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Pride Network
Creating a stronger and more inclusive environment
The Pride Network supports the inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) members of our community.
What we do
We strive for all Pride Network members to experience safety, joy and connection. Whether you are a student or member of staff who identifies as LGBTQIA+ and/or stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community as an ally, welcome. We are so glad you are here.
Together, our network will:
- Facilitate intersectional and accessible environments for all LGBTQIA+ Students and Staff to thrive
- Increase collective understanding of LGBTQIA+ lived experience to drive cultural change leading to greater LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion
- Challenge all forms of bigotry and prejudice against LGBTQIA+ peoples
- Amplify the voices of LGBTQIA+ Students and Staff by providing platforms to enact change and a pathway to raise concerns directly with University Executive
- Commemorate annual LGBTQIA+ dates of significance
Want to speak to someone?
We have a large network of Allies on campus (see list below) that you can contact for a confidential conversation. Allies have completed training and are available to support LGBTQIA+ staff and students and answer any questions they may have. Allies:
- are staff and students
- are LGBTQIA+ friendly and trained to support LGBTQIA+ issues
- provide a safe and confidential environment for people to ask questions about LGBTQIA+ diversity
- attend training, formally sign a pledge of support and treat all conversations and approaches as strictly confidential
- show leadership through their public support of people of all diverse genders, sexualities and sex characteristics
- promote respect and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ staff and students and role model non-discriminatory practices and language
- proactively combat, wherever possible, homophobia, transphobia and biphobia and heterosexism on campus
Please note, contacts are not experts in LGBTQIA+ issues and may or may not be from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Allies on campus
- Rachael Holt, Curriculum Development Officer
- Harrison Shtein, Project Officer - Research Teams
- Gayathri Nagalingam, Educational Technical Officer
- Dr Ian Garthwaite, Laboratory Services Manager - Research
- Natasha Yee, Engineer - Mechanica
- Ruth Matic, Administration Officer
- Stephane Kerr, Project Director – Campus Improvement Program
- Victoria Deng, Client Services Team Leader
- Dr Gayathri Nagalingam, Educational Technical Officer
- Adiba Rahman, CAD Specialist
- Darren Cox, Technical Officer - Research
- Rose Luong, CIS Support Officer
- Nehan Munasinghe, Senior Technical & Education Officer
- Andrew Colwell, Technical Facilities Manager
- Dr Jane Radford, Laboratory Technical Services Manager
- Katherine Barna, Technical Support, Charles Perkins Centre
- Pedro T. Teixeira, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
- Yvette Giles, Administration Officer
- Daniel Rogers, Research Assistant
- Nadia Elkholy, Project Officer
- Dr Elisabeth Valiente-Riedl, Interdisciplinary Lecturer
- Dr Laurie Monier-Pilgrim, Education Strategy Project Officer
- Andrew Horne, Policy and Projects Officer
- Dr Alix Thoeming, Educational Designer
- Hannah-Joy Gillard, Student
- Dr Huw Griffiths, Department of English
- Jennifer Peden, Coordinator of Curriculum and Quality
- Katariina Rahikainen, Media and Communications
- Dr Kim Kemmis, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
- Marah Weston, School of Languages and Cultures
- Associate Professor Monika Bednarek, Department of Linguistics
- Dr Olivia Murphy, Department of English
- Lucas Thompson, Lecturer
- Dr Emma Louise Barlow, Academic
- Brett Okines, Student
- Kevin Doan, Education Support Officer
- Associate Professor Michael Kirkpatrick, Associate Professor
- Ash Wachman, HDR student
- Kris Harrison, Administration Officer
- Kirsty Bass, School Manager, School of Aerospace
- Dr Andrea McCloughen, Sydney Nursing School, Senior Lecturer Mental Health
- Christie Adamson, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Claire S Goldsbury, Senior Lecturer
- Daniele Gianotti, Education Support Officer
- David Fulton, Central Clinical School
- Julie Mooney-Somers, Senior Lecturer
- Karen Bracken, Clinical Trial Operations Lead
- Kevin Keay, Associate Professor
