Department's organisation chart

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions

Secretary - Simon Phemister

Associate Secretary - Penelope McKay ^

Aboriginal Economic Development

Associate Deputy Secretary - Hans Bokelund

Office of the Commonwealth Games

A/Chief Executive Officers - Ingrid Haythorpe and Tahnya Donaghy

2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee

Chief Executive Officer - Jeroen Weimar

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Forestry, Resources and Climate Change

Deputy Secretary - Paul Smith ^

Resources, Head, John Krbaleski

Forestry Policy and Game, Executive Director, Phuong Tram

Forestry and Fibre Innovation, Executive Director, Nathan Trushell

Policy and Regulation, Executive Director, Nathan Lambert

Commercial Development and Facilitation, Executive Director, Donna Findlay

Climate Change in Industry Transition, Director, Maggie McNamara
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Local Government and Suburban Development

Deputy Secretary - Emily Phillips ^

Local Government Victoria Executive Director, Julie Reid

Office for Suburban Development, Executive Director, Sara Harbidge

Inner South East
Western
Northern
Eastern
Southern

Inner Metropolitan Melbourne, Regional Director, Joel Backwell

Emergency Coordination and Resilience, Executive Director, Rachaele May

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Jobs, Innovation and Business Engagement

Deputy Secretary - David Latina ^

Associate Deputy Secretary, Industry Development and Participation, Nanette Fitzgerald

Telecomms and Digital Economy, Executive Director, Chris Dowling

Innovation and Medical Research, Executive Director, Connie Crisafi

Talent and Migration, A/Executive Director, Robyn White

Business Investment and Engagement (including Metro VGBOS), Executive Director, Hugh Moor

Precincts, Executive Director, Emily Mottram

Defence, Aviation and Aerospace, Executive Director, Unni Menon

Small Business Victoria, Executive Director, Ylva Carosone

Policy and Regulation Reform, Director, Robyn White

Office of the Lead Scientist, Lead Scientist, Amanda Caples
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Global Victoria

Chief Executive Officer - Gönül Serbest ^

International Commissioners for Victoria

Trade, Director, Paul Stagg

International Education, Director, Fiona Letos

Global Engagement, Director, Sara Sahely

Planning and Performance, Director, Diana Crvenkovic
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Rural and Regional Victoria

Deputy Secretary - Beth Jones ^

Regional Development Victoria Chief Executive Officer, Beth Jones

Executive Director, Regions, Anthony Schinck

Barwon South West, A/Regional Director, Kerri Erler

Grampians, A/Regional Director, Mitch Watson

Hume, Regional Director, Matt Nelson

Gippsland, Regional Director, Sara Rhodes-Ward

Loddon Mallee, Regional Director, Rachel Lee

Geelong and Great Ocean Road Major Projects, Executive Director, Paul Roth

Rural and Regional Policy and Strategy, Executive Director, Maxine Loynd

Performance and Integration, Director, Sarah Kelly

Latrobe Valley Authority Chief Executive Officer, Chris Buckingham

Cross Border Commissioner, Luke Wilson

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Agriculture

Deputy Secretary - Matt Lowe ^

Agriculture Victoria Research, A/Head, Traci Griffin

Agriculture Policy and Programs, Executive Director, Sarah-Jane McCormack

Biosecurity and Agriculture Services

Biosecurity Services, Executive Director, Katherine Clift

Agriculture Sector Development and Services, Executive Director, Dougal Purcell

Animal Welfare Victoria Agriculture Regulatory Policy, A/Executive Director, Mike Gooey

Business and Finance Services, Director, Bronwyn Clarke
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Jobs Victoria, Secure Work and Inclusion

Deputy Secretary - Lisa Buckingham ^

Jobs Victoria

Strategy and Engagement, Executive Director, Kirsten Campbell

Delivery Executive Director, Sharn Enzinger

Technology and Insights, Executive Director, Brad Petry

Secure Work, Director, Sebastian Norman

Inclusion Executive, Director, Jeremy Levine

Social Procurement and Enterprise

Policy and Strategy

Place Based Reform and Delivery
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Sport, Recreation and Racing

Deputy Secretary - Peter Betson ^

Community Sport and Recreation, Executive Director, Georgina McCann

Strategic Infrastructure and Sport Economy, Executive Director, Luke Mason

Office of Racing, Director, Lisa Saxton

Victorian Racing Integrity Board Executive Officer, TBC
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Tourism, Events and Priority Infrastructure

Deputy Secretary - Chris Miller ^

Tourism and Events Strategy and Reform, Executive Director, Natalie Phillips

Events, Engagement and Infrastructure, A/Executive Director, Nadia Bonato

Infrastructure Delivery, Executive Director, TBC
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Creative Victoria

Deputy Secretary - Claire Febey ^

Creative Victoria Chief Executive Officer, Claire Febey

Creative Industries, Executive Director, Sam Strong

Governance and Infrastructure, Executive Director, Max Coffman
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Cross-Portfolio Services

Associate Secretary - Penelope McKay ^

Strategic Communications

A/Chief Communications Officer - Julia Scott ^

Communications, Media and Marketing, Directors, Caroline Potter, Maggie Hill, Lainie Kluska, Ingelise Jones (Acting), Jacquie O’Brien

Digital Channels and Brand, Director, Holly Stanton

Internal Communications, Director, Candice Campbell

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Strategy and Priority Projects

Deputy Secretary - Cam Nolan ^

Priority Projects, Directors, Amit Golder and Caitlyn Hammond

Economic Policy, Director, Graeme Maddern

Data and Analytics, Director, Cheng Yang

Design and Evaluation, Director, Sue Heistein

COVID Policy and Strategy, Executive Director, Kylie Castrissios

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Delivery

Deputy Secretary - Andrew Parsons ^

Program Centre, Executive Director, Ajay Satyan

Customer Experience, A/Executive Director, Mardi Solomon

Strategy, Performance and Governance, Executive Director, Kim McGinnes

Program Policy and Solutions, Executive Director, Melinda Knapp