Dr Sara Quinn MAPS GAICD President Dr Sara Quinn is an experienced leader working with individuals, organisations, and communities. Her expertise are diverse including: Board Director (Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors), company founder and director, owner of a private practice, academic roles of lecturer (undergraduate and postgraduate psychology masters and PhD programs), researcher, and supervisor, and experience working within Federal government agencies in organisational, clinical, and executive roles (as a consultant and employee managing psychological services and large multidisciplinary teams across Australia). Sara is an endorsed clinical psychologist, Fellow of the Clinical College, and has previously held numerous APS committee positions. She currently holds the clinical role on a local health promotion charity and is the chair of scientific programs in a Federal Government agency. Her clinical practice is focussed on organisational risk, leadership, and trauma and her academic research into cognitive development has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented internationally.

Dr Zena Burgess FAICD FAPS Zena Burgess is an experienced non-executive Director and Chief Executive Officer with significant experience across commercial and social enterprise organisations. She holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology and Master’s Degrees in Business Administration and Education. Zena was awarded Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2013. Prior to joining the APS in 2020, Zena was the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) for 11 years. During that time she oversaw a transformation of the RACGP to be the largest, most influential and innovative medical college in Australia. Zena has a passion for building human capability in individuals, organisations and systems. Zena has driven new strategic directions and change implementation, achieving a culture of high-performance and innovation in organisations.

Martine Powell is a Professor at Griffith University and Founding Director of the Centre for Investigative Interviewing. She is a world-leading expert on people’s memory of events – with a particular focus on vulnerable populations such children and adults with communication impairment. Martine has adopted a constructive and innovative approach to her research work, integrating current scientific methods and her background in education and clinical psychology. Her outputs are extensive - she has produced more than 350 peer-reviewed publications, supervised over 35 doctoral/PhD students, and has been an investigator on numerous competitive research grants (> 10M). The influence of Martine’s research has been recognised by several lifetime career awards, including elected Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. The widespread dissemination of Martine’s work has sparked a global revolution in interviewer training, with industry partners spanning a range of disciplines and countries.