Branch Officials
The officials and executive of the ASU are elected by members.
Our team is committed to working with our union delegates and members to win the best outcomes we can. We know that in these tough times results for members are only as good as our ability to mobilise our members on the job. That is why it is important that we know what it is like to work in the industries that our branch covers. Our team comes from a wide variety of sectors but are united in our determination to build a stronger union in our workplace.
Our team reflects our members and we are committed to delivering for you.
Current officials of the union are:
Ingrid Stitt was elected Secretary of the ASU Private Sector Branch in May 2003. Ingrid has been with the ASU since 1993, serving as both an organiser and an elected official. Prior to that she was a Shop Steward with the Union.
Ingrid has organised and campaigned with members in all areas of the Union, and is committed to building the strength of the ASU in our existing workplaces, building unionism in new and emerging industries and building links with the community we all live in.
David Leydon became Assistant Secretary in March 2009. David brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his position on the branch executive having worked as an Organiser at the ASU since 1988.
David has led industrial and enterprise bargaining campaigns across many of the industries covered by the union. As Assistant Secretary, David is focused on protecting and improving the working lives of ASU members and making sure that the union moves with important global economic, social and environmental changes.
Vicki is a long-serving ASU delegate at the legal firm Maurice Blackburn. Vicki has experienced the increased work demands that the modern office environment has placed on workers. She knows that the hard work and dedication of our members make up the difference between the demands for professional outcomes and the resources provided for it.
As a long-time branch executive member Vicki has committed herself to building a stronger union for private sector workers. She has worked hard to ensure the ASU is at all times accountable to its members. As she works part-time, Vicki has a good understanding of the variety of issues that ASU members face in the workplace.
Enza has been a delegate of the ASU for over a decade, and is a highly respected figure at her workplace, Qantas TeleSales.
Enza has been involved in many campaigns, including the Your Rights @ Work campaigns (she starred in this ad!). She has also served as a Health and Safety representative, giving her a wealth of understanding of the many ways in which the ASU is helping members. Enza is also a talented singer.
Robyn Bull has been an ASU Private Sector Branch delegate for many years.
A highly respected unionist at Target head office, she's known as someone who will never shy away from the defence of members' rights. Robyn is an active union voice in the Geelong community.
Amanda Dando is a talented delegate from Jetstar Avalon, where she's taken union membership from zero to hero.
Amanda is a graduate of the Anna Stewart memorial project - a union affirmative action training program, and has completed the union's volunteer organising program. In short, Amanda is always putting her hand up to find new ways of strengthening the union, inside and outside her own workplace.
Alan Hall is a key player in the ASU’s Qantas delegates team at Melbourne Airport.
A committed unionist for many years, Alan has supported both the ASU's struggles at Melbourne Airport for justice and fairness and has actively supported other unions and causes.
Alan and his fellow delegates at Melbourne Airport pride themselves on being highly organised on the job, with one of the highest union-density levels of any ASU workplace.
Steve is the workplace delegate at Australian Air Express; an extremely well organised workplace. He is also an honorary officer of the National Airlines Division Council.
A talented delegate, Steve is passionate about workplace rights as well as social justice more generally. Steve has a track history of always putting his members safety first and never lets his members work in a situation where safety is compromised. Steve’s members trust his judgment and leadership.
Lindsay is the ASU workplace delegate at the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).
As a long-time ASU member, Lindsay has worked hard in the workplace to look after the interests of ASU members.
He also has a strong commitment to many wider workplace and community issues and was at the forefront of the strong objections raised by ASU members to the unfair and unjust Workchoices industrial laws as enacted by the former Howard Government.
Carita Kazakoff is a newly elected member of the executive committee, and serves ASU members at Slater and Gordon lawyers as a workplace delegate.
Carita has been involved in the labour movement since her uni days in Western Australia, where she participated in the Labor Start program. She is passionate about the ASU's pay equity campaign and the union's involvement in promoting clean and green workplaces.
