Our board

DCA has a prestigious Board of Directors with extensive experience in the fields of business, HR, law, defence, information technology, management and accounting. 

Please see below the individual profiles of DCA Board members and an interactive infographic showing the diversity profile of the DCA Board and staff. 

Ming Long AM

Chair, DCA Board

Ming is a well-known and respected leader with non-executive experience in a broad range of industries including financial services, funds management, real estate and infrastructure. Ming has held senior executive and leadership positions, including CEO and CFO roles, in listed and unlisted companies through organisational restructuring, M&A and was pivotal in leading Investa Property Group through the global financial crisis.

Ming is the first woman with an Asian heritage to lead an ASX-100 or 200 listed entity in Australia. She led the establishment of the Property Male Champions of Change in 2015, was named as a 100 Woman of Influence, was a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards and in 2020 was named a Member of the Order of Australia for significant contribution to the financial and real estate sectors and to diversity and inclusion. She is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women. She is currently a non-executive director of Telstra, IFM Investors, QBE Insurance (Auspac) and CEDA. She was previously Chair of AMP Capital Funds Management Limited, and a non-executive director Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. 

Ming is on the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of the DCA Board. 

Chris Lamb

Deputy Chair, DCA Board

Chris is Deputy Commissioner at the NSW Public Service Commission. His role includes leadership of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging for the Commission which oversees the largest workforce in Australia.

Prior to this, Chris spent 12 years at Lendlease and served at different times as the HR Director - Australia, Global Head of Organisational Development and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. During his career, Chris has held HR Executive roles across Asia Pacific, the UK and Europe and driven inclusion programs across the globe. 

Chris previously served on DCA’s board from 2010 – 2019 and has been a member of the Pride in Diversity (PiD) Advisory Board since its foundation in 2010. In 2015 Chris received AHRI’s Diversity Champion Award and in 2018 he completed further postgraduate education in Aboriginal Studies. Chris is also a Non-Executive Director of Netball NSW and has recently completed a two-year term as an Advisory Committee member of The University of New South Wales Australian Human Rights Institute. He is currently undertaking a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Chris lives in Sydney with his wife of more than 25 years, and they have two adult children.

Chris is Chair of the HR & Nominations Committee of the DCA Board.

Stephen Barrow-Yu 

Assistant Secretary, People, Performance & Culture, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Stephen is Assistant Secretary, People, Performance and Culture, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).  Immediately prior to this, he was Executive Director (Partner) of People and Change at KPMG.

Stephen’s long-term career has been within Financial Services.  He was at NAB for many years, where he held a number of senior People, Change and Communications roles at the Bank.  His final role was Executive General Manager, People, Culture and Capability across the NAB Group.   

Stephen relocated to Australia in 2007, originally from the UK, he has also lived in Hong Kong and Dubai. 

Elizabeth Hristoforidis

Director, Ashurst Risk Consulting

Liz is a director in Ashurst’s Risk Advisory practice and has extensive experience in risk management, culture, strategy, conduct, compliance, regulation and supervision. Committed to improving organisational and sectoral capability in a way that is aligned with good practice and stakeholder expectations, Liz delivers transformation programs that effect change sustainably, leveraging diversity of thought to inform decision-making.

Across banking, superannuation and wealth management sectors, Liz has shaped major law reform and guidance, and assessed operational readiness and implementation, through a range of previous roles with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, including on secondment with the Macquarie Group.

Most recently, she played a pivotal role as a Lead Supervisor in establishing ASIC’s enhanced supervisory approach, Close and Continuous Monitoring (now Institutional Supervision), where she had responsibility for driving uplift in breach reporting in the context of incident management, internal dispute resolution, and internal audit within two of Australia’s Big Four banks, and another major institution.

Liz was also an Associate to the Honourable Justice Neville Owen at the HIH Royal Commission. She has more than ten years of applied governance practice, and is currently a Director of KU Children’s Services and Chair of the KU Marcia Burgess Foundation Committee. She is a former Board Chair of Shopfront Arts Coop and Ensemble Offspring. She holds a Master of Laws and Management, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Liz is on the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of the DCA Board.

