Board of Directors
Loi Lam
Chair
Loi founded the Centre for Australian Democracy to bring people together to lead a collective, holistic and systems change approach to transforming Australia’s democracy. He brings diverse experience in strategy, policy, advocacy and governance to empower all Australians to take a leading role in transforming Australia’s social and political systems.
Loi has worked in the public and not-for-profit sectors on a wide range of social and public policy areas, leading the development and implementation of initiatives aimed at addressing the root causes of issues to create meaningful change and impact rather than the traditional public policy approach of tinkering at the edges.
A key focus of Loi's work in politics was democratising government and politics—beyond the false narrative that elections equates to democracy, and faux community consultations—based on the principle that a fundamental role of government and elected representatives is to listen to and work with the community, for the community. Loi's approach to this work was placing decision-making power in the hands of the community, where he facilitated, empowered and supported community-led decision-making, with the role of government as an enabler and supporter. This democratic approach to decision-making led to better policy and community outcomes, increased community engagement and empowerment, and contributed to an enhanced culture of democratic thinking and practice.
Loi has served on the boards of various not-for-profit organisations.
Sonia Randhawa
Deputy Chair
Keith Heggart
Non-Executive Director
Keith is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Director of the Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society (CREDS). His passion lies in civics, citizenship, and digital learning, and work spans research, teaching, and leadership in these fields. Keith completed his PhD at UTS in 2018 and has since coordinated and developed a range of programs, including the Master of Teaching (Secondary) and several Graduate Certificates in Learning Design and Education.
As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Keith is committed to fostering excellence in tertiary teaching and learning, particularly through student-centered approaches and innovative curriculum design. In recognition of his dedication to research-informed practice, Keith has received multiple accolades, including the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Learner Engagement Division Innovation Award (2022), the Culture, Language and Technology Outstanding Publication Award (2022), the Teachers Guild of NSW Remote Teaching Award (2022), and the Emerging Scholar Award from the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) in 2021. Beyond UTS, Keith contributes to educational policy and practice through his membership in the Education Advisory Group for the Parliament of New South Wales, and his leadership roles within professional organisations such as ASCILITE and AECT.
Throughout his career, Keith has published widely on citizenship education, social justice, and learning design, including Activist Citizenship Education (Springer, 2021) and Empowering Teachers and Democratizing Schooling (Springer, 2022). His research has attracted competitive grants, enabling him to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and institutions to explore emerging technology, artificial intelligence, and learning analytics. Keith also supervises doctoral and master’s candidates, supporting the next generation of educators and researchers in developing critical digital literacy skills.
Keith maintains an active online presence where he shares insights into his teaching and research. You can learn more on his website: www.drheggart.com.
Tim Hollo
Non-Executive Director
A highly regarded environmentalist, community builder and musician, Tim Hollo is Executive Director of the Green Institute, where he leads research and discussions around issues such as ecological politics, deep democracy, rights of nature, and Universal Basic Income. He is a Visiting Fellow at Sydney University’s Sydney Environment Institute and a Fellow of the Australian Basic Income Lab. He is the founder of Green Music Australia, has been a visiting fellow at the ANU’s RegNet, was previously Communications Director for Greens Leader Christine Milne, and has been a board member and campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Tim’s writing has been widely published, including in The Griffith Review, Meanjin, ABC, Crikey, The Canberra Times and The Age. His first book, Living Democracy: an ecological manifesto for the end of the world as we know it was published by NewSouth in 2022.
With his band, FourPlay String Quartet, he has recorded 7 albums and toured nationally and globally, from Woodford Folk Festival to New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Living in Canberra with his partner and two kids, Tim established the city’s flourishing Buy Nothing Groups, set up a little library, and spearheaded a campaign to keep billboard advertising out of Canberra. He has twice run for election as the Greens candidate for Canberra.
Mark Evans
Non-Executive Director