WEN's State and Territory branches contribute by organising localised WEN events and activities, as well as contributing to WEN's national initiatives.

Each WEN State and Territory branch also works alongside their respective ESA Council to deliver services and resources to our members, and contribute towards WEN and ESA's shared goals.

All positions on WEN Committees are voluntary roles. Positions on WEN's branch committees are determined by a nomination and election process.

If you would like to find out more about serving your State or Territory's WEN Committee, please get in touch with our administration team.

Below we acknowledge the valuable contributions of our current Branch Committee members, whose efforts, experience and enthusiasm are a driving force of the network.

WEN State/Territory Committees 2024/25

Australian Capital Territory

Alicia Mollaun (Co-Chair)

Senior Economic Analyst
Australian Government

Andrea Kurepa (Co-Chair)

Advisor
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Chell Lyons (Vice Chair)

Director, International Climate and Energy Division
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Freya Carlton (Secretary)

Director
Australian Treasury

Mary Lewicka (Treasurer)

International Climate and Energy Division
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Jyothi Gali

Senior Advisor
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Dr Maria Racionero

Associate Professor, Research School of Economics
Australian National University

Mel Bray

Economist, author and former Treasury Assistant Secretary

Victoria Thomas

Advisor
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Amber Chen (PAVE lead)

New Colombo Plan Scholar

New South Wales

Le (Lyla) Zhang (Chair)

Associate Professor

Department of Economics

Macquarie University

Katie McGregor (Deputy Chair)

Economist
The Centre for International Economics

Silvia Griselda (Treasurer)

Atlassian

Rachel Lee (Secretary)

Research Economist
e61 Institute

Bianca Ayling

Senior Economist
KPMG

Jennifer Fish

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Jen Jenkins

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Kristina Popova Livrinski

Sessional Academic
CQ University 

Annie Truong

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Maria Zappia

Senior Research Economist
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Marina Yue Zhang

Associate Professor
University of Technology, Sydney

Northern Territory

Dr Maneka Jayasinghe
Senior Lecturer in Economics,
Charles Darwin University

Queensland

Dr. Frédérique Bracoud (Chair)

Senior Lecturer
School of Economics, University of Queensland

Naomi Moy (Deputy Chair)

Data Analyst & Quality Manager
Queensland Health

Carolyn Stevens (Treasurer)

Manager Strategy and Improvement
Containers for Change

Sally Noonan (Deputy Treasurer)

Executive Coach
Sally Anne Noonan


Sara Hanna (Secretary)

Assistant Director
DITRDSCA

Briana Shea (Deputy Secretary)

Manager, Economics
TMR

Radhika Lahiri (Executive Director)

Associate Professor
Queensland University of Technology

Gabriela Scheufele (Executive Director)

Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO

Natalia Rojas Jordan (Executive Director)

Technical Director Economics & Finance
Jacobs

Chelsea van der Merve (Executive Director)

Manager, Project Advisory and Evaluation
Infrastructure Australia

Maralyn McDowell (WEN Guest)

Fatemeh Arjomandi (WEN Guest)

PhD Candidate
Queensland University of Technology

South Australia

Jasmine Douglas (Chair)

Assistant Manager
BDO 

Kat Heinrich (Deputy Chair)

Director & Principal Consultan
Rawtec

Abbie Dix (Treasurer)

Manager
BDO

Agamoni Mujumder (Secretary)

Lecturer
Adelaide University

Namrata Nair (Mentor Program)

Senior Economist
Department of State Development

Christa Viljoen (Schools Outreach)

Lecturer
Adelaide University

Nadezhda Baryshnikova (Media & Comms)

Lecturer
University of Adelaide

Eleanor Saies (University Liaison)

Student
Adelaide University

Ayasha Akter

Senior Research Analyst
Office of SA Productivity Commission

Somya Arora

PhD Candidate
Adelaide University

Anita Fairuz

Advisor, Economic Research
Adelaide Economic Development Agency

Renuka Mittal

PhD Candidate
Adelaide University

Rubayat Sarwar

PhD Candidate
University of Adelaide

Kumuthini Sivathas

Researcher
Adelaide University

Tasmania

Dr Maria Yanotti (Chair)

Senior Lecturer
Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
University of Tasmania



Grace Eberle

Student
UNE Business School
University of New England

Prof Darla Hatton MacDonald

Professor
Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
University of Tasmania

Prof. Swee-Hoon Chuah

Professor
Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
University of Tasmania

Victoria

Alyssa Cameron (Chair)

Senior Economist
Greater Western Water

Gemma MacArthur (Secretary)

Senior Economist
Department of Treasury & Finance

Camille Ablaza

Economist
Department of Treasury and Finance

Olamide Ayoade-Alabi

Economist
Monash University

Ingrid Coram

Economist
Department of Treasury and Finance

Lucy Gallagher

Graduate Consultant
KPMG Australia

Alice He

Senior Consultant
Dandolo Partners

Mia Jeremic

Student
Monash University

Saeideh Khosroshahi

Senior Regulatory Analyst - Pricing
Essential Services Commission

Isabelle Layton

Senior Policy Advisor
Office for Women, Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet

Solmaz Moslehi

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Monash

Rebekah Parker

Manager
Deloitte Access Economics

Mietta Richardson

Economist and Policy Advisor
Susan McKinnon Foundation

Michelle Shi

Senior Economist
Deloitte Access Economics

Susan Wieczkiewicz

Economist & Senior Manager
ASIC

Western Australia

Paula Gadsby (Chair)

Senior Economist, Director
EY

Danika Adams (Deputy Chair)

Senior Economist,
Committee for Economic Development of Australia

Anusha Mahendran (YEN Representative)

Department of Health

Bonnie Barker

Assistance Director,
WA Department of Treasury and Finance

Brooke Fowles

Director, Strategy and Governance,
Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA

Vanessa Juliana

Manager, Infrastructure and Real Estate,
Deloitte

Kristina Primus

Manager, Network Planning,
CBH Group

Cassandra Winzar

Chief Economist,
Committee for Economic Development of Australia

 


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