The ACTCOSS General Committee (GC) is ACTCOSS' Board of governance and provides policy leadership, financial and legal oversight and the strategic direction for the organisation. In providing policy leadership it debates and advises on ACTCOSS' social policy positions. Its members are elected from members of ACTCOSS for a two year term at the AGM in November.

The General Committee for 2011-12 comprises:

• President: Jenny Kitchin (Anglicare Canberra and Goulburn), elected 2011



• Vice-Presidents:
• Simon Rosenberg (Northside Community Service), elected 2011
• Rod Little (Associate Member), elected 2011 (1 year term)


• Treasurer: Tania Tahana , (Associate Member), coopted 2011



• Secretary: Darlene Cox (Health Care Consumers Association), elected 2011



• Ordinary Committee Members:
• Amy Kilpatrick (Associate Member), elected 2010
• Liz Howarth (Citizens Advice Bureau of the ACT), elected 2010
• Hannah Dawes (DIRECTIONS ACT), elected 2010
• Jo Cochrane (Home Help Service ACT), elected 2010
• Michael Brown (Canberra Men’s Centre), elected 2010
• Nicole O'Callaghan (Women with Disabilities ACT), elected 2011
• Amber Bootle (Lowana Youth Services Inc.), elected 2011
• Emma Walter (Woden Community Service Inc.), elected 2011
• Cheryl Pollard (Tandem Respite Inc.), elected 2011
• Emma Street(Marymead Child and Family Centre), elected 2011


• Staff Representative: Natalie Oliver



• ACTCOSS Representative to ACOSS: Rebecca Vassarotti (YWCA of Canberra and immediate Past-President)