Prior to becoming the inaugural Commissioner for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), Susan Pascoe AM was a Commissioner at the State Services Authority in Victoria (2006-2011) focusing on regulatory reform. In this role she chaired the review of the regulation of the not-for-profit sector in 2007-08, co-chaired a review of the design and governance of regulatory bodies in Victoria in 2008-09, and chaired a review of Victoria's Indigenous Employment Strategy in 2008-09. She served as one of three Commissioners on the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.

Ms Pascoe's earlier professional background was in education where she served as President of the Australian College of Educators, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. She chaired the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, was a Patron for the Melbourne Parliament for the World's Religions, and served on the Board of Cabrini Health and the Senate of the Australian Catholic University.

Ms Pascoe is a Life Member of the Australian College of Educators, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Public Administration, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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