PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dr Chris Wright – Program Co-ordinator at The Institute of International Studies. Chris has over 40 years of experience in industry and higher education, across seven countries. He has been the Professor of Accounting at three Institutions, the Head of School at one, and the Director of an education Centre at another. He was an Internal Auditor for a major international wood fibre corporation for five years, ran three small businesses, a small research institute, and has been on the boards of five NGOs. Chris is the associate editor of the Journal of Accounting and Finance, North American Business Press and a member of the editorial board and/or review board for 16 journals. Chris recently published an article in an A-ranked Journal (A* in North America).
SENIOR ACADEMIC
Dr Jack Jia – Senior Lecturer in Accounting at TIIS, received his PhD in Accounting from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy. He has also held prior visiting research appointments with the University of Adelaide and Western Sydney University. Jack has taught management accounting and financial accounting subjects at both public universities and private Higher Education Providers in Australia and Italy, and he is a reviewer of the Achievement Matters project calibrating Australian Accounting Learning Standards. His research interest spans corporate insider trading, IFRSs, Christian Finance, and sustainability accounting. His professional experience includes overseas inter-company accountant and Consultant for Internal Controls. Additionally, Jack is an academic member of The Association of International Accountants (UK), a member of Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Alliance (USA) and the General Secretary of The Christian Finance Observatory (France).
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Dr. Jamal Roudaki – Adjunct academic, and sessional lecturer at the University of Wollongong NSW, Australia, earned a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Wollongong, Australia and a MBA from the Central Missouri State University (Missouri, USA). Jamal has three decades of teaching experience in Australia, Dubai, Iran, and New Zealand. He is well published with over 19 journal articles and five conference papers in the past six years. Jamal has extensive experience in supervising research-based higher education degrees—with four PhD theses currently active and seven complete; 12 Masters theses completed. He, also, has extensive experience in University Administration and service.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Dr Samanthala Hettihewa – TIIS Adjunct academic, is also a learning facilitator at Torrens University Australia and an adjunct academic at The Institute of International Studies. Previously she was a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Federation University Australia, has taught and researched in five countries (Australia, Canada, NZ, Sri Lanka and USA). She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles (including highly prestigious ones such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Small Business Economics and Health Population: Perspectives and Issues), many peer-reviewed conference papers, several university textbooks and case studies published by world renowned publishers. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Fellow in FINSIA (the largest industry organisation in finance in the Australasian region), and an associate member of Financial Planner Australia (FPA). Dr Hettihewa’s research interests include: capital markets, corporate governance, microfinance, small business and regional economic policies, and business ethics. Samantha recently published an article in an A-ranked Journal (A* in Europe).
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Mr. Kwan-Yee Hew - TIIS Adjunct academic, is active in teaching universities (ACU, UTS, WSU, UoW) and other private institutions in Sydney areas since 2006.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Prof. Duncan Honore-Morris - TIIS Adjunct academic, has extensive experience in professional practice in New Zealand and Australia. Over his career, he has held several senior roles including Chairman, Trustee, Chief Executive Officer and Professor. A professional accountant, he has practiced in large international firms and small partnerships gaining a range of industry experience from farming and agriculture to superannuation and trusts in both New Zealand and Australia. he is currently working mainly within the education sector and is specialising in the sociology of the professions and accounting education. He also facilitates sessions with senior executives on behalf of the Governance Institute and has previously been a senior lecturer in tertiary accounting. He has been a Regional Councillor for the Victorian Regional Council since 2015 and currently is the Dean of a postgraduate school in Melbourne and chairs several education institutes’ Academic Boards and/or Boards of Directors in Australia.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Dr Philip Booth – TIIS Adjunct Academic and Senior Lecturer in Management and Leadership. Philip has a First Class Honours degree in Philosophy from Sydney University, a Masters of Environmental Management from the University of NSW, and a PhD in Education for Sustainability from Griffith University in Brisbane. He also has qualifications and skills in Risk Management and Program/Policy Evaluation as a member of the Australasian Evaluation Society. He has vast experiences spanning 40 years as an educator, researcher, curriculum developer, consultant in program and policy evaluation, and project management, ranging from: Principal of an international school in Bali; evaluating and improving environmental education programs in Indonesia, Thailand, and for the Asia-Pacific Management Group in Vietnam; facilitating the inclusion of sustainable design principles in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at UNSW; conducting research into meeting the challenges of Climate Change Adaption in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW; presenting workshops in Sustainability and Climate Change to Local and State governments, Melbourne Water, the Water Corporation of Western Australia, and many community groups; and managing his own landscaping and habitat regeneration business. Since 2018, Philip has been lecturing in Business Research, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Competitive Strategy, and International Business Across Borders at the Holmes Institute. He draws on all these professional and lived experiences to enrich TIIS students’ academic learning and their understanding of ‘real world’ issues, challenges and solutions.