La Trobe Reading Room viewed from a balcony in the dome Under the direction of the Library Board of Victoria , the Executive manages the Library and its collections, services, programs and responsibilities.
The Leadership team is made up of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), directors and department heads.
Kate Torney, Chief Executive Officer Kate Torney, Chief Executive Officer As Chief Executive Officer, Kate Torney has overall responsibility for:
ensuring the implementation of the Board's directions sound corporate governance managing the State Collection and the Library's operations. The Library's directors report to her.
Justine Hyde, Director, Library Services and Experience Justine Hyde, Director, Library Services and Experience Justine Hyde is responsible for the strategic development of library services and the customer experience, including:
the visitor experience and customer service information services and access lifelong learning programs collection development and management. Roly Clifton-Bligh, Director, Corporate Services Roly Clifton-Bligh, Director, Corporate Services Roly Clifton-Bligh is responsible for the Library's corporate functions, including:
business and fiscal planning financial and corporate governance commercial activities risk management policy and evaluation. Nicola Chanen, Director, Development Nicola Chanen, Director, Development Nicola Chanen is responsible for the Library's Foundation, including:
philanthropy program corporate partners program fundraising Foundation membership. Jo Ritale, Head of Collections Jo Ritale, Head of Collections Jo Ritale is responsible for collection development and management, including:
selection and acquisition collection description and cataloguing preservation and conservation. Sarah Slade, Director, Project Management Office Sarah Slade, Director, Project Management Office Sarah Slade is responsible for the integrated planning of strategic and business-as-usual projects, ensuring:
alignment with financial planning and workforce development operational readiness for major change delivery of the outcomes of the Library's Strategic Plan 2016–20 delivery of major strategic projects including Vision 2020, 2020 Ready, BOSS2 and the implementation of the Library's digital collection management system Rosetta. Alix Massina, Manager, Strategy and Planning Alix Massina, Manager, Strategy and Planning Alix Massina is responsible for overseeing the Library's strategy implementation and governance, including:
planning and performance reporting governance and board secretariat risk, legal and compliance commercial operations research and analytics. Harlinah Teoh, Manager, People and Culture Harlinah Teoh, Manager, People and Culture Harlinah Teoh is responsible for the Library's workforce strategy and services, including:
workforce planning and organisational development employee and industrial relations learning and development health, safety and wellbeing volunteer management. Nerida Webster, Manager, Marketing and Communications Nerida Webster, Manager, Marketing and Communications Nerida Webster is responsible for leading the Library's brand and audience development strategy, including:
marketing and campaign strategy development public relations and reputation management stakeholder engagement and advocacy corporate communications.
