Divisional Committees: Western Australia
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Committees
The committee comprises of 10 members representing the many aspects of the sector and it meets on a bi-monthly basis.
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Gender and Career Progression Committee
This committee focuses on specific issues such as inclusiveness in the workforce, value-adding to members on parental leave and overcoming career disruption. It is keen to promote gender representation at the senior leadership level.
| Chair | Jill Brazil CPA |
| Members | Sylvie Broadway CPA Michael Crevola CPA Jennifer De'Ceglie CPA Suzanne James CPA Minji Kim CPA Natalie Matsie CPA Simon Mayo FCPA Yin Mullen CPA |
Not-For-Profit-Committee
This committee's role is to engage, represent and advance the professional interests of not-for-profit members who are employed by or have an interest in the sector. The committee comprises of 9 members representing many aspects of the sector and it meets 5 times per year.
| Chair | Annette Frazer FCPA |
| Deputy Chair | Jeremy D’Souza CPA |
| Members | Robert Campbell CPA Ryan Chapman CPA Edward Jia CPA Janet Leerson CPA Eileen Newby CPA Silvia Ngo CPA Hena Park CPA Viral Patel CPA Daniel Spencer CPA Diana Versace FCPA |
Public Practice Committee
This committee's role is to safeguard the interests of members in public practice in Western Australia. The committee comprises of 11 members and meet on a bi-monthly basis.
| Chair | Ping Teo FCPA |
| Deputy Chair | Rupert Cheong FCPA |
| Members | John Greeve CPA Peter Hong CPA Neville Lin CPA Bernadette Smith FCPA Jimmy Trpcevski FCPA James Wyrewenaden CPA |
Public Sector Committee
The committee's aim is to represent, advance and promote the interests of members working in the public sector.
| Chair |
Poonam Kapoor CPA |
| Deputy Chair | Mark Caldwell FCPA |
| Members | Patrick Arulsingham CPA Philippa Beamish Burton CPA Adrian Bell FCPA Peter Byrne FCPA Philip D'Souza CPA Elli Gougoulis CPA Graeme Jones FCPA Shaun McLeod CPA John Rees CPA Alan Shaw FCPA |
Resources and Energy Committee
This committee advocates on behalf of Finance and Accounting professionals in Western Australia's significant Resources and Energy sector. They advise on career development and ongoing requirements specific to the industry.
| Chair | Lucille Bazen CPA |
| Deputy Chair | Wylie Collins FCPA |
| Members | George Bauk FCPA Sue Harris CPA Matthew Lee CPA Felicity Scott ASA Shaun Vokes CPA |
The Transitioning and Networking Committee
The Transitioning and Networking Committee (TAN) was established as a part of CPA Australia’s commitment to servicing the career development needs of an experienced membership demographic. The TAN is aimed at a professional cohort who are transitioning to other phase’s.
| Chair | Trevor James FCPA |
| Deputy Chair | Phillip Draber FCPA |
| Members | Kith De Silva CPA Romola Haggerty FCPA Arthur Griffiths Janet Mannolini CPA Yawar Zoeb FCPA |
Young Professionals Committee
CPA Australia is committed to helping the career development needs of young business professionals. The Young Professionals Committee was establish to enable activities aimed at Associate members and prospective graduates in the early to mid-stages of their CPA career journey.
| Chair | Corey Bavin CPA |
| Members | Guy Brown CPA Chavindi Edema Fisa Ismail Kishan Gosrani Irene Wang CPA |