Who we are

General Management Committee

A General Management Committee (GMC) of eight members provides oversight to LGAT operations. The GMC is elected by LGAT member council representatives every two years. It comprises the popularly elected president, the Lord Mayor and six other members elected by regional groupings of councils. The vice president is elected by the GMC.

President
Mayor Mick Tucker

Break O'Day Council
Vice President
Mayor Paula Wriedt

Southern Region

Kingborough Council 
Mayor Cheryl Fuller

North West & West Coast Region
 
Central Coast Council
Mayor Mary Duniam

North West & West Coast Region

Waratah-Wynyard Council
Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds

City of Hobart 
Mayor Leigh Gray

Southern Region

Brighton Council 
Councillor Danny Gibson

Northern Region

City of Launceston 
Mayor Mary Knowles

Northern Region

Northern Midlands Council 

Secretariat details

Chief Executive Officer
Dion Lester

Policy Director
Ben Morris

Director Sector Services
Georgia Palmer

Policy Consultant
Deborah Leisser

Senior Policy Officer
Michael Edrich

Senior Policy Officer
Lynden Leppard

Senior Policy Adviser
Bec Stevenson

Catherine Keal
Program Policy Manager

Hannah  Snape
Program Manager for the Tasmanian Local Government Climate Capability Program

Project / Contract Manager - Sector Services
Katelyn Cragg

CCTV Project Manager
Wade Berry

Communications Manager
Belinda Blackburn

Events and Training Coordinator
Carly Hay

Executive Assistant
Melinda Pearce

Administration Officer
Michelle Freeman

Administration Officer
Sarah Joyes