Lin Hatfield Dodds
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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| name = Lin Hatfield Dodds
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| office = CEO, The Benevolent Society
| term_start = July 2021
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| predecessor = Jo Toohey
| office2 = Associate Dean, ANZSOG
| term_start2 = 2019
| term_end2 = 2021
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| office3 = Deputy Secretary for Social Policy, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
| term_start3 = 2016
| term_end3 = 2019
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| office4 = National Director, UnitingCare Australia
| term_start4 = 2002
| term_end4 = 2016
| predecessor4 = Libby Davies
| office5 = Chair of the Australian Social Inclusion Board
| term_start5 = 2012
| term_end5 = 2013
| predecessor5 = Patricia Faulkner AO
| office6 = President of the Australian Council of Social Service
| term_start6 = 2005
| term_end6 = 2009
| predecessor6 = Andrew McCallum
| successor6 = Simon Schrapel
| office7 = Australian of the Year (ACT)
| term_start7 = 2008
| term_end7 = 2009
| predecessor7 = Michael Milton
| successor7 = Mick Dodson
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| nationality = Australian
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| spouse = Dr Steve Hatfield Dodds
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| children = 2
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| alma_mater = University of Canberra
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Lin Hatfield Dodds (born Linda Hatfield), Australian social policy expert and former Churchill Fellow, is the CEO of The Benevolent Society, Australia's first and oldest charity, and was the Deputy Secretary for Social Policy in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and former National Director of UnitingCare Australia and Chair of the Australian Social Inclusion Board.
Early life and background
Educated at Page Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College,{{citation|url=http://www.education.act.gov.au/canberra-public-school-alumni/alumni-list?result_658003_result_page=H|publisher=ACT Government|title=Celebrating the Achievements of our Past Students|archivedate=20 September 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920223712/http://www.education.act.gov.au/canberra-public-school-alumni/alumni-list?result_658003_result_page=H}}{{cite news|url=http://citynews.com.au/2014/celebrating-act-public-school-alumni/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416041854/http://citynews.com.au/2014/celebrating-act-public-school-alumni/|title=Celebrating ACT Public School alumni|archivedate=16 April 2016|date=6 November 2014|first=John|last=Griffiths|website=CityNews.com.au}} Hatfield Dodds became active in the Uniting Church in Australia as a teenager. She has a master's degree in counseling psychology and has worked in the areas of drug rehabilitation, trauma, and abuse.
Social work
She has served on a number of Boards. Hatfield Dodds was a Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture from 2003 to 2016.{{cite web|title=Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture- Governance |url=http://www.csu.edu.au/special/accc/about/governance |accessdate=16 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327113507/http://www.csu.edu.au/special/accc/about/governance |archivedate=27 March 2012 }} She was Board Chair at UnitingCare Kippax 2009-2016.{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2009-10 |url=http://www.kippax.org.au/extras/875/UnitingCare%20Kippax%20Annual%20Report%2009-10.pdf |publisher=UnitingCare Kippax |accessdate=16 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321220515/http://www.kippax.org.au/extras/875/UnitingCare%20Kippax%20Annual%20Report%2009-10.pdf |archivedate=21 March 2012 }} She was Chair of The Australia Institute from 2011- 2016.{{cite web|title=Organisational Structure|url=http://www.tai.org.au/node/3|publisher=The Australia Institute|accessdate=16 August 2012}}
In 2004, Hatfield Dodds was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to examine the design and implementation of holistic poverty reduction strategies that address the underlying causes of social disadvantage.{{cite web|url=http://www.acoss.org.au/News.aspx?displayID=99&articleID=3643 |publisher=Winston Churchill Memorial Trust |date=June 2004 |title=Report by – Lin Hatfield Dodds – 2003 Churchill Fellow |work=Churchill Fellowship |last=Hatfield Dodds |first=Lin |accessdate=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912232752/http://www.acoss.org.au/News.aspx?displayID=99&articleID=3643 |archivedate=12 September 2009 }}
After working in government and the community sector, she was appointed National Director of UnitingCare Australia in 2002, remaining until 2016.[https://www.insights.uca.org.au/lin-hatfield-dodds-appointed-ceo-of-the-benevolent-society/ Lin Hatfield Dodds Appointed CEO of The Benevolent Society], Jonathan Foye, Insights (magazine), 2021-07-08 UnitingCare Australia is an agency of the Uniting Church in Australia. UnitingCare is one of the largest non-government providers of community services, with 1,600 community service delivery sites located across every State and Territory providing services to over 2 million people each year.{{cite web
|url=http://www.unitingcare.org.au/about-us.html
|publisher=UnitingCare Australia
|year=2010
|title=About UnitingCare Australia
|accessdate=11 June 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708042118/http://www.unitingcare.org.au/about-us.html
