NSW Chapter
Council And
Committees

The Porter House Hotel | Candalepas Associates | Photographer: Rory Gardiner
The Porter House Hotel | Candalepas Associates | Photographer: Rory Gardiner

NSW Chapter Council and Committees

YOUR ELECTED MEMBERS

Chapter Council comprises elected members from NSW and works with staff to guide the Chapter’s policy and program agenda. The NSW Chapter President, elected by local members, represents the state’s interests on National Council as well as being a public spokesperson on local policy and Institute activities.

2026 NSW Chapter Councillors

Kirby Rees RAIA

NSW Chapter Vice President

Amelia Holliday FRAIA

Chapter Councillor

James Fitzpatrick RAIA

Chapter Councillor

Walter Brindle RAIA

Chapter Councillor

Nicole Robinson RAIA

Chapter Councillor

Carol Marra FRAIA

Chapter Councillor

Courtney White RAIA

Chapter Councillor

David Welsh FRAIA

Chapter Councillor

 

Benjamin Green RAIA

Chapter Councillor

Mark Raggatt FRAIA

Chapter Councillor

Milly Meares RAIA

EmAGN Councillor

Allen Huang RAIA

EmAGN Councillor

Eddie Page RAIA

EmAGN Newcastle Councillor

Candace Garraway RAIA

EmAGN Newcastle Councillor

Jo Bastian FRAIA

Regional Division Councillor

Carly Martin RAIA

Regional Division Co-chair

COMMITTEES and FORUMS

There are three categories for committee participation:
 
Standing Committee Member: ability to commit to monthly meetings February to December for a 2-year term.
 
Expert: are members with deep knowledge of their subject area who have either been involved with committees for many years and/or are highly respected within the profession. Experts can attend committee meetings at their discretion and where their knowledge and interests are relevant.
 
The Committee Pool: comprises interested and engaged members with specific subject knowledge who can be called upon to participate in Working Groups addressing particular issues. They may also be invited to attend committee meetings where their expertise is relevant.
 
There are 7 committees for NSW Chapter: GEDI, Heritage, Editorial and Communications, Education and Research, Recognition, Policy and Advocacy, and Regional.

2026 NSW Member Committees

Education and Research
Standing Member
Neda Abbasi (Co-Chair)
Nicole Robinson (Co-Chair)
Carmit Harnik Saar
Deb Barnstone
Linden Thorley
Michael Rahill
Sophia Di Giandomenic (GEDI)
Expert
Diane Jones
Duncan Sanby
Fiona Venn
Committee Pool
Adrian Hernandez
Advocacy and Policy
Standing Member
Kirby Rees (Co-Chair)
Angelo Korsanos
Anna Cilberto
Caitlin Rosby
Callantha Brigham
Carol Marra
Dijana Taseveska
James Fitzpatrick
Kathy Bryla
Lynette Apostolou
Peter Besley
Sean Wong
Simon Fleet
Stephen Pearse
Thomas Hansen
Expert
Andrew Duffin
Angus Kell
Darlene Van Der Breggen
Ian Brewster
Michael Grave
Paul Walter
Peter Smith
Ray Brown
Sasha Ivanovich
Committee Pool
Marcella Salzmann
Noura Thaha
Teenie Lee
Gender Equity
Standing Member
Amelia Holliday (Co-Chair)
Ben Green (Co-Chair)
Blaise Pascal (Regional)
Catilin Rosby (Advocacy & Policy)
Dijana Taseveska (Advocacy & Policy)
Gemma MacDonald (Editorial & Communication)
Melanie Schonfeld (Heritage)
Sophia Di Giandomenic (Education & Research)
Recognition
Standing Member
Sam Crawford (Co-Chair)
Walter Brindle (Co-Chair)
Andrew Nimmo
Caroline Pidcock
Kathlyn Loseby
Laura Cockburn
Lyndsey Fitz-Gerald
Matthew Pullinger
Expert
 Elizabeth Carpenter
 Kirby Rees
Committee Pool
Ming-Yang Xu
Editorial & Communication
Standing Member
David Welsh (Co-Chair)
Matilda Gollan (Co-Chair)
Adrian Moffatt
David McCrae
Gemma MacDonald (GEDI)
Helen Cooper
Jason Goh
Mark Raggatt
Natalie Ward
Steven Donaghey
Regional
Standing Member
Carly Martin (Co-Chair)
Courtney White (Co-Chair)
Blaise Pascal (GEDI)
Erik Leopoldt
Jono Ware
Jo Bastian
Kate Rintoul
Levi Baker
Paul De Sailly
Tash Pureshouse
Tim Greentree
Expert
Fiona Venn
Committee Pool
Craig Earley
Emma Bell
Hope Dryden
Matthew Taylor
Mark Lloyd
Heritage
Standing Member
David Welsh (Co-Chair)
Jennifer Preston (Co-Chair)
Andrew Hebden
Christopher Legge-Wilkinson
Glenn Harper
Jeremy Giacomini
Levi Fletcher – EmAGN
Linda Babic
Margaret Skilbeck
Niall Macken
Noel Thomson
Philip North
Renee Riley
Expert
Diane Jones
Jennifer Castaldi
Louise Cox
Committee Pool
James Morgan
Katrina Jelavic
Melanie Schonfeild
Nicholas Brown
EMERGING ARCHITECTS AND GRADUATES NETWORK (EmAGN) 

Milly Meares (Co-Chair)

Allen Huang (Co-Chair)

Adrian Thai

Hope Dryden

Levi Fletcher

Michael Dean Kum

Phillip Chum

Sam de Jongh

Samuel Otton

Sophie Swift

Suki Su

Yvonne Cai

Candy Garraway, Newcastle (Co-Chair)

Eddie Page, Newcastle (Co-Chair)

Candice Andrews, Newcastle

Caitlyn Sherwood, Newcastle

 
STUDENT ORGANISED NETWORK FOR ARCHITECTURE (SONA)

Dhyani Savsaviya, University of New South Wales

Kien Bui, University of Sydney

Yashvi Talati, University of Technology Sydney

Gabriel Smano, Western Sydney University

Clare De Lune Whitney, University of Newcastle

SMALL PRACTICE FORUM 

Bronwyn Litera

Daniel Beasly

Derek Raithby

Eddie Page

 
MEDIUM PRACTICE FORUM

Ben Peake

Jennifer McMaster

 
LARGE PRACTICE FORUM

Michael Grave

Chapter Council Charter

THE Chapter COUNCIL CHARTER SETS OUT THE ROLE, COMPOSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF each Chapter COUNCIL OF THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Contact us

NSW Chapter
Australian Institute of Architects

Tusculum
3 Manning Street
Potts Point, NSW 2011

P: +61 2 9246 4055
E: [email protected]

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