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Kelvin Leung – TIIS Adjunct academic, is currently studying the degree of Doctor of Business Administration on a part-time basis and holds 4 Master degrees and 3 Bachelor degrees. He is a Solicitor and Chartered Accountant in Australia and presently practising as a Solicitor in NSW. Kelvin has over 25 years of professional experience in financial accounting, corporate accounting, management accounting, financial management, business law, corporate law and taxation law. In addition to his professional practice, he has over 10 years of teaching experience in postgraduate and undergraduate accounting and law courses at various universities in Sydney on a sessional and casual basis.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Siddharth Jain – TIIS Adjunct academic, was graduated as a Master of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced), he is currently pursuing his PhD in Behavioural Accounting and Finance, alongside working for Western Sydney University as an academic. Additionally, Siddharth is also working towards completion of his CPA. He has extensive experience in financial markets and possesses a wide range of econometric and data analysis skills. He has an active engagement in multiple research projects and has publications in Accounting, Finance and Economics disciplines.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Dr Kwok Leung (Yves) Tam – TIIS Adjunct academic, brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and integrity to TIIS. Dr. Tam holds a PhD degree in Statistics from the University of Missouri, Columbia. His primary area of research is time-series analysis with a specialization in econometrics, and he has an interest in computational statistics, statistical modelling, multivariate statistics, and analysis of correlated data. He has taught a variety of statistics, economics, and finance subjects at undergraduate and graduate levels. Yves has taught Murdoch University’s MBA programs, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Australian Catholics University, and UTS: Insearch. His industry experience includes a decade as a Business Analysis in the Business Development Department of United Parcel Services.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Mr. Carlo Soliman – TIIS Adjunct academic, a founding member and managing partner of a specialist commercial law firm in Sydney, specialises in tax law and ethics has extensive experience as a senior commercial and property lawyer. Carlo provides regulatory advice and representation to several universities and private higher education providers on legal, risk-management, and ethical issues. Carlo is also a university lecturer and publishes in the area of company, property and business law.
ADJUNCT ACADEMIC
Dr Yifan (Robin) Gao – TIIS Adjunct academic, and sessional lecturer at the Western Sydney University (City campus), was awarded a PhD (computer science) from Macquarie University Australia. Previously he was a sessional lecturer in computing department at Macquarie University Australia and Charles Sturt University Sydney. He has published five peer-reviewed conference and journal paper including cognitive science, environmental design, virtual reality learning and facial expression analysis. His research interests include: virtual reality, linear and non-linear pattern recognition, cognitive learning analysis.
STUDENT SERVICES TEAM LEAD
MARKETING LIAISON OFFICER
MINUTES SECRETARY
CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT
IT SUPPORT & ADMISSIONS
LEARNING CENTRE MANAGER
Dr. Daley Mok – TIIS Learning Centre Manager (Librarian), earned a Doctor of Business Administration with a thesis on corporate governance and has a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Laws (specialising in international business law), and a Master of Information Studies. He is, also, a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia) with 25 years of auditing, accounting and finance experience in Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia and America. His business experience includes being a Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of a US-listed corporation. He is passionate in connecting the academic field with the business world via research interests in corporate governance, corporate financial performance, and information costs.
IT SUPPORT MANAGER
Mr. Phil Lau, IT Support Manager, is an accredited Project Management Professional for more than ten years starting from 2003. He is recently re-certified as Certified Professional (CP) in ACS. He also works for a renowned LMS (Learning Management System) called Edumate – an Australian made LMS acquired by Canadian listed company Hobsons in recent years. He is a native communicator, and his expertise includes: Customer Relationship Building, Knowledge Consolidation, Business and Data Analysis, System Integration ( ETL / BI / DW implementation ), Systems Design and Build ( ASP, C#.NET / AJAX / MVC , web services ), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation
DEPUTY CEO
Chair, Academic Board
Bruce Hayllar was formally a Head of School in the Business School at the University of Technology Sydney (2000- 2009). As Head of School he had responsibility for the development of new undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs within the Faculty. He served on the Academic Board, Promotions Committee and Course Development Committee of the University. At the Faculty level he served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee and the Faculty Board. His research interests focused on the phenomenology of experience in applied contexts. Since his retirement from the university, Dr. Hayllar has worked part-time as an independent consultant; including with TIIS. He was involved with the development of the TIIS Master of Professional Accounting. He has been a member of the Academic Board since 2019 and was appointed Chair in June 2020.
