Chair

Dr Melanie Boursnell

Dr Boursnell (PhD, MSocHlth, PgDPH, BA) is an experienced Non Executive Board Director in the NGO and NF sectors.  Dr Boursnell has a rich background as a Senior Executive and transformative Chief Learning Officer within the public and private sectors. She is experienced in the design and development of professional education, culture change, leadership and management development, facilitation, quality improvement, governance and research. She has undertaken significant work to enable teams to thrive, introduced new educational practices and technologies enabling equity in learning, and reviewed educational and business practices to improve the delivery of education in both tertiary and vocational sectors. She thrives within complex environments undergoing rapid change focused on supporting flourishing communities.

Dr Boursnell describes herself as a ‘generalist’ with a passion for learning and development as her core belief is that education can fundamentally change the lives of everyone!