Ms Melissa Donnelly
Nominee of the President of the ACTU
Re-appointed 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026
- Director since 1 July 2020
- Member of the Risk Committee
- Director of ARIA Co Pty Ltd
- Chair of Customer Experience Committee
Ms Donnelly is the National Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU). In her time at the CPSU Ms Donnelly has occupied a range of roles, including leading the national political, industrial, research and legal team prior to joining the national Executive Committee in 2015. She is a Director at McKell Institute (since 2018), a Director at ACTU Education Inc (since 2019), a Director at Australian Progress and has been a member of the ALP National Executive and John Curtin House Ltd since 2023.
Ms Donnelly is involved in setting the national strategic direction of the CPSU, as well as governance and budgetary processes and is a member of the Respect@Work Council.
Ms Donnelly has worked across all areas of the Community and Public Sector Union including the federal public sector, telecommunications, broadcasting and private sector industries. Ms Donnelly was previously a Director of Telstra Super and Shared Advantage Limited.
Ms Donnelly holds degrees in law and social science.