ICE Board of Management

• Susan Green — Chairperson
• Paul Remati — Deputy Chairperson
• Caroline Vu — Secretary
• Heidi Freeman — Treasurer
• Tilda Sikes — Deputy Treasurer
• Ross Gibson
• Susan Gibbeson
• Sebastian Chan

Executive Members

Chairperson

SUSAN GREEN is a Wiradjuri woman and academic whose work on Aboriginal welfare history and urban Aboriginal experiences has made a contribution to New South Wales, Aboriginal and welfare histories. Susan also won the NSW Indigenous History Fellowship (2000). Currently Associate Professor of Social Work at the School of Social Sciences and International Studies at University of New South Wales, Susan holds a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) from the University of Sydney and is currently working on a PhD.

Deputy Chairperson

PAUL REMATI is the Deputy CEO and Director of Content at NITV (National Indigenous Television Network). With over 25 years experience in the Australian Media, Paul’s career ranges from executive management in broadcasting, through to developing and producing programs for commercial, subscription and public television networks, to leading future industry direction as an educator. Some of his previous roles include Head of Television (and Acting Head of Film, TV and Digital Media) at the Australian Film Television and Radio School and Head of Production and Planning for ABC Television. Paul has written screenplays, plays, and children’s books. He is currently the President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia.

Secretary

CAROLINE VU is a final year law student at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), completing her honours in copyright issues for Australian Indigenous cultural property. Currently employed at Pigott Stinson Ratner Thom Lawyers, she has held various positions in the UTS Students’ Association and the National Union of Students, and is active around issues of youth and cultural identity. She was one of six writers in the Vietnamese Australian publication, Memory Frame. Caroline was one of the key organisers of the Spectrum Cultural Ideas Festival in 2005, a conference for young people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Treasurer

HEIDI FREEMAN has been on the ICE Management Committee since 1999. Heidi has worked in the field of community and cultural development for the past 20 years and in local government (in social and cultural planning and management of community development) and community sector organisations. She is currently works in policy analysis within Housing NSW and was previously the General Manager of Reverse Garbage Co-operative.

Deputy Treasurer

TILDA SIKES currently works as the Membership Manager for Arc@UNSW. She has extensive experience with a range of arts and community organisations which includes holding board positions as President of the Greek-Australian Limnian Association of NSW and Vice-president, Community Arts Marrickville. She has produced radio features for Radio National, 2SER and 2RDJ and was a journalist for an English newspaper in Athens, Greek News. Her professional background includes her roles as Manager, Greek Festival of Sydney; Production Coordinator, Sydney Festival and Carnivale; Marketing Coordinator, Belvoir St Theatre; Corporate Affairs Manager at the Sydney Institute of Technology and a Marketing Manager at the University of Technology Sydney.

General Committee Members

ROSS GIBSON is a teacher and writer who also makes films and multimedia systems. His books include: ‘The Diminishing Paradise’ (1984); South of the West (1992); The Bond Store Tales (1996); Exchanges: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Australia and The Pacific (1996 edited) and Seven Versions of an Australian Badland (2002). He has written and directed award-winning films, including the internationally influential ‘Camera Natura’ (1985) and ‘Wild’ (1993). He has also curated several acclaimed exhibitions, notably the record-breaking ‘Crime Scene’ installation at the Justice and Police Museum in Sydney (1999, 2000), and ‘Remembrance + Moving Image’ at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (2003). He devises artistic content, architectural design and ICT systems for museums, public spaces and large dynamic databases. Examples include the Museum of Sydney where he was senior consultant producer from 1993-1996, and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image where Ross was Creative Director during its establishment phase (1999- 2002). He is currently Research Professor of New Media and Digital Culture at University of Technology Sydney.

SUSAN GIBBESON is the Senior Policy Advisor — Social, Health and Housing at Fairfield City Council. She has extensive experience in local government, and formerly occupied the position/s of Strategic Partnerships and Programs as well as Social Outcomes Manger at Parramatta City Council. In her roles at Parramatta Council, Susan played a critical role in introducing arts policy in Council. She wrote the initial Parramatta Cultural Plan, providing the foundation for initiatives such as integrated public art, digital art, the development of dance as a key focus area and the identification of artists in the local area. Susan also introduced the first Sydney Indigenous Film Festival as part of her work in events. She has an interest in the development of Australian hip hop and young artists. Susan was awarded the Brendan Hartnett award in 2006 for her contribution to the arts as a local government officer.

SEBASTIAN CHAN leads the Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies department at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. His teams include the museum’s web unit, audio visual and photography, rights & permission and the photo library, the research library and Thinkspace, the Powerhouse’s digital media teaching laboratories. He is a researcher in several Australian Research Council Linkage projects researching social media, museums, and technology; and helps other organisations internationally strategise and implement cutting edge technologies in the cultural sector. Seb was also a member of the Australian Government’s Government 2.0 Taskforce examining ways of improving citizen engagement with government and opening access to public sector information. Seb writes the popular Fresh & New(er) blog in the museum world, and leads a parallel life in electronic music and art as editor-in-chief of Cyclic Defrost Magazine.