|archivedate= 8 July 2010
}}
From 2004 to 2008, Hatfield Dodds was a member of the ACT Community Inclusion Board, serving as Chair from 2006 to 2008.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/120001/cib-eot-rpt.pdf
|publisher=Social Policy and Implementation Branch, Chief Minister's Department
|year=2008
|title=ACT Community Inclusion Board 2004–2008
|accessdate=16 August 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410051820/http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/120001/cib-eot-rpt.pdf
|archivedate=10 April 2012
}} From 2005 to 2009 she was President of the Australian Council of Social Service, the peak advocacy body representing people affected by poverty and inequality.{{cite web
| url = http://acoss.org.au/images/uploads/ACOSS_2008-09_Annual_Report_final.pdf
| publisher = Australian Council of Social Services
| year = 2009
| title = Annual Report – 2009
| accessdate = 15 August 2010}}
From 2012 to 2013 she was Chair of the Australian Social Inclusion Board, the main advisory body to Government on ways to achieve better outcomes for the most disadvantaged people in our community.{{cite web
|url=http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/sites/www.socialinclusion.gov.au/files/files/120802%20New%20Chair%20of%20Social%20Inclusion%20Board.pdf
|publisher=Australian Social Inclusion Board
|year=2012
|title=Media Release – The Hon Mark Butler MP
|accessdate=2 August 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514082950/http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/sites/www.socialinclusion.gov.au/files/files/120802%20New%20Chair%20of%20Social%20Inclusion%20Board.pdf
|archivedate=14 May 2013
}}
Hatfield Dodds has contributed to numerous government advisory bodies, including the Aged Care Sector Committee, the National Place Based Advisory Group{{cite web|title=National Place Based Advisory Group |url=http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/australian-social-inclusion-board/working-groups/national-place-based-advisory-group |publisher=Australian Government Department of Social Inclusion |accessdate=16 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325003809/http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/australian-social-inclusion-board/working-groups/national-place-based-advisory-group |archivedate=25 March 2012 }} and the National Youth Advisory and Consultative Forum, which advised the then Federal Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
She was a participant in the Prime Minister's Economic Forum (2012), the Australian Government Tax Forum (2011) and the Prime Minister's 2020 Summit (2007). She was a member of the national Community Response Task Force advising the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs during the global financial crisis.
Hatfield Dodds has been active in public debate, a frequent media commentator and conference speaker across the spectrum of social and economic issues relating to children, young people, and families; older Australians and reform of the not for profit sector.
Federal Government
In May 2016, Hatfield Dodds was announced as Deputy Secretary for Social Policy in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, by the Secretary, Dr Martin Parkinson.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-12/former-greens-candidate-appointed-to-department-of-pm/7407438 Outrage over appointment of Lin Hatfield Dodds to Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet], Chris Uhlmann, ABC News Online, 12 May 2016, accessed 21 October 2016 She served until 2019.
ANZSOG
From 2019 to 2021, Hatfield Dodds was an Associate Dean at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.
The Benevolent Society
In July 2021, Hatfield Dodds was announced as the CEO of The Benevolent Society, Australia's first and oldest charity.
Politics
At the 2010 Federal Election, Hatfield Dodds was a candidate for political office for the Australian Senate in the Australian Capital Territory for the Australian Greens. She was defeated by long-serving Liberal Senator Gary Humphries.{{cite news
| url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/02/15/2820431.htm
| publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| date = 15 February 2010
| title = Greens Name ACT Senate Candidate
| work = ABC News
| accessdate = 11 June 2010}}
Awards and honours
Hatfield Dodds has received a number of awards in recognition of her contribution to social and economic policy, including an International Women's Day Award in 2002 and an ACT Australian of the Year award in 2008.{{cite web
|url=http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/pages/page361.asp
|publisher=National Australia Day Council
|date=15 November 2007
|title=UnitingCare National Director is ACT Australian of the Year
|work=Journey Online
|accessdate=15 November 2007
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722021818/http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/pages/page361.asp
|archivedate=22 July 2008
}}
External links
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- [http://www.unitingcare.org.au/ UnitingCare Australia]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110830183029/http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/ Australian Social Inclusion Board]
- [http://www.tai.org.au/node/3/ The Australia Institute: Organisational Structure]
- [http://assembly.uca.org.au/about/assembly-leaders-and-staff/ Uniting Church in Australia Leaders and Staff]
References
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Category:Uniting Church in Australia people