Philippa Moss, the former long-serving chief executive of Canberra LGBTIQA+ community organisation Meridian, has been appointed ACT Greens party director.
Ms Moss will start with the party from August 19, two months out from the ACT election.
"As party director, I will focus on strategic initiatives, governance, policy, and coordination. Most recently, I served as CEO of Meridian for 12 years and, as former chair of the board of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, I championed health-related policies, programs, services, and research," Ms Moss told party members in an email this week.
"A past recipient of the ACT Telstra Business Women's Award for Purpose and Social Enterprise, and the Australian Institute of Management's Not-for-Profit Manager of the Year (ACT) award, I am passionate about contributing to healthy public policy and sustainable urban design and development. I look forward to meeting you and working with you to advance the party's vision."
Adam Poulter was the previous ACT Greens party director and departed earlier this year. The Greens' party convenors have been acting in the director's role in the meantime.
Ms Moss' appointment follows a period of internal change for the ACT Greens, with the party forced to recast structures and governance as it manages a larger number of representatives in the Legislative Assembly.
Rebecca Vassarotti, widely seen as the ACT Greens' heir apparent within the Legislative Assembly, was elected the party's first deputy leader in March following an internal process to determine the leadership structure of the parliamentary party.