Independent Consultant Deputy Chair, Academic Board
Elizabeth Deane has had over 30 years’ experience in the higher education sector. Her experience spans roles in teaching, research and senior management positions including Foundation Head of a department; Head of School; Dean of Faculty and Pro- Vice Chancellor Education and Students. Elizabeth holds a PhD from the University of Sydney. Since retiring in 2015 Elizabeth has continued her active engagement with the sector. She has undertaken a number of institutional reviews addressing such diverse areas as students support services; governance and IT provision as well as reviews for new applicant higher education private providers. She continues to be an international reviewer for the Scottish, New Zealand and PNG higher education quality assurance agencies. Elizabeth is actively engaged in supporting higher education private providers and is a member or chair of a number of academic and governance boards of existing and aspiring providers.
Executive Director, Governance, CIC - Higher Education
Gerald Ng is the Executive Director, Governance and Quality Assurance at CIC Higher Education where he has oversight of governance processes and is responsible for quality management. Gerald has extensive experience in the higher education sector and has previously held leadership positions at the Australian Institute of Higher Education and Kaplan Australia.
Head, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand (ACCA)
Company Director of ACCA in Australia and New Zealand. Responsible for over 8,000 members in total. Maurice was previously Head of Education and Learning at ACCA. Prior to joining ACCA, Maurice was responsible for student recruitment and marketing in Asia for the University of NSW Business School for over six years. He has also worked in a variety of roles in the private sector, most recently with the international hotel group, Accor.
Academic Manager and Project Manager, SIIT
Dr. Yi Chen has worked across a range of organisations and environments as a translator and interpreter in both national and international settings. Her cultural background and experience has assisted TIIS with course developments focused on the needs of students. In her professional life Dr Chen’s work as an academic manager focuses on teaching and learning with students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Acting Chair, Course Advisory Committee
Bruce Hayllar was formally a Head of School in the Business School at the University of Technology Sydney (2000- 2009). As Head of School he had responsibility for the development of new undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs within the Faculty. He served on the Academic Board, Promotions Committee and Course Development Committee of the University. At the Faculty level he served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee and the Faculty Board. His research interests focused on the phenomenology of experience in applied contexts. Since his retirement from the university, Dr. Hayllar has worked part-time as an independent consultant; including with TIIS. He was involved with the development of the TIIS Master of Professional Accounting. He has been a member of the Academic Board since 2019 and was appointed Chair in June 2020.
Program Co-ordinator – MPA/MPAA, TIIS
Dr. Chris Wright has over 40 years of experience in industry and higher education, across seven countries and four continents. He has a PhD from Simon Fraser University in Fisheries Management and Accounting systems and has been the Professor of Accounting at three Institutions, the Head of School at one, and the Director of an education Centre at another. He was an Internal Auditor for a major international wood fibre corporation for five years, ran three small businesses, a small research institute, has been on the boards of five NGOs and has been a FCPA for over a decade. Chris is the associate editor of the Journal of Accounting and Finance, North American Business Press, and a member of the editorial board and/or review board for 12 journals. Chris recently published an article in an A-ranked Journal (A* in North America) and has another article under review.
Dean, Polytechnic Institute Australia Pty Ltd
Associate Prof. Michael Milgate has broad industry experience centred around academic leadership, curriculum development and academic management for more than 20 years. He has worked with both university and private Higher Education Providers at senior levels; Dean (Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School), Director of Academic Affairs (Le Cordon Bleu) and Academic Director (University of Canberra College) in addition to his current role as Dean, Polytechnic Institute Australia. He has served on multiple boards and committees throughout his career.
Lecturer
Over 20 years experience in the Australian higher education sector. Management and marketing roles in the public and private higher education sectors. For the past six-years sessional academic roles in the areas of Marketing and Management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Experience in the development and implementation of course curriculum in the areas of management and marketing. Demonstrated experience in academic governance and the regulatory environment of higher education.
Chair, Academic Board
