Governance
Governance
Meet our Team
Board of Directors
Mr Bijo KunnumpurathFounder and Acting Chief Executive Officer
Dr Chandana HewegeNon-Executive Director
Professor Anthony WelchIndependent Non-Executive Director
About Board of Directors.
The Institute’s key areas of expertise and course delivery are nursing, health and community services such as aged care, disability support and early childhood education and careIHNA is fast-growing, dynamic, and quality-driven institution committed to continuous improvement; working hard to develop, implement and deliver courses and professional development programs. IHNA students benefit from fully equipped campuses, with modern facilities and amenities, including state-of-the-art nursing and computer laboratories, a student library, audio-visual equipped classrooms and student break out areas. All of this combines to ensure IHNA’s significant contribution to the training needs of the Australian workforce, particularly in the caring professions.
Terms of ReferenceExpression of InterestIHNA Risk Management FrameworkAcademic Board
Our members oversee academic governance and ensure that learning and teaching are promoted and conducted within legislative and ethical requirements. This is to maintain IHNA’s position as a registered training organisation.
We also encourage the development and maintenance of high standards of teaching, learning, and scholarship. Our advice to the Board of Directors includes:
- Academic Policies and Procedures
- Academic Quality Assurance Mechanisms (including Community Engagement)
- Learning and Teaching Activities
- Assessment Monitoring/Moderation
- Benchmarking Academic Standards
- Teaching Staff Succession Planning
Prof Anthony WelchCommittee Chair
Shruti NargundkarDeputy Chair
Lorraine LingCommittee Member
Dennis SimonCommittee Member
Satya Indukuri Committee Member
Dr Shisir Prasad Manandhar Committee Member
Ms Navjot Chhina Committee Member
Arishni PrasadCommittee Member
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Support Committee
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Education and Support Committee is established as a standing committee of the Academic Board established under the Academic Board Terms of Reference.
Institute of Health and Nursing Australia (IHNA) is committed to self-determination by empowering, supporting and creating partnerships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, staff and their communities that ensure a culturally rich, relevant and engaged learning experience which embeds Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples heritage and culture. The Committee has been formed to institutionalise the practice through a formal committee set up where the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education and support system will remain integral in IHNA’s core business on education and training.
IHNA Reconciliation Plan coming soon.
Allison HeinritzChair
Dr Shisir Prasad ManandharAcademic Director
Ms Nayana Babu SreelathaReconciliation Action Plan Working Group
Claire SaddlerAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Representative (External)
Ms Bhavya NigamSecretary
Course Development & Monitoring Committee
The Committee is established by the Academic Board, as part of its governance framework, to provide reports and/or recommendations to the Academic Board and other Committees as required in matters related to IHNA’s course development and monitoring aspects.
The Institute of Health and Nursing Australia (IHNA) recognises that effective and informed course development and change management processes are an integral part of the strategic academic planning of the Institute and part of the continuous improvement and quality management.
The principal function of the Course Development and Monitoring Committee is to provide advice on relevance of courses to prospective students, specific industry and professional bodies, and the community and in doing so provide open and transparent processes for this.
Shruti NargunkarCommittee Chair
Dr Shisir Prasad ManandharDeputy Chair
Satya Indukuri Committee Member
Shali Bijo Committee Member
Dr Lina Shahwan-Akl Committee Member
Ms Sara Reddy Committee Member
Learning & Teaching Committee
The Learning and Teaching Committee (LTC) is established as a subcommittee of the Academic Board as per the Academic Board Terms of Reference. The LTC reports to the Academic Board on matters related to Curriculum.
The LTC is a principal academic committee to support the Academic Board on learning and teaching matters, including:
- IHNA policies relating to learning, teaching, and scholarships.
- Learning and teaching performance (e.g., progression, attrition and at risk);
- Benchmarking and external referencing of course design and delivery including assessments;
- Academic integrity; and
- Academic risk
Dr Shisir Prasad ManandharCommittee Chair
Satya IndukuriDeputy Chair
Ms Sara ReddyCommittee Member
Arun Koorapally SubashCommittee Member
Stella JongebreurCommittee Member
Allendale AquinoCommittee Member
Sithabile BhebheCommittee Member
Abins MathewsCommittee Member
Sue UlutayCommittee Member
Josephine RobartsCommittee Member
School of Education_TBACommittee Member
School of Management_TBACommittee Member
Arshad Abdul Samad Committee Member
Nursing Advisory Committee
Nursing Advisory Committee (TOR-NAC) is established by the Curriculum Development and Monitoring Committee (CDMC) as part of its course development and review framework as outlined in its terms of reference. Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) will be Nursing discipline-based and established based on the Institute of Health & Nursing needs in the Nursing discipline.
Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) is charged with engaging representatives of major stakeholders (Internal staff, employers, industry, relevant professional bodies and the wider community) in developing, proposing, reviewing and improving the course/s.
It will maintain and advance IHNA’s academic standards, maintaining the interests of students, the discipline/s and the associated industries and professions, including the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
The principal function of the Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) is to provide advice on the relevance of courses to prospective students, specific industry and professional bodies, and the community.
The NAC may also facilitate networking with universities, businesses and the community to provide opportunities for research collaborations and/or provide practical experience for students where appropriate.
Mr Lee GarwoodChair
Ms Susannah JonathanNational Training Manager
Linda Pick Ding WongNational Placement Coordinator
Mr Dino DanielManager – Course Administration
Ms Binsu VargheseAcademic Expert
Ms Shali BijoAcademic Expert
Dr Reshin MaharajAcademic Expert
Denielle BeardmoreExternal Industry Expert
Jay HunterExternal Industry Expert
Nema MaddockExternal Industry Expert
Sheeba ThomasExternal Industry Expert
Bhavya NigamSecretary
Student Misconduct and Appeals Committee
The Student Misconduct and Appeals Committee (SMAC) is established as a standing committee of the Academic Board as per the Academic Board’s Terms of Reference.
