Dean and Chief Executive Officer

BA(Hons), PhD (USyd), MAPS

Professor James Dalziel joined the ACT as Dean and CEO in June 2020. Prior to that, Professor Dalziel was Dean of Education at Morling College and a Professor of the University of Divinity. Previously, he has been Professor of Learning Technology at Macquarie University and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Professor Dalziel is an internationally recognised expert in the fields of Learning Design and educational technology. James is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society.  James is married to Dr Bronwen Dalziel, and they have three children.

Simon has worked for ACT since 2005, serving in multiple roles, and has led the student administration team since 2010. With a staffing restructure at the commencement of 2022, he took on the expanded role of Chief Operating Officer. In his current role, Simon has responsibility for non-academic aspects of the organisation, such as matters of strategy, communications, finance, human resources, quality assurance, IT management and student administration. He oversees the ACT Office teams of Registry (Academic Services), Quality and Finance.

As Registrar, he is also responsible for interpreting and developing policy and procedures governing academic matters, liaising with affiliated college Registrars and Academic Deans as relevant, and overseeing the student management system as well as CRICOS and HESA compliance.

He is also involved in governance, as a member of the Coursework Committee as the Dean’s nominee; and the Executive Officer for the Academic Board and the Board of Directors.

Simon has been involved in a number of government higher education administration projects and is a source of expert advice to the network of Registrars and other administrative staff in ACT’s affiliated colleges. He continues to serve as an member of various Higher Education working groups for the Department of Education.