Elected Officials

Jennie-Marie Gorman
President
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Jennie-Marie is the President of the Australian Education Union – SA Branch, as well as the SA Unions’ Vice President Women Representative. As an educator Jennie-Marie is passionate and experienced in advocating for public education and works to empower, organise and support all staff in preschools, schools and TAFE.

Dale Beasley
SECRETARY
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Dale has been the Secretary of SA Unions since 2021. The Secretary is the only Full Time member of the SA Unions Executive.
Dale is a qualified chef and the first tradesperson to lead SA Unions in over 20 years.
Dale has organised campaigns at a number of Unions both in South Australia and interstate.

John Adley
Vice President
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John is an electrician by trade, previously working in the lift industry and the Branch Secretary of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union.
SA Unions Staff

Sean Hill
He/Him
COORDINATOR – STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
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sean.hill@saunions.org

Kristen Rogers
LLB/LP BBSC | She/Her
COORDINATOR – UNION POWER & WOMEN’S STRATEGY
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kristen.rogers@saunions.org

Cassandra Schumacher
LLB/LP | She/Her
COORDINATOR – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SERVICE
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cassandra.schumacher@saunions.org

Dash Taylor Johnson
He/Him
COORDINATOR – WHS EDUCATION & CAPACITY
SA UNIONS TRAINING CENTRE
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dash.taylorjohnson@saunions.org

Paul Hopkins
He/Him
PROJECT COORDINATOR
MIND YOUR HEAD
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paul.hopkins@saunions.org

Kate Obee
She/Her
PROJECT COORDINATOR
GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT
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kate.obee@saunions.org

Thomas West
He/Him
ADVOCATE
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SERVICE
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tom.west@saunions.org

Carly Matthew
She/Her
ADVOCATE ASSISTANT
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SERVICE
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carly.matthew@saunions.org

Salwa Wardeh
She/Her
INFORMATION OFFICER
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SERVICE
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salwa.wardeh@saunions.org

Natasha Gibson
She/Her
ADVOCATE ASSISTANT
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SERVICE
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natasha.gibson@saunions.org

Tyler Bears
They/Them
INFORMATION OFFICER
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SERVICE
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tyler.bears@saunions.org

Shauna Tumbers
She/Her
EDUCATION OFFICER
GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT
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shauna.tumbers@saunions.org

Madeleine Manglaras
She/They
RESEARCH OFFICER
GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT
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madeleine.manglaras@saunions.org

Nastasja Agerman
She/Her
INDUSTRIAL OFFICER
GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT
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nastasja.agerman@saunions.org

Dr Declan Lawless
PhD | He/Him
CAMPAIGN ORGANISER
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declan.lawless@saunions.org

Harry Nowak
MPubPolicy/BBus | He/Him
Policy & Advocacy Officer
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harry.nowak@saunions.org

Olivia Melisi
She/Her
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
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olivia.melisi@saunions.org

Sabine Hahn
She/Her
FINANCE & OFFICE MANAGER
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sabine.hahn@saunions.org

Jo Barry-Murphy
LLB/BA | She/Her
EDUCATION & OUTREACH ORGANISER
SA YOUNG WORKERS’
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joanna.barry-murphy@saunions.org

Sara Cuellar
She/Her
INFORMATION & CONTENT OFFICER
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sara.cuellar@saunions.org

Jessica Lynch
LLB/BA/MLP | She/Her
LEGAL OFFICER
SA MIGRANT WORKERS
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jessica.lynch@saunions.org

Ricardo Puerto
He/Him
COMMUNITY ORGANISER
SA MIGRANT WORKERS
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ricardo.puerto@saunions.org