Team

Carl McLennan

Chief Executive Officer

Carl McLennan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA). With a distinguished career in policing and leadership, Carl brings extensive experience from his senior roles with New Zealand Police—including Acting Assistant Commissioner: Iwi and Community, Senior Liaison Officer to Australia, and Executive Director of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Secretariat. Since stepping into the CEO role in June, he has demonstrated strategic insight, strong collaboration, and a deep commitment to empowering policing across Australia and New Zealand. Carl is leading the delivery of the ANZPAA Strategy 2025–30, focused on strengthening partnerships, enhancing capability, and ensuring police have the tools, knowledge, and collaboration they need to serve communities safely and effectively.

Sophie Goldsmith

Director, National Institute of Forensic Science (ANZPAA NIFS)

Sophie's 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 has 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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr Jacqueline Woerner

Assistant Director, Innovation & Research

Jacqui leads our Innovation and Research team in delivering key initiatives under the ANZPAA Annual Plan and oversees our strategic foresight and futures program, supporting futures thinking capability across policing in Australia and New Zealand. She  also plays an important role in supporting the development and delivery of the ANZPAA five-year strategy, including identifying emerging issues and contributing to strategic reform across the policing environment.

Organisational Structure