Bec Cole is the Chair of NETS Victoria, and an experienced senior and executive leader and change champion spanning not-for-profit, community arts, performing arts, public galleries, public art and local government settings. She is currently working with the Deakin Business School as a Research Fellow with a focus on First Nations Arts Management, as well as leading the Arts, Culture and Local History team at Manningham Council. Prior to this she was the Executive Director and Co-CEO at Footscray Community Arts, and is a former Director of Latrobe Regional Gallery and Gippsland Performing Arts Centre. Bec also led the Arts and Culture team at Wyndham City Council implementing a bold exhibition program at Wyndham Art Gallery, establishing a curatorial model of practice that supports a diversity of perspectives and raised the profile of the gallery to national presence. Bec has a Master of Commerce with specialities in business, marketing and economics, and a Master of Community Cultural Development. She holds board roles at Next Wave and RANT Arts (Tasmania) and sits on the Program Advisory Committee for Open House Melbourne. Bec is proudly palawa.