Staff

Nadine Grinblat
Chief Executive

Nadine graduated from the University of Melbourne with degrees in both Arts and Law in 1998.  She completed her Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice in 2008 at Leo Cussen Centre for Law (Melbourne) and was admitted as an Australian Legal Practitioner in 2009.

Nadine was appointed as the AGC's Chief Executive in January 2016.  Previously she held the role of AGC General Manager after joining the organisation in 2008.

Her prior roles in the gaming industry include operational and management positions at Crown Melbourne including as Manager of Crown Melbourne's Responsible Gaming Support Centre (2005-08).

Nadine contributes as a member of Victorian Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council, as a member of Victoria's Responsible Gambling Awareness Week Steering Committee, and was a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for the Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre's 'Guideline for Screening, Assessment and Treatment in Problem Gambling'.

As an experienced public speaker, workshop facilitator and qualified trainer Nadine has participated in a number of policy and research forums as well as at national and international conferences on the subject of responsible gambling, industry activity in responsible gambling and gambling research.

She also presents to hospitality students at Victoria’s William Angliss Institute and was involved with training for the commencement of Victoria's Venue Support Worker Program.

Nadine has been a member of Australia's National Association for Gambling Studies (NAGS) since 2005, and was Secretary of the Association from 2012 to 2015.

She is also a member of the International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy and Practice, the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG).

Sylvia Croce
Research and Administration Officer

Sylvia graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 1991 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Library and Information Services.

She joined the AGC in 2014 and has extensive industry experience within the gambling sector, having worked at Tabcorp in various capacities over nearly 20 years, utilising her research and information management knowledge and skills.

Sylvia assists with day-to-day administrative duties at the AGC and helps to monitor and provide updates relating to responsible gambling and gambling statistics, research, policy and regulation.

Sylvia has been a member of Australia's National Association for Gambling Studies (NAGS) since 2014.  

Jennifer Hoad
Research and Administration Officer

Jennifer graduated from Edith Cowan University with a Diploma of Teaching and a Bachelor of Education.  She later graduated from Curtin University with a Graduate Diploma in Information Studies.

Jennifer joined the AGC in 2016 and has previously worked for both corporate and government sectors, undertaking research over a wide range of subject matter including science, engineering, mining, statistics, education and medicine for employers including the CSIRO and ABS.

Jennifer helps to monitor and provide updates relating to responsible gambling and gambling statistics, research, policy and regulation, and assists with day-to-day administrative duties at the AGC.