Nicholas Gurner

Board Director

Nick is an experienced Director, specialising in advising businesses, government departments and NGOs on governance, business strategy, regulatory and corporate financial analysis issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Economics, University of Adelaide
• 10549NAT Certificate IV in Risk Management Essentials

Other

• Certified Practising Risk Associate, Risk Management Institution of Australasia

Jenny Jenkins

Board Director

Jenny is an internationally experienced Managing Director at Jenny Jenkins Education Consultant Ltd, specialising in accreditation, education management, leadership and all aspects of business development.

Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business, Massey University
• Higher National Diploma, Catering and Hotel Management, Napier University

Prof Jarlath Ronayne AM

Board Director (Independent)

Jarlath is an internationally-experienced Foundation Vice-Chancellor, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Distinguished Professor at Sunway University (Malaysia), Visiting Professor at Trinity College, University of Dublin and advisor on affiliations with world-class universities including University of Cambridge (Gonville and Caius College), and University of Dublin (Trinity College).

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry, St John’s College, University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge (Gonville and Caius College), and University of Dublin (Trinity College).

Associate Professor Steven Goodman

Board Member (Independent)

Associate Professor of Marketing at The University of Adelaide

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Marketing, Supply Chain, Wine Industry, Adelaide Graduate School of Business, University of Adelaide
• Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education), University of Adelaide
• Bachelor of International Business (Honours 1), Flinders University

Other

• Awarded Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation

Professor Michele Simons

Board Member (Independent)

Dean and Professor of Education at Western Sydney University

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Education, University of South Australia
• Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services/Adult and Community Education), University of South Australia

Karen Williams

Board Member

Registrar at Le Cordon Bleu Australia

Qualifications

• Master of Education (MEd), Education, Deakin University
• Bachelor of Education (BEd), Adult, Workplace and Vocational Education, University of South Australia
• Diploma of Training and Assessment
• Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

Mark Veiga

Board Member

Head of School of Culinary Arts & Sciences at Le Cordon Bleu Australia & Chair, VET Quality Management Committee

Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Torrens University Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Torrens University Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, Torrens University Australia
• Advanced Diploma of Hospitality
• Advanced Diploma of Business Management
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Dr. Julien Marechal

Board Member

Head of School of Business at Le Cordon Bleu Australia & Chair, Learning & Teaching Quality Committee

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
• Master of Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
• Licenciate in Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
• Candidate in Philosophy, University of Namur, Belgium
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance, Governance Institute of Australia
• Graduate Diploma in Finance, University of London
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Le Cordon Bleu Australia
• Diploma in Project Management, Australian Institute of Management

Other

• Associate Member, Governance Institute of Australia

Dr Cristina Rodrigues

Board Member

Head of Industry Engagement and Alumni at Le Cordon Bleu Australia

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Tourism Management at James Cook Univeristy, Australia
• Master by Research of Human Geography, Universidade de Campinas, Brazil
• Bachelor of Tourism (Honours), Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas, Brazil

Other

• Committee Member of the International Academy for the Development of Tourism Research in Brazil
• Research collaboration with Monash University and the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health.