Council members

Executive

President

Mary Ann Seow

Mary Ann Seow is the current National President of the ISANA International Education Association. She was elected into the position in December 2013 and is serving her second term. Mary Ann has been a member of the ISANA National Council since 2009 and has been actively involved in international education in Australia for over 15 years. She arrived as an international student from Singapore to study in Adelaide and holds post-graduate qualifications in Politics, Psychology and Communications from Flinders University and the University of South Australia. She has worked in the higher education sector in a variety of roles. These have included industrial relations, human resource management, academic teaching and research, international student services and corporate training. Her passion lies in working in the international education sector and collaborating with agencies, student groups and peers to assist and support international students and to advance research in international education.

Vice President

Bronwyn Gilson
University of New England
P | 02 6773 3361
vicepresident@isana.org.au

Vice President Professional Development

Tom Bayliss-Hack
University of Canberra
P | 03 6231 0253
vicepresident@isana.org.au

Vice President Planning & Development

Vacant

Treasurer

Molly Bonnefin
Monash College Pty Ltd
treasurer@isana.org.au

Communications Manager

Brett Lyon
StudyExplore Pty Ltd
communications@isana.org.au

Brett J Lyon has more than 20 years in education. He spent his early career teaching primary school and English in Australia, Britain and Switzerland in the International School system. Since then he has been a deputy head teacher, project manager, curriculum and course developer, policy writer, student services manager, assistant registrar and is currently quality and compliance manager for a non-profit RTO. He has worked in early childhood, primary, vocational and higher education as well as for the NSW state government in learning and development. Brett completed his Masters in Education in 2015 and is currently doing a Diploma in Marketing. Brett is very active in social media and uses this to support students online and build supportive communities. Brett commenced as National Communications Manager in 2015 and tweets for ISANA @ISANAnational, he also maintains the ISANA website.

Immediate Past President

Danielle Hartridge

Branch Presidents

New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory

Angela Leota-Hughes
Asia Pacific International College APIC
activensw@isana.org.au

Queensland

Samantha Hilbig
Griffith University
qld@isana.org.au

I have been an active member of ISANA for many years and have been current Queensland President for 3 years. I started my experience with International students as a Student Adviser with Charles Darwin University over 16 years ago and have been employed by Griffith University for 12 years, 10 years as Homestay Coordinator. In my role I have experienced many highs and lows as this role is very diverse and involves interacting with students, families, agents and both internal and external community sectors.

ISANA has provided me with the opportunity to interact with many people from different sectors, develop my skills and also create lifelong friendships.

South Australia, Northern Territory & Western Australia

Louise Skull
Woodcroft College
sanity@isana.org.au

Victoria & Tasmania

Manorani Guy
Asian Student Accommodation
victas@isana.org.au

New Zealand

Lesley McDonald
Massey University
P | +64 6 356 9099
L.F.McDonald@massey.ac.nz