Amanda Revis

Managing Director of Insight Consulting

Amanda Revis is a global executive with more than 38 years of commercial experience across Financial Services, Consulting, Television and Manufacturing. 

Amanda is currently Managing Director of Insight Consulting, a consulting business focused on advising organizations on the people and cultural aspects of organization change, mergers and acquisitions and start-ups.  She is also a coach of individuals and teams.

Previously, Amanda was Group Executive with the Suncorp Group for over 10 years, reporting to the Group CEO and a key member of the Executive Leadership Team.  As Chief People Experience Officer, Amanda had accountability for Group-wide Human Resources, Real Estate, Automation and Strategic Partnering and led an operating model transformation, delivering new ways of working, including organization design and capability development to support Suncorp’s digital and customer strategy.

Amanda is an advocate for diversity and inclusion. She led Suncorp’s diversity and inclusion strategy to create a culture and environment where people feel valued, involved, and respected for their perspectives and contribution.  Amanda was a founding member of Suncorp’s Diversity Council and a strong advocate for the development of a work culture that supports flexible working, fairness, and equity.  Suncorp is recognized as a leading ASX company in achieving gender balance in Australia. 

Before joining Suncorp, Amanda worked with Lloyds Banking Group leading the people aspects of the sale of BankWest to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the integration of the retained businesses into the Lloyds Banking Group.  Prior to this, she was the Chief Executive of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs for HBOS Australia. 

Amanda was General Manager People and Performance in Westpac Retail, Business and Institutional Banking, led the people aspects of the start-up and early growth of FOXTEL, and for eleven years worked in HR and Finance roles with the Mars Group in the UK, Middle East and Asia. 

Amanda is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Member of Chief Executive Women. 

Amanda is on the IT & HR and Nominations Committees of the DCA Board.

Harry Rolf

Centre Manager, ANU Tech Policy Design Centre

Harry Rolf (PhD) brings a breadth of experience to the DCA Board in policy, communications, and research though his role as Centre Manager at the ANU Tech Policy Design Centre, and prior roles held at the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and at the Council of Australian University Librarians. He has also worked for over a decade as an independent web and information designer.

Harry has a PhD in information science from the University of Tasmania. His research investigated the everyday challenges faced by international students and how they used digital technology to accessing information and support while living in Australia. The research has been used to helped improve institutional and state support for international students staying in Australia.

Following his PhD, Harry continues to pursue his research at the ANU Australian Studies Institute where he is a Research Associate. Hi research interest is in how digital technology is reshaping society, particularly on issues of gender, sexuality and culture. He also pursues his interest in diversity and inclusion through his work, study and involvement in community and not-for-profit organisations. As a member of the LGBTIQ+ community, these issues are important to both his personal and professional life.

He also brings significant past experience volunteering as a director on the boards of not-for-profit and higher education organisations and has played an active role as a student leader at a state and national level.

Harry is on the IT Committee of the DCA Board.

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Kate Russell

Director Office of the Group Deputy Secretary-Place, Design and Public Spaces, Dept of Planning, Industry and Environment  

As a proud Aboriginal woman, Kate is committed to empowering her community. She draws on her extensive background in working across all tiers of government and community sectors to promote opportunities for Aboriginal peoples. Kate promotes an intersectional perspective in all programs, policies and initiatives. She is passionate about engaging Aboriginal people and communities to co-design programs and services by using international best practices to effect change in policy. 

In her current role, Kate works across multiple projects and policy areas to support the delivery of outcomes and community benefits.  Prior to this, she was the Director Diversity and Culture at the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment where she oversaw the design and delivery of inclusion programs across a portfolio of agencies and over 15,000 staff.  Her broad expertise and experience in diversity and inclusion, organisational culture, leadership, human resources and knowledge and project management helps to develop programs that recognise the intersectionality of experience. 

Kate commenced her career at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Sydney and Canberra. From 2008 to 2012 she worked in Spain for the Catalan Department of Education which greatly enhanced her insight and knowledge of minority nationalism at an international level. This experience provided her with a global outlook which has remained throughout her career. Returning to Australia in 2008, she worked in the community sector, focusing on Aboriginal employment and leadership development before joining the NSW State Government in 2016. 

