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

Jacky Southcott (Chair)

Senior Economist
Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Jasmine Douglas - Deputy Chair

Assistant Manager
BDO 

Agamoni Majumder (Secretary)

Lecturer
University of Adelaide

Abbie Dix (Treasurer)

Assistant Manager
BDO in Australia

Ayasha Akter

Senior Research Analyst
Office of South Australian Productivity Commission

Nadezhda Baryshnikova

Lecturer
University of Adelaide

Bahare Dadgar

PhD Candidate
University of Adelaide

Grace Ellen Harkins

Global Peace Ambassador
Humanitarian Affairs Asia

Kat Heinrich

Director and Principal Consultant
Rawtec

Laura Hodgson

Principal Economic Advisor
City of Adelaide

Renuka Mittal

PhD Student
University of Adelaide

Rubayat Sarwar

PhD Candidate
University of Adelaide

Katherine Varley

Undergraduate Economics Student
Universtity of Adelaide

Christa Viljoen

Lecturer
University of South Australia

Chiao Wang

Economics & Accounting Teacher
University Senior College, Adelaide

Duygu Yengin

Associate Professor
University of Adelaide

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

Cassandra Winzar (Chair)

Senior Economist
Committee for Economic Development of Australia

Rebecca White (Deputy Chair)

Principal Policy Analyst
Energy Policy WA

Loveth Ochayi (Secretary)

Consultant
Nous Group

Jennifer Kirk (Media & Marketing Co-Ordinator)

Associate Director, Government Relations
Cannings Purple

Lipakshi Dhar (Events Lead)

Senior Analyst
Economic Regulation Authority

Anusha Mahendran (YEN Representative)

Principal Policy Officer
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation & Safety

Jacinta Blott

Senior Analyst
Deloitte Access Economics

Dr Astghik Mavisakalyan

Associate Professor
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University

Dr Silvia Salazar

Research Fellow
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University

Maria Sandoval-Guzman

PhD Scholar
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University

Cassandra Winzar

Principal Economist
Department of Communities

 


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