Key dates
4 October 2019
Peer reviewed articles returned
11 October 2019
Early bird registration closes
8 December 2019
Pre-Conference Workshops
Noho marae & overland travel experience
Welcome Reception
9-11 December 2019
ANZSSA Conference
Enquiries
Association Professionals
Conference Managers
PO Box 7345
Beaumaris VIC 3193
E: conference@anzssa.com
P: +61 3 9586 6088
Keynote Speakers
Lesley D'Souza
Lesley is a student affairs assessment professional that specializes in storytelling with data. Currently, she is the Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing in Western University’s Student Experience division. After focusing on assessment and storytelling in her two previous roles, Lesley is exploring how stories can help us intentionally shift culture in positive directions. She is also interested in how narratives and design thinking approaches can be blended with the assessment cycle, and how we can broaden our understanding of assessment best practices in support of decolonization.
Lesley has been involved in the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services as the Co-chair for the Research, Assessment & Evaluation Community of Practice, as a member of the ACPA Commission for Assessment & Evaluation Directorate, and Student Affairs Assessment Leaders.
She completed her MA in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University in 2006, and is a mom to two little boys.
View Lesley's Pre-Conference workshop details here.
View Lesley's oral presentation details here.
Dr Hana O'Regan
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Dr Hana O’Regan (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) is the General Manager of Oranga/ Wellbeing for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.
Hana’s career has been largely focused on the areas of Māori language revitalisation and Māori educational achievement whilst also being an active advocate and driver for her own tribal language revitalisation strategy within Kāi Tahu.
Hana has previously held the position of lecturer at the University of Otago and management positions in the Māori Language Unit of Ngāi Tahu, The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, CPIT. Hana is also currently a New Zealand Fellow on the International Centre for Language Revitalisation, ICLR and a member of Ngā Kaituhono.
A proud mother of two children, Hana is committed to te reo in the home and intergenerational transmission of the language.
View Dr O'Regan's presentation details here.
Laura O'Connell Rapira
Laura O'Connell Rapira (Te Ātiawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whakaue) is the Director of ActionStation, an independent, crowdfunded community campaigning organisation representing over 100,000 New Zealanders acting together to create what we cannot achieve on our own: a society, economy and democracy that serves everyday people and Papatūānuku. She is also the Co-Founder and Board Chair of RockEnrol, a volunteer-powered organisation dedicated to activating the political power of young people.
View Laura's Pre-Conference workshop details here.
View Laura's oral presentation details here.
Josiah Tualamali'i
Josiah is a Samoan New Zealander working to give young people a voice – helping them to speak up on the decisions that shape their lives and advising government on how to connect with them.
At 14, he was one of the founders of an NGO called the Pacific Youth Leadership and Transformation Trust to empower Pacific youth, which he chaired for five years. At 22 years old he was a voice for youth and Pacific peoples on the New Zealand Government Inquiry which looked at how to make life better for people with mental health and addiction challenges.
He also is a member of the Le Va and Rātā Foundation boards.
All going well, he will be graduating with his History and Politics Degree at the University of Canterbury the week after this conference. In his spare time he collects things, you’ll hear more at the hui.
