Executive Management Group

Dr Mathew Trinca was appointed Director of the National Museum of Australia in February 2014. His current term of appointment is for a period of five years. Dr Trinca was the Acting Director of the National Museum from 2 July 2013. Before that time he was an Assistant Director with responsibility for collections acquisition, management and preservation; redevelopment of permanent galleries; temporary and travelling exhibitions; and curatorial and research activities. Dr Trinca has published papers on the history of Australian travel to London and on museums and their meaning, and has co-edited two books, Country: Visions of Land and People in Western Australia (2002) and Under Suspicion: Citizenship and Internment in Australia during the Second World War (2008). He is the Co-Chair of the Australia Singapore Arts Group, an executive member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Australia, and a member of the boards of the Canberra Convention Bureau and Canberra Writers Festival.

Ms Stephanie Bull was appointed to the role of Deputy Director in May 2018 after having been Chief Operating Officer since 2016, in which position she oversaw the delivery of corporate functions at the Museum and the development of the CCSSC. Ms Bull commenced her public sector career in the Department of Defence, before moving to the Australian War Memorial. She joined the Museum in 2004, managing the Museum’s exhibitions and gallery redevelopment program, and went on to expand the Museum’s international exhibitions and partnerships program.

Fiona Dalton was appointed Acting Assistant Director, Corporate Operations and Services, in June 2018. Ms Dalton has a broad range of experience working as a government lawyer and policy officer, and joined the Museum in 2007 as the Legal Services Manager. Since 2015 she has managed the Museum’s governance program, overseeing corporate and business planning and performance reporting, as well as secretariat and policy support to Council and EMG.

Ms Katherine McMahon was appointed Acting Assistant Director, Collections and Discovery, in June 2018. She joined the Museum in 2017 to oversee the delivery of the Museum’s major gallery renewal program. She has worked in the public sector for 24 years and was previously at the Australian War Memorial, where she played an instrumental role in developing the strategic direction of the exhibitions program. She oversaw an expansive $70-million program of gallery revitalisation over a 10-year period, which included the redevelopment of the historic and heritage-listed First World War galleries.

Ms Ruth Wilson was appointed Acting Assistant Director, Public Engagement, in June 2018, having previously worked at the Museum as the Acting Assistant Director, Collections and Content, and the Associate Director, Visitor Services and Development, since 1 February 2016. Ms Wilson has an extensive commercial background in both the private and public sectors, including a wealth of cultural agency experience from previous executive positions at the National Gallery of Australia and the National Portrait Gallery.