Our people

Find contact details for the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (SZCC) staff.

Name & role	Contact details
The Hon. Nicola Roxon Adjunct Professor & Chair, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre	cowen.centre@vu.edu.au
Professor Kathy Laster Director	+61 3 9919 1842 kathy.laster@vu.edu.au
Sophie Moore Legal Projects Officer	+61 3 9919 1841 sophie.moore@vu.edu.au
Tilly Junker Legal Projects Officer	+61 3 9919 5855 tilly.junker@vu.edu.au
Rebecca Courtnay Project Support Officer	+61 3 9919 7823 rebecca.courtnay1@vu.edu.au
David Thomson OAM Teacher-in-Residence	+61 3 9919 1810 david.thomson@vu.edu.au
Hannah Moon Visual Communications Coordinator	+61 3 9919 7810 hannah.moon@vu.edu.au
Robin Astley Administration Officer	+61 3 9919 7844 robin.astley@vu.edu.au

Patron of the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre

The Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC is the Patron of SZCC.

The patronage recognises the Centre's contribution to the Victorian community through its work in law and cultural diversity and thought leadership in access to justice via technological innovation.

Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency the Hon. Linda Dessau AC

Advisory board

The Hon. Nicola Roxon
Chair & Adjunct Professor, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
John Cain
Solicitor for Public Prosecution, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
Professor Kathy Laster
Director, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
Fiona McLeod SC
Senior Counsel, Victorian Bar
Findlay McRae
Director, Legal Services, Victoria Police
The Hon. Marcia Neave
Former Chair, The Royal Commission into Family Violence (Victoria)
Vice President, Research, Victoria University (ex-officio member)
The Hon. Jelena Popovic
Deputy Chief Magistrate, Magistrates' Court of Victoria
Robert Stary
Partner, Stary Norton Halphen Lawyers
Brind Zichy-Woinarski QC
Barrister, Victorian Bar