WEN National Committee

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The Women in Economics Network is run by the national Women in Economics Committee (WEC) and the committees of each State and Territory WEN branch. Committees are comprised of female economists from the public sector, private sector, academia and teaching.

The WEN National Committee is comprised of the Chairs of each WEN State and Territory committee, executive roles (Chair, Deputy, Secretary and Treasurer) and special appointments who bring specialist knowledge to the committee. Committee members are appointed to their roles via a nomination and election process. The WEN National Chair represents WEN on the ESA Central Council.

A list of current and former members of the WEN National Committee is provided below:

WEN National Committee 2022

	National Chair Dr Leonora Risse (Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	National Deputy Chair Dr Angela Jackson (Lead Economist, Impact Economics)
	National Secretary Dr Alexandra Lobb (Principal, Acil Allen)
	National Treasurer Carmela Chivers (Legislative Adviser)
	Chair, Australian Capital Territory Linda Ward (Interim CEO, Sydney Harbour Federation Trust)
	Chair, New South Wales Dr Kar Mei Tang (Head of Australia and New Zealand, UN Principles for Responsible Investment)
	Chair, Northern Territory Dr Maneka Jayasinghe (Senior Lecturer in Economics, Charles Darwin University)
	Chair, Queensland Professor Louisa Coglan (Professor of Economics, Queensland University of Technology)
	Co-Chair, South Australia Dr Tania Dey (Research Economist, University of Adelaide)
	Co-Chair, South Australia Associate Professor Duygu Yengin (Associate Professor, University of Adelaide) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Chair, Tasmania Dr Maria Yanotti (Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Tasmania)
	Chair, Victoria Isabelle Layton (Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions)
	Chair, Western Australia Cassandra Winzar (Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development of Australia)
	Educational Advisor Wendy Mockler (Facilitator of Pedagogy, Lumen Christi Catholic College, Pambula Beach)
	Educational Advisor Leith Thompson (Economics Teacher, Sydney Grammar School)

Former members of WEN National Committee (2017-2021)

WEN's ongoing activities and contributions to the economics profession have been made possible through the dedicated voluntary efforts of our Committee members over time. Below we recognise the contributions of former members of our WEN National Committee.

	Danielle Wood WEN National Chair (2017-2019) WEN Victoria Chair (2017) (Inaugural National Chair; Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Dr Bethany Cooper WEN National Treasurer (2017-2019) WEN Chair, South Australia (2017-2018) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Dr Tina Rampino WEN Chair, Queensland (2017-2018) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Associate Professor Rebecca Cassells WEN Chair, Australian Capital Territory (2017-2018) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Analena Gilhome WEN Chair, Western Australia (2017) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Pip Freebairn WEN Chair, New South Wales (2017-2018) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Dr Mala Ragahavan WEN Chair, Tasmania (2017-2020) (Founding member of inaugural WEN National Committee)
	Nicki Hutley WEN Chair, New South Wales (2018-2019)
	Cherelle Murphy WEN Chair, Australian Capital Territory (2019-2020)
	Alexandra Lobb WEN Chair, New South Wales (2019-2020)
	Janine Bialecki WEN Chair, Victoria (2019-2020)
	Dr Christine Williams WEN Chair, Queensland (2019-2021)
	Katherine Wagner WEN National Secretary (2020-2021)
	Sally McMahon WEN Chair, Western Australia (2018-2021)
	Elizabeth Alvaro WEN Chair, South Australia (2019-2021)