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Senior Management

Senior Management Group

Kent’s experienced Senior Management ensures that Kent’s education operations are managed to the highest level of quality and in compliance with the regulatory regimes.

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Emeritus Professor Kenneth George Hawkins

PhD, MEd, BA, DipPE, FAICD, FIML
Governing Board Executive Chair & Managing Director

Kenneth Hawkins is an Emeritus Professor with over 40 years’ previous experience in varied teaching and leadership roles in Australian and International universities ranging from Faculty Dean, Head of School, and Executive Director of International Programs.

Professor Hawkins was also involved in the international student arena and established a strong depth of knowledge and expertise through his tenure as Deputy Vice Chancellor (International) at CQUniversity and Chief Executive Officer of its successful commercial arm C Management Services Pty. Ltd. He was an ASQA Auditor up to 2007 and is a former member of the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts Panel. A Fellow of both the Institute of Management and Leadership and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, he has held a number of previous company directorships.

Professor Hawkins was the Foundation CEO/Managing Director of Kent Institute Australia and was an integral member of the executive team responsible for driving the professional and academic growth.

Emeritus Professor Kenneth George Hawkins Kent Institute Executive Director

Daniel Burt

Executive Manager - IT & Facilities

Daniel is a multi-skilled IT Manager with over 20 years’ experience in IT staff supervision and development, and over 24 years of technical experience. This has been gained in complex national and large global enterprises in a variety of working environments, including Education, Consulting, Professional Services and Insurance Broking.

Daniel and the IT team aim to provide quality IT systems and services, along with clean modern campuses for all our students.

Kalpesh Vaishnav

Executive Manager - Finance & Administration

Kalpesh’s Bio will be updated shortly

Jana Jovancevic

Executive Manager - Governance, Risk & Compliance

Jana Jovancevic has held variety of roles in both public and private education sectors spanning across Academic Management, Academic and Corporate Governance, Policy, Audit and Risk and Compliance and Educational Operations. As an Academic, Jana’s experience in the ELICOS, Pathways, VET and University Sectors encompasses roles at Navitas, La Trobe University, Curtin University, Macquarie University and a number of private education providers. Jana’s Executive Management experience includes roles such as Associate Director Governance and Administration and Associate Director Programs at Macquarie University, which contributed to the establishment of Macquarie University International College.

Jana is passionate about best practice which delivers the best outcomes for students and which is based on active engagement and collaboration of stakeholders across all tiers of the organisation.

Srujal Patel

Director - Campus Operations

Srujal’s Bio will be updated shortly

Anna Sharonina

Executive Manager - Student and Campus Services

Anna’s Bio will be updated shortly

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