Accountability & Transparency

Part of The Light from the Southern Cross - Catalyst for Conversation

Adj Prof Susan Pascoe AM

FAICD, FIPAA, FACE

Susan Pascoe is Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia.  She chairs the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the Community Directors Council, and Catholic Emergency Relief Australia (CERA).  She is a Member of the Vatican’s Commission for Methodology planning the Synod on Synodality, a Trustee of St John of God Health, and a Board Member of Mercy Health. She was a member of the Governance Review Project Team established by the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference (ACBC) and Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) which produced the 2020 Report, The Light from the Southern Cross: Promoting Co-responsible Governance in the Catholic Church in Australia.   Susan Pascoe is Principal of Kadisha Enterprises consultancy.

Adj Prof Pascoe was the inaugural Commissioner for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.  Her earlier career was in education, including roles as Chair of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, and CEO of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. She chaired the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, and was a Patron for the Melbourne Parliament for the World's Religions. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Public Administration of Australia, and the Australian College of Educators.  Her significant achievements were acknowledged in 2007 when she was appointed Member of the Order of Australia.  In November 2016, she was awarded the Leadership in Government Award for her outstanding contribution to public administration in Australia. 

Claire Victory

Director of the National Council of Australia St vincent de paul society

Claire has been involved with the St Vincent de Paul Society since she was a child, and is currently the Society’s National President. In that capacity she also serves on the Society’s international Board, where she helps leads the Society’s efforts to improve internal governance and safeguarding practices. She is a member of the Plenary Council. Claire also works as a solicitor in private practice in Adelaide, specializing in employment and workers compensation.

During her time as Vinnies National President, and especially since the First Assembly of the Plenary Council, Claire has been approached by many Catholics who feel otherwise excluded from or disillusioned with the Church but who feel an affinity with Vinnies’ work in advocating for those on the margins of our society. Claire is passionate about helping to bring about a more just and compassionate Australia and a more welcoming and inclusive Church.