WA Committee

We are pleased to announce changes to our WA Branch and YWP Sub Committees:

WA Branch: Peter Spencer has been appointed to the position of WA Branch President and Garth Walter as WA Branch Vice President for a 2 year term. We thank Rachel Evans for her tireless efforts during her term as Branch President. Rachel will become Immediate Past President for a term of 1 year.

We would like to thank our departing Committee members for their support and contributions - Raj Kurup, who will continue to be involved in other areas of the AWA, Lisa Chan, who will continue to be connected as WA President of Water Aid, our charity partner and Aisha Chalmers who leaves the YWP Sub Committee in great shape!

We welcome our new committee members Anna Heitz, Curtin University; Steven Harding, Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale (Winner of the AWA 2019 WA Innovating for Sustainable Water and Environmental Outcomes Award); Dr Fabiana Tessele, Tessele Consultants (previously AWA Board and WA Branch Committee member); Alan Toomey, Jacobs Engineering; Helen McGettigan, Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec and Kristy Ferguson, RPS Australia West Pty Ltd (moving across from current YWP Sub-Committee).

WA Young Water Professionals Sub-Committee: Moe Oo from Water Corporation will commence his term as WA YWP President and we thank Aisha Chalmers for her immense contribution over the last few years as WA YWP President and helping shape the Sub Committee we have today.

Thank you to Anne-Elise Charles and Rhys Gustaffson for your contributions to our branch activities in particular both having taken on the role of past WA Mentoring Program Coordinators. Kristy Ferguson moves across to the WA Branch Committee.

We welcome our new WA YWP Sub Committee members Jeanette Jensen, The University of Western Australia; Irina Mouilleron, Water Corporation; Vishnu Ravisankar, Murdoch University; Hitesh Bhati, Murdoch University and Shane Woods, GHD.