Lin Hatfield Dodds
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| Deputy Secretary for Social Policy, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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| National Director, UnitingCare Australia | |
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In office 2002–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Libby Davies |
| Chair of the Australian Social Inclusion Board | |
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In office 2012–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Patricia Faulkner AO |
| President of the Australian Council of Social Service | |
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In office 2005–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew McCallum |
| Succeeded by | Simon Schrapel |
| Australian of the Year (ACT) | |
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In office 2008–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Milton |
| Succeeded by | Mick Dodson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1965 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Steve Hatfield Dodds |
| Alma mater | University of Canberra |
| Religion | Uniting Church in Australia |
Lin Hatfield Dodds (born Linda Hatfield), Australian social policy expert and former Churchill Fellow, is 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.
Educated at Weetangera Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College, 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.
She has served on a number of Boards. Hatfield Dodds was a Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture from 2003-2016. She was Board Chair at UnitingCare Kippax 2009-2016. She was Chair of The Australia Institute from 2011- 2016.
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.
After working in government and the community sector, she was appointed National Director of UnitingCare Australia in 2002. 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.
From 2004 to 2008, Hatfield Dodds was a member of the ACT Community Inclusion Board, serving as Chair from 2006–2008. 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.
From 2012-13 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.
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