ACKNOWLEDGE EDUCATION - Key Persons


Alexander Arvanitis

Job Titles:
  • Academic Support Officer - Health and Human Welfare Studies

Arthur Spendier

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Bachelor of Community Services Perth

Arthur Vallelonga

Job Titles:
  • Head of Hospitality

Ben Tomecek

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Bachelor of Community Services Brisbane
  • Course Coordinator - Diploma of Community Services Brisbane

Bianca Stratford

Job Titles:
  • Campus Operations Manager Melbourne

Bob Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Board Chair and Independent Member
  • Chairman of AE Board since 2020 / Director of the Pyrmonte Group / Former CEO of Pacific Access

Chien Vu - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer

Chloe Kanowski

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Nursing

Colm Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Joined UP Education in 2018 / Former CFO of Xtralis Group, WElink Group, Thirdforce and Zamano Plc, Ireland / Former Director of Operations & Strategy for Avaya Inc

Cyrus Nickson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Studies
  • Principal
  • Chief Product and Innovation Officer

Danica Cardones

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Communications Officer

Doris Asante

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Bachelor of Community Services Sydney

George Puckering


Gita Gerard

Job Titles:
  • Head of Quality Assurance

Grace Brown

Job Titles:
  • Head of Department of Social Work

Holly Gogan

Job Titles:
  • Placement Coordinator - Community Services Melbourne

Huong Pham

Job Titles:
  • Student Recruitment Manager

Indika Ferdinando

Job Titles:
  • Senior Student Recruitment Manager

Janet Yoong


Jessica Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Placement Coordinator - Community Services Brisbane

Joseph Nunis


Kathy Mendis

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Bachelor of Community Services Melbourne
  • Course Coordinator - Diploma of Community Services Melbourne

Laetitia Markram - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Finance Officer

Laura Brinkworth

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Diploma of Community Services Sydney

Lucy Li

Job Titles:
  • Student Recruitment Manager

Mandy Simons

Job Titles:
  • Registrar

Mark Rushworth

Job Titles:
  • Joined UP Education in 2018 / Former CEO of Pay Mark, Pacific Fibre, IHug, and the Fixed and Broadband Business Unit for Vodafone, NZ / Non - Executive Director of NZ - Listed Freightways
  • Non - Executive Member

Mary Chambers

Job Titles:
  • Senior Placement Coordinator - Community Services Sydney

Max Purnomo

Job Titles:
  • System / Data Analyst

Michelle Stevens

Job Titles:
  • Campus Operations Manager Perth

Mike Browne

Job Titles:
  • Head Teacher - GE / EAP / IELTS

Miki Tanaka

Job Titles:
  • Brand Manager

Narelle Whatley

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Nik Dulics


Parnell McGuinness

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder and Managing Director of Strategy and Policy, Agenda C
  • Non - Executive Independent Member

Pejman Sabet

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator - Bachelor of Construction Project Management
  • Course Coordinator - Civil Construction Design

Pike Stealnetr


Renee Novik

Job Titles:
  • Registrar

Romez Moukachar

Job Titles:
  • Director of Student Recruitment

Sachin Shah

Job Titles:
  • Student Recruitment Manager

Saroj Ghimire

Job Titles:
  • Campus Operations Manager Sydney

Sinead Fkaherty


Tahir Hussain

Job Titles:
  • LMS Officer / Librarian

Thang Vu

Job Titles:
  • Academic Integrity Officer

Thiago Candeu

Job Titles:
  • Head of Operations

Troy Pittaway

Job Titles:
  • Head of Department of Community Services

Vanessa Huacache

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Manager

Wendy Wang

Job Titles:
  • International Student Coordinator

Will Yu

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer - Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Winson Seah

Job Titles:
  • Head of Students Placements - Community Services