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 PositionLocation
Georgia FrostManager, Employee ServicesWagga Wagga
Linda van GemertEmployee Services CoordinatorBathurst
Cathrine HummerstonSenior Employee Services OfficerBathurst
Leonie CroweEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Lauren BrownEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Kass ManganEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Christopher TolhurstEmployee Services OfficerBathurst
Sarah DawsonEmployee Services OfficerDubbo
Melissa SayersProcess Documentation and Improvement CoordinatorBathurst

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
Sara 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
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
Rebecca Salmon
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Wagga Wagga

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 Performance Planning Development & Review process (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.

NamePositionLocation
Katie PowellManager, Organisational DevelopmentWagga Wagga
Sue MilesOrganisational Development CoordinatorDubbo
Jeanine BaileyOrganisational Development AdviserAlbury
Tanya SlavinOrganisational Development AdviserPort Macquarie
Jo St JohnOrganisational Development AdviserWagga Wagga
Chan TamiOrganisational Development Coordinator (LMS Specialist) 

Academic promotions

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

NamePositionLocation
Emma SmithAdministrative Assistant Bathurst

Workplace Relations

The Workplace 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.

NamePositionLocation
Andrew Crowl Senior Manager, Workplace Relations Wagga Wagga
Bronte BuesnellWorkplace Relations SpecialistOrange
Kylie FogartyWorkplace Relations CoordinatorBathurst
Lisa Tuineau Workplace Relations Officer Bathurst
Lauren HealeyCompliance OfficerBathurst

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.

NamePositionLocation
Stephen Kreuzberger Manager, SystemsBathurst
Zac WattsSenior Systems OfficerBathurst
Kathryn Mackay Systems Officer Bathurst
Priscilla Ferreira BezerraSystems OfficerWagga Wagga
Joseph ChitongoSystems OfficerBathurst

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.

NamePositionLocation
Maria Crisante Executive Director, People and Culture Dubbo
Josh WorthyActing Director, People OperationsBathurst
Kerry Murnain Director, People Strategy and CulturePort Macquarie
Jaye TaubmanDirector, Special Projects 
Lisa ForstnerDirector, Workplace Relations and ComplianceBathurst
Amanda Bennett Executive Officer Bathurst
Hannah HartExecutive AssistantBathurst