Board and Executive Team
Board Members
Ms Mary Stuart, President
Appointed 2019
Mary is Executive Director of the iconic 113-year-old Luna Park Melbourne and held the concurrent position as CEO from 2006 to 2022. Mary holds the positions of Director, Company Secretary and Public Officer of several private companies, Director on the St. Kilda Tourism and Events Board, and is a member of the IAAPA Hall of Fame Committee and the AALARA International Standards Harmonisation Working Party.
Mary has a strong background in industrial relations, industry development and corporate governance with national ACTU Officer responsibilities for a range of industries. Mary has also achieved pay equity test cases and professional rates for industry sectors dominated by women. Mary has held several state and federal statutory positions and appointments and remains actively involved in a range of community and social justice organisations. Mary was the inaugural Chairperson of ‘Her Place, Women’s Museum Australia’, Vice President of the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreations Association Inc (AALARA), Deputy Chair of St Kilda Tourism Association.
Mary is Chair of Museums Victoria’s People, Culture and Industrial Relations and Nominations, Remuneration and Governance Committees and a member of the Museums Victoria Foundation, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory and Audit and Risk Committees.
Mr Tim Goodwin, Deputy President
Appointed 2019
Tim is a member of the Yuin people of the South East Coast of New South Wales, and is a barrister at the Victorian Bar practicing in commercial and public law. Tim serves on a number of boards including the Human Rights Law Centre, and in 2018, received the Federal Attorney General’s National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year Award.
Tim is Deputy President of the Museums Board of Victoria, Chair of Museums Victoria’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee, and member of the Research Committee.
Mr Dale McKee, Treasurer
Appointed 2021
Dale was a senior partner at PwC with extensive experience serving the firm’s largest public company clients in audit, accounting, corporate governance, risk management and capital markets matters in Australia and also whilst posted to PwC in London.
Dale is a Bachelor of Business and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand. Dale is currently a Trustee of the Marion and EH Flack Trust, Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of US NASDAQ listed Carbon Revolution PLC and a business consultant. Former roles include membership of the Australian Auditing Standards Board and finance committee roles at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Dale is Treasurer of the Museums Board of Victoria and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and served as an independent non-voting member of the Museums Victoria Audit and Risk Committee from January 2020 to October 2022. Dale is also a member of the People, Culture and Industrial Relations and Nominations, Remuneration and Governance Committees.
Mr Jon Faine AM
Appointed 2023
Jon is a Vice Chancellors Fellow at the University of Melbourne, based in the Law School but with a roving commission across the entire academy.
Jon started professional life as a solicitor in commercial litigation in private practice for four years, then with Fitzroy Legal Service for three. He joined the ABC to present the Law Report on Radio National in 1989 and after four years was offered the chance to instead present talkback programmes on local radio and hosted several TV shows. After 23 years hosting the agenda setting morning shift on ABC Melbourne, Jon resigned in 2019. He then worked as a weekly columnist for The Age until August 2023.
Jon has published two oral histories, the travel best-seller ‘From Here To There’ [Harper Collins, 2010] telling of an overland drive with his younger son from Melbourne to London and ‘Apollo & Thelma: A True Tall Tale” in 2022.
He has served on the boards of not-for-profits and the Victoria Law Foundation, won several media awards and was in 2023 presented with the Melbourne Press Club ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
Jon is Chair of Museums Victoria’s Foundation Committee.
Professor Bronwyn Fox AO
Appointed 2021
Bronwyn was appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise at the UNSW in July 2024. Bronwyn joined CSIRO as Chief Scientist in June 2021, having previously held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at Swinburne University. She is an internationally recognised expert on carbon fibre and composite materials and was a founding Director of Swinburne’s Manufacturing Futures Research Institute.
In October 2023, Bronwyn was appointed by the Minister for Science and Industry as Australia’s Expert Adviser to the International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safety, representing Australia at the Expert Advisory Panel alongside representatives from 30 countries.
Bronwyn is a former Chair of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (Victorian Division), a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Bronwyn was a member of the National Quantum Advisory Committee and was also appointed as Chair of the National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee.
Bronwyn is Chair of Museums Victoria’s Research Committee.
Ms Clare Kennedy
Appointed 2023
Clare is a communications and content specialist with extensive content and production experience. A lawyer with a background in legal practice, she has experience working in both private practice and community lawyering, having done her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Monash University.
Clare joined the Victoria Law Foundation in January 2017 as the Foundation’s legal writer and editor, managing the Foundation’s publications and producing legal content. As part of the research team, she contributes to research projects across the Foundation’s program, and its strategic communication.
Clare is one of the authors on the Foundation’s Community Legal Centres Workforce Survey and Data Mapping Projects reports. She also leads executive projects such as the Annual Report and the Impact Study, exploring the use, relevance and impact of the Foundation’s work.
Before joining the Foundation, Clare wrote for newspapers and magazines on books, architecture and design.
Clare is a member of Museums Victoria’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory and People, Culture and Industrial Relations Committees, and Chair of the Immigration Museum Advisory Forum.
Ms Linda Bardo Nicholls AO
Appointed 2017
Linda is a corporate advisor and a non-executive director of a number of leading Australian companies and organisations. She is Chair of the Royal Melbourne Hospital and a Director of Medibank Private and Ingham’s Enterprises. Previously Linda was Chair of Japara Healthcare, a Director of Fairfax Media, Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute, Pacific Brands, Sigma Pharmaceuticals and St George Bank; and Chair of Healthscope, Australia Post and Keolis Downer (trading as Yarra Trams). In 2007 she was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia; in 2014 she was named as a Victorian Distinguished Fellow by the Australian Institute of Company Directors and in 2015 was made a Life Fellow.