- Matthew Wynn, Administrator at NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
- Melanie White, Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow
- Natasha Naturalny, Administration Officer, Clinical and Professional Development
- Nicole De La Mata, Sydney School of Public Health, Biostatistician
- Dr Rebecca Barton, Lecturer
- Rachael Morton, Associate Professor
- Dr Scott Stimpson, Lecturer
- Suzanne Ollerenshaw, Senior Lecturer
- Silvia Choi, Education Designer
- Joseph Driver, Research Support Officer
- Nada Dunda, Manager (Education Support), Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Celine Diaz, Discipline Specialisr
- Associate Professor Amani Bell, Associate Professor
- Wilfred Uyvico, Staff Services Officer
- Erin Fearn Smith, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Associate Lecturer
- Justin Kuhn, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Executive Support Project Officer
- Justin Scanlan, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Senior Lecturer
- Anne Honey, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Senior Lecturer
- Roxanna Pebdani, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Senior Lecturer
- Kate Thomson, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Senior Lecturer
- Yaniv Levy, Research Education Lead, Research Education Unit
- Hayley Mackenzie, Senior Administration Officer
- Professor Andrew Doherty, School of Physics
- Dr Anne Quain, Sydney School of Veterinary Science
- Associate Professor Boris Timothy Kuhlmey, School of Physics
- Professor Celine Boehm, Professor, School of Physics
- Professor David Guest, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Professor of Plant Pathology
- Dr Francesca Van Den Berg, Associate lecturer
- Dr Ivan Kassal, School of Chemistry
- Dr Killian Quigley, Sydney Environment Institute, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Dr Matthew Pye, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
- Professor Peter J Rutledge, Head of School, School of Chemistry
- Peter Verwayen, Lab Manager, School of Physics
- Dr Rebecca Pinkus, School of Psychology
- Professor Tim Bedding, School of Physics
- Dr Tim Lee, Associate Lecturer
- Lance Proctor, School of Veterinary Science
- Ana Vila-Concejo, Associate Professor, School of Geosciences
- Tara Christie, Lecturer
- Martina Kossacoff, Education Support Officer
- Livia Salvati Manni, Post Doc, School of Chemistry
- Hannah Hill, Executive Assistant, School of Chemistry
- Grace Schiavello, Executive Officer
- Samantha Hockey, Education Lecturer
- Chris Lawrance, Recruitment Manager (North America)
- Priya Sivaraj, Study Abroad Advisor
- Erin Keech, Student Ambassador & Outreach Coordinator
- Jane Andrews, Exchange Officer
- Jo Illingsworth, International Partnership Coordinator
- Edith Worledge, Senior Administration Officer
- Lindsay McCabe, Senior Portfolio Officer
- Nicola Harber, Portfolio Manager
- Jackie Patterson, Portfolio Officer
- Conrad Richters, Senior HDR Administration Officer
- Wayne Ou, Senior Administrative Portfolio Officer
- Joanna Malyon, Portfolio Manager
- Peter Murlis, HDR Portfolio Manager
- Andrea Brooks, Workforce Development
- Louise Bannerman, Diversity and Inclusion
- Penelope Pitcairn, Workforce Development
- Verity Harris, HR Officer
- Kade Fenwick, Diversity and Inclusion
- Alberto Cortez, Field Support Manager
- Aleksandr Yap, Computer Support Officer
- Carl Benson, Computer Support Officer
- Daniel Quinlan, Senior Analyst/Designer (Client Computing)
- Donna McGrath, Field Services
- Erin Normoyle, Project Co-ordinator, ICT Campus Infrastructure Projects
- Greg Sawyer, Manager
- Ian Gilroy, Service Delivery Manager
- Jodie Lowe, Service Delivery Manager
- Justin Chang, IT Manager, Service Capability and Design
- Nelson Nikolic, Team Leader
- Nick Gunn, Vendor Manager
- Peter Wilson, Team Leader
- Shannon Hong, Computer Support Officer
- Sofie Loizou, AV Technician
- Sophie Hague, Field Services Technician
- Thomas Lim, Helpdesk Officer
- Stephen Luke, AV Technician
- Patrick Wangsa, IT Support Technician
- Rishikesh Shankar, Manager, Client Engineering
- Trixie Young, Brand and Marketing Services
- Beth England, Staff Communications Officer
- Dr Gabrielle Russell, Assistant Director
- Ariane Defreine, International Liaison Officer
- Kirsten Andrews, Vice President (External Engagement)
- Professor Annamarie Jagose, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- Alexandra Mullins, Learning Experience Designer
- Sofia Zeritis, Senior Advisor & Project Officer
