Divisional Committees: Queensland
Content Summary
The Queensland Division has several committees and networks that advance the interests of members through internal and external advocacy. They meet on a regular basis and liaise with representatives from the Queensland Divisional Council.
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Business committee
The role of the Business Committee is to engage, represent and advance the interests of members in the corporate sector in Queensland and their communities.
| Chair | Rebecca He FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Jessica D'Souza CPA |
| Members |
Jodi Anderson CPA |
Committee for women
The role of the Committee for Women is to elevate, enrich, and empower women CPA members, and beyond that, women in accounting in general.
| Chair | Andrea Ellis FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Cathy Uhlmann FCPA |
| Members | Vanessa Chan CPA Kim Goodair FCPA Reisa Lockhart CPA Kathryn McDougall ASA Jumana Mohemdally CPA Theresa O'Connor FCPA Jan Pool FCPA Neha Saraf ASA Maggie Wong-Steedman CPA |
Future of the profession committee
This committee aims to engage, represent and advance the interests of members and the future of our profession.
| Chair | Stewart Saini FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Vacant |
| Secretary | Ankit Hemani CPA |
| Members |
Mel Georgiou FCPA Cissy Ma FCPA Robert McDowall FCPA Leanne Rudd FCPA Shane Sullivan FCPA |
Not-for-profit committee
This committee represents the professional interests of members who are employed in the not-for-profit sector, or have an interest in the sector.
| Chair | Nunzio Giunta FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Rajkumar Gohain CPA |
| Secretary | Shannon Hunter CPA |
| Members | Peter Downie CPA Aidan Lang CPA Deborah Nisbet FCPA Alarka Phukan CPA Robert Sims CPA Angie Tse CPA |
Public practice committee
This committee engages, represents and advances the interests of members working in public practice.
| Chair | Sean Beasley FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Minna Zhu CPA |
| Members | Shanna Hunter FCPA Melissa Lau FCPA Anthony Lowe CPA Theresa O'Connor FCPA Pravinesh Singh CPA |
Public sector committee
This committee engages, represents and advances the interests of members working in Queensland's public sector and their communities.
| Chair | Matthew O'Connor FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Minnie Trieu CPA |
| Members | Tony Brett FCPA Melissa Fletcher CPA Roshan Gunewardene CPA Paul Huggins FCPA Sophie Saunders CPA Susanna Szell FCPA Grant Tanham-Kelly FCPA |
Queensland Indigenous Committee
The role of the Queensland Indigenous Committee is to engage, represent and advance the interests of members in Queensland and their communities.
| Chair | Tracy Thelander CPA |
| Members | Anthony Archie CPA Tony Brett CPA Tanya Feekings FCPA Rajkumar Gohain CPA Sharlene Gordon CPA Clayton Lee CPA Josie Tully CPA |
Young professionals committee
This committee aims to engage and support young accounting professionals. It facilitates networking and maximises the benefits of being a member of CPA Australia.
| Chair | Nick Lancester CPA |
| Deputy Chair | Anetta Amin CPA |
| Secretary | Vicky Zhou CPA |
| Members | Dexter Bellett ASA Marco Bozzetto CPA Holly Chan CPA Yvette He CPA Min Jun Kim CPA Oleg Ostapenko ASA Laura Stauder CPA Crystal Tsai ASA Jenny Yang CPA Dorie Zeng CPA |
The experienced network
The role of the Queensland experienced network is to advance, represent and engage the interests of mature age members who desire to maintain their professional skills, continue lifelong learning, feel valued and connected and encouraged to give back their wealth of knowledge and experience to the profession, community and society.
| Co-Chairs | Deborah Nisbet FCPA David Hardidge FCPA |
| Members | Gerard Byrne FCPA Doug Dunstan FCPA
Julie-Ann Mee FPCAKerry Phillips FCPA Tony Thomas FCPA |
