Ms Leanne Steele

Leanne is a Project Manager in the Integration Management Office, overseeing projects across multiple areas including domestic recruitment, admissions, Advancement, industry partnerships and government relations.  Before this role, she served as the Program Manager: MBA Portfolio where she managed and lead a professional staff team responsorsible for the administration and support of the portfolio of MBA programs including the MBA (offered nationally and in Hong Kong), and the Global Executive MBA in Defence and Space.  

Leanne has expertise in leading and managing complex projects, offering strategic advice, problem solving, and building, developing and leading high performing teams.  She also brings substantial experience in supporting accreditation, and developing quality business cases and reports.

With over 20 years of experience in the  Australian higher education sector, Leanne has developed an in-depth understanding of the industry.  As a founding member of the UniSA School of Law, she served as the  the School Manager for 11 years where she was instrumental in establishing the  professional staff team and designing administrative structures, systems and facilities for the school.  As part of the schools leadership team, Leanne was responsible for strategic planning, project management and resource allocation

Leanne developed her leadership skills providing high level strategic and policy advice and extensive managerial and advocacy experience through previous roles at UniSA, namely: Executive Officer to the Pro Vice Chancellor, Division of Business, and Coordinator, Student Advisory Officer team in the UniSA Students’ Association.

Leanne holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Education (Graduate Entry) and a Graduate Certificate of Business Administration from the University of South Australia.  

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Visual Arts University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Education (Secondary) University of South Australia

Work history

Program Manager: MBA and Executive Education, University of South Australia, February 2018 -

Acting Manager: Strategy and Services, University of South Australia Business School (secondment), April 2019

School Manager, School of Law, University of South Australia, April 2007 - February 2018

School Manager, School of Management, University of South Australia (secondment), July - September 2017

Executive Officer to the Pro Vice Chancellor: Business School, University of South Australia, April 2006- April 2007

Coordinator: Student Advisory Officers, University of South Australia Students' Association, June 1999 - April 2006

Health Safety and Injury Management Committee, Business School Representative (elected), June 2018 - 

Academic Board, University of South Australia, Professional Staff Representative (elected), January 2017 - January 2019