TAFE Gippsland’s Board of Directors is being boosted with the appointment of two well-known Gippsland professionals.
Former Bass Coast and Latrobe City Council CEO, Paul Buckley PSM, will join former South Gippsland Hospital CEO, Christine Trotman, in the ten-member Board to manage the strategic direction of the Gippsland-based vocational training provider.
TAFE Gippsland Board Chair, Mr Des Powell AM, welcomed the appointments in a message to TAFE Gippsland staff and students and paid tribute to the two outgoing Board members.
“I am delighted to advise you that Ms Christine Trotman and Mr Paul Buckley have been appointed to the positions of Co-opted Board members following a recent expression of interest and selection process undertaken by the TAFE Gippsland Board,” Mr Powell said.
“Both Christine and Paul will bring their extensive public leadership and Gippsland community experience to our Institute’s Board and we are delighted to welcome them to TAFE Gippsland.
“Furthermore, I would like to highly commend our two outgoing Board members in Ms Annabelle Roxon and Mr Rob Hogarth for their tireless work, professional management and dedication to the Institute in recent years.”
Mr Powell said the experienced Board, professional leadership team and a reinvigorated staff cohort would ensure TAFE Gippsland is very well placed to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.
“Our TAFE Gippsland Institute is now an exciting dynamic regional training provider as we deliver our campus redevelopment program at Morwell and a new world class campus facility in Sale,” Mr Powell said.
“Together we have worked hard to rebuild the Gippsland community’s trust in TAFE Gippsland as a truly local TAFE and a provider of quality vocational education and training, and we are delighted to welcome both Christine and Paul to our team to ensure we meet the current and future needs of our students, community and industry.”
Ms Trotman and Mr Buckley will serve a three-year term from 1 July 2020.
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Neil Lawson - Communications Coordinator, TAFE Gippsland
Phone - 0419 425 804
Email - nlawson@tafegippsland.edu.au or news@tafegippsland.edu.au