People

Passionate & dedicated staff

Our team consists of creative and energetic professionals including academics and administrators who collaborate to achieve continued excellence within the broad field of Design at RMIT. Passionate and dedicated staff are always willing to assist and share their expertise. We share the same values that reverberate throughout RMIT of inclusion, agility and imagination. 

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Key academic and administrative staff

 Andrea Siodmok

Andrea Siodmok

Dean, School of Design

Associate Professor Li Ping Thong

Associate Professor Li Ping Thong

Associate Dean, Digital Design

Dr. Liam Fennessy

Dr. Liam Fennessy

Associate Dean, Learning & Teaching

Dr. Neal Haslem

Dr. Neal Haslem

Associate Dean, Communication Design

Associate Professor Michelle Douglas

Associate Professor Michelle Douglas

Associate Dean, Industrial Design

Professor Jung-Joo  Lee

Professor Jung-Joo Lee

Associate Dean Research and Innovation

 John  Boardman

John Boardman

Senior Manager, School Operations

 Beebee  Chow

Beebee Chow

Administrative Coordinator

 Nick  Maggio

Nick Maggio

Student & Program Lifecycle Senior Coordinator

 Gypsy  Carthew

Gypsy Carthew

Operations Coordinator


Program managers

Communication Design discipline


Digital Design discipline


Industrial Design discipline

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures