Helen Thompson

Centre Staff

Room: Greenhill Phone: 03 5327 9418 Fax: 03 5327 9033 Email: h.thompson@ballarat.edu.au

Position Director of CeCC Qualifications BComm (Acct) Ballarat Discipline Accounting and Finance Research Interests Helen is responsible for the achievement of all CeCC organisational objectives in respect of project management, client service, business development and financial management. Helen has extensive experience in the delivery and management of online service initiatives. She is engaged in research into the use of ICT as a mechanism for community development, and is involved in a range of activities where her personal and professional skills contribute to the economic and social development of regional and rural Victoria. Before commencing with CeCC in 1999 Helen was employed as a Business Services Accountant and spent nearly ten years in the banking sector. She is currently completing a Doctorate of Business Administration at the University of Ballarat where she is investigating why some regional and rural communities thrive whilst others fail. More specifically, she is examining the benefits that regional and rural communities can secure through community informatics initiatives.