Executive Academic Advisory
Accreditation, Quality & Institutional Performance—Delivered.
Executive advisory for universities and higher-education providers navigating accreditation, quality assurance, and complex institutional change.
I advise governing bodies, executives, and senior academic leaders on high-stakes accreditation and regulatory decisions, bringing clarity, rigour, and delivery confidence where reputational risk and institutional outcomes are on the line.
I also work selectively with PhD candidates and HDR leaders, provide executive mentoring and coaching, collaborate on research, and deliver keynote and executive briefings.
How I work
Clear scope, executive-ready artefacts, and defensible outcomes.
Diagnose
Clarify risk, governance obligations, and decision points.
Design
Develop evidence, submissions, and executive-ready artefacts.
Assure and deliver
Support confident decisions, stakeholder alignment, and practical implementation.
Trusted by and connected with
University of Sydney
UNSW AGSM
UTS
Bond University
The Economist
HERDSA
BERA
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Executive testimonials
What senior leaders say
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Sabina was instrumental in securing a seven-year, no-condition re-registration. Student satisfaction rose under her leadership, alongside strengthened academic integrity and improved KPI performance.
Andrew Mills
Chairman, AIM
Under Sabina’s leadership, QILT results improved significantly, six graduate certificates were developed within a year, and academic integrity cases fell from over 100 to just one.
Dr Natasha Arthars
Postdoctoral Researcher
Sabina brings a rare mix of academic integrity, clear thinking, and calm, practical decision-making. She leads without ego and acts with integrity, exactly the kind of leader higher education needs more of.
Jo Thomas
Co-Founder and CEO, Enrola
Sabina expertly navigates the balance between enterprise commercial requirements and high academic standards, leading with care and professionalism.
Professor Danny Samson
What I help with
Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness
Support for TEQSA and CRICOS submissions, self-accreditation, and independent assurance, before decisions are final and positions are locked in.
Institutional Quality and Assessment Integrity
Strengthening academic governance, assessment integrity (including AI-aware design), and quality systems so they operate effectively in practice, not just on paper.
Executive Advisory and Speaking
Confidential advisory support, executive briefings, and keynote engagements aligned to leadership, quality, and institutional performance in complex environments.
Who I work with
- Vice-Chancellors and Deputy Vice-Chancellors
- Governing bodies and Academic Boards
- Quality, accreditation, and regulatory leaders
- Universities and higher-education providers preparing for accreditation, re-registration, or review
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