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 | Tim Timchur CPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Rebecca He FCPA |
| Members | Jodi Anderson CPA Adam Cain CPA Mary-Lou Coorey FCPA Jessica D'Souza CPA Bernard Lakey CPA Cissy Ma FCPA Tony Thomas FCPA |
Committee for women
This committee aims to elevate, enrich, and empower women CPA members and all women working in accounting.
| Chair | Theresa O'Connor FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Jan Pool FCPA |
| Secretary | Jodi-Lee Marchant ASA |
| Members | Andrea Ellis CPA Traci Ellwood CPA Reisa Lockhart ASA Jumana Mohemdally CPA Margot Richardson FCPA Neha Saraf ASA Lynda Steffens CPA Cathy Uhlmann CPA 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 CPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Justin Callaghan CPA |
| Secretary | Ankit Hemani CPA |
| Members | Mel Georgiou FCPA Graham Grant FCPA Lucian Nguyen ASA 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 | Deborah Nisbet FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Kulwant Singh-Pangly CPA |
| Secretary | Rajkumar Gohain CPA |
| Members | Nunzio Giunta CPA Shannon Hunter CPA Radha Nair ASA Angie Tse CPA Janifer Willis FCPA |
Public practice committee
This committee engages, represents and advances the interests of members working in public practice.
| Chair | Shanna Hunter FCPA |
| Deputy Chairs | Minna Zhu CPA |
| Members | Sean Beasley FCPA Michael Dietrich FCPA Anthony Lowe CPA Michelle McDowall FCPA Theresa O'Connor FCPA Pauline Pickering 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 | Joseph Soalheira FCPA |
| Members | Tony Brett CPA Melissa Fletcher CPA Paul Huggins FCPA Rakhi Shastri CPA Minnie Trieu 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 | Laura Stauder ASA |
| Deputy Chairs | Marco Bozzetto ASA |
| Members | Lucinda Jacobson CPA Min Jun Kim ASA Nick Lancaster CPA Ben Richards CPA Eyale Teshager ASA Angie Tse CPA Zoe Zhang ASA Jeanine Zhong ASA |
