Nominated by the Commissioner for Public Employment, or a delegate of the chief executive.

Keith started working in the South Australian Government as a Records Officer in 1985 for the Attorney-General's Department covering a number of roles including correspondence officer and senior administration officer.

Appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1992.

In 1995 was seconded to the Premiers office as correspondence officer for the Premier, where he also worked with the Information Technology area on the Y2K solutions.

From 2001 to 2010 worked in a number of records management, business administration and ministerial support roles for the Department for Water Resources and Department for Water, land and Biodiversity Conservation.

In 2010 following machinery of government changes was transferred to Department of Environment and Natural Resources as Corporate Records Team Leader.

From 2011 to 2015 lead the project to transition the department from a myriad of Records Systems into a whole of Department EDRMS.

Keith has been a member of the State Records Council since 2014.

He has a passion for utilising innovation and new technologies to evolve the way Information Management preserves our history and builds on the decisions now and the past to make us a better future.

Kerry Hazel has over 25 years of information management experience across a variety of industries both locally and abroad.

Kerry is a Director of KKiT consultancy and an active Certified Information Professional (CIP) and Archives, Records and Information Management Professional (ARIM).

Kerry holds a Bachelor of Information Studies – Records and Archives Management and has a passion for travel, history and the arts.

Judith O’Connor
BA, LLB, DipEd, GradDipLibraryStudies

Nominated by the Chief Justice of South Australia.

Judith has extensive experience in managing the development and delivery of legal information services.

In her current role as Library Manager at the Courts Administration Authority, she is responsible for the development and delivery of information services to support the judiciary and the administration of justice in South Australia.  A key focus is developing digital access to research resources and providing training to support the transition to the digital environment.

Judith also has experience as a knowledge manager in a financial services organisation where she was responsible for developing the strategic framework for implementing knowledge management including document management and retention guidelines to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

She gained practical experience in preserving material relating to the history of South Australia for future research purposes while working at the Mortlock Library of South Australiana.  In her current role at the courts, she manages the Supreme Court Historical Collection which preserves objects, records and publications relating to the history of the court and development of the law in South Australia.

Antoniette Spiniello has more than 30 years of experience in South Australian local government, specialising in records and information management. As Team Leader, Information Management at the City of Burnside, she leads organisational compliance with the State Records Act 1997 and the Local Government General Disposal Schedule 40. She oversees strategic enhancements to electronic document management systems, including TechnologyOne ECM, ensuring Council maintains modern, efficient, and compliant recordkeeping practices.

Her career spans senior roles at the City of Burnside, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, and City of Port Adelaide Enfield. At the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, she successfully implemented Objective ECM as the organisation’s electronic document management system. At the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, she played a key role in the implementation of TechnologyOne, contributing to improvements in corporate information processes and broader organisational governance. Antoniette also served on the Working Group for the implementation of the General Disposal Schedule 40 (GDS40), helping to drive sector-wide consistency in disposal and retention practices across local government.

Throughout her roles, she has led teams responsible for records governance, policy development, FOI coordination, and information compliance. She has contributed to cross council working groups and governance committees focused on strengthening records governance, privacy, and digital transformation.

Antoniette has extensive experience developing policies that support legislative compliance, ethical information management, and transparency. She is recognised for her leadership in establishing information management frameworks that promote accountability, effective recordkeeping, and the protection of sensitive and culturally significant information across local government.

Amanda Wells is an environmental historian and active member of the South Australian historical community who uses official records held in the State’s archive for research and public history projects. Amanda is particularly committed to strengthening the connections between government recordkeeping and community-based history.

Adam brings over twelve years of experience in archives of the government, community and tertiary education sectors.

In 2013, Adam commenced as an archivist at State Records, gaining exposure to all aspects involved with receiving, processing and providing access to records of permanent value. In choosing to broaden his professional understanding and practice, he undertook a position as an archivist at Lutheran Archives in 2017.

In 2021, Adam moved to the University of South Australia (UniSA), taking up an opportunity to process major accessions received from the office of the former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. His practice later extended to other archival collections held by UniSA. In 2025, Adam contributed to the planning of cultural and heritage collections at Adelaide University ahead of its opening in 2026.

Adam has been an accredited professional member of the Australian Society of Archives (ASA) since 2016. He is an active member of the South Australian Branch of the ASA.

Nominated by the Executive Director of the Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Division, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

Deanne Hanchant-Nichols is a Ngarrindjeri/Barkindji woman with many years’ experience in Government as well as the not for profit and higher education sector.

Deanne worked as an Archivist with a particular interest in Ancestral remains and repatriation and continues to work as a consultant in that area.

Deanne is currently working as a Human Resources Specialist at CSIRO and also is the Implementation Lead on the People RAP, facilitates Cultural Safety and Cultural Capability workshops for staff and facilitates Retention amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.

Deanne is a member of the Aboriginal Reference Group. This group works with the State Library of South Australia and State Records of South Australia to improve the availability of archival materials and services relating to Aboriginal people and culture.

Her particular research interests are Repatriation, Identity, Genealogy and she has a new found interest in DNA/Genomics and how this relates to Identity.

Spiros Sarris is an Archival Consultant with more than 40 years of experience providing information governance advice, preparing Records Disposal Schedules, designing, implementing, and managing a range of archive and record management solutions for a broad spectrum of government entities.

Amanda (Mandy) Paul is a historian nominated by the Minister to whom the administration of the History Trust of South Australia Act 1981 is committed after consultation with academic historians from South Australian tertiary education institutions.

Mandy is currently Head of Collections at the History Trust of South Australia, responsible for managing the State History Collection. She has a long and varied work history as a professional historian and curator, museum director and collections manager. Mandy has been a State Records Council member since 29 January 2023.