Governance

Advisory Board

Comprised of leading academics, faith and wisdom tradition leaders, community leaders, entrepreneurs, meditation practitioners and journalists, the Advisory Board will work with the Contemplative Studies Centre team to provide advice on matters of strategic significance and ensure the Centre continues to develop and innovate in order to achieve its vision.

• Professor Pip Pattison AO

  Chair of the CSC Advisory Board, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), University of Sydney

• Professor Sara Wills

  Deputy Chair of the CSC Advisory Board, Associate Dean for Engagement and Advancement, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

• Associate Professor Nicholas Van Dam

  Inaugural Director, Contemplative Studies Centre

• Martin Hosking

  Co-founder and Director at Redbubble

• Venerable BomHyon Sunim

  Past Chair of the Australian Sangha Association, Buddhist Member of the Religious Advisory Committee to the Australian Defence Forces, Western Sydney University Chaplain and doctoral research candidate

• Professor Lisa Phillips

  Deputy Head of the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne

• Associate Professor Sophie Scott

  Award-winning journalist and broadcaster

• Jack Heath

  CEO, Philanthropy Australia

• Dr Ian Gawler OAM

  Author and advocate for the therapeutic application of mind-body medicine and meditation

• Reverend Associate Professor John DuPuche

  Senior Lecturer, Catholic Theological College within the University of Divinity

• Bronwyn Pike

  Chief Executive Officer, Uniting Vic.Tas

• Professor Rob Moodie

  Professor In Public Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne