Student Experience Sub-Committee

Student Experience Sub-Committee (SESC)

The Student Experience Sub-Committee (SESC) promotes and enhances student engagement and the sense of community experienced by the entire student body.

The role and function of SESC is set out in the Student Experience Sub-Committee Constitution.

Committee Membership

Co-Chairpersons

Registrar, Student Life as co-chairperson
Jodie Davis		ex officio
One elected student member of SESC, nominated by the currently serving SESC student members, as co-chairperson
Liam Browne		Until 31 December 2026

Staff

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous), or nominee
Jazna Angeles	Senior Manager, GUMURRII Student Success Unit	Until 31 December 2027
Vice President (Global), or nominee
Kiri Bishop	Manager, International Student Experience	Until 31 December 2027
Vice President (Future Students and Strategic Communications), or nominee
Andrea Grant	Director, Communications and Engagement	Until 31 December 2027
Dean (Learning and Teaching) from each Academic Group, or nominee
Dr Emily Hurren Paterson	Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, AEL	Until 31 December 2027
Jo Fairclough	Student Development Coordinator	Until 31 December 2027
Dr Joe Liang	Senior Lecturer, School of Allied Health, Sport and Social Work, HTH	Until 31 December 2027
Allan Browning	Scholarly Teaching Fellow (IT), School of Information and Technology, SCG	Until 31 December 2027
Dean, Centre for Collaborative Educational Excellence or nominee
Professor Christine Bond	Dean, CCEE	ex officio
Dean, Student Experience and Employability, or nominee
Nicole Chambers	Career Development Consultant and Industry Mentoring Lead	Until 31 December 2027
Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School, or nominee
Professor Rebecca Ford	Dean, GGRS	Until 31 December 2027
University Librarian, or nominee
Sarah Howard	University Librarian	Until 31 December 2027
Director, Campus Life, or nominee
Troy Harris	Manager, External Services and Leasing	Until 31 December 2027
Chief Digital Officer, or nominee
Kim Hauville	IT Director, Learning and Teaching	Until 31 December 2027
Director, Student Engagement and Success, or nominee
Michelle Wear	Director, Student Success	ex officio
General Manager, Student Guild, or nominee
Jessica Brown	General Manager, Student Guild	ex officio
Student Associations Manager, or nominee
Holly Hawkins	Advocacy and Engagement Coordinator	Until 31 December 2027
Manager, Student Voice and Partnerships, or nominee
Sara Ardern	Manager, Student Voice and Partnerships	Until 31 December 2026

Students

A nominated member of each formally constituted student organisation
Spencer Holzheimer	Board Chair, GU Student Representative Council (GUSRC)	Until 31 December 2026
Liam Browne	President, GU Gold Coast Student Guild (Student Guild)	Until 31 December 2026
Tracey Meehan	Board Co-Chair, GU Postgraduate Student Association (GUPSA)	Until 31 December 2026
Hafiza Aasia Malik	Chair of Guild Committee for the Advancement of Postgraduates (GCAP)	Until 31 December 2026
An elected online student member of the Digital Students Collective
Timothy Szoke		ex officio
The currently serving student members on Academic Committee
Zahra Shirzadnia	Higher Degree by Research Candidate	ex officio
Patrick Rose	Coursework Postgraduate Student	ex officio
Austan Najmi-Beauchamp	Undergraduate Student, Arts, Education and Law	ex officio
Yeashilkumar Parekh	Undergraduate Student, Griffith Business School	ex officio
Jason Liu	Undergraduate Student, Griffith Health	ex officio
Terguunzaya Mandakhbat	Undergraduate Student, Griffith Sciences	ex officio
Jacinta King	First Peoples Student	ex officio
The currently serving student members on Learning and Teaching Committee
Samantha Jarvinen	Coursework Postgraduate Student	ex officio
Vacant	Undergraduate Student	ex officio
Mackenzie Trenerry	First Peoples Student	ex officio
The currently serving student members on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Gia Martin	Coursework Postgraduate Student	ex officio
Ayaka Dunn	Coursework Postgraduate Student	ex officio
Julia Robertson	HDR Candidate	ex officio
One student member of the HDR Candidate Representative Consultative Committee
Vacant		ex officio

Secretary

Appointed by the Registrar, Student Life
Chelsea Finlayson	Manager, Academic Governance and Policy

Meeting dates

Date	Time	Format
Wednesday, 01 April, 2026	9:30am - 11:00am	N54_2.02 / MSTeams
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026	9:30am - 11:00am	G34_2.02 / MSTeams
Tuesday, 07 July, 2026	9:30am - 11:00am	N54_2.02 / MSTeams
Tuesday, 08 September, 2026	9:30am - 11:00am	G34_2.02 / MSTeams
Tuesday, 27 October, 2026	9:30am - 11:00am	N54_2.02 / MSTeams

Contact Us

For meeting agendas, minutes and more information about the Committee, contact the Secretary, Chelsea Finlayson.

committees@griffith.edu.au