Our Team
Tara Jacobsen
Program Director
- L&D PHD candidate
- Co-Founder groei
- Lecturer in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Nick Chapman
Steering Committee Chair
- CEO Monarch
- Governance
- Student experience advocate
Beth Tootell
Head of Compliance
- Compliance & risk expert
- VET Quality framework & ASQA certification
- EAL Trainer
Darren Ryder
University Pathways
- Head of Growth & Partnerships – Monarch
- Dean Teaching & Learning UNE
- PHD Environmental Science
Amanda Cole
Commercial Director
- Co-Founder groei
- Small Business Specialist
- Expert in Creative Industries
Tracey Coobula
Sunshine Coast Partnerships
- Study Sunshine Coast
- Marketing & Projects
- Event & Partner Manager
Dr Natalie Wright
Brisbane Partnerships
- PHD, Senior Lecturer QUT
- Fellow Design Institute of Australia
- Design led innovation educator for high schoools
