Staff contacts

General enquiries

In person

You can find us in Building 1410 on the Bathurst campus and in Building 476 on the Wagga Wagga campus.

Employee Services team

Employee Services is your first point of contact for all things employment related such as recruitment activities, salary administration and general enquiries.

Name PositionContactLocation
Josh WorthyManager84884Bathurst
Linda van GemertEmployee Services CoordinatorBathurst
Cathrine HummerstonSenior Employee Services OfficerBathurst
Leonie CroweEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Lauren BrownEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Kass ManganEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Kahla HiltonEmployee Services Officer Wagga Wagga
Rebecca SalmonEmployee Services Officer Wagga Wagga
Christopher TolhurstEmployee Services Officer Bathurst
Sarah DawsonEmployee Services Officer Dubbo
Melissa SayersProcess Documentation and Improvement Coordinator Bathurst

Business Partners

The Business Partners work with your Division or Faculty to provide coaching and support. They help leaders and managers enhance team performance and development. The team implements customised people strategies via a range of human resources processes, systems and tools.

Name and positionFocus portfolioExtension Location
Dane Hegvold
Senior Manager, Business Partnering
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Office of Governance and Corporate Administration
84317 Bathurst
Holly Weal
Senior Business Partner
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Faculty of Arts and Education
84632 Bathurst
Rhianna Stringfield
Senior Business Partner
Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Division of Finance (Including Facilities Management and UniLife)
Division of Information Technology
Office of Strategy
84106 Bathurst
Kylie Bennett
Business Partner
Faculty of Science and Health - Academic 84610 Bathurst
Matt Hansen
Business Partner
Division of Learning and Teaching
Division of Library Services
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
86278 Bathurst
Marissa Pideski
Business Partner
Division of Customer Experience
Division of Student Experience
Faculty of Science and Health - Technical and Enterprise
32261 Wagga Wagga
Sarah Parrish
Business Partner
Division of Student Success
Division of Safety, Security and Wellbeing
Office of Engagement and Enterprise
International Office (Including Global Engagement)
84289Port Macquarie

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Our team champion a safe and connected community that delivers equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for Charles Sturt University employees. We are responsible for developing and implementing Charles Sturt's First Nations Employment Strategy, our Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Plan, and our Accessibility and Inclusion Plan.

For further information about the activities our team are involved with please visit  Respect, Equity and Diversity.

NamePositionExtensionLocation
Kirsty Smith Manager, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 84593Bathurst
Carli BakerEquity Diversity and Inclusion Adviser29357Port Macquarie
Erika CrossEquity Diversity and Inclusion Adviser19938Albury
Alison SaltFirst Nations Employment Adviser57316Dubbo
Meg Passlow First Nations Cadetship Coordinator0416 395 865Wagga Wagga
Mathew WalshFirst Nations Cadet84284 

Talent Acquisition (Recruitment)

Our talent acquisition team focuses on hiring the right people at the right time. If you're a manager looking to hire, our team can provide strategic and operational advice and support you through the recruitment process.  For assistance, please email jobs@csu.edu.au or call 02 6338 4884 (option 4).

Name and PositionLocation
Wade Burgmann
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Port Macquarie

Rebecca Dwyer
Talent Acquisition Consultant

Bathurst
Rhiannon O'Callaghan (Mon-Tues & Thurs)
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Wagga Wagga
Nelvin Kumar
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Bathurst
Madison Olsen (Mon-Thurs)
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Port Macquarie
Angela Roberts (Tues-Fri)
Talent Acquisition Officer
Wagga Wagga
Tyesha Schein (Mon-Fri)
Talent Acquisition Officer
Port Macquarie

Organisational Development

If you're looking for information about professional development, RED, our reward and recognition program or our Employee Development and Review Scheme (PPDR) contact the team in Organisational Development. We're also your key contacts for the Charles Sturt Capability Framework, Workforce and Succession Planning, the Charles Sturt Values and your voice staff survey.

NamePositionExtensionLocation
Katie PowellManager Organisational Development34214Wagga Wagga
Sue MilesOrganisational Development Coordinator Dubbo
Jeanine BaileyOrganisational Development Adviser Albury
Tanya SlavinOrganisational Development Adviser41539Port Macquarie
Nadya PeshevskaOrganisational Development Adviser  
Chan TamiOrganisational Development Coordinator (LMS Specialist)  

Academic promotions

For enquiries about academic promotions, please email academicpromotions@csu.edu.au.

NamePositionExtensionLocation
Emma SmithAdministrative Assistant 84175 Bathurst

Employee Relations

The Employee Relations team supports employer-employee relationships in addressing and resolving workplace conflicts and contributing to employee engagement and commitment to the University. It also plays a role in making sure workplace standards are maintained.

NamePositionExtensionLocation
Andrew Crowl Senior Manager, Employee Relations 32212 Wagga Wagga
Bronte BuesnellSenior Employee Relations Specialist57029Orange
Lisa Tuineau Employee Relations Officer 84734 Bathurst
Lauren HealeyCompliance Officer86149Bathurst

Systems

The Systems team work hard behind the scenes on the many systems that support our people and culture processes. They contribute to external and internal reporting.

NamePositionExtensionLocation
Stephen Kreuzberger Manager, Systems Development  84955 Bathurst
Kathryn Mackay Systems Officer 84869 Bathurst
Priscilla Ferreira BezerraSystems Officer Wagga Wagga
Joseph ChitongoSystems Officer Bathurst

Office of the Executive Director

The Executive Director is a member of the Chief Operating Officer's Leadership Team and Sponsor of the People Strategy initiatives as part of the 2030 University Strategy.

NamePositionExtensionLocation
Maria Crisante Executive Director, People and Culture 57446 Dubbo
Karen Sutton Director, People Operations Dubbo
Kerry Murnain Director, People Strategy and Culture Port Macquarie
Jaye TaubmanDirector, Special Projects  
Lisa ForstnerDirector, Workplace Relations and Compliance84286Bathurst
Amanda Bennett Executive Officer 84316 Bathurst
Hannah HartExecutive Assistant84217Bathurst