The main objectives of the SMAC are as follows:
- Provide an avenue of appeal for students in relation to student and academic complaints, and student disciplinary matters;
- Promote and ensure the application of the principles of procedural fairness and confidentiality in relation to all SMAC matters; and
- Promote quality improvement in policies and procedures related to academic complaints, student misconduct or student complaints.
Mr Satya Indukuri(Director, Quality Management) Chair
Dr Shisir Prasad ManandharAcademic Director
Mr Arshad Abdul SamadNational Registrar
Ms Jomsy ManiQuality Assurance Coordinator
Bhavya NigamSecretary
Executive Management Committee
The Committee is established by the Board of Directors to provide reports and/or recommendations to the Board of Directors and to the CEO and other Committees as required.
The Committee will agree objectives annually that are specific and measurable and will regularly review its progress in meeting and delivering the objectives. The objectives of the committee include, but are not limited to:
- exercise an executive decision-making and coordination role in relation to IHNA’s business;
- implement policies and procedures to enable the efficient running of IHNA;
- implement the strategic, operational and risk management plans approved by the Board of Directors ensuring that IHNA maintains a quality assured teaching and learning environment for all stakeholders;
- report to the Board of Directors on major operational and management issues and the performance of IHNA.
Mr Kunnumpurath BijoChief Executive Officer (Chair)
Mr Simon SchweigertChief Operations Officer (Deputy Chair)
Dr Shisir Prasad ManandharAcademic Director
Mr Pankaj PatelChief Financial Officer
Mr Satya IndukuriDirector, Quality Management
Mr Jijo MathewCampus Manager – Melbourne CBD
Mr Saji KunnumpurathCampus Manager – Heidelberg Campus
Mr Justin JacobCampus Manager – Perth
Mr Arshad Abdul SamadNational Registrar
Ms Susannah JonathanNational Training Manager – School of Nursing
Mr Sanober MahmoodNational Training Manager – School of Education
Mr Kevin EganNational Training Manager – School of Management
Ms Valerie MonteiroNational Training Manager – School of Allied Health
Mr Arun Koorapally SubashNational Training Manager – School of Community Service
Mr Bimal KumarFinance Manager
Natasha JibuHR Manager
Ms Rini PSMarketing Manager
Ms Varna VajiMarketing Manager
Mr Anup KumarMarketing Manager
Ms Desiree FernandesMarketing Manager
Mr Arjun MathilakathState Manager – NSW
Finance Committee
This is a Sub-committee reporting to the Executive Management Committee (EMC). It provides reports and/or recommendations to the Audit and Risk Management Committee and other Committees as required.
The rationale of the Committee is to assist the Audit and Risk Management Committee to report IHNA’s management of its assets, liabilities and risks to the Board of Directors.
Based on the Standards in the Standards for RTOs 2015 relating to assessment of financial viability risk and holding public liability insurance, the Committee is responsible to consider:
- Financial capacity;
- Financial capability; and
- Financial trajectory
Bimal KumarChair, Finance Manager
Pankaj PatelDeputy Chair, CFO
Allwyn MathewsMarketing Manager
Melwin SajiHead – Marketing, Strategy and Operations
Saji KunnumpurathCampus Manager – Melbourne
Justin JacobCampus Manager – Perth
Jijo MathewCampus Manager – Sydney
SecretaryIn Attendance
RTO Management Committee (Campus Based)
Saji KunnumpurathCampus Manager – Melbourne
Justin JacobCampus Manager – Perth
Jijo MathewCampus Manager – Sydney
Melwin SajiHead – Marketing, Strategy and Operations
Admin Manager
Sabarish BabuHR Executive
Dr Shisir ManandharAcademic Director and Research Innovation & Technology Manager (Deputy Chair)
Accounts OfficersBased on location
SecretaryIn Attendance
Student Representative Council (SRC)
Student Representative Councils (SRC) are an integral part of campus life at each IHNA campus and encourage students to become actively involved in the Institute and, IHNA Life.
The SRC provides a forum for Students to raise and discuss emerging views, suggestions and issues about learning, teaching, and student services. SRC is also an important opportunity for open communication between the student body and the Institute.
Student Representatives are sought from across the student community and IHNA has also extended participation to Alumni. SRC members are self-nominated from the student body and the Chair and Office-Bearers are appointed by the SRC.
As students represent the views of the entire student body, SRC provides an opportunity for students to develop their own soft skills and influencing skills as they participate in activities such as organising activities, leadership and representation and communication and mentoring of new students.
Dr Shisir Prasad ManandharAcademic Director
Mr Satya IndukuriDirector, Quality Management
Mr Arshad Abdul SamadNational Registrar
Lauren KindgellStudent Representative – Melbourne
Maddison MakehamStudent Representative – Melbourne
Jashanpreet Singh (JS)Student Representative – Sydney
Muhammed Bilal YahayaStudent Representative – Sydney
Sisasenkosi MoyoStudent Representative – Perth
Marisa TacconiStudent Representative – Perth
Stacey Rose BlurtonStudent Representative – Perth
Audit & Risk Management Committee
The Committee is established by the Board of Directors (the Board), as part of its governance framework, to provide reports and/or recommendations to the Board and other Committees as required.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee (ARMC) is a formally constituted committee by the Board of Directors to assist and advise the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance and independent oversight responsibilities in relation to IHNA’s risk management and compliance, internal policies, procedures, audit requirements and external reporting responsibilities.