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title: Introducing the new Queensland Branch Committee and YWP Subcommittee
description: Following voting in the recent elections, we are pleased to introduce the new and continuing members of the QLD Branch Committee and YWP Subcommittee!
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# [Introducing the new Queensland Branch Committee and YWP Subcommittee](https://www.awa.asn.au/resources/latest-news/introducing-the-new-queensland-branch-committee-and-ywp-subcommittee)

 Written by [Carlie Sargent](https://www.awa.asn.au/resources/latest-news/author/carlie-sargent) | Jul 13, 2022 1:20:15 AM

Following voting in the recent AWA Branch elections, we are pleased to introduce the new and continuing members of the Queensland Branch Committee and Queensland YWP Subcommittee!

Thank you to everyone who put forward a nomination and, to those who were not elected on this occasion, we are grateful for your support of the Queensland Branch.

Congratulations to the following members who were re-elected to the Queensland Branch Committee:  
Amie Aldred, WSP  
Justin Simonis, Promethean Projects  
Christian Truscott, City of Gold Coast  
Janice Wilson, Double Black Diamond Solutions

Welcome to the members who have been elected to the Queensland Branch Committee for the first time:  
Chris Manning, Urban Water Advisory / Water Sensitive Cities Australia  
Michael Puntil, AECOM Australia Pty Ltd  
Leah Sertorio, Engineers Without Borders Australia  
Charlene Wong, Aurecon

Thank you to those members who are continuing on the Queensland Branch Committee:  
Margit Connellan, SUEZ (QLD Branch President)  
Nicole Davis, Redland City Council (Immediate Past President)  
Jeff Ballard, Northern Water Management  
King Intrapaiboon, Unitywater  
Natalie Muir, Cardno now Stantec  
Olivia Newman, CPM Advisory and Project Management  
William Spiers, Urban Utilities  
Simon Taylor, GHD

Thank you to members of the Queensland Branch Committee who completed their term and did not seek to renominate, we are grateful for your contributions over many years:  
Narelle D’Amico, Bundaberg Water and Waste  
David Merrett, Urban Utilities  
Richard Savage, Aurecon  
Lisa Welsh, Seqwater

Congratulations to Thomas Wager who was re-elected to the Queensland YWP Subcommittee.

Welcome to the following Young Water Professionals who are new to the YWP Subcommittee:  
Leticia Da Silva Pinto, E2Designlab  
Sharon James, The University of Queensland  
Cassandra Mai, WSP  
Josh Stevens, EY  
Nikki Thomson, AECOM  
Kalen Timbs, AECOM Australia Pty Ltd

Thank you to the YWPs who are continuing in their roles on the Queensland YWP Subcommittee:  
Johanna Johnson, Logan Water (YWP Chair)  
Lachlan Guthrie, Aurecon (Vice-Chair)  
Melissa Mellado-Ruiz, Veolia (YWP National Taskforce Rep)  
Matthew Keleher, Wide Bay Water  
Alice Strazzabosco, Arup  
Shanae Walker, Unitywater  
Valentina Velez-Rivera, Arup

Thank you to Laurence Marano and Deni Estivill who didn’t renominate for election this year and have completed their terms on the YWP Subcommittee, and to Shaw Abrey who recently left Queensland for NSW. We are very grateful for all of your contributions.

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