Advisory Board
The Advisory Board has a membership of highly regarded industry representatives, external to the university and high level internal colleagues.
Advisory Board terms of reference
The Advisory Board Terms of Reference are to:
- provide expert external advice on current LTRC projects
- comment on proposed new LTRC projects
- advise on strategic opportunities for research and consultancy work
- advise on current issues and trends in industry, government and education
- assist with dissemination of research outcomes and applications
- assist in raising awareness of LTRC expertise within the University of Melbourne, in the wider tertiary sector and beyond
- review the terms of reference of the advisory group on an annual basis
Advisory Board members
- Helen Zimmerman (Chair) Advisor, Navitas; Past President, International Education Association of Australia
- Gabriella Bertolissi – Immediate Past President, Modern Language Teachers' Association of Victoria (MLTAV)
- Brett Blacker – Chief Executive Director, English Australia
- Associate Professor Russell Cross – Associate Professor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Penny Addison – Director, Learning and Teaching Branch, Department of Education and Training
- Associate Professor Cathie Elder – Principal Fellow (Honorary), School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
- Robert Foote – Manager, Development, National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
- Anna Ivanova – Head of Development, Australian Defence Force School of Languages
- Kathy Kirby – Director of the Asia Education Foundation (AEF)
- Professor Joe Lobianco – Professor of Language and Literacy Education (Honorary), Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
- Professor Tim McNamara – Professor Emeritus in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Honorary), School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
- Professor Alfredo Martinez-Esposito – Professor In Spanish Languages And Linguistics, School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
- Mark Melican – Principal, Blackburn English Language School
- Associate Professor Angela Scarino – Director, Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia