Stephanie Taylor has worked in in the higher education sector for 20 years and is currently

the Director responsible for Student Success and Wellbeing at Bond University, situated on

the beautiful country of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Stephanie has a Bachelor,

Social Work and Master of Business.

Throughout her time in the tertiary education sector, Stephanie has undertaken senior

leadership roles in the provision of a broad range of services and initiatives which underpin

the holistic tertiary student experience including critical incident management, psychological

and holistic wellbeing services, academic skills development, libraries, access and equity

services, student leadership, career and employability programs, medical and health

services, university sport and student accommodation.

In the Oceania region, Stephanie has established broad and diverse networks through

contributions to national agendas, legislation and frameworks in partnership with

government, and relevant peak bodies, on areas including mental health, social cohesion,

gender-based violence and safety. Stephanie has been a longstanding member of the

Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (ANZSSA), serving on the

Executive as President for four years, is a current Board of Director and Advocacy Sub-

Committee Chair for Uni Sport Australia, and services on a number of national advisory

groups by invitation from Universities Australia and Department of Education.

Stephanie was motivated to take up the role as IASAS Director, Oceania Region and draw

on her extensive local networks to explore opportunities for building stronger connections,

and sharing knowledges and good practice between practitioners, researchers and

academics within the region and with colleagues from across the globe.