Meet Our Team
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Office Administrator Lillie joined the team in February of 2022 with over 7 years’ customer service experience. Before joining LGMA, Lillie was also working as an Event Assistant at Event Cinemas alongside with volunteering at Supanovas across the country. Lillie usually has her hands in a bit of everything, from answering the phone, responding to email enquiries and website support. Lillie also assists with our event registrations and you may hear from her in the lead-up to some key events such as our Awards for Excellence and Annual Conference. She is also busy with invoicing, the Job Board and our monthly newsletter. In her spare time, Lillie loves to relax and spend time with her dog, Boots, as well as hitting up various brunch spots! |
Peta Irvine
Lillie Dommett
Membership Officer Ph: 3174 5006 E: membership@lgmaqld.org.au Angelina works Tuesday to Thursday Here at LGMA Angelina looks after all things membership this includes setting up our new members, inviting new members to join us, having conversations with existing members to ensure they are getting the most out of their memberships, and everything in between! During her spare time, Angelina enjoys sewing and spending time with her two dogs. |
Council Liaison Officer Elaine has worked in various administrative roles across state government, with a brief foray into the private sector and the last 8 years in local government as an Executive and Governance Support Officer where she provided high level personal assistance, administrative and secretarial support to the Director and other departmental staff across all areas of Mareeba Shire Council. Elaine is excited to continue her involvement with local government in her new role as Council Liaison Officer for LGMA and will bring with her a high level of communication, interpersonal and public relations skills to ensure that LGMA offers a range of programmes to support officers at all levels and continues to be relevant to, and engaged with, councils across the state. In her down time Elaine enjoys reading and you won’t find her far from her Kindle. She has also just recently found a creative outlet in painting by numbers, but luckily there’s no deadlines for completion as her perfectionist traits might win out. |
Angelina O'Ryan
Elaine Brown
Governance Advisor Ph: 3174 5006 E: ga@lgmaqld.org.au Liza works Monday to Friday Liza brings over 29 years of local government experience spanning over three Councils across Queensland. Liza has worked for metropolitan and regional Councils and her work experiences have focused on good governance and implementing corporate wide business improvements. With a practical sense approach, Liza aims to implement legislation and processes that allow the organisation meet its obligations, but also ensure that the team can do their job on the ground without too much bureaucracy. As Governance Advisor, Liza will work with stakeholders to develop a library of key policy, reporting and monitoring systems. The focus will be to support the implementation of good governance practices in councils of varying sizes and will work with individual councils to tailor documents, train staff and assist in the implementation and consistent adoption across councils. Liza is passionate about working for local government, the closest level to the community, and implementing systems that are not only sustainable but flexible for all the organisation to perform their role. Liza is results and team focused, but can be relied upon to celebrate successes and have fun along the way Liza loves her touch football, with experiences representing Queensland at the Touch Rugby State of Origin and World Masters in New Zealand in Touch. She loves camping, hiking and travelling – nothing like a good road trip. |
Liza Perrett EVENTS TEAM
Lisa is the Event Manager at LGMA. This encompasses managing events such as the Awards for Excellence, Inspire Conference, Women in Local Government Conference, Village Forums and Webinars, Regional Forums, the Annual Local Government Conference and many more. She also looks after our valuable corporate partners. The other part of Lisa’s role is training. Since joining LGMA in 2016 Lisa has spearheaded the Propeller Programme and in-council training for council officers. Propeller is an annual experiential learning model that provides a broad range of local government experiences and insights from a shire, city, regional and aboriginal council perspective. Lisa says Propeller is one of her favourites as each year she meets great people and experience different communities hosted by varying Queensland Councils. Prior to LGMA, Lisa had a rewarding career within the hospitality, tourism and event sectors and held managerial positions within major hotel chains in Brisbane, Sydney (10 years) and Perth (2 years). Key responsibilities included: staff management and training, sales and marketing, business development, financial management, food and beverage operations and event management. She then followed her heart and went into teaching! This was a huge learning curve and stretched her comfort zone. She taught at TAFE Queensland for approximately 10 years, based at Ithaca, Bracken Ridge and South Bank campuses delivering certificate and diploma programmes for hospitality, tourism and events. She really loved working with students and seeing them grow, develop and find employment. So the role at LGMA was a pleasant surprise as it combined Lisa’s two loves (the work ones) – events and training . What she did not expect was how much she would enjoy working in a small team and meeting with different LG sectors of Queensland. The diversity of the roles and requirements of councils was an eye-opener and makes the role of hosting and creating events and training opportunities an absolute joy. |
Administration Officer (Events) Angelina works Monday to Thursday Prior to joining us at LGMA Ange has worked in the events industry for 3 years at an operational level in the role of Banquets/Functions Team Leader. At LGMA Ange is here to assist you with your event needs! Teaming up with Lisa, she ensures that our events run smoothly from start to finish and, most importantly, makes sure our local government officers are being looked after. Whether you have enquiries about our upcoming events or need assistance with registrations, Ange is ready to lend a hand! In her spare time Ange enjoys listening to music, in particular live music as well as spending time with friends and family. |
Lisa Hamilton
Angelina Graham TRAINING TEAM
Kristen Mead Manager Training and Development Ph: 07 3606 3501 Kristen works Monday to Thursday
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Emily Di Rosa Training Coordinator Ph: 07 3174 5006 Emily works Monday to Thursday Emily brings a wealth of knowledge and passion previously working in Healthcare Education and Training. Emily eagerly coordinates all training and coaching needs. She can also be found working on our programmes to ensure everything is running smoothly. If you need a training quote, Emily is your girl! Outside of the office, Emily enjoys second hand shopping and exploring new coffee shops. |
Eve Malone Trainer Ph: 07 3179 0700 Eve works Monday to Thursday With a background in primary school teaching, Eve eventually found herself in the field of learning and development. Having worked in local government in various roles including safety training, procurement training and general capability development, the role of Trainer at LGMA is a perfect fit! Eve loves being a part of the ‘ah-ha’ moment that participants experience in workshops, especially in the fields of leadership and personal development. She uses a blend of humour, authenticity and genuine curiosity to form connections with professionals of every background. You’ll find Eve running Webinars, In-Council training and on the other end of the phone happy to have a chat about the unique challenges facing local government team members. In her spare time, Eve likes to spend time with her pooch, bake tasty treats, and accumulate more indoor plants. |