- Kate Small, Deputy Chief of Staff
- Kate Lowrie, Human Ethics Officer
- Olya Ryjenko, Clinical Trials Data Lead
- Nataasha Baker, Senior Project Officer
- Isobel Prone, Administration Manager
- David Poger, Research Data Manager
- Anastasia Globa, Lecturer
- Arianna Brambilla, Lecturer
- Eugenia Gasparri, Lecturer
- Karen Cochrane, Casual Academic
- Olive Diaz Gomez, Casual Academic
- Ashley Wachman
- Caitlin Scott
- Zhenxu Yang
- Natalie Smith, Dean of the Women's College (+61 2 9950 9800)
- Tony Walters, Vice-rector St John's College (+61 2 9394 5000)
- Aidan Roberts, Senior Administration Officer
- Alexandra Crundwell, Student Administration Officer
- Emily Wilton, Sydney Student
- Erin Anderson, Results, Progression and Awards
- Geoffrey Hammett, Student Records
- Glen Collison, Senior Administration Services
- Laura Wright, Team Leader
- Mark Glover, Student Administration Officer
- Warren Gregory, Team Leader
- Michele Knight, Senior Student Administration Officer
- Renee Trevisiol, Student Centre Officer
- Roman Rosenbaum, Assistant Manager, Student Systems
- William Breatcliffe, Sydney Student
- Rebecca Tock, Senior Administration Officer
- Kiran Mann, Team Leader
- Nikita Shrestha, Team Leader
- Emma Davis, Senior Student Administration Officer
- Vanessa France, Student Engagement Officer
- Amy Collorafici, Adminstrative Officer
- Jeannie Lau, Senior Administration Officer
- James Campbell, Manager
- Amy Jacobs, Team Leader
- Leah Arthur, Adminstration Officer
- Millicent Foyle, Senior Adminstration Officer
- Richard Prekodravac, Senior Administration Officer
- Tristan Worledge, Senior Administration Offier
- Richard Prekodravac, Senior Administration Officer
- Amy McCarthy, Student
- Katie Gabriel, Executive Officer, Sydney Policy Lab
- Greg Robinson, Chief University Infrastructure Officer
- Antonia Mocatta, Director of Central Services
- Caitlin Erbacher, Assistant Librarian
- James Hannigan, Project Team Assistant
- Samantha Beaty, Site Services Advisor
- Holly Eades, Site Services Advisor
- Kimberley Williams, Manager of Digital Collections
- Vanessa Low, Library Engagement Manager
- Matthew Egan, Discipline of Accounting
- Wes Hamilton-Jessop, Discipline of Accounting
- Kayla Brock, Infrastructure and Facilities Coordinator
- Jane Kerr, Associate Lecturer
- Catherine Sutton-Brady, Associate Professor
- Craig Purcell, Senior Project Officer
- Dr Alexander Holden, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Heiko Spallek, Head of School and Dean
- Cory Thomas, Executive Assisant
- Josephine Clark-Wroe, Executive Assistant to Vice President (Strategy)
Please note, contacts are not experts in LGBTIQ issues and may or may not be from the LGBTIQ community.
Join us
All staff and students are welcome to join our Network and do not have to complete the training to support us. If you would like to receive notices about upcoming meetings, events and relevant information please join our mailing list.
For more information about our community and to find out how to join the Pride Network, you can visit the pages below.
- Students: visit the student website for instructions on how to join.
- Staff: staff can visit the staff intranet to join, and also find out how to register to complete sexual, gender diversity and ally training. You will need a UniKey to log on.
LGBTQIA Student Support Liaison Officers
The LGBTQIA+ Student Support Liaison Officers (SSLOs) promote inclusion and support for LGBTQIA+ students at the University. SSLOs act as a confidential contact and support for international students, provide information about resources to promote health, safety and connection with other students and the community, and support gender affirmation/transition. Please click here for a full list of SSLOs.
Mardi Gras
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion at the University, we have been a part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras since 2015. Learn more about our involvement, which we are proud to continue this year.
Note on terminology
At the University of Sydney, ‘LGBTQIA+’ is used as an inclusive umbrella term that recognises the diversity and experiences of sexualities, sex characteristics and genders. We acknowledge that this terminology is a source of ongoing community debate and may not reflect the preferred identification of individuals.
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Pride Network
Support and advice
Contact the Pride Network for support and advice.