Linda is a member of Museums Victoria’s Audit and Risk; Nominations, Remuneration and Governance and People, Culture and Industrial Relations Committees.
Mr Peter Tullin
Appointed 2017
A successful entrepreneur, Peter was a Co-Founder of CultureLabel.com, an ecommerce site retailing art and design products from leading international culture brands such as the V&A, Guggenheim and Tate. He is co-author of the book Intelligent Naivety, a guidebook to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. His second book, REMIX, was published by The Guardian and later became REMIX Summits, a series of leading global ideas conferences that explore the future of the creative industries. Peter also provides consulting services to several leading cultural organisations around the globe.
He is a Trustee of Geelong Arts Centre, an advisory Board member of Grande Experiences and an advisor to ArtsPay and Iconic Moments.
Peter is a member of Museums Victoria Foundation Committee.
Executive Team
Lynley Crosswell, Chief Executive Officer & Director
MBA (EXECUTIVE) (AUCK.)
Lynley was appointed in February 2017 and is responsible for providing executive leadership in, and being accountable for, the operations of Museums Victoria.
Sean Royal, Chief Operating Officer
Sean commenced with Museums Victoria in June 2017 and was appointed as Chief People and Engagement Officer in August 2019, and Chief Operating Officer in June 2022.
As Chief Operating Officer, Sean oversees People, Engagement and Museum Operations. People and Engagement is responsible for all human resources and occupational health, safety and wellbeing functions, including recruitment, engagement and retention strategies, payroll, workforce planning and learning and development. Museum Operations include oversight of Security and Emergency Management, Strategic Facilities Management, the Museum General Management and Visitor Engagement at our three Museum sites.
Georgina Cox, Chief Financial Officer
Georgina first joined Museums Victoria in 2019 and commenced as Chief Financial Officer in November 2022.
As Chief Financial Officer, Georgina is responsible for Corporate Services including: Finance, Financial Planning and Analysis, Legal and Risk, Procurement, Strategic Capital Programs, Strategic Information and Compliance, and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Strategy and Delivery.
Dr Nurin Veis, Director, Research Institute
Nurin commenced with Museums Victoria in July 1998 and was appointed as Director, Research and Collections in April 2018. She became the inaugural Director of the Research Institute in June 2022.
The Research Institute is responsible for the development, preservation and promotion of the State collection through the acquisition and registration of new collection items, by making the collections available to scholars, community groups and other audiences, and by conducting research to address local, national and international issues.
The Research Institute comprises the following departments: First Peoples Research and Collections, History and Technology, Sciences, Strategic collections Management and Collection Information, Collection Storage and Logistics and Public Information.
Dr Rod Macneil, Director, Governance and Strategic Planning
Rod commenced with Museums Victoria in February 2008 and was appointed Director, Governance and Strategic Planning in May 2023.
The Director, Governance and Strategic Planning provides strategic support and advice to the CEO, as well as oversight of Museums Victoria’s Board governance and strategic planning, including the Governance and Accountability team.
The Governance and Accountability team delivers Museums Victoria’s governance framework including planning frameworks and compliance with statutory reporting requirements, and provides vital ongoing support for the Museums Board of Victoria and its committees.
Tim Rolfe, Director, Exhibitions & Experiences
Tim was appointed Director, Exhibitions & Experiences in November 2024. He had been Head of Exhibitions at Museums Victoria from 2000-2013 before joining Creature Technology Co. where he was General Manager for 10 years.
Exhibitions & Experiences encompasses onsite, online and offsite engagement with communities and individuals. Key functions include exhibition, education and public programs development at Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks, Immigration Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building as well as Victoria-wide education and outreach programs. The division also includes Audience Insights, the team responsible for identifying the needs of our audiences to inform and evaluate experiences and drive content selection; and Digital Life, which creates and manages digital content and products for a wide variety of online platforms and channels, connecting audiences beyond our walls with our people, research, collections and programs.
Natalene Muscat, Director, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement
Natalene first commenced with Museums Victoria in 2017 and was appointed Director, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement in August 2022.
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement is responsible for both internal and external communications. This includes Marketing and Communications, which covers brand management, marketing, media relations, and the delivery of key strategic events.
Romina Calabro, Director, Development & Commercial Operations
Romina was appointed in August 2019 and is responsible for building and strengthening Museums Victoria’s financial sustainability by developing and implementing a suite of philanthropic fundraising and corporate sponsorship programs.
Development and Commercial Operations also includes Museum Members and commercial activities, including venues and events, retail services, car parking services and IMAX Melbourne.
Nick Marchand, Director, Global Engagement
Nick joined Museums Victoria in January 2025 as Director, Global Engagement. Nick was previously Head of International Programmes at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and has held executive roles at the British Council in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney. He was also Co-Chair of the International Council of Museums UK Committee.
As Director, Global Engagement, Nick is responsible for developing Museums Victoria’s international networks and global touring engagement. He works closely with the Exhibitions and Experiences teams to elevate Museums Victoria-created and produced exhibitions, bringing them to new audiences and expanding global impact.
