Lin Hatfield Dodds

Lin Hatfield Dodds (born Linda Hatfield) is an Australian social activist and currently heads two national 'peak' organisations.

Work

Hatfield Dodds is:
* National Director of UnitingCare Australia, the peak body for social care by the Uniting Church in Australia
* President of the Australian Council of Social Service (from 2006)

She is a trained counseling psychologist and has previously worked in government and community placements, including in drug rehabilitation and with young people at risk, with a particular interest in trauma and abuse.

Positions Held

* Participant [ [http://www.australia2020.gov.au/docs/2020_participants_state.pdf Participants by State] , www.australia2020.gov.au, accessed 16 April 2008] - Australia 2020 Summit (Group: Strengthening communities, supporting families and social inclusion), 19 & 20 April 2008
* Chair (2006-08): ACT Community Inclusion Board [ [http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communityinclusion/membership.html Community Inclusion Board Membership 2006-08] , retrieved 17 November 2007]
* Board member (current): Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture [ [http://www.csu.edu.au/special/accc/about/people.htm ACCC Board] , retrieved 17 November 2007]
* President (2006-): Australian Council of Social Service [http://www.acoss.org.au/News.aspx?displayID=99&articleID=3643 ACOSS President wins through to final of Australian of the Year] , ACOSS, 15 November 2007, retrieved 17 November 2007]
* Member (past): National Youth Advisory and Consultative Forum, advising the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

Awards

* Torch bearer in the Canberra (Australian) leg of the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay, on 24 April 2008. [ [http://www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/docs/Torchbearers%2520list.pdf Torchbearer Nomination 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay] , Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (media release), 30 January 2008, accessed 9 April 2008] On 21 April 2008, she announced that she was taking a stand on human rights and pulled out [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/21/2223469.htm Torch bearer pulls out of Canberra relay] , ABC Online, 21 April 2008, accedded 22 April 2008] of the relay, saying "I felt I really needed to be very clear in my stance, which is very pro-human rights obviously, so I've chosen not to run."
* Honoured as Australian Capital Territory winner in the Australian of the Year Awards by ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope - 14 November 2007 (and, thereby, nominee to be selected as Australian of the Year) [ [http://www.journeyonline.com.au/showArticle.php?categoryId=2&articleId=1300 UnitingCare National Director is ACT Australian of the Year] , [http://www.journeyonline.com.au Journey Magazine online] , 15 November 2007] [ [http://www.australianoftheyear.gov.au/pages/page358.asp ACT Finalists Announced For Australian of the Year 2008] , accessed 15 November 2007]
* The Bulletin magazine's 27 November 2007 edition named Hatfield Dodds in its 'Power 100' list of the most powerful people in Australia in 2007.
* Churchill Fellowship (2003) to study anti-poverty strategies and issues associated with the delivery of faith-based welfare services in North America and Europe. [http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/res/File/Fellow_Reports/Hatfield%20Dodds%20Lin%202003.pdf Report (PDF, 100kB)]
* International Women’s Day Award (2002)

ocial

* Hatfield Dodds is married to Dr Steve Hatfield Dodds, an acclaimed social economist currently working with the CSIRO. They decided to blend their family names and both adopt the conjoined surname "Hatfield Dodds", which is also used by their two sons.
* She is an active member of the Uniting Church in Australia, attending Kippax Uniting Church.
* At the 2006 triennial national Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia she was proposed into the field of candidates to be President Elect for the succeeding term.
* She has been a life-long friend of leading Australian journalist Karen Middleton.

References

* [http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/res/File/Fellow_Reports/Hatfield%20Dodds%20Lin%202003.pdf Hatfield Dodds' Churchill Trust report (PDF, 100kB) ]
* [http://nsw.uca.org.au/news/2007/unitingcare-re-ntemergencyresponse_04-09-07.htm 'Take a stand' on Northern Territory emergency response ] , "Insights Magazine online", November 2007