Team

Carl McLennan

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Carl McLennan substantive position is the Director of the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA). With extensive leadership experience across New Zealand Police and the Pacific region, Carl has held roles including Acting Assistant Commissioner: Iwi and Community, and Senior Liaison Officer to Australia. He has served as Executive Director of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Secretariat and has expertise in counterterrorism, transnational crime, and strategic leadership. As Director of ANZPAA, Carl leads the effective delivery the ANZPAA Business and strategic plan and oversees the teams delivering cross-jurisdictional policy development, advice, products, and insights to help achieve excellence in Australia and New Zealand Policing.

Sophie Goldsmith

Director, National Institute of Forensic Science (ANZPAA NIFS)

Sophie Goldsmith was appointed Director of ANZPAA NIFS in mid-September 2024. Her previous positions include senior advisory roles at the Bureau of Meteorology, the Attorney-General’s Department, and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She comes to this position with extensive operational forensic experience, nationally and internationally. As Director, Sophie leads the ANZPAA NIFS team in addressing key priorities and challenges in forensic science, promoting and facilitating excellence across Australia and New Zealand.

Dean Catoggio

Assistant Director, NIFS

Dean manages the delivery of the NIFS work program and projects, stakeholder engagement and contributes to strategic planning and establishing and developing best practice procedures, systems and programs.

Jacqueline Durand

Assistant Director, Policy and Projects

Jacqui manages the Policy and Projects Team. Jacqui and her team develop, review and assist in the implementation of policies and strategies relating to a range of contemporary policing issues. She also oversees the review of cross-jurisdictional instruments, police education and training materials.

David MacGregor

Assistant Director, Innovation & Research

David is responsible for the Innovation and Research Team. This team offers strategic advice to the ANZPAA Board and ANZCoPP through research, critical analysis, benchmarking, literature reviews and strategic foresight/futures activities.

Louise Cleary

Assistant Director, Business Operations & Communications

Louise manages the agency’s day-to-day business operations and corporate services including HR and finance, risk and audit, governance and compliance, communications & IT, information and records management.

Organisational Structure