Our Student-led Board
The Board of Directors is composed of 14 Directors, including 11 student Directors elected at the annual USU Elections, two Senate-appointed Directors and the Immediate Past President.
Portfolio Holders
Nabilah Chowdhury
Clubs & Societies Committee
Environmental Portfolio Holder
Equity and Accessibility Portfolio Holder
Michelle Choy
International Student Portfolio Holder
James Green
Governance Committee
Director – Student Publications
Serina Guo
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
Debates Committee
Women's Portfolio Holder
Student Accommodation and Colleges Portfolio Holder
William McCarthy
P&C Committee
Queer Portfolio Holder
Zayed Tabish
Ethnocultural Portfolio Holder
USU Board of Directors are collectively responsible for the First Nations Portfolio and the Disabilities Portfolio.
Meetings of the Board of Directors are where the operational and strategic business of the USU is discussed. At each meeting, there is an agenda item called ‘Open Question Time’, which is an opportunity for USU Members to bring items to the attention of the President and Board of Directors. All USU Members are welcome to attend and observe this session of the meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors are conducted in accordance with the Constitution and Regulations. All meetings are hosted from in-person locations at the Camperdown campus and online.
Board of Directors Meetings
All meetings are held from 12pm.
Thursday 24 September 2026 at Cullen Room, Holme Building
Thursday 29 October 2026 at USU Hub, Wentworth Building
Thursday 26 November 2026 at USU Hub, Wentworth Building
Thursday 10 December 2026 at Cullen Room, Holme Building (if required)
Register of Directors' Interest
All actual, perceived, or potential conflicts of interest must be declared. A register is kept and updated by the Board Secretary at all times. View register ↗
Transparency
The Board supports transparency and member participation in the following ways:
Each ordinary Board meeting includes a public session that USU Members may attend
Public sessions of ordinary Board meetings are conducted in person and online via Zoom, making them more accessible to all members of USU
Members attending the public session may ask questions about USU affairs during Open Question Time
Student media representatives are invited to attend public Board sessions
Minutes of the public session are published online after they have been approved
The President’s Report presented to the public session is published online with the approved minutes