Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to be following Dr Kirk Zwangobani as President of the ACEL ACT Branch in 2024 and wish to acknowledge and commend Kirk’s exceptional leadership and work to our ACT membership.
The Branch Executive has gained some new members this year from each of our 3 sectors and all are very excited about the opportunity to contribute to the work of progressing ACEL as a national and local peak body in the life of our profession.
Our 2024 Branch Executive include Dr Tony Bracken, Tracey Taylor, Nicole Jaggers, Melissa Planton, Maria O’Donnell and Dr Kirk Zwangobani. Each of these educators brings vast experience and a range of interests and leadership skills to the work of ACEL and our Branch.
The Executive wishes to build momentum in ACEL, ACT, increase our membership, and provide cross sectoral opportunities for professional collaboration in research, dialogue and collaboration to enhance the work of our profession during 2024.
We are proposing several professional engagements this year including:
- The Ministers Breakfast 17 May at the National Portrait Gallery. Please save this date.
- We are also proposing a mini ACEL ACT Conference later in the year or perhaps in 2025 to showcase the work and achievement of educators in each of our sectors. I will write to members later in the year as the planning for this unfolds.
ACT Branch Awards
The ACT Awards Ceremony on 14 March at The Loft. At our Awards Ceremony we will honour the achievements of those colleagues who were successfully nominated for ACT Educational Leadership Awards in 2023 in the following categories:
ACEL ACT Growing in Leadership Award
Sophie Krieger
Erin White
ACEL ACT Excellence in Educational Leadership Award
Susan Chant
Tracey-lee Ellis
Lisa Hivers
Peter Mcdonald
Bec Smith
ACEL ACT Fellowship
Tim McNevin
Congratulations to each of these colleagues.
On behalf of the Executive of ACEL ACT, I wish you every success for the 2024 academic year.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if ACEL ACT or I can assist you or our members in 2024.
Sandra Darley
ACEL ACT Branch President