Kate is the Chair of DCA's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander External Advisory Panel and is on the HR & Nominations Committee of the Board.

Shawn Wilkey

Senior Manager, Consulting, EY 

Shawn has over 15 years’ experience leading organisational transformations, policy design and implementation, and strategic communications across a diverse range of organisations and industries. He is passionate about bringing business, government and the community together to create shared value and collective impact.

Shawn is currently a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young in their consulting team supporting a range of clients solve some of their most complex organisational problems. Prior to this, Shawn was a Director in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet focused on ensuring social and economic policies met the needs of Australian women and the community more broadly. Prior to this, Shawn was the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of Defence, responsible for enterprise-wide strategies, policies and programmes to build and sustain Defence capability through inclusion. Previously, he served in executive roles at the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria, as the Director of Service Systems Reform and Director of Strategy and Development. His main responsibilities included supporting delivery of the Victorian Government’s treaty and self-determination agendas, and advising on opportunities to enhance the social service system for individuals with complex needs. Shawn held additional responsibilities including strategic communications, cultural reform and corporate affairs.

Prior to working in government, Shawn held a range of roles across the AFL industry the most recent of which was an executive position with the Carlton Football Club as Head of Diversity, Community and Strategic Projects. In this role, Shawn worked to drive gender equality across the organisation, advance reconciliation with Australia's First Peoples, and foster social inclusion and cohesion across the broader community.

Shawn has previously sat on the committees of local AFL clubs, where he has worked to develop welcoming and inclusive local environments to ensure clubs are places of belonging where people can connect, feel valued and enhance their wellbeing.

Shawn holds Masters in Public Administration and Business Administration.

Shawn is on the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of the DCA Board.

Abbie Wright

Diversity & Inclusion Leader Australasia, Arup

Abbie Wright is a well-known and respected leader of social inclusion and workplace diversity. Abbie joined Arup in November 2018 to continue the evolution of Arup’s inclusive culture having previously led the delivery of Aurecon’s inclusion and diversity strategy. 

Abbie has held senior diversity roles and received accolades for her work including the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Diversity Champion, and, is a recipient of the South Australia National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC) Crystal Vision Award in recognition of the work she champions towards gender equality. 

Abbie brings a deep understanding of the positive outcomes from creating a work environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of difference, and is encouraged by visible, inclusive leadership. Abbie is a member of both Arup’s Australasian Diversity and Inclusion Executive and Arup’s Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group. Abbie works closely with teams on strategies to pursue inclusion and diversity across a range of diversity portfolios, and, supports leaders to develop inclusive cultures that enable inclusive leadership.

Abbie proactively raises the profile of inclusion and diversity within the engineering, infrastructure and design industries to influence a more inclusive industry.  She is an Implementation Leader for the Champions of Change Coalition (CCC), the Consult Australia group and has previously sat on the CCC STEM group. In 2016, Abbie led Aurecon’s inclusive workplace effort which resulted in an AHRI Most Inclusive Workplace award and industry recognition through the Aurecon #Unconventional campaign.  Abbie was previously a member of the South Australian Property Council Diversity Committee and contributed to the South Australian Male Champions of Change group. 

Abbie sits on the Board of the Diversity Council of Australia (DCA) and the DCA Research Committee. Abbie has proactively contributed to and supported both the DCA Words@Work and Cracking the Cultural Glass Ceiling research programs.

Abbie is on the DCA Research Advisory Committee.

Karla Dunbar

Company Secretary

Karla Dunbar is a graduate in Gilbert + Tobin’s Charities + Social Sector team and assists with the provision of legal advice and assistance to charities, not-for-profits and social sector organisations. Prior to joining Gilbert + Tobin, Karla worked in the charities and social sector, in various research, policy and governance roles, assisting with the development of research publications, government submissions and policies in the diversity and inclusion space. In 2017, Karla was appointed the Company Secretary of Diversity Council Australia.