Leanne Hill – Industry Representative (Community Education and Training)
• Peter Philp – Education (Schools)
• Catherine Tydeman – Education and Training (Victor Harbor Business Hub)
• Graham Rix – TAFE SA Executive Director, Operations
• Dean Pratt – Manager, Education Partnerships
• Rachel O’Shaugnessy (Education Partnerships Consultant)
  

Barossa

• James Troup - Industry Representative (Information Technology and Business)
• Howard Duncan - Industry Representative (Tourism, Hospitality and Marketing)
• Ken Barnes - Industry Representative (Agriculture and Mechanical Technology)
• Lauren Conceicao - Education and Training (VET Sector)
• Michelle Tsutsulis – Employment Services
• Ian Sharkey – Industry Representative (Manufacturing)
• Penny Johnston - TAFE SA Executive Director Academic Development
• Angie Kruger – Manager, Education Partnerships

Eyre Peninsula

• Janene Piip - Industry Representative Education and Training
• Bianca Standing - Industry Representative Manufacturing and Mining
• Andrea Broadfoot - Industry Representative Administration and Business Management
• Pia Richter - Industry Representative Health Care and Social Assistance
• Toby Fox - Industry Representative Aquaculture
• Katherine Arthur - Industry Representative
• David Smith - Industry Representative SA Skills
• Dianne Fitzgerald Industry Representative Education and Training
• Mandy Masters – Industry Representative (Mining, Energy, Defence, Construction)
• Margie Fahy – Government Representative (Health Care and Social Assistance - Regions)
• Kirsty Fox – Education (Schools)
• Richard Horgan – Government Representative (Regional Development Australia)
• Ellisa Bayly – Government Representative (Health Care and Social Assistance – Nursing)
• Kelly Waite – Education and Training (Early Childhood)
• Robert Butt – Manager, Education Partnerships 
• Andrew Williamson - Executive Director, Regions, Industry and Community

Limestone Coast

• John Martin-Brown - Industry Representative (Forestry, Manufacturing, Workforce) 
• Kirby Shearing - Industry Representative (Hospitality, Tourism, Retail)
• Alison Tschirn Industry Representative (Community Services, Child Care)
• Tania Plunkett – Schools Industry Representative (Retail, Education and Training)
• Raekhel Barrett - Student Representative (Community Services)
• Phillip Von Duve – Schools Industry Representative (Narungga Boandik representative, Schools and Retail)
• Julie Tipene - Employment Service Provider (Social Assistance, Education and Training)
• Megan Medhurst – Education and Training (Hospitality)
• Monica Hart – Government Representative (Arts and Healthcare and Social Assistance)
• Jacqueline Foster – Employment Services (Agriculture)
• Alexandra Govan – Education and Training (Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Eluisa Crispino – Education and Training
• Charlie Matthews – Government Representative – Regional Development Australia
• Fiona Champion – Executive Director, Students, Strategic Planning and Policy
• Ally Skeer – Manager, Education Partnerships
  

Murraylands and Riverland

• Kelly Johnson - Industry Representatives (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Information, Media and Telecommunications )
• Mel Bennett - Education and Training (Secondary Schools)
• Sarah Johnson - Industry Representative (Employment Services, Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Emily Griggs - Department for Education, (Education and Training)
• Nick Robson - Industry Representative (Apprenticeships) 
• Kristy Johinke - Employment Provider (Employment, Business, Hospitality, Tourism and Retail)
• Vanessa Leigh - Local Government and Regional University Hub Representative 
• Brigid Nolan – Industry Representative (Viticulture)
• Karen Altmann – Industry Representative (Agriculture – Dairy)
• Raj Kaur – Industry Representative (Viticulture)
• Julie Robertson – Government Representative (Education and Training)
• Alexandra Centofanti – Industry Representative (Education and Training)
• Anne Wall - Industry Representative (Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Andrew Williamson – Executive Director, Regions, Industry and Community
• Angie Kruger – Manager, Education Partnerships

Yorke Peninsula and Mid North

• Amanda Shultz – Industry Representative (Business, Finance and Management)
• Stephen Richter – Industry Representative (Manufacturing)
• Jo Gibbons – Industry Representative (Hospitality, Cookery and Tourism)
• Amanda Elefsen – Industry Representative (Agriculture, Mechanical Technology)
• Karen Shearer – Industry Representative (Health, Care and Social Assistance)
• Kartanya Martinez – Narungga nation representative (employment and Community Services)
• Daniel Wilson – Community Organisations (Regional Development Australia)
• Daniele Hockey – Government Agency (Transport, Civil Construction, and Infrastructure)
• Laura Skorpos – Employment Services (Job Seekers, Community and Social Assistance)
• Tracy Northcott – Employment Services (Trainees and Apprentices)
• David Smith – SA Skills Commission
• Emma Nunan - Disability Service Provider (Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Matthew Blunden – Aged Care (Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Christina Stockley – Employment Services
• Buster Todd – Industry Representative (Manufacturing and Mining)
• Ann Alder – Industry Representative (Health Care and Social Assistance)
• Lisa Brock – Employment Services
• Norman Baker – TAFE SA Executive Dean, Education Operations
• Kym Cox – Manager, Education Partnerships