Lucinda Brogden is the new deputy chair of the board for the National Film and Sound Archive.
Brogden has served on the NFSA’s archive board since December 2021 and has more than 30 years’ commercial experience with companies including Macquarie Group and Ernst & Young, working in accounting, finance and organisational psychology.
Separately, she serves as chair of the Diabetes Australia Research Trust, director of the Corporate Mental Health Alliance, director at Australian Unity, and a director of Be Kind Sydney.
In 2019, Brogden was made a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia on the Queen’s Birthday honours list, recognition for her work in suicide prevention and mental health.
Announced Friday, February 14th, Brogden leads a handful of appointments to the Archive board, all of which would strengthen its governance and strategic direction, comments minister for the arts Tony Burke.
They include Joseph Thorp, currently the chair of the board of directors of the State Theatre Company of South Australia; Carol Lilley; currently a member of the Treasury, Department of Industry, Science and Resources and Aged Care Quality Safety Commission Audit and Risk Committees; and Jaclyn Lee-Joe, currently deputy chair of the board of directors of Football Australia, co-chair of the local operating entity Women’s Asia Cup 2026, and board director of Hayes Theatre Co.
“Lucinda, Joe, Carol and Jackie have accomplished and varied careers in their respective fields with valuable experience working in Australia’s arts industry,” Burke explains.
“Protecting our beloved cultural institutions for future generations means having the best leadership in place to safeguard them.”
The Archive collects, preserves and shares Australia’s audiovisual culture – providing an unbroken record of Australian creativity and diversity.
Based in Canberra, the NFSA’s collection began in 1935, making it one of the first audiovisual archives in the world, with some individual items dating back to the 1890s.
Originally known as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library, and operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth National Library, the NFSA became an independent cultural organisation in 1984.
Its growing collection includes video and audio recordings, costumes, scripts, props, photographs, promotional materials and more.