Governance
The College is constituted under an Act of the NSW Parliament, Women’s College Act 1902. Its governing body, the Women’s College Council, is responsible for overall management of the College. It consists of ten elected councillors, a treasurer, and four ex-officio councillors.
The Council has two committees: Finance and Governance.
View the College By-Laws.
Chair of Council
Ms Samantha Gavel
BA GAICD
NSW Privacy Commissioner. Member of College 1982-84.
Deputy Chair of Council
Ms Honor McFadyen
BEc GAICD
Non Executive Director. Member of College 1983.
Treasurer of Council
Mr Peter Wilson
BCom (Hons) LLB
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Councillors
Ms Fiona Beatty
BA LLB LLM
Member of College 1997-2000, Senior Student 2000.
Mr Rob Brown
BA LLB (Hons I) LLM
Ms Louise Carroll
BCom CEMS
Member of College 2009-11, 2013.
Ms Annie Fenwicke
BA LLB MEd GAICD
Member of College 1984-1986.
Ms Felicity Lehane
BA LLB LLM
Member of College 1998-2001, Senior Student 2001
Ms Rowena Newman
BSc (Hons I)
Member of College 1992-1995.
Dr Mary Stewart
MBBS MPH MForensMed
Member of College 1989-92, Senior Student 1992.
Ms Sue Weston PSM
BSc GradDip Accounting GAICD FCPA CA
Member of College 1980-82.
Ex-Officio Members
Dr Tiffany Donnelly
BA (Hons) MA PhD
Principal of The Women’s College.
Professor Renae Ryan AM
BSc (Hons) PhD GAICD
Senate Representative
Academic Director of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Program, University of Sydney.
Ms Angela Frith
BCOM/BA CA
President, Women's College Alumnae. Member of College, 1984-87.
Ms Jade Richardson
Senior Student 2023.
Member of College since 2021.