Ms Kerry-Anne Hoad
Dip Teach; GradDip SpEd.; BA; MEd.
Manager, ACER Institute

Kerry-Anne joined ACER in 2001. Prior to this she worked in the UK at the University of North London as a course writer, lecturer and tutor. She wrote two curriculum books for this University - "Working with children with Special Educational Needs" and "Social and Philosophical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education". Kerry-Anne has worked in education in Australia for over 20 years at all levels - early childhood, primary, secondary, special education and tertiary education - and across all school sectors -government, catholic and independent. In the tertiary sector she has written course materials for the University of Ballarat and provided sessional lectures for the University of Ballarat , University of Melbourne , Swinburne University , Holmesglen TAFE and Chisholm TAFE. Her areas of research and practical interest are disability studies, deafness studies, early childhood education and adult learning. She brings a range of skills and a passion for providing educational practitioners with effective and useful access to recent research.

Kerry-Anne's role includes the management of ACER's International Institute and the management of ACER's annual Research Conference.

Ms Lynda Rosman
Bachelor of Education-Art; GradDip-Graphic Design & Multi Media Ed.
Education Consultant, ACER Institute

Lynda Rosman is the Educational Consultant with the ACER Institute - ACER and has been a teacher for over 25 years. She has worked in the government and independent sectors in both The Arts and ICT education P-12. Lynda’s previous position was as the Head of eLearning and she has also been a Head of Faculty in a number of schools. She is a published author of educational articles and course text books. She has presented papers on teaching and learning, art education, as well as the use of information communication technologies in education. Lynda has also worked in the ICT industry as an education consultant to a number of schools nationally and internationally.

Ms Margaret Taylor
Senior Project Officer, ACER Institute

Margaret has worked at ACER for over 20 years in a range of administrative roles. She has worked closely with both researchers and managers and brings well developed administrative procedures to the administration of all professional learning programs. Margaret provides administrative support for the promotion, information dissemination, registration and financial processes of workshops, customised programs, international programs and the ACER Research Conference.