Our people
Claudia Migotto, Assistant Auditor-General, Head of Performance Audit
Claudia Migotto has over 15 years' experience across Commonwealth and NSW government agencies in policy and program development, implementation and evaluation.
Claudia has also held leadership roles in agencies tasked with providing independent information to the community on the performance of governments – including the COAG Reform Council and the National Mental Health Commission. Her work in reporting on the performance of governments has touched on a diverse range of sectors, including health system performance, disability, mental health and drug and alcohol issues, gender equity, Indigenous communities and housing.
Claudia joined the Audit Office in February 2016 as a Principal Performance Analyst and commenced as Assistant Auditor-General, Performance Audit in August 2017.
Scott Stanton, Assistant Auditor-General, Head of Systems Assurance, Cyber and Data
Scott Stanton joined the Audit Office in 1987 and was appointed Assistant Auditor-General on 30 August 2010.
Scott has significant experience in leading the delivery of audit services to a diverse range of public sector clients including those in the transport, electricity and university sectors. Scott has previously served on CPA Australia's NSW Divisional Council and is a past Chair of CPA Australia’s NSW Public Sector Committee.
Aaron Green, Assistant Auditor-General, Head of Financial Audit
Aaron Green joined the Audit Office in 1999 and was appointed Assistant Auditor-General in January 2019. Aaron has significant experience in leading the delivery of audit services to a diverse range of public sector auditees including NSW Treasury and those in the education and university sectors. Aaron now leads our financial audits in the local government sector.
Alison Brown, Assistant Auditor-General, Financial Audit
Alison Brown has had audit and finance roles in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining the Audit Office, Alison worked at the Australian National Audit Office, Westpac and KPMG’s Orange County Office in California.
Alison leads our audits in the university sector and provides specialist technical support to the Office’s financial audit teams. In addition, Alison contributes strongly to the profession, the sector, and the community through her roles on boards and advisory panels.
Emily Beullens, Executive Director, Corporate, Experience and Strategy
Emily Beullens joined the Audit Office in 2015 and was appointed Executive Director, Corporate, Experience and Strategy (previously Corporate Services) in October 2021. Prior to this, Emily served as the Executive Manager, Communications and Business Support – leading the Audit Office’s communications, business support and records management functions.
Before joining the Audit Office, Emily was responsible for coordinating operations at Moorebank Intermodal Company, and has a wide range of industry experience in the government and private sector.
Emily's expertise extends to leading high performing teams and managing complex projects. As a driver of change, she is passionate about harnessing stakeholder and employee engagement, as well as innovative approaches and technologies, to achieve new levels of service.
Peter Coulogeorgiou, Executive Director, Finance and Performance
Peter Coulogeorgiou has over 25 years experience in audit and finance roles.
Peter’s early career was in financial audit, leading the delivery of audit services to a diverse range of public sector clients including those in the health, transport and central agencies sector. Peter then moved into senior finance roles. He is a fellow of CPA Australia and is currently the Deputy Chair of CPA Australia’s NSW Public Sector Committee.
Peter originally joined the Audit Office in 2003 and after leaving to work in other areas of the NSW public sector, returned in 2016. He was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in April 2017 prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Finance and Performance in March 2023.
Emma Wallhead, Executive Director, Professional Services
Emma leads the Professional Services Branch with responsibility for our governance, quality and technical accounting teams.
Emma has over 25 years’ experience in the public sector across public policy, statutory and regulatory frameworks, compliance and governance. Emma’s expertise extends to advising on, and leading, best practice governance and assurance frameworks.
Emma originally joined the Audit Office in 2017 and, after leaving to work in other areas of the NSW public sector, returned in 2022 as Director, Governance (Legal) prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Professional Services in July 2023.