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
Dr Sally Auld
BEc (Hons) MEc PhD
Managing Director and Head, Australian/New Zealand Fixed Income and FX Strategy, J.P. Morgan. Member of College 1990-93.
Treasurer of Council
Mr Peter Wilson
BCom (Hons) LLB
wilsonemmett pty ltd
Councillors
Ms Justine Beaumont
BA LLB
Barrister, Nigel Bowen Chambers. Member of College 1986-88.
Dr Jennifer Davidson
MBBS FACEM
Emergency Physician, Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Liverpool Hospital; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of NSW. Member of College 1990-92.
Mr Hugh Donaldson
BA
Director, Donaldson Burston Pty Ltd
Ms Honor McFadyen
BEc GAICD
Non Executive Director. Member of College 1983.
Ms Judy Mills
BA LLB GradDip LegalPractice GAIDC
Member of College 1984.
Ms Jane Oakeshott
BA LLB DipEd GAICD
Precinct Manager (Health), Campus Infrastructure & Services, University of Sydney. Member of College 1979-83, Senior Student 1983.
Ms Alexandra Shehadie
BA LLB MPubAdmin
Director of Projects, Elizabeth Broderick & Co.
Ms Sue Weston PSM
BSc GradDip Accounting GAICD FCPA CA
CEO Comcare. Member of College 1980-82.
Ex-Officio Members
Dr Tiffany Donnelly
BA (Hons) MA PhD
Principal of The Women’s College.
Associate Professor Tony Masters
BSc(Hon 1) Melb, PhD ANU, FRACI CChem Hon Fellow UWS
Chair of Academic Board, University of Sydney
Ms Lucinda Garling
BCom/BA CA
President, Women’s College Alumnae. Member of College, 2003-04.
Ms Lily Towers
Senior Student 2020.
Member of College since 2018.