Lin Hatfield Dodds

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Lin Hatfield Dodds, 2006

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

1 Work
2 Positions Held
3 Awards
4 Social

[edit] 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.

[edit] Positions Held

Board member: Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Member: National Youth Advisory and Consultative Forum, advising the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

[edit] Awards

International Women’s Day Award (2002)
Churchill Fellowship (2003) to study anti-poverty strategies and issues associated with the delivery of faith-based welfare services in North America and Europe. Report (PDF, 100kB)

[edit] Social

She is an active Christian, attending Kippax Uniting Church.
On her marriage to economist Dr Stephen Dodds they adopted the family name Hatfield Dodds.
The family lived in Canada for several years before returning to live in Canberra, the national capital of Australia.
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.

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