Advisory Board
The Institute for Culture and Society Advisory Board fosters connections between the Institute and the University's schools, the community, government, philanthropic organisations and the commercial sector. The Advisory Board is a key element in enhancing public relations, communications and interactions with these external organisations. The Board also aims to provide fresh insights, advice and business strategies for the Institute.
Board Members (2024 - 2026)
| Ms Indu Balachandran (Chair)Indu Balachandran has worked in strategy, program design and delivery, and governance in the social-purpose sector for over 15 years. She is an elected Councillor for Ku-ring-gai Council, a musician and cultural producer, and holds advisory and Board roles including Chair of Community Resources (waste/recycling) and with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Her prior leadership roles were at the Aboriginal Housing Office (NSW Gov), the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and Social Ventures Australia. Indu was a recipient of the UTS Human Rights Award for Reconciliation and is a Global Atlantic Fellow in social equity. Website: https://indubalachandran.com |
| Dr Mark CreesDr. Mark Crees is the Director of Create Infrastructure at Create NSW at the Department of Premier and Cabinet NSW. He has worked in government, arts and cultural organisations for over 25 years and has extensive experience with the strategic and operational management of public, arts and cultural sectors. In the past five years he has focused upon developing policy and long-term strategy for cultural infrastructures and multi-arts precincts. He also holds a PhD in Critical and Cultural Theory. Email: Mark.Crees@create.nsw.gov.au |
| Professor Joyce LiuProfessor Joyce Liu is Professor at the Institute of Social Research and Cultural Studies, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan; Director, International Center for Cultural Studies & International Program of Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, University System of Taiwan. Currently, she is leading two research projects: Conflict, Justice, Decolonization: Critical Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, and Migration, Logistics, and Unequal Citizens in the Global Context. Profile: https://scholar.nycu.edu.tw/en/persons/joyce-chi-hui-liu |
| Mr David MastersDavid Masters is the Director of Global Public Policy at Atlassian. His particular strength is in ICT and telecommunications policy and stakeholder relationships. Prior to joining Atlassian in 2020, he worked at Microsoft as the Director of Corporate Affairs and as the Government Relations and Business Strategy Manager at HP Enterprise Services. He is also a member of the ICT Industry Reference Committee. Email: dmasters@atlassian.com |
 | Professor Jack QiuProfessor Jack Qiu is The Shaw Foundation Professor in Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the co-principal investigator for Fairwork Singapore. He works on issues of digital media and social change in relation to labour, class, globalization, and sustainability, especially in the contexts of Asia (e.g., Asian media conglomerates) and the Global South. He has published 10 books in both English and Chinese including Goodbye iSlave: A Manifesto for Digital Abolition (U of Illinois Press, 2016), World Factory in the Information Age (Guangxi Normal U Press, 2013), and Working-Class Network Society (MIT Press, 2009). |
| Dr Tayanah O'DonnellDr. Tayannah O’Donnell is a Senior Executive at Deloitte. Under the framework of Future Earth, she has been an active collaborator with some of our key staff in the environment and technology area, including Professor Juan Salazar. Together they have published articles in The Conversation and other outlets and she has continued to co-supervise HDR candidates at the ICS. Email: taodonnell@deloitte.com.au |
| Professor Juan Francisco Salazar - Interim DirectorProfessor Juan Salazar is the Interim Director of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at Western Sydney University. An interdisciplinary researcher, author and documentary filmmaker whose academic and creative work explore the coupled dynamics of social-ecological change and is underpinned by a collaborative ethos across the arts, science